Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-27
/ MASS OF EVIDENCE.
The Damaging Testimony Of Pinker-
TONS Detectives is Poured Into
the Ears OF the Jury.
a Recognized Socialist is Put on the stand
and Tells Tales on His Anarchist
Brethren.
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hardly be understood until more Of 1t is
put In.
Detective Janessen is the only one of
Pinkerton's oldest officers who was put TO
work early last winter to find out how
much the anarchist crowds actually
meant by their speeches. Pinkerton had
J been employed by party Of the largest
| property holders in the city to make the
investigation. His men were not en-
ployed TO accuse or convict anybody.
They were instructed TO report facts
simply as they found them, and their
testimony, therefore, is not open to the
objection which is usually urged with
force against detectives evidence, "that
It Is procured to convict"
A. o. Janessen, whose disclosure occa-
stoned the sensation OF Saturday, took
the stand this morning first, and the cross
examination Of the witness was resumed
by Foster, who asked concerning the wit
ness's version OF the conversation which
took place between Spies and an aged
gentleman on the occasion OF the parade
and decoration Of last year. The witness
said
"Spies, looking at the militia, said they
would not amount to much In the event
vi . IlObf Nuul uull hOLtu
bombs would scatter the soldiers In all
directions"
The witness said that on May 81, 1885,
Fielden made speech declaring that the
government could be overthrown by
force only, aud on another occasion
Fielden told witness that force was to be
used on May OF this year. On August
l9, Parsons, speaking of the street-car
mems strike, said that II Inspector Bon
field was shot social revolution would
be inaugurated.
During his cross-examination johnson
said Parsons and Fielden were at the
first meeting of the armed section, and
he thought Engle was there also.
William A. Pinkerton, chief of the
National Detective agency, testified that
he had employed detectives to ferret out
the secret orders Of the anarchists, but
this was ordered stricken out and Mr..
Pinkerton left the stand.
Grinnel read the following notice
OF alarm, October u, 1885: "The
armed section Of American group meets
every Monday night, at "a West Lake
street"
w. p. Freeman, newspaper reporter,
SAID that,a the meeting on the lake front
April 20, Parsons spoke, saying that il
the workiDgmen were driven to starva-
ton they would unfurl the banner of lib
erty and fraternity and sweep everything
before them, and he pointed to red flag
as he spoke. He urged his hearers to
take up arms. Spies spoke IN German.
Fielden said the workingmen could only
enjoy the fruits of their labor by force.
The witness was at the hay-market. He
saw Parsons on the wagon who frequently
cried: ITO armsl" In his speech,
Fielden discussed legislation. He said
1t was useless to attempt anything by
legislation. Force was the only resource
left. The witness saw Persons, Spies
and Fielden on the wagon, and he also
thought he saw Schwab. When the
police came up he heard tn. police give
the command to the crowd to dispense,
which was followed by an explosion and
tiring. The witness crouched behind the
wagon until the firing ceased.
On cross-eXamination the witness did
not hear the remark attributed to
Fielden; awe are peaceable." Freeman
did not see Fielden have revolver. Soon
after Parsons quit speaking the witness
saw him go toward Neff's hall.
Joseph Graunhul, city tenement in
| spector, was called. He testified that he
was present when Spies told the reporter
how the ranks of the police could he
declmated by dynamite. The witness
was In the Arbeiter-Zeitung office on the
afternoon Of May 8. He saw Spies pre-
pare the ''revenge" circular. This wit
ness trembled violently during his exam
nation. He has been recognized as Il
socialist. He did not wish, apparently,
to be witness In the case.
The examination of Joseph Graunhul
was resumed at the opening OF the after
noon session and the witness, replying
to a question as to Spies authority in the
issuance of notices calling mass meet
ing of the socialists, and the circular ad.
vising armed resistance to the police,
etc., said that the editor of the
| Arbelter-Zeitung only acted upon
orders of the socialistic committee.
He said further that he had never known
Spies to recommend the use OF dynamite
and other means of resistance, except in
dividually for personal protection and
safety, and notfor the purpose of organ
lied resistance to the police.
Maxwell Dixon, formerly newspaper
man, knew Spies personally, Fielder,
Neebe and Schwab. The principal fea-
ture of his testimony was in reference
TO the number OF conversations
Win IhIoOuSs lu Inc IAJCer
part OF last year or the first of the pres
ent, said the witness, had my last con.
versation with Parsons. He gave me a
paper containing diagram OF street
Intersection and said that some such plan
would illustrate the scene of the coming
stand for independence II the socialists
In Chicago.
"Why, you are not vning to blow up
Chicago, are your" &ed.
"You win see, he answered, ''and it
Will be brought abous sooner than you
think for"
Dixon gave an interesting account
of several meetings OF social
lists which he had attended At
one of these Fieldeu in speech ar
gued that the laboring men We're nothing
more nor less than slaves of
capitalists. Organized, armed re-
sistance was the only remedy within
the reach OF the laboring men. Spies, IN
a speech at the same time, said there was