Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-23
ANARCHIST DEATH TRAPS
THE COOL PLOTS MADETO KILL
THE POLICE.


CHICAGO, July 22.--Judge Gary's court
room was crowded as usual this morning
when M. p. Williamson, formerly a re-
porter for the Daily News, was called to the
stand. MIR. Williamson testified that he
knew Parsons, Spies and Fielden, and on
the night the new Board of Trade building
was opened the witness was detailed tC
follow the Socialists procession which
tramped through tGe down town streets
The procession broke up at No. l07 Fifth
avenue, the office of the ATbeiter Zeitung.
Parsons was the first speaker. He called
the police bloodhOunds and servants OF
robOiBg capitalists. He called the crowd
TO follow him and attack several clothing
houses, Marshall Fields store being men,
toned, and help themselves to what he
| termed "the necessities OF life" Fielder
said the same thing. He offered to lead
! the mob in an attack on the stores.
THE NEW BUILDING.
"What was said about the new Board
OF Trader"
"Both speakers said the building was
| put up out OF money stolen from them
+ and that everyone who did business there
was robber and a thief.'
The witness went upstairs into the
Office. Parsons was asked by the reporter
why the Socialists did not march upon
the Board of Trade and blow it up. He
said the police prevented it.
"Weli, but your party nave revolvers
What further preparation do you need p
asked Williamson.
"Tbe time hasn't come yet. When the
time does come we VIII meet the police
with dynamite and bombs"
when did he say the time would
Gomez"
"SOme time during the year"
Parsons gave the witness a practical
illustration OF what he meant, and showed
him shell and cap. There was also a
quantity OF dynamite, reddish sub
stance.
KEPT NEAR AT HAND.
They were kept IN a drawer in a cabi
net in the Office, Parsons called for them
and Spies got them. Parsons said these
explosives were kept on hand in plepara-
tiOn for the war that was impending
that the lab0rtng man was being
robbed by the scoundrely Board OF
Trade men and others. The manner OF
warfare was TO hurl bombs from house
tops, and in that way they could an
nihilate any force OF police or militia thai
| could be assembled. This conversation
| took place with Parsons, Fielden stand
I'ing by. On going down stairs the wit
! ness met Detectives Trehern and Sulli
| van, of the Cottage Grove avenue sta,
| tiOn. The officers went upstairs with the
witness, and the statements were re
peated to the officers in the presence o
the witness.
Several women carried red Gags in the
procession that night.
AT THE MEETINGS.
The witness had attended meetings al
"a Lake street and heard Parsons and
Fielden address the crowds. Fieiden on
one occasion wanted the crowd TO follow
him to some store and get the necessities
Of life. Fielden advised the men to buy
dynamite, saying that &c. worth of dyna.
mite was worth more than all the guns
and reyOlyers in the Union.
NOT SHAKEN BY THE CROSS ExAMINA
TON.
Mr.. Williamson was severely cross
examined by Capt. Black, but the crOss
! examination only served to strengthen
| the testimony he had given. lie men.
| toned by name stores that Parsons had
| urged sackng. The witness was again
| taken in hand by the prosecution and tes.
| lifted that Parsons told him there were
| 1900 Socialists in the city, and that when.
| ever the time came they would be armed
! with bombs. He said they were then
| drilling in halls In various parts OF the
| city, but he would not say where the
! halls were located. When the time to aci
| came they would begin operations on
Market street square and about the
| tuanel.
Lieut.. Shea, chief of detectives, was
next called. He was at the Arbeiter
Zeitung office NAV after Spies had
been arresCed. The building was searched
and all in il were arrested. They found
files OF manuscript, type in forms aud a
quantity OF dynamite all OF which was
taken TO police headquarters.
SPIES BOASTS.
The witness identified galley of type
on which the revenge" circular was
printed. Lieut.. Shea then gave con
Versation he had with Spies after the lat
ter's arrest. Spies said he opened the
Haymarket meeting, and that Parsons,
Flelden and Schwab were also there. He
said he also spoke at the Mccormick meet
ing, but knew nothing OF what happened
there later till some time after. lie knew
nothing Of The circular that was put on
thc streets. The witness also talked with
Fischer, who said that ne was in the
Arbeiter Zeitung Office on the night of th e
riot with Schwab, and that kau brOugh [
word that Spies was at the Haymarket,
that big crowd was there, and they all
went over. A belt and dagger and full
minating cap which Fischer had on when
arrested he said he carried for his DrGtrc-
tiOn. The witness further said that Spies
told MIN be left before the bomb was
thrown, aud that Fischer said he was at
Zeph's Hall az the time.
FOSTERS IMPUDENCE.
During the cross examination, which
was conducted by Mr.. Foster, the lawyer
added significant "ahaw 30 Lieut..
Sbea's answer that he did not allow Spies
TO read the original manuscript OF the
"revenge" circular 80 that be could iden-
tify 1t.
Judge Gary said: THAT is not proper.
The witness must be treated in court with
the same cou urtesy as on the street. That
prolonged 'ahaP is not In Il proper toDe.'
l.. +. Buck, a mining expert, testified
concerning the disastrous effects OF the
captured dynamite which he had ex-
ploded.
Lieut.. Hubbard followed and gave an
account OF the experiences OF himself and
his company of twenty-eight at the Hay
market. His story differed but little from
those already given. OF his twenty-eight
men seven were injured.
Officer Welke. one Of the men wounded,
took the stand with a bandage around mis-
head. He heard Engle early in the year
make a speech advising workmen TO buy
revolvers TO shoot the police.
STARTLING SPIES.
Detectiye Jones testified concerning the