Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-08-03
JOHN HRoNEK. ALIAS "SuMnER ONE "

JOdS dHONEhs ALIAS NUMBER ONE.
OF the instigators OF tho Haynarket riot
that Chicago would not be troubled for while
with the dull-brained and blood thirsty villains
who prey upon their victims ,rnawares. The cit
liens of Chicago have lived in comparative
peace, but to read of another conspiracy adds
fresh horror. AS the news of the arrests passed
from mouth to mouth on the streets it was re-
ceived with greatest surprise Considerable
dynamite, knives and other destructive weapons
were found in possession of the trio, but the
form of destruction had not been determined.
That part OF the plot, so far as the three men
whose blood they desired was concerned, seems
to have been left to circumstances. The man
ner of death might be thrust from knife a
bullet from pistol, or the explosion of d dynan-
tie bomb.
Anarchy was not killed when its chiefs were
executed. 1t was not even scotched. Shortly
large groups. Of the International disbanded.
Their members gave public notice that the an
archists were.disorgarlized They united in quite
a different manner on a much more dangerous
plan. They organic ed in small groups. In most
instances three sworn friends and determined
anarchists constituted a group. No one outside
the group, and the opportunities for detection,
We're reduced to minimum. Each anarchist
knew his fellow-members and it became next to
impossible for Il detective to get into group.
The anarchists also proposed to operate on a
different plan. No Wholesale murders like the
Newmarket massacre We're to be attempted.
kill them singly. The Conscience that makes
men tender hearted in desperate deeds saved
Judge GrinnelPs life, and kept Judge Gary and
Capt. Bonteld from assassination
In the group arrested We're John Hronet of
1852 Farrell street Frank Chapek, 49S Twentieth
street; and man named Frank Chebowa living
on lions place. short street between Eigh-
teenth and Nineteenth streets, running from
Throop to Loonlis. John Hronek is one of the
daredevil Lngg type, relentlessly vicious an
archist and O notoriety seeker. He was No. of
the group, and the evil spirit of it, He has
boosted that he was at the Haynarket riot and
that he was of the anarchists who sought
to destroy the police the night OF May
4. Among his anarchist friends he has declared
TINT he was supported by the anarchist o,gani-
cations. Until recently lie has been unemployed,
except in desultory manner. His occupation
as wood worker has been prosecuted within
the last week or two for the purpose, as he has
said, OF avertiMg suspicion and of proving an
alibi should he be suspected OF the murders he
had planned. The two others were drawn into
his plans by Hroneks vehement and persistent
talk of vengeance.
Hronek said that the cause of anarchy de-
manded the lives Of Judge Grinnell, who as
Prosecuting Attorney convicted the eight an
archists Judge Gary, who tried and SEN
fenced them and Inspector John Bonfeld, who
worked up the cases against them. They agreed
to kill these men in The order named. Grinnell
was to be assassinated first, Gary next, and
the third sacrifice to their vengeance was
to be Capt. Bonfeld. The methods of dis
posing OF their victims were freely canyassed,
but the minuter details have not yet been devel-
oped.
After deciding upon the general plan of their
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