Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-07-31
BLASPHEMER PARSONS
In A SPEECH HE SPEAKS 9F THE TRAMP
NAZARENE" AND ADVOCATES MURDER.
His Advice 10 WOrkingmen Previous 10 the Outrage
atthe Haymarkst- An Examination Of the Bombs
Their Construction Securing Firearms
The State 10 Close Up To-Day.

CHICAGO, July 30.-The court room in
which the Anarchist trial is in progress
was so dark this forenoon rs to require the
lighting of the electric lights to enable the
newspaper reporters to transcribe their re-
ports. The room was crowded, as usual,
and was close and hot The proceedings
were begun by a continuation of the read
ing Of articles in the Alarm newspaper. }
The special article read was transcript ofa
speech delivered by the defendant Parsons,
the editor of the paper, prior to the dedica-
ton of the Board of Trade In it Parsons
speaks of the tramp Nazarene," and
his scourging the traders from the Jerusa-
lem temple The speech advocated the
use of Winchester rifles as against the
members of the Board of Trade, with in
terpellated cries of Give them dyna-
mite" attributed to the audience. In an
article dated February 6, 1886, directed to
Inspector Bonield, and speaking of the
street car strike, it is said that if work
ingmen do not like the treatment they re-
ceive at the hands of the police, then says
the article, Get dynamite; get arms" In
an article dated April "a, 1856, one week
prior to the riot, an article declared that
the Social war would begin May l, and
suggesting dynamite in connection with
the expected uprising.
AN INCENDIARY CONTRIvANCE.
Officer Daniel COughlin told of an expe-
rience he had with can containing some
form of liquid, which, when ignited by a
fuse attached to it, caused flame of fire
possibly five feet high and ignited the grass
for distance of five to ten feet in every
direction. The flames continued for about
five minutes. The instrument was sup
posed to be prepared for the purpose of
causing q conAagratiOn. Four of these
cans were found and introduced in eyi-
dence yesterday.
Chas. h. Prouty, gun dealer, recognized
Engel and Parsons us men who had visited
his place of business. Engcl called with his
wife and desired to see some large revolvers
They found one to suit them, and called af-
forwards and said they would like to pur-
chase n number, possibly one or two hun
dred, for the Use Oft society.
w. j. Reynolds Il gun dealer, testified to
ParsonSand Engel calling upon him to in
quire about the purchase OF revOlvers and
cartridges. None, however, were sold to
them.
LOADED GAsPIPE BOMBS.
Officer Mcnamara testified to having
found near the corner of Robey street and
BlOOmingdale road, on May 23 thirty load
cd gaspipe dynamite bombs, and one not
loaded. They were found lying under II
sidewalk, and with them aquantity of dy-
Mantle and Illuminating caps.
Prof Walter S. Haines, occupying the
Chemistry Chair at Rush Medical College,
had tested bombs found among the effects
of Lingg and Spies, and found that they
had the same constituents in almost same
ratio us the pieces OF bomb taken from the
body of Officer Deegan. The bombs con-
tanned lead, tin, antimOny, iron and zinc.
mainly lead and iron and zinc. The bombs
contained about 9S per cent of lead, two
per cent of tin and only traces of the re-
manning constituents, The sample of the
bomb which created the havoc at the Hay
market was shown the witness. 1t is round
and no larger than tho ordinary base ball.
Prof. DE Latontainc, another chemist, made
similar tests with similar results.
AN EDITORIAL CALLING FOR "BLOOD."
The State offered in evidence an article
in the Arbeiier Zeitung, of May 4th, headed
Blood" " and the manuscript from which
it was set up in type. 1t showed that il
was written by August Spies, and pur-
ported to give recital of the occurrences
of the Mccormick riot. Other articles call
ing upon workingmen to assemble at the
Haymarkct, and other alleged incendiary
articles, were submitted Us having been
prepared by Schwab.
Before concluding the reading of the
translated articles the court took its noon
adjournment.
The lawyers for the State expressed the
view again, this morning, that they would
rest their case in all likelihood to-day.
The afternoon proceedings began with
the testimony of DR.. Bluthardt, County
Physician. His testimony was interest
ing inasmuch as il related to the wounds
which caused the death of Matthias }.
Dcegan, whose murder at the Haymarket
is one of the charges upon which the pris-
oners are being tried.
At the close of the examination of the
county physician the State placed officer
Smith on the stand and brought out some
testimony damaging TO Neebe. The wit
ness said he went to Necbe's house
on May 7th, and found there q revolver,
q breech loading rifle, a sword and red
flag. Five chambers of the revolver were
empty and in one was an empty shell and
in the last loaded cartridge. The Court
then adjourned till tomorrow morning.
when the State will complete its case.