The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-17
THE CHICAGO NiRCHISTS.
FIRST BAYS PROCEEDINGS or
THE TRIAL.
The Testimony Of Inspector BOnfleld
and One OF the Principal
COnspiratOrs.

CHICAGO, ILL, July 16.-After many
weeks, after interminable delay, spent
in exhausiing every device for delay
employed by crafty lswyers, the trial
of the anarchists lie to begin in earnest.
This morning the eight men who are
TO answer for the hay market mas.
facre, take their seats in Judge Gary's
court. They are composed, their
manner betrsys no senfe Of uneasiness
and, apparently, they are careless of
the past and Indifferent ss to the
future, Without the courtroom is
congregated large crowd, victims to
a curiosity they are unable to crafty.
Down stairs is another crowd, and
still another and larger one is con.
gregated in front OF the entrance to
the Criminal Court building. On the
opening of court at 10 o'clock the
States Attorney requested an ad-
iournment till IL o'clock, which was
granted. The reason for this adjourn
ment is given in rumor which is TO
the effect that the State has met with
some trouble on account OF its wit
neise', or certain OF them. The story
is that some of these have denied this
morning the truth OF their disclosures
relative TO the existence of the dyns-
mite conspiracy. The States Ator
ney's office is 'osed TO all attempts 10
get information bearing on the Truth
or falsity OF this report.
Mr.. Grinnell, later, said his reason
for desiring a delay was due to the cir
cumstance that witnesses in a certain
branch Of the case have not appeared.
These witnesses were newspaper re-
porters mostly, who are to testify to
the early scenes at the hay market be-
fore the riot was precipitat d.
A HUGE MAP OF THE HAY MARKET
showing the relative positions Of the
police, the crowd and the speakers at
the fatal meeting on May 4th was
shown, prepared by Felix y. Buschek,
an architect and draughhman, who
was The frat man sworn. Mr.. Bus
check was ssked to explain this map
TO the jury in detail. The dimensions
OF The nay market, which includes the
space between Ha stead and Des'
PLACES street on Randolph, are given.
keph's Hall is designated on the map
at No. 100 Lake street. This place
eerved as q rendezvous for the con.
spirators. The witness, pointing to
the map, said: "rbis is Neff's Hall,
No. So Clybourn avenue. Here is a
walk leading into side door in the
hall, back OF salooD, which occupies
the front. There is little platform
back of the hall, another side door,
and there are two steps leading from
the hall to the salooD."
Captain Black looks attentively al
this map and listens to every word
dropped by the witness. Then be
Gays; eve don't know the relevancy
of all this, but | suppose it has some
connection with the case"
at will be explained later, rejoiGs
Mr.. Grinuell.
Another map is uufolded. The wit
ness says: This is Giiefs saloon, No
81 West Lake street." designating 9
drawing on the msp. Mr.. Grinnel
asks what is the length of this build
ing. at is fitty.one feet and six
inches. The basement is eight feet
high and access can be had to it by
means of two doors, one a! the side
the other at the rear"
Still another map is shown. "phif
is Zeph's Hall, corner of Desplainet
and Lake streets. 1t is a larger draw
ing than the other" The basement
stairs, the windows, the doors in the
buildir g are pointed out.
Capt. Black wants to know the dis
lance from the corner on which the
building known as Zeph's Hall stands
to Crane Bros alley, nesr which spo
the bomb was thrown. The distance
ia 1852 feet.
Then this ground is gone over, incl
by inch almost, to elucldate to the
Jury the minutest spot in everv part O.
the territory on which the massacre
took place.
INSPECTOR BoNFIELD
then took the stand. He was in com
msnd OF the police on the night o
May 9th. There were present: Lieuts
Steele, Bowler, Psnsen, Stanton, Hub
bard, Beard and Quinn, with detach
ments OF men.
"Why did you come to go there p
Mr.. Grlnnell asks.
"Some time during the day my at
teption was called to a circular tina
~
1--WE object" cries Capt. Black.
"Well, we will put the circular il
evidence" Mr.. Grnnell said.
81 have one here says the wit
ness. 81 consu ted with His Honor
the Mayor about the circular which
called for the meeting at the ha!
market"
"Well, you need not say what tina
conference was. Tell what you did OIL
leaving the station"
at was about 10 o'clock. The mel
were ordered out there, about 100 o
them in all. They marched up thu
street, intending to guard the thor
oughfares."
"What was the state of the men a
to the arms they bore2"
81 object" cries Capt. Black. Over
ruled.
"What were the instructions
THAT no man should fire unless h
was ordered to do so by his superio
officer
well, go on"
Inspector Bonfield then related il
detail the story OF the tragedy. Capt
Ward told the crowd to dispense in tn
name OF the State. Fielden, who hat
been on the truck near the sidewall
speaking, got down and said: "W
are peaceable." Bonfeld says th,
crowd then parted in a peculiar man
ner, and then there was a hissin
noise followed by the explosion o
the bomb. The crowd fired at tn
police for fully minute, when tn
latter were ordered to return to fire
Sixty officers in all were wounded b,
bullets, seven Of whom were dead
The witness was cross-exa ninet
closely by the defense, but did no
vary in any of his statements.
The court then adjourned until tn
afternoon.