The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-25
THE PLOTTERS OF MURDER.
Testimony Fixing the Authorship Ofthe
Anarchist Revenge" Circular.
A Pinkerton Man Appears in the Witness Box
and Testifes that Spies and Fielden Coun-
seled Murder and the Use of Dynamite.


Gary at the Anarchist trials this morning The
usual crowd was present.
George B. Miller was the first witness He is
member of the fire department, and says he
found the three bombs which Selliger put under
the sidewalk when gwen him by Lingg. There
was also some fuse on the ground. Two of the
bombs were made out of gas pipe. They were
about eight inches long. The third bomb was
round, made out of lead, and had a bolt running
through it. The bombs and fuse were found in
front of the witnesses house, No. 80 Sigel street.
On cross-examina:ion the witness said the house
was about mile and half distant from the
Haymarket, and that from the appearance Of the
earth near by the bombs must have been ahan-
doned by some one who threw them down in
hurry.
James G. Miller, an attorney knew Fielden.
He saw him on the lake front last fall, and heard
him address crowd there. In the course of his
speech Felden said the workingmen were justi-
fed in obtaining that which was theirs and
which was withheld from them by the rich. He
said equality of possession was what was wanted,
and that to obtain this the laborers were justified
in using force There were 200 or 800 persons in
the crowd.
William M. Knox, reporter, was the next
witness. He saw Spies. Schwab and Fielden
the night of May 5, and interviewed Spies at the
police headquarters that evening in the presence,
part of the time, of Detective Bon
field. Spies. after recounting his per-
sonal history, asked the witness what
the coroner's jury had done. He was told they
hold him, without bail, on the charge of murder.
Spies expressed surprise at this. saying he did
not know how they could do that. He said he
didn't want to go to the Haymarket He told
this to Schwab, and said that, finally, when he
got there, he made a quieting speech. He said
he did not know where the revenge" circular
was printed. AS soon as the explosion took
place, he went to Zepf's Hall, and there met
Mrs. Parsons, who was waiting for her husband.
Spies said he was standing on the wagon mo.
ment or two before the bomb went off. Some
one he thought it William Lichener,
told him to get off the wagon Spies also said that
ne had some bombs and a quantity of fuse
in his Office, but he kept them there solely to
show them to reporters Knox testified that
Spies declared in this interview that he had not
intended going to the Haymarket, and only did
so cas- an afterthought. Spies claimed to have
been surprised when the bomb was thrown.
John Aschenbrenner, assistant foreman of the
Arbeiter Zetung Office, was at his post at
o'clock on the evening of May 3, and saw some
men set up the revenge" circular. The witness
different galleyS-one in English the other
in German. After locking the form, the
witness went home. On the morning of May
the witness saw revolver and belt belonging
to the Lehr und Weir Verein in Fschers
drawer, on the fourth floor. He told Fischer to
take them away. Fischer put the belt about his
waist, the revolver in his pocket, and was going
down stairs when a detective arrested him.
George Mum, pe-setter, set up portion OF
the revenge circular in the Arbeiter Zeitung
Office. About twelve men, in all. worked on the
circular.
Herman Pudewa, a compositor also worked
on the circular, and identified the manuscript as
the handwriting Of Spies. This witness ex-
planned that the circular was first headed ITO
Arms. Workingmen! To Arms" but that some
one in the Office expressed the opinion that sim
gle word should be substituted and the word
Revenge" which was standing on galley, al
ready set up, was substituted
Lawrence Pardy, newspaper reporter, de-
scribed a meeting held at Zspf's Hall, March II,
when Fielden spoke and advised those present
to march up the Black road and take possession
of McCormick's factory, which rightfully be-
longed to the workingmen Those present were
mainly Mccormick strikers Parsons expressed
the same sentiment, while Spies spoke in Ger
man.
Mrs Johanna Sullivan, of No 81 Sieel street,
found two pieces of gas pipe filed with dynamite
near her house, which sne gave to Mr.. Miller,
the first witness this morning
w. G. Smith, newspaper renorter. saw
81 West Lake street, on May l, 2, and 4. The
witness was at the hall all of Monday. and saw
the Revenge" circular about 6 o'clock that
evening. The circulars were brought by man
on horseback. The basement of Grefs saloon
was lighted, but when the witness attempted to
enter he ordered away. The court then ad
journed until 2P NJ.
Intense excitement was caused about Judge
Gary's courtroom, this afternoon, by report
that the innermost councils of the Anarchists
were to be revealed through some mysterious
agency. Just what methods had been employed
were not known but it was rumored that six of
Pinkerton's best men had been for months
in active communication with the
leaders of the Anarchists as members
of their order. The calling of a Pinkerton de-
tectiye was believed to be the beginning of the
revelation to which the other startling evidence
was only prelude. Close attention was given
few moments had previously been con.
sumed in taking the evidence of r.
S. Barnum, August Goerke. and Richard
Rechel. The first proved that an advertisement
in Parsonss handwriting was published by an
evening paper May 4. calling an important"
meeting of the American Group at 1870 P. NJ.
The time set was about three hours prior to the
throwing of the bomb. Goerke and Rechel,
both employees of the Arbeiter Zetung, testified,
| in effect. that Spies wrote the revenge" circu
lar, and caused it to be printed. This circular
was the call for the meeting in the Haymarket.
A sensation was here created among the An
arcnlStS Dy the appearance In Inc WlLneSS-DOX OF
Andrew G. Johnson, one of the Pinkerton de-
tectives. Spies regarded him with expression
of surprise and alarm, and Immediately began
an earnes. conversation with his attor-
neys. The witness began his tese
timony by stating that he was
member of the American Branch of the Inter
national Workingmens' Union. and belonged to
the armed section of that force. Continuing,
Detective johnson said that he had joined
this organization for the purpose of
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secret notes of their proceedings
He attended all their meetings from Feb. %,
1885, to January. 1886. He took reports in writ
ing of the meetings and turned them over to w.
A. Pinkerton superintendent of the detective
agency. The witness stated he had since
learned that other Pinkerton men had
been detailed on the same service. His
own attendance at the meetings of the armed