New-York tribune., 1886-07-30
WHY LINGG MADE BOMBS,
HIS CONFESSION TO CAPTAIN sCHAACK.
USING HERR MosTs BoOK-ENGEL CONCERNING
HIS OWN ELOQUENCE.
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! HIS OWN ELOQUENCE.
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| CHICAGO, July 29.-The important feature OF
to-days proceeding in the Anarchist trial was the
nouncement BY the states Attorney that the prosecu
uon VIII conclude It's testimony by Tomorrow eveninR
| IL was rumoured that the prosecution had Rudolph
echnsubet tho bomb thrower, under arrest and would
produce him in court. Tho officials denied however,
having an knowledge to schuaubelt's hiding place.
| Drs. Murphy Lee and Baxter described the wounds
| caused by the Haymsrket bomb. These wounds were
nearly all Of ragged nature and produced
| By pieces of cut zinl though a number OF
wounds were produced by bullets. The torn
and boodsalned uniforms OF the police produced
III court by Lieutenant Bowler Captain Black protested
vohemently against the exhibition OF these mute wit
nesse' Of the horror and caused at the Hay
market
All this IL for the sake Of producing sensation"
cried Captain Black "No. SIR" reoined the State At
torney " II wanted to produce sensation, would
brinA many an officer here on the stretcher."
espain Michael Setback, to whose efforts the arrest
OF Lngg and Engel is attributed and also the discovery
OF the bomb factory wascacd to the stand The states
Attorney asked him:
| "When did you first have q conversation with Lingg
about this easel"
THAT about three o'clock in the afternoon
| OF the day he was arrested. l asked him
about making dynamite bombs He said ho mad made
some and meant to use them. lie looked much excited
|
had for it, because they had cuDbed him out at
McCormick's. He said he down on
the capitalists and found fault with the
police for taking part with the capitalists. Then
asked him again about tho use Of dynamite bombs
why 1t his people did not other kinds Of arms
guns and He What is the usef II tho
capitalists and tho militia and police with
Gating guns, we cannot do anything against them ex.
by dynamite asked him VINO taught him about bombs,
and he said he had read all about 1t in scientific work
by Herr Most, OF Noviork. 1 asked him whore he got
his dynamite. and he said in Lake-st Hs said he had
made these bombs and he meant to use them"
The witness then produced from trunk several bombs
fuses and castings and parcel OF dynamite, and de-
scribed the circumstances under which they found
ODD you ever experiment with any OF the bombs.
any OF the dynamite brought TO the station A.-yes;
Lakevew with Officers -teit and schuttler and dug
hole three feet deep aud put bomb into H. ana put
and fuss 10 IT, and touched II of Ii blew the box all
10 pieces, throwing tie top Of II up into the trees.
The defence objected 20 the question how many bombs
had been brought in hy o1cers to the station and the
Court holdng that the finding OF them by tho officers
should DO nrst proved Nj Ingham withdrew the ques
ton. He then continued
Q-Did LngG say anything about tho use OF these
bolobsl A-Ie said lie Intended 10 them against tho
GaIngiguns OF the militia THAT arevolutlou impend-
ing asked him about that atchel be brought 10 Neefs
he go, the nOulds to mould the round bombs. He said
made them out OF Gay; that they could % used about
two times, then they good lie said 40 saw the
"Keyenge" circular Oh tho west side.
Q-WhO did lie say was at his pacs on May ~ A
He about six IN al, but he only knew the TWO Leh
mans.
The police captain said that Engel wept when his wife
came him. lie explained in reply to h.s wltes
chidng for going into his present position that his
eloquenoe mad caused him all his present trouble The
attempted 10 mpeaeh tho testimony OF the wit
ness Thompson, but the EFFORT Intellectual. The
greater portion the afternoon devoted to reading
incendary articles from the pens Of sewao' Parsons
and Spies.