The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-30
BOMB MAKERS ARRAIGNED.
Ep1DENCEs OF THEIR WORK FOUND
IN THE WALSALL SOCIALISTS, CLUE
Cniies's Revolutionary Manifesto ana Other
lnerissinstise Doeunents-AiisgeA Cos.
fess'on or Deakin, the Founder OF the
Ciub-were It's Members Preparing for
Bomb Throwing on Next May Days

Bomb Threwlns on Next May Days
LONDON. Jan. 2a.-The six men arrested re-
Gently in connection with tho dynamite plot Of
the Socialists Club OF walsall were formally
charged this morning before the local police
magistrates at Walsal'. near Birmingham.
The alleged conspirators are Victor Gales,
80. engine driver: Frederick Charles. alias
Slaughter. ~. clerk; Joseph Thomas Deakin.
| clerk; John Wesley, 81. brushmaker; William
Ditchfeld. 49, hame fler. and John Bartola
alias Devanavoff 30. shoemaker. The charge
against them is that they did unlawfully and
knowingly have in their possession. or under
their control. certain explosive substances un-
der such circumstances as to give rise to rea-
sonabls suspicion that they did not have them
in their possession or under their control for
lawful purpose"
Mr.. A. Young supported the charge on be-
half Of the Treasury. He said that the charge
was laid under the Explosive Substances act
Of 1883. the fourth section OF which provided
that any person who made or had under his
control any OF the things specified should be
guilty OF felony and liable to period Of penal
servtude not exceeding fourteen years. or i'm
prisonment not exceeding two years. The
NTH section provided that any person who
was accessory should also be guilty Of felony.
and tho ninth. that explosive substances
SIOulu us ueeIueu 70 lHCluu6 any SuUstdIICeS
for making or any material or implement for
use in making explosives.
Chief Constable Taylor Of walsall was the
first witness called. He gave in detail an &C.
count Of the conspiracy which is said to have
some connection with the Anarchists OF Chi
cago. He said he visited the Socialists Club on
Thursday. Jan. Z. and found Charles and Gales
there. Charles had loaded revolver in his
possession. and at his residence was found a
model for bolt for the top OF bomb. In his
box vas a, sketch Of a bomb with Instructions
lin French) how to mako 1t. Witness also
found In eydenty in
Ms est ess pa nsnSREa'nS IN '"e manuscript
and let us manufacture bombs. dynamite. and
other explosives to bring about a revolution Of
Up stairs. ut tie cinb. the constable found
cations in French and a length s fuse. these
!. The consp!rators were instructed in French
means of these bombs. .,
that. in ords: to arrive rive at complete enamel.
IF 6rqae force j.
necessary to act with violence against al! that
is bad. otherwise we shall always be slaves
md starving. Il we look on the most distant
that violence Is. and always will be. the mother
Of conquest. Property in any form is nothing
but the result OF theft aud assassination: con:
scQuently ths more q man has. ussass mated
and robbed the more he has become rich and
powerful; That is why we Anarchists =, al
method Of individual property being. consc
Quently the true cause Of human misfortune.
ought to be destroyed entirely because 1t has
produced a whole arsena OF Infamous laws.
50 fnr. nll they haye robbed. and who ENJOY
boldly and peacefully the fruit Of Their. crimes.
Then. II it is necessary to put down all politi-
cal. military. and religious authority rs well
as all These law manufacturers. it Is abso-
lutely necessary to burn the churches. palaces.
ons. and SO destroy entirely all that have lived
till now by human work without contributing
to it. We must then. at any cost, take possess
sion az the land. mach mos. all working instru:
and science have placed Till now in the hands
only of the rich, who use them only to make us
produce the gold"
The document ends with the passage given
in part In the Chief Constable's evidence the
concluding words being. Courage. compan-
ions. Long live anarchy.
The International describes the rage Of the
starving. wretched slave or Anarchist. think
Ing Of the LUXURIOUS enjoyments o. the rich on
the first night OF an opera. and asks: Can we
Of seeing on fine evening this splendid build
Ing all In flames? Would not every single one
OF us feel his heart beat with an immense Joy
in hearing the Storytelling Of the grease OF the
rich and tho bowling of that mass OF flesh
moaning in the midst OF that immense vessel
how to make bombs and use them.
Deakin. it will be remembered. was arrested
outside the Tottrnham Court Road Police sta
ton. London. where he was passing with q