The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-11-29
THE ANARCHISTS TRIAL
In the Criminal Court at Chicago
Yesterday.
THE EVIDENCE CONCLUSIVE.
Confessions Repeated in Court by
the onlccrs-onc of the Defend
ants Goes on the stand and
Makes Full Denial.

Chicago, Nov. 2S.-The Criminal
Court room was crowded this morning
when the Hronek dynamite trial was re-
sumed.
Hronek had changed n good deal in
his appearance since yesterday morning.
He looked worried and shifted about
nervously in his seat and eagerly list
ened to every word Of the testimony.
The first witness was Officer AIuchaski.
one OF Inspector Bonfeld's Bohemian
detectives. He gave the jury the details
of confession made by Hronek after
his arrest. After the conspirators had
been locked up in the jail Atuchaski
visited Hronek in his cell. Hronek had
copy of the Daily MfEsi in his hand ~
have just been reading here" he said,
that some OF the people who were ar
rested with me are giving things away
and putting all the blame on me. Now
am going to tell the whole truth"
MHehaski then arranged meetingbr-
tween Hronek, Inspector Bonfeld anda
The officer continued his testimony
as follows: "Hronek first said TINT
many of the bombs found in Linggs'
possession were made by man named
Schneider. Schneider also made the
bombs which be tHronek1 had.n
"'Where did you get the dynamite in
your house? he was asked.
"'From man named Karahat.'
I" How much dynamite did you have
in the house2
"I don'tknow how much the officers
found
ave told him TINT was not what We
wanted to know, and he replied that he
supposed that he had about 100 sticks Of
it. His wife knew where IL was, and
he desired to see her. This he was al
lowed to do the following day, in the ro-
tunda ofthe Jail. He said that he might
have had some bombs, but he did not
know how many"
The cross examination brought out
the statement that Hronek had said at
the interview in Jail that he had thrown
some OF the bombs into the river. He
had also said that there was considerable
indignation about the execution OF Spies
and his companions and he wanted to
avenge their death. Hronek said it was
his intention to harm Bonfeld and
Judge Gary, but he refused to say how.
He said, however, that he did not want
to bring any one else INTO the affair, but
would undertake it alone If the others
would pay him for it. Officer Louis
Haas corroborated his brother officers
testimony about Mrs. Hronek's getting
the dynamite at Sevic's house, whittier
she had taken it for safety after Hronek's
arrest. Officer Shainer testified that on
July %, in the States Attorneys Office,
in an additional statement Hronek said
that Capek told him the German An
archists wanted to start n fire in the city
to. avenge the death OF Spies. Capek
had also given him some bombs because,
as Capek said, he was too we'll known
to use them.
Police Inspector Bonfeld was then
called and gave testimony as to lis own
personality and tie personalities OF
Junges Grinnell and Gary, against
whose lives the plot was laid. Heaiso
told OF the first information which lie
received OF the plot from ex-Justice
Fisher, to whom Chleboun had con-
uueu, hHu tuG G6uuhtVutut uIEebL VI LuG
conspirators. In bed tick in Hronek's
house the witness found dirk.kniie
six inches long, in leather case, re-
volver and stick OF dynamite. Thcse
articles were produced. The inspector
then brought to view large baking
powder can, into the top OF which was
soldered Eliminating cap. The box was
tied up with wire. ~ found this
box, which have not opened"
continued the witness, ''and under n
lot OF sawdust l found a quantity OF
pieces Of iron cylinders Of inch iron,
about three inches long and with an in
terror diameter OF about an inch"
The Inspector then described visit to
ChlebOun's, where he found eight sticks
of dynamite and bomb.
In the afternoon Inspector Bonield
was cross-examined without result, and
the State rested its case.
For the defense Hronek was put on
the stand, and said that he was not an
Anarchist and never had been. He
never belonged to an Anarchistic socie-
ty, and did not believe there was such
thing in existence. He then made n
general denial OF the truth OF Chleboun's
story. He never made, manufactured,
bought, sold or procured any dynamite.
He never said that he threw the bomb
ut the Haymarket, and was not there.