Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-02-20

hair and slight moustache, his features
besDeakinq character OF great energy
and determination. Haspel speaks In
slow. deliberate manner, with how
ever q certain amount Of emphasis.
He Is said ts be a very skiliul workman
at his trade.
Stefan Hahnel IS a year older than
Haspel BE was born at WOretitz, 10
Bohemia, but has lived since his boy
hood in Vienna. he is Of medium
height, has fair hair and mOustache,
and a determined, uncommunicative eX-
preston of countenance. Hahnel has,
however, a less energetic demeanOr
than bis fellow prisoner. Having SUI
fered considerably from lung disease,
which compelled him 70 live In the
country an last summer, being support
ed curing his illness out Of the sick fund
Of the trade organization Of which he is
a member, be only returned TO Vienna
aud resumed work a week or two prior 70
his arrest. Like the ring leaders near
lY an OF the other prisoners awaiting
trial are Bohemians. With regard to
the particular revolutionary sect to
which the prisoners belong light Will
no doubt be thrown upon this point at
the trial They are believed however
90 be disciples OF Herr Most, or Amerl-
ca, and adherents OF the school repre-
scented by the anarchist publication
L'AuOplmiC printed 10 London. They
have all taken an active part 10 recent
labor movements in Austria, but their
position 10 the revolutionary movements
remains 20 be determined.
The Associated Press correspondent
has obtained tbs following facts regard
ing the trial in Camera to-day;
The two leading prisoners, Franz
Haspal aud Stephen Hahnei, were pal
lid and hollow checked from long con-
fnement In prison. Haspel was the
first OF the prisoners examined and be
confessed 10 being guilty OF the charge
OF employing @ secret process, aud ad-
mitted that be was an Anarchist Dur
ing the course of the examination Has
pei said
Owe desire TO attain our ends by the
employment Of force"
Continuing Haspel proceeded 20
sketch the scheme which he had
planned and 10 was observed that II was
cOmmunistic rather than anarchlstic.
The prisoner, 10 appears, procured
secret press because be wanted TO furn-
ism wOrkmen with suitable newspapers.
At this stage Of the proceedings, the
Jury inspected the couch in which the
secret printing press was concealed.
When Haspefs examination was re-
sumed, be denied any knowledge OF the
manufacture OF explosives.
The Judge thereupOn remarked that
Haspsls fellow prisoners had asserted
thai he had lectured upon
The MANUFACTURE OF BONES.
Haspel emphatically denies this.
In answer 90 questions put by coun-
sell for the defense, Haspel explained
the propaganda Of physical force, which
was 10 be employed, not against indi-
ylduals, but against the whole social
fabric. The socialists demands, he
added, for such political privileges as
the franchise only delay its cOnsumma-
tiOn.
The prosecutor asked the prisoner II
the ideal state would be a republic or
anarchy, 20 which Easpel replied that
10 was an the same TO MIN.
flL bupAe 20 Gug laws e9ASN VIZ
prosecutor.
To this question Hssyei replied:
me people will make them and
there will not be any governing pow
ers."
Hahnel during the course Of his ex-
animation, admitted that be had pre-
pared the Anarchist maniiestOes, and
that be had made the leaden and tin
bombs seized by the police. lie denied,
however, that he intended TO use them.
Counsel for the defense pointed out
that, contrary to published reports,
powerful explosives were found az the
prisoners lodgings, and that the
machines found were only small and
rudely made cOntriyanceS.
Martin Stikul, carpenter, aud an
other of the accused, admitted attend
ing the Anarchist meetings, but he de-
MED that be was aware Of the contents
OF the Anarchists manifesJOes.
The cass was adjourned until to-mOr-
row.