The morning call., 1893-07-01
SCHNABEL is HERE
Anarchist and Supposed
BOmb-ThrOWer.
HE ESCAPED TO CALIFORNIA.
The Police Looked for film, but He
Was Hiding on Ranch in Del
Norte County.

The announcement made in HE CALL
few days ago that the anarchist
Schnabel. who. it has been charged, threw
the bomb in the Haymarket massacre in
Chicago, was residing in California. has
created considerable excitement in socialist
circles. In Chicago, especially, this in
formatio has been received as a piece Of
startling news.
1t was never known positively just who
| threw the fatal bomb during the anarchist
troubles in Chicago, but the trial and con-
vction of Parsons, Spies, Lingg. Fielden,
Schwab and Neebe brought out much
evidence against bel, and since that
time he has been looked upon by the
Chicago press and public as the real
bomb-thrower.
On May 4, 1856. when the mob of
anarchists was gathered in the early even
ing on Desplaines street in Chicago. in the
vicinity of the Haymarket proper. Cap
tain William Ward Of the Chicago police
read the State statute to the mob, and
ordered the anarchists to disperse.
Anarchis. Fielder, who was addressing
the crowd, turned to Captain Ward and
said, "We are peaceable." Just as he
spoke some one threw dynamite bomb
from the sidewalk into the corps of police.
the result of the explosion being that
sixty-six policemen were injured, seven OIL
them dying from their wounds.
1t was not known at the time who threw
the terrible missile of deStruc ton, but
afterward, when the evidence pointed to
Schnabel, the detectives learned that
Schnabel had left Chicago the very night
of the explosion. He never returned.
The police learned at the time that
Schnabel was headed toward California
and communicated the fact to the police
authorities of San Francisco. Every effort
to ind Schnabel III this city proved fruit
| less Detectives attended the meetings
of socialists here and watched and waited
all to no purpose. "
| After the suicide of Lingg and the ex-
ecution of the others, the hunt for the
| bomb-throWer was discontinued, and as
a matter of fact it was not believed that
! he was in California.
About two years prior to the Haymarket
| riots two brothers and sister named
| Schnabel came TO San Francisco, leaving
another brotheriD Chicago. The Schnabels
went to Del Norte County, and having
some means purchased in 1884 small
ranch and timber claim ten miles from
Crescent City. There they established
! themselves, and when Schnabal, the sup
| teriousiy LETT the scene Of the explosion. in
Chicago he came direct to the coast and
proceeded to Del Norte County. On the
ranch of his brother he worked indus
triously and quietly, and few years later.
when the anarchist excitement passed
| away, he ventured to come to San Fran
cisco, where he occasionally participated
| in the socialist meetings in Hum bOldt Hail.
| 1t is said that he still lives with his brother
near Crescent City and spends portion Of
his time in San Francisco.
There are many socialists and anarchists
here who are acquainted with Schnabel,
but they regard hin as too advanced in
his ideas; hence he has never been popular
with the local mem bers of the socialist
labor party. Recently the socialist-Ia Dor
element mas been growing rapidly in San
Francisco, and. in fact. throug out the
world.
Theodore Radtke, who is manager of the
San Francisco Tageblatt, the local news
terday that he was not personally &C
quainted with Schnabel, but that he knew
lie had been in the city, and that he was
here as recently as two weeks ago. Selma
lei formerly attended meetings in Hum
boldt Hall, but had taken no active part in
lhe work of this socialist-labOr organiza-
ton here.
The local newspapers which are devoted
to the interests Of the German socialists
and anarchists have published long
editorials during the last few days pralsing
| ing the anarchist leaders imprisoned at
| Joliet. The Taseblatt has made no refer
ence TO Schnabel. but stated in Wednes-
days paper in large type that there never
existed legal proof as TO the identity OF the
man who threw the bomb.