The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-05-31

New YoRK, May 3o.-From the start
ling facts that have been placed before
Grand Jury Of Queens county during the
last two weeks relating to the exceed
ingly bold attempts at arson in the
villages Of Maspeth, East Williamsburg
and Newtown it is expected that a
strong presentment will be handed to
Judge Garretson touching the doings Of
the,anarchists whose lawlessness has
terrorized the people Of the villages for
months.
For six weeks or more several shrewd
detectives have been getting at the bot
tom OF the secret organization OF "reds"
in Maspeth. They have practically sue
ceeded. Two OF the men-private de.
tectives-went so far as to secure en-
ployment with the anarchists, an d be-
came companions OF the leaders. They
attended down with capital" confer.
snces, and secured the names OF men
who are said to be marked as victims
for the vengeance OF the ''redS" Some
of these men are ex-Democratic State
Committeeman Cord Meyer, Il. V.
CFandall, Charles Meyer, ex.Justice
McKenna, Assistant District Attorney
Cornelius, as we'll as dozen OF others
who have either too much money or
business to suit the anarchistic idea, or
who have official power the exercise of
which is annoying to those wild eyed
enemies Of government
Eleven attempts have been made TO
burn buildings in the villages in
Queena county, near the Brooklyn line,
since the latter part OF last summer. In
nearly every instance the owners OF the
buildings were in disfavor with the
reds. In FIVE cases men known to DO in
sympathy with the capital crushing
idea were arrested. For want OF sutti-
Gent evidence two men were dis
charged. One escaped conviction be.
cause OF some doubt as to his identifca-
ton. There are now in the county Jail
two men under indictment and two
othera awaiting examination. The de-
tectives expect 10 see all four convicted,
and later number OF others around
whom the net OF evidence is being
woven.
SENSATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
Since the arrest of Henry Rupprecht.
foreman Of Crandeils whiting factory
in Maspeth, and Otto Eckholdt, for
mer employe, on the charge OF apply
ing the torch to the factory, startling
information has been secured Much
OF the evidence given by Eckholdt as to
the desire Of the leaders OF the gang to
make dynamite play an important part
in Kidding the country Of capitalists
has been corroborated,
II was Eckholdt who testified before
Justice Schumacher in Middle Village
that Rupprecht and Ernest Thord-
smith, the engineer at the whiting fac
tory, had made dynamite bombs for use
against the police at the big Union
Square demonstration year ago. The
proof that q number OF bombs were
madeis in the possession OF the authori-
ties. Constable Hoch, OF East Will
liamsburg, knows whore he eau lay his
hands on several bombs which were
found in Maspeth, and which had but
recently been made by some members
Of the band.
Eckholdt is middle aged. He has
ard by his associates. Tho fact that ho
told about the bomb making indicates
1t. When be stopped work in the
whiting factory no started saloon in
Maspeth adjoining the international
hotel. Here the reds were in the habit
OF meeting. Eckholdt is under indict-
ment for setting fire to the whiting fac
tory and Murphy's cooperage.
RuppreCht is believed to have been
his companion. He. lived at No. l42
Ton Eyck street, Brooklyn, and after
his arrest the detectives went to the
house. II is said that careful search
Of tho apartments resulted in the find.
ing OF much that can be used to
strengthen the evidence against not
only Rupprccht, but others OF the
gang.
FELLOW coNsPrRAToRs
Tho attempts to burn Cord Meyers
fertilizer factory and his barn arc OF but
recent occurrence. The men who were
caught near the barn while 1t was burn
ing Matthew Rettinger and Edward
HauG-were close friends and fellow
denouncers Of capital OF several men
who had been dismissed from Mr..
Meyers employ. They had been at
work OIL and on for Crandall. Rupp.
recht was the foreman and saw to it
that only those who entertained idcas
similar to his own were on the pay roll.
Whoever tried TO burn Mr.. Meyers
barn used kerosene to give 1t good
start. The barking OF Mr.. Meyer's'dogs
reused the coachman, who managed to
extinguish the flames before they igni.
ted the interior. Both Rettinger and
HauH have maintained logged silence
since being locked up IN thejRi in Long
Island City Tho grand Jury will pro.
badly take UP tho case against them this
week.
There Is serious talk among property
owners and manufacturers In the An.
archist infested towns OF Queens county
Of forming vigilance committee for
tho purpose Of aiding the detective
officers In their work. Cord Meyer Is
millionaire. He IL interested in the
sugar retneries in Brooklyn and lives In
style in Maspeth. He is man OF deter
lnlnation. He knows that threats have
boon made against him and other ON.
ployeRS In the village, and will not rost
until every law breaker in tho colony OF
reds 10 made to pay the penalty OF his
wrongdoing,
When the case against Rupprccht
and Eckholdt 10 tried an expert choin-
lot will be witness for tho state. He