Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-18

NEW York, May I7.-An Anarchist
plot to repeat the Haymarket slaughter
of Chicago at the big Anarchist meeting
in Union Square on the night OF May ?,
1899, was divulged by Anarchist Otto
Eckhold in Justice Schumacher's court
room, ia Middle Village, l.. l., Yester-
day. EekhOldt is one OF a gang OF An
archists recently discovered 10 Maspeth.
He was arrested several weeks ago on
the charge of setting fire to +. V. Gran
dall's whiting factory in that place,
where the Anarchists were employed
and where, as subsequent Developments
showed. they spent all their spare time
manufacturing dynamite bombs from
odds and ends of pipe, with which the
factory is plentifuliy supplied.
With a view 70 shielding himself
Eckholdt made a confession in which he
said be had seen Anarchists manufac-
turing dynamite bombs in the factory.
After Eckholdt's confession, a search
was made through the factory. Two
loaded bombs were found under the
floor. and a tin box containing about
twenty-five pounds OF dynamite was
taken from q secret recess under the
floor Of the engine room by EckhOldt,
who had been taken there by the police
10 all IA the search.
In his testimony EckhOldt swore that
this dynamite was manufactured by
Rupprecht. He said he had watched
him while az work and had accompanied
him outside 20 aid in
TESTING THE EXPLOSIVE.
Rupprecht, he said, also made the
bombs, and the witness had often seen
him I'll them. illuminate of mercury
caps were used as decorators. Eek
holdt was unable 20 tell how many
bombs had seen manufactured there,
but about a year ago, be said, when
there was a big meeting Of Reds In
Union Square, thirty-tive Maspeth An
archists attended In a body, aud all
went to do terrible work in case the
police attempted 20 interfere with the
meeting. EckhOldt said that Rup-
precht carried q satchel full Of bombs,
and that be (EckhOldt had one in each
OF the two side pockets Of his oyercoat.
These had been given to him by Rup-
precht. They We're primed at both
ends and ready for Instant use.
One OF the bombs which Rnpprecht
carried I'm his satchel, EckhOldt said
was made of a big piece OF steam pipe
about as long as mans fore arm.
Then there was one from an
elbow and one from piece Of ST.
pipe. Any one of these was powerful
enough 10 have killed a thousand peo-
pie. Eckholdt did not know why the
signal TO throw the bombs was not
given. After the meeting was over
the Masneth Anarchists
ADJOURNED TO A SALOON
near Union Sqnare, whore the affairs
OF the night were discussed.
CT as. Sayres, driver employed at
the works, cOrrobOrated EckhOldts
story about the trip to New York and
the dynamite bombs. Although ne is
not an anarchist, witness Sayres said
he attended the meeting at Union
Square because the other men employed
about the works did, and also because
he received hints that something would
happen there. After the meeting he
went with the others to a saloon near
Union Square, where Rupprecht, in a
burst Of bravadO, opened his satchel and
displayed the bombs. When asked what
they were 10 be used for, Sayres said
Ruyprecht replied:
"Why, to blow up the cops II they
had interiered with our meeting. We
would have opened hell under their feet
n they mad interiered with Us"
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