Morris tribune., 1886-08-04

May to Meet Pinkerton BloOdhounds.
the Police and Militia-The Arbeiter
Zeitung's Letter Box"-A Sensational
Story Denied-NIoro Resources
CHICAGO, Aug. 2.-Dispatches from Erie,
| Pa, late Friday afternoon, stated that the
body of Schnaubelt, the man supposed to
have thrown tho bomb at the Chicago riot,
was found in tho lake at that place. The
Chicago police authorities have not yet
heard any thing officially from Erie, and
| they seem to regard the report as "a mere
newspaper sensation and States Attorney
Grinnell pronounces the alleged finding Of
Schnaubelt's body canard pure and sim
pie He says he has received four or five
letters from different parts of the country
purrorting to give information as to the
whereabouts of the bomb thrower, when in
reality everything alleged referred to men,
not one of whom it is known threw the
bomb.
The state has not yet finished their evil
dence. Formal testimony in proof of the
time of Officer Michael Degan's death was
given Saturday by Officer John Degan,
brother of the deceased, and by Officer
Michael Burns
Eugene Seeger then took the stand, and
VI
articles in copies of The Arbeiter Zeitung
beginning at April %, 1so5, and running up
to May |, 1886 The original manuscript of
the articles was proven to be that of
Schwab in several instances, but that of
Spies in most cases.
Witness was handed copies of a German
paper entitled The Torch, which contained
some articles, the original manuscript of
which was produced, some being in the
handwriting of Spies and some of Schwab.
Mr.. Furthman then offered the articles in
evidence, and read them to the jury.
In the issue of Tho Arbeiter Zeitung, IN
der the heading of Letter Box" was pub
lished the following significant announce
ment: "Steel and iron are not at hand, but
tins. two or three inches in diameter can be
had. The price is cheap"
Another issue of the same journal con-
tanned speech of Spies in which the follow
ing passage occurred 'Let the working
men arm themselves with muskets, swords,
revolvers and dynamite"
In a copy of the edition Of Dec. 90 the
following announcement appeared: 'tEx-
ercises in arms. Workingmen willing to
exercise in the use of arms should call at
$3.50 o'clock on Sunday morning at IS ely
bourn avenue"
of meeting of the north side group at
which Michael Schwab made speech. In
that speech the following passage occurred:
''It is only the revolver and the rifle that
can succeed on May l. Arm yourself by
May l to meet Pinkerton's bloodhounds,
the police and militia"
The edition Of Jan 22, HS6, contained letter
signed R. B., in which the following oc-
Cured: "How is the eSght-hour day to be
brought about! Do the workingmen con-
ceive how impossible it is to enforce the
eight hour system otherwise than by force
If the workiBgmen are prepared to enforce
their demands by arms and to use dynamite
and bombs against the militia and police by
the 1st of May, then and only then will you
have success in the eight-hour movement.
Prepare workingmen, I call upon you &c
arm
On Jan. % one August KiesIing had a let
ter published which contained the following:
'Then, workingmen, arm to the death. We
want to demand our rights by the 1st day
of May. Come on the 1st of May"
The Arbeiter Zeitung of Feb. Is, 1886,
contained a report of a meeting at Twelfth |
Street Turner hall Fielden and Schwab
spoke in regard to the London riots.
Fielden said the time was not far distant |
when the workers of Chicago would wake |
up and march upon Chicago avenue |
Schwab compared the condition of the |
workingmsn in London with that of those |
of America, and concluded by saying he |
regarded the London events as an an
nouncement of the near approach of the |
great social revolution. They should, |
therefore, rally round the red flag of revo-
luton. The issue of March 26, 1856, con-
tained an editorial headed, How About
and Tie Arbeiter Zeitung
of April 10 contained an editorial, in which |
the following lines occurred: "What hap
pened yesterday at St Louis may be re-
peated in few weeks in Chicago. It is
high time to organize and make other pre-
parations."
April 20 the same journal, published
long editorial which contained the follow
ing: "Snsered at and despised the working
men will be as long as he does not arm him
self 1t is true, hundreds have armed them,
selves but thousands are still unarmed
Every trades union should make it OBJ
ligatory on each member to keep good pri-
vats armory and plenty Of ammunition
The time is not far distant when such neg.
Iect will be deplored. Your eneraies back
up their position by muskets and the gat-
ling gun. The workingmen should follow
this example"
Attempt to Blow UP Grocery Store.
CHICAGO, Aug. "A case Of bomb throw
Ing, accidentally abortiye, was reported to
the police Saturday morning. When Mr..