Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-28
.Mr.CIeveIand' 5 Peril.
Narrow Escape from a Chicago
Anarchists Bomb.
STARTLING STORY TOLD Ii COURT

By an IBformes In the Hfenek Dynamite
TrizI-Ihe sznguiaary Programme the
Principal DefsndzHs Had Made Up-A
Mission to Perform il His Wife Starved
and he stretched Hemp-A Witness
with Confused Views Of Responsibility.
CHICAGO. Nov 1-In the trial Of Hronsk
and other alleged Anarchists for conspiracy
10 murder Police Inspector BOnf=l1, sr-
States Attorney Judge Grinneil ard Judge
Gary, through whose efforts Parsons, Spies,
and Enzel we're hanged q year ago,
the first ritnes. called Yesterday Ezs Frank
thlsboun- Tie witness vas one d the men
arrested with Hrosek, bat has turnsi states
evidence, Ills testimony proiaesd great
sensation. II being o. 4 most startling char
aeter- Chisbopn, bzi z unable 10 speak ct
understand the English language, gave his
t@stimony through an interpreter. and it was
10 the effect that he met Hronsk son ter
the HayrnaFkst riot, gben the latter told
him tina, h bad great scheme TO burn up a
hunter yard. and that be had also nisssi a
chance to kill Inspector Bonisd- Hrouek
showed him several boEnbs, which were sr-
perimeBt=d with On the prairie some days
witness tbsy must have revenge for the
death Of Parsons, spies ard Kngel, and
showed him photographs d judges Gary
and Grinnsli ard Inspector B0nfsli Wit
ness and Hronek also went togs,her 70 find
Judge GriBueii's hoase, 80 that they cou'd
locate Il easily az another tina
This vas few days ate. President Clevs-
land's visit to this city, and Hronsk tod wit
ness On their way back from Judge GrinnsiIs
nsighboFhoOl that the president had very
marrow e~eape from death while here. az be
iaro1eki vas about to throw dynamite
bomb into the pr=ziisniisi carriage during
the procession, bat " as dissnad=d from doing
50 10y hi. companions.
Hronek's ans were 10 XII In4tector Bon
fed dTst, but ne Afterwards decided 70 make
judge Gnuneil the fret victim he said
tcsi Il no better opportunity offsrei be would
20 into the courtroom and tArow a boBsb at
the judge, ami then II the police tired 10 cap
ture tim De wpuif use borno= on them, and
II thls failed be would shoot the offirsrs and
then himssif; but IL be got chance at Grin
nell or Gary On tie sfrest he wo3li Use a
knife Witaezs aid Hr9nsk's wife did not
have enough to eat, and wAntsd her husband
70 sbaaion his numerous pans ami 20 70
work, but that Hrynsk sali be had mission
10 perform and would perform it if ste
starved and BE- was hung
One OF the features Of the examination Of
thu witness va. a. foilozs: Wbea tbs oath
was admin stored Attorney Goliz.zr a.kef:
do you h=iieve IN TIE existence q living
Godf7 The witness answered -Y=7
sSincs wb=nf7 Les month
At
DO you believe in hsrzsf1erF'
0bj=cti9n by the stste which was over
ruled au1 Chl=boan answered Yes
He was teeu sskei what lie understood the
punishment would " If h told al uutrurh.
Inc witnss' idea o. this s1bjecs were soma
what indefinite. He would BE- punished all
bis !fs fzm@
-HowF The police uCgli arrest ne
~Wo1ld yoa receive 10 ether punishment
Chleboan iii not quite grasp the id=a He
Ehoaght that to fai into tie haais Of the
p0iios would 81 parliament enough. Mr..
G0sdzisr thought the witness incompetent,
bot BE- IVES finally alowsi 70 testify.
VERY EeaFiy the isst statement made BIZ
tie witness was a. foil0wz. @Hronek tod
M IN Toe Tr~s@nos q Fischer that be was
tas mar WAC ghrew tie Haymarket bomb
Tnis, a. nayt= s0pp0sei, created sensat,on
in tie eJHrt ro9u1-
An evening session Ok ,aa court was beId
/ at which Ctisooun va further cross<xzu
( med. but nothing Of material importance
vas brought out- J. T Barrow, an en1pa0ye
+ O. lh@ E,na Powder companv. testified 70
! having lid 0nz Of ;as dzieuianis-S>syic-
twenty five poUn3s Of dynamite. one lot IN
+ Juiy -. AMI one IN Nav. ISIS