The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-02-19
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Trial of the Vienna Anarchists
Begun Today.
Most Extensive Internal Ma
chinery Discovered.
DISCIPLES OF MOST.
There is Worldwide Plot
Against Society,
Think Officers Who Made the
Sensational Capture.
DISCIPLES OF MOST.


Copyrighted 1s94 81 20 Asseesatea Press.I
vienna, Feb 19-The tr1af She
twelve anarchists arrested September
last charged with conspiriag against the
life of Emperor Francis josef, began tor
day The defense asked that part Of the
proceedings be made public. but the
court ruled that the trial should take
place in seere1 The proceedings prom
ise to be memorable ia the history Of
anarchy, as the case is one of the most
sensational ana romantic 0u record.
1t is matter of regret that this im-
p0rtant trial is TO be conducted behind
closed doors. as revelations of a remarka-
bic kind are expected. Arrangements,
however have been made by the Associ-
ated Press which it is expected will en-
able it TO furnish, from day to day ac
curate reports of the proceedings of the
important secret tribunaI
The prisoners viii be shown to have
been ia touch with the anarchists Of
England and America and the trial may
therefore be expected to throw some
light upon the international organization
and action Of a body whose wreckless
crimes during the present year again
outraged the whole world
During the month Of July and August
last. the Austrian police were greatly eX-
ercised by the successful dissemination
among the working classes, and among
sedItious and violently revolutionary
pamphlets. leaflets and all sorts of "ap-
peaIs to the masses" to rise against the
existing order Of things.
The work Of distributing was carried
on SO mysteriously 10y night that for a
long time it seemed impossible TO trace
the authors. Every quarter of the
city was secured by the most
expert detectives until at length
the headquarters Of the revolu-
tionary gang WIS discovered in Sieben-
brunnengasse, poor street I'm the 81 ar
garethen district of the capital The
house forming the anarchist headquar
ters was No. 65. NO time was lost in
planning "a 'raid." Stefon Hahnel was
arrested by detectivas as pc was going to
work and upon his person. the detectives
found q latch key of the dwelling which
Hahnel shared with his still uncaptured
fellow c0nspirat0rs.
thorough search of the house was
then begun. The furniture of the sit
ting room consisted of an 0bl0np couch
covered with American leather, "a small
brown painted table, painted night
stool, trunk, wardrobe and two or
three chairs
al close inspection of the couch reveal
ed the existence Of a secret lock. This
was broken and then the inside of the
couch was found to be a costly hand
printing press with all the latest improve
ments.
Inside one Of the cylinders Of the press
they came across large bundles of the
anarchical appeal to the Austrian masses.
which was one Of the seditious pamph-
lets that had put them on the track of
the cOnspirators.
In the little brown painted table, which
stood against the wall the detectives dis
covered a complete set of type. arrayed
in the most compact and scientific man
ner
The detectives, when they forced the
lock Of the trunk, found inside perfect
arsenal of explosive bombs all ready 10
be charged, some In glass and some in
metal and In addition, metal cases. tubes.
wires. clockworks and Implements Of
various kinds for fitting these together.
Necessary explosives for charging these
internal machines were also discovered
There were also discovered in the
course of the investigation revolvers
with q supply of ammunition to fit them,
and q large amount of stationery for
printing and corresp spondenea purposes.
Finally in = wardrobe the police found
one or more coats with swivels 0r hooks
attached to the lining. for the purpose of
carrying bombs. w hile the search was
in progress, q determined attempt at sui
eide was made by the prisoner Haspel,
who had been found in the rooms. When
he saw that all was discovered he thrust
aside the detectives and endeavored to
throw himself out of the window. He
promptly secured.
0n the evening of the same day that
these important arrests were effected,
eight of the anarchists were taken into
custody and in the course of the follow
inc day four more were arrested. .fhe
evidence against two of these. however,
was subsequently found 70 be insufficient
and they we're accordingly released
Consequently twelve prisoners viii be
tried when the case comes up today
The prisoners are believed TO be disei-
pies of Herr Most of America, and ad-
herents of the school represented by the
anarchist publication L'Autonomic print
ca in London They have All taken an
active part in recent labor movements in
Austria, but their precise position ia the
evolutionary movement remains to be
determined
That the police believe they have evi-
dence of a very circumstantial kind. ja
shown by the form of the Indictment
that of conspiring against the life Of the
emperor.
National Assembly 4. A vs.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 19.=The national as-
sembly League Of American Wheelmen
met ut the Gault house this morning.
The fight for the next annual meet is be-