Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-16
CHICAGO'S HUMAN FIENDS
STARTLING DISCLOSURES IN
THE ANARCHIST TRIALS.

The Last Juror Obtained and the Case
Formally Opened by the states At
torney-Bomb Throwing and Inceudi-
arism in Every Part of the City stimuli
taneously the Original Plan of the
COnspiratOrs.
CHICAGO, July 15.-The twelfth man in
the anarchist trial has been obtained and
accepted by both sides.
States Attorney Grinell opened the case
for the prosecution in the trial this after
noon. He said that for the first time in
pie on trial for their lives for their en-
deavor to make anarchy and the ruthless
destroying of life, and he hoped
it would be the last and
only time that such trial
would take place. Whether it would or
not this case would determine. He then
began to tell the jury OF the meetings
held prior TO the massacre, which were
addressed by August Spies and Parsons,
where they predicted what took place
May 4, and Of interviews Spies had with
newspaper reporters, in which he said
such an affair would assuredly take place,
as the bombs were prepared. He said he
would be able 10 prove to the complete
satisfaction OF the jury that Lingg made
the bomb which was thrown.
THE LEADERS ALL CowARDs.
The States Attorney, who WAS listened
to with profound attention by the audience
and jury, continued, saying: The leaders
in any great cause are either heroes or
towards. The testimony In this case will
show that Spies, Parsons. Scbwab and
Neebe are the biggest OF towards. Las
January Spies said that they were going
to precipitate the matter about the first
of May, and he told a reporter how they
could clean up the police. He
said they would have meeting
near the intersection OF two streets, that
they would be provided with bombs, that
when the police came bomb thrOwers
would be stationed on different sides OF
the streets, and Spies then exhibited an
empty bomb which was almost an exact
duplicate of the bomb that fell in the
Havmarket. The evidence will develop
strange state OF facts IN regard to the
completely Of others in this conspiracy.
1t embraced 80 many men that l distrust-
ed my own Judgment in the matter OF
prosecution.
IN BLACK AND WHITE,
On the evening of May Spies wrote
his own account OF the Mccormick riot.
We have his manuscript. la that he said
that one bomb might have prevented the
failure OF the demonstration. On that
afternoon there appeared at the top
of the editorial column in the Arbeiter
Zeitung the Greek letter upsilon
aud the words, ''Come Monday night
When the conspirators saw that secret
letter they were to go to the place oI
meeting. l am informed that BalthaZaI
Rau wrote that signal. Rau ia a conf.
Dental friend of Spies, working in his
office. Armed men of the anarchist
groups went to GriePs Hall, at "a West
Lake street, on Monday night and met in
the basement to the number OF thirty OF
more. Fischer, Lingg and Engel were
there. Schnaubel was there. He 10 not
here. He ran away.
TEE PLAN DISCLOSED.
The plan of warfare was there divulged
by Engel, that man smiling there on the
eud of the row. His hairs are turning
gray and he has lived many years in
America. 1t was the most fearfully de-
clared plan that l ever heard Of in my
life. 1t meant absolute destruction to the
town. Engel SAID: "When you see
printed in the ArDeiter Zeitung
under the letter box the word 'Rubep that
night prepare for war" Ruhe means rest.
peace. The manuscript Of that is in our
possession and is in the hand writing OF
August Spies. That word, on Tues.
day, May 4, appeared in the Arbeiter
ZeituDg in large type. Lingg said be
would make bomb. We have traced to
him at least 81 OF these Internal engines
one OF which passed from his hands 10 the
man who threw it at the Harmarket
/ will that linUu
made the bomb that killed the officers.
THE MEETING.
On Tuesday the conspirators went to
Lingg's, house where ne had already six
teen half bombs, and eight whole ones, but
wanted more and they were to be filled
with dynamite that Tuesday afternoon.
Then these people were informed where
they could get them. Men with bonn bs
were to distribute themselves in different
parts of the city. They were to destroy
station houses and throw bombs at every
patrol wagon going toward the Haymar-
ket. Fires were 10 be started In all parts
OF the city. When Spies opened the meet
ing at the IIaymarket he said: 1--WE Will
not obstruct travel on Randolph street,
but will 90 up here on DesPlaines.n So
ne got just where he said last January be
would get. The meeting was then de-
scribed briefly and also the arrival Of the
police ana the tragedy.
THE POLICE INDoRsED.
Attorney Grinell approved fully OF In
spector BOnfeld's action In breaking up
the meeting. Had the police not acted
that night they would have been com
PEELED to act on the following night, with
probably a more terrible result. The
meeting was called for 1880 o'clock.
The police did not come until
1890 O'Clock. The consprat0rs in
other parts of the city did not receive the
signal at the expected time. That part OF
the plot fell through. In concluding, Mr..
Grnell said: 81 Will attempt TO show you
who threw the bomb, and not a single
cOnspirator will be placed upon the stand
whom we will not corroborate by other
witnesses" Tomorrow the examination
of witnesses will begin.