The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-07-19


Rcers We'd with each other in hunting then
down, but were deaf to their appeals; that II
the spring Of 1886 there were more labor dis
turbances in the city, and particularly at tht
Mccormick factory; that under the leader
ship OF Captain Bonfeld the brutalities OF the
previous year were even exceeded. Some ati
davits and other evidence is offered on this
point which cannot give for want Of space
II appears that this was the year Of the eight
hour agitation and efforts were made to secure
an eight-hour day about May 1, and that {
number Of laboring men standing, not on the
street but on q vacant lot, were quietly dis
cussing the situation In regard to the move
ment when suddenly large body Of police,un
der orders from Bonfield, charged on them anC
began to club them; that some Of the men, an
eered at the unprovoked assault, at first re
sisted, but were soon dispersed; that some o.
the police fred on the men while running anc
wounded large number who were already
100 feet or more away, and were running ai
fast as they could; that at least four Of the
number so shot down died; that this was wan
ton and unproyoked murder, but there was
not even so much as an investigation.
"Now while some men may tauleIy submit to be
ina clubbed and seeing their brothers shot dom
there are some aChO aUiu resent ID and l0W aur
ture a spirit of hatred and seek revenge for them
selyes, and the occurrences that preceded the
Haymarket tragedy indicate that the bomt
was thrown by some one who, instead OF act
ing on the advice OF anybody, was simply seek
ing personal revenge for having been dubbed
and that Captain Bonfeld Is the man who II
really responsible for the death OF the police
officers. 1t is also shown that the character o.
the Haymarket meeting sustains this view
that the evidence proves there were only SOt
or 1000 people present and that 1t was peace
able and orderly meeting: that the mayor o.
the city was present and saw nothing out o.
the way and that he remained until the Grove
began to disperse, the meeting being prach
cally over, and the crowd engaged in dispers
Ing when he left; that had the police remained
away for twenty minutes more there would
have been nobody left there, but as soon a'
BOnfeld learned that the mayor had left ht
could not resist the temptation to have some
more people dubbed and went up with de
and that on the appearance of the police thu
bomb was thrown by some unknown person
and several innocent and faithful officers,whC
we're simply obeying an uncalled for order o.
their superior, were killed all OF these facts
tend to show the improbabllity Of the theory
of the prosecution that the bomb was thrown
as the result Of conspiracy on the part OF thr
dor. no
OF the prosecution we're correct there wOul(
have been many bombs thrown, and the fac
that only one was thrown shows that 1t wa
an act Of personal revenge.
at Is further shown here that much OF tn
evidence given at the trial was pure fabrica
tlon; that some OF the prominent police off
cials In their zeal not only terrorized ignoran
men by throwing them into prison and threat
ening them with torture II they refused t.
swear to anything desired, but that they OF
fered money and employment to those VIII
would consent to do this Further, that the
deliberately planned to have fictitious cor
splracies formed in order that they might &c
the glory OF discovering them. In addition
the evidence in the record of some witnesses
\ who swOre that they had been paid small sum
OF money, ETC., several documents are here RI
ferred to.
"First, an interview with Captain Ebersol(
published in the Chicago Daily Nelcs May /
1889. Ebersold was chief Of the police OF Ch
cago at the time Of the Haymarket trouble
and long time before and thereafter so tina
he WAS In position to know what was goin
on, and his utterances upon this point al
therefore important. Among other things b
says:
twas my policy to quiet matters down as 500
as possible after the 4th Of May. The generi
unsettled state OF things was an injury to Oh
cHYO.
On the other hand, Captain Setback wante
to keep things stirring. He wanted bombs
be found here, there all around, everywhere.
thought people would lie down and sleep be-
ter II they were not afraid that their home
would be blown TO pieces at any minute. BI
this man Setback, this little boy, who mus