New-York tribune., 1886-07-31
ANALYZING THE BOMBS.
THE METALS USED BY LOUIS LINGG.
TRACES OF ANTIMONY AND ZINC CORRESPONDING
WITH MATERIALS IN HIS ROOM.
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CHICAGO, July 3O-The counsel for the
State unable close for the prosecution
against the Anarchists day owing to delay In tho
translation Of certain incendary articles written bv
Spies and Schwab which appeared in the Arbeer ZeI-
tung just prior to the Extracts from these
articles read In court to-day. These showed that
Parsons Schwab and Spies advocated the use OF dyna
mite when the social revolution should bo begun on
May ana followed this suggestion up. after the Nc
Cormick riot The important testimony OF the session
was that OF Professor Walter g. Halnes Of the Rush
Medical College. anc Professor De Lafontane both ex
pert chemists. who made analysis OF the pieces OF
bomb taken from the bodies Of tho murdered police of
GERS Degan and Murphy Tho constituent parts were
found TO be lead iron, tin, zinc and antlmony There
were only traces of anmony, iron and znc while near
ly 90 per cent lead and nearly per cent was TIN
II rec OF the bombs found in the room occupied by Lngs
and supposed 10 have been manufactured by him, oon
taned almost identcaly the same proportions OF metal
while fourth bomb found in his room was found
TO contain per cent OF tin. Tho bomb found
in spcss desk contained the same constituents IN like
proportions those parts taken from the bodies OF tie
dead policemen. Professor Hanes was asked by the
states Attorney;
@ is there any commercial product, or substance
from which pieces OF metal could have been made
amounts have mentioned. Conme lead frequently
contains Of other substances, but 1t does NOT con-
tam tin. - c,,, -
Cor what is solder composedf A-solder l.. com.
posed OF mixture OF TIN and lead generaiy consisting
OF three parts TIL and the remainder lead
Q-What chemical substance could have been used to
proiuce the mixture YOU have mentonedi A.-Lcad
must have been the basis and this must have
either with tin or some substance containing tn as TOT
instance solder.
The States Attorney showed him number OF bars OF
solder found In Lnggs lie was asked II he had
examined thern. lie said he had. and remarked:
They composed essentially OF tin and lead ~
Odd you examine this piece OF osndiestcki OF
amount OF antimony and zinc and a little copper
Q-Would mixture OF lead and OF TINS inatetla a. mane maze
posedl
The question objected to and the objection was
sustained. The State having shown that the bomb when
caused the destruction at the iaymarxet WAS OF pre-
csey the character with that made by Lngg tue
question not pressed To show to what extent
bombs had been manufactured for use on May H. officer
Mcnamara askedi
Odd You ind any bombs lying in any place in this
cly after May A. Al did' n,o.u,.r,,,o po,, and
EoDey-st. r,.
On what condition were they when you found
them ! A.-Ihiriy wero loaded and one empty.
Q.-What DAY did you ilnd them A.-May 70 In me
afternoon They we're lying on the ground under tor
sidewalk. There three coils OF fuse In TN poA
and two boxes OF dynamite caps.
officer Daniel Cougnn told OF an experiment he had
made with containing some form OF liquid. which
when gulted by q fuse attached TO it caused flame
possibly 1--WE feet HIGH and gnitcd tie grass for dis
OF five to ten feet in every direction The flames
continued for about Ave minutes The instrument was
supposed to been prepared FOR the purpose OF caus
lps conf .gration. -Four OF these were found.
Charles Il. Prouiy gun dealer, recognized Engel and
Parsons "a mon who had vstel his place OF business
EnCe called with HI, wife ana desired 10 see some large
revo.ycra They found to suit them. aud called
aierwari and said they would Ike to purchase num-
ber-possbly one or two hundrei-ior the use OF so
/ cie,y.
Tie counsel for the State offered In evidence various
editorials and printed articles contained IN the Abe'l1
Z,,hg and me Aiarm to show that Parsons spies and
schwab personally urged the use OF dynamite against
the police and militia To morrow forenoon the state
sexpected to rest its case. During the afternoon the
| Neeno- house May : - nrecch-lOaing gun and a re-
yoyer empty chambers and an empty shell IL
ono of the chambers. were found Dr B.utAardt, th'
county phy-ican aimed tho character or the wounds
sustained by the police. ani ascrlDeu 'hem mainly
pieces o. the IplOied bomb
A party organized this morning 10 test some o
tho Anarchist bombs found In various parts OF tho CITY
Chie OF Detectives shea with other officers, started
tugbOAt loaded with selection Ol deadly
| misslles. Five bombs we're on board Tnree OF thrs
discovered ia different business houses III INC citY
crockery IN Last Washiueton.st Tho party wen
about miles east OF the CRIB gas pipe thrty lee
louR with = heavy rubber bag liei with the bombs at
tached the lower end, was sunk IN the water Al u'
uuler end OF the pipe nOacr. or wooden box was ~
tacnrd 10 keep from sinking. Lotto TINS emu hNeoo
fuse Inserted and touched on spntter ami slLk'
warned the officers TO be of, AMI the ts sts*heI oi
| about three hundred yards In ten minutes the boa
shook and the water seemed disturbed second axe
a OF water SIX feet IN diameter shot 100 ce h
the and FOR twenty ioet around Tie huriace OF n'
dynamite had been lowered down some twenty ieet IL
the water Hundreds OF nsh were thrown luiO lhs 81
with column Of water and the surface WAS covered
! with u cad one1