The Rise and Fall of Anarchy in America: From its Incipient Stage to the First Bomb Thrown in ChicagoMcLean, George N.
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The Rise and Fall of Anarchy in America: From its Incipient Stage to the First Bomb Thrown in Chicago
McLean, George N.
Anarchists -- United States; Haymarket Square Riot, Chicago, Ill., 1886
| | Married.
Jacob Ebinger | " " | Shell wound on back of left hand.
| | Wife and three children.
John J. Kelly | " " | Slight wound by shell, left hand.
| | Wife and three children.
Patrick Flavin | " " | Finger hurt by shell. Married.
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Total number of wounded officers, 67. Deaths, 7.
"BEHOLD HOW GREAT A MATTER A LITTLE FIRE KINDLETH!" The explosion
at the Haymarket made 3 widows, 14 orphans, and left 119 children
dependent upon public charity, pending the recovery of their wounded,
or perhaps permanently maimed and crippled fathers.
The business men of the city and railroad corporations promptly gave
over $50,000 for the relief of the families of the officers who were
killed and wounded.
THE CONSPIRACY.
The search for, and the capture of the prime-actors in the Haymarket
tragedy was at once commenced in earnest. The well organized and
efficient force of brave men, under command of cool headed and well
skilled officers, was sure to succeed. Captain F. Schaack, with six
detectives, kept the entire Northwest group under the surveillance of
their argus eyes. Thielen turned informer and communicated important
information which fitted exactly to supply a perfect chain of evidence.
The _Ypsilon_ and _Ruhe_ signals were significant evidence toward
proving conspiracy along with the other daily developments in the
case. Several officers and detectives were detailed to make a search
of several houses on Sedgwick street, among which, one Seliger's, at
No. 442. As the officers were nearing the house, Louis Lingg and one,
Oppenheimer, were watching them with much interest and discussing the
practicability of making a rush for their arms and kill the officers
rather than have the arsenal of the Anarchist, with its appliances for
the manufacture of infernal machines for the consummation of conspiracy
and treason, fall into the hands of the officers of the law. But the
ever vigilant officers secured possession of the house and removed
all suspicious articles to the station. Lingg went immediately into
hiding, but was on the 14 of May arrested in a little cottage on
Ambrose street. Seliger was arrested in Meyer's carpenter shop, and
Thielen coming to see what Seliger was arrested for was also taken into
custody. Lingg became reckless and defiant. Many of the conspirators
were run to earth by those six men and arrested. Assistant State's
Attorney Furthman interviewed the prisoners in their native tongue and
made a record of their statements.
RUDOLPH SCHNAUBELT,
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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