Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-10
TO SAVE THEIR LIVES.
AmarehEsts spies ana Par,
ssns On the stand.


W8Mla E3A8 AMH 148NU served 70 M4fT1G
he largest crowd thaf has thns far gil
ted dudas GaEY'H eoafs Oat sf denrI
the argwd waa &c large a. n the coarl
Fosm. Womsn il twoa and thrsss esFe
thera with escorts, bat there wnn NJ
room for them and they we're turned
awag. All The windous II the eoun
reom waEe haEmetioaliy saalsd. ths
doorB wePe tsQhfIY closed and TIE Il.
moaphsEs waB e. torEid &c the neiQhbor
hood nf blasf Furnaces.
Daesndanf Gchuab waa pat en- fhs
stand and said he Wna e ths HagnaR
kaA IN aumnpmny with Nehnaubef early n
TIE oEening. He denied any oonneulioE
With ths thEoWinR e. the bomb. Hi
cross examinAtign eliai1ed very little.
Spies then took the stand. he told
aboul his speash at McOormiek'a. HI
vent % ths faatoRy whan tha nhoofinr
began and hsaEd that slx people bad
been killed - the polioe. This oaassd
him 20 write the article IL Ne Arbsitss
ZfifunQ tie naxt da3 under tha onptio
= Blood.n He said be wrote the Re.
VenRsn circular uhile lnboEinR undaI
this exustemenk He thea described she
Haymafkot mesting and aaid be was In
tbe waeon until ths poles arrived. He
dsuied any euuneotion With The throw
ing of the bomb. He acknowledged
having dynauiea II his ones 20 en-
peximent with, bu1 said ths bombs
found thero were given 30 him by q wau
~ hnd rnfia7 for Neu Zeelau1. RnieS
then made what She pFosooufion claim
is fatal admiasion. fully coEFuboEafina
their claim that ths armed section had
secret oauaas and bad prepared Cor
an attack on the police. Spies said be
Wrots the word Ruhe,n which appear
"a Ia the Arteffsr Zeiinnq on May Ath.
He said that on the niEht before be re-
eai9ed The following letter;
aMy. Editor; PIease insert IN todaysa
letter bsx the word Ruhe' IL promi-
nent Iefseran
sc said be did not know that Il had
nng impoEt, bat on the maxi day Ran
said Il Was decided b. TIE armed go.
tion 10 have the word an sign Of warn
ing that they should keep their powcor
dry for ane against tbe polios. He told
Kan that it vas foolish and asked FISH
e. 30 inform the armed seelion that it
was a mistake. He declared that the
Superintendent Of Pollos called him q
. Duaoh deg hound and made an e
tack On him. Spies said he kept dyna-
mite "a bis once 70 experiment With.
and carried q revolver, thinking it waa
q good thing 70 have He declared that
on the night Of tbs HaymaKket meeting
be had loaned his revolver 20 ex- Alder
man BtifheF.
FifIssn minutes before he opening Of
tbs aftArnoon session there wae nos
vacant aeat ID the eouFt room. The
fact that Spies vas the witness under
lent an amount Of interest
70 the examination. He vas efoss-ex-
amined By CHAM.
How long have 700 bean editor Of
the 1rbefffr Zeitaag Z"
about six yeara."
aWere you sdit0F-in-ohisf -
'aNo; there vas 20 editor IN chief"
"Were you not looked upon IS the
head % che editorial department."
ssHos by thoso oonneoted With the pa-
per. The editorial department vas gov
sFned by The Publishing Company"
"What position did sehUab hold on
he paper9"
aThs sams As I--that is, one Of ths
sditOrs"
aAnd neither Of y0u we're responsible
Tor the ohaEaoter Of the expressions Of
he papeFI
ssNo air."
Spies, 10 answer 70 other questions Of
! similar nature, stated that be was q
aid employees of the Arbsitsr ZeifHn1,
nd shat he looked over the editorials
before they we're Published, bat vas not
responsible for their tone.
'fWere you editor Of the Alarm 81
INV timer
Il took charge Of Il for . short time
Will Mr.. Parsons was absent"
How many bombs did you htvs 10
Your o1ioe7"
aFnuFn
aWhen did yon Get thsmgn
@They we're bgouRht 70 nas some three
FsaFs AR0 By man Who said be was
lr0m Cleveland
what Kind Of bombs we're thsyf"
aIfon percussion bombs"
''Wdaf became ef the man who
DgouRht you the bombsf"
II never aau him aRain- ! remember
has be vas going 10 New Zsaland." ."
"When did you SCI these Czar
Sombsl"
II never GOT them. That Il al iHven-
Ion of that reporter. A man came
here while I was at dinner and left
hem thors. He left the bombs with
he bookkespeF. never saW him BE-
lore or afteF."
Durinq this examination she witness
vas very uneasy, and his voice tsem
bled IeFeeptihly. His agitation IN
creased when the examination cen
Iinued as fellows:
-How mnsb dynaEaiss did yoO have
e youF ofioelp
Two sm.ll paekngsan
"Whers did yoa Get q, snd Why did
loa purchase this dyEamitef'
II had read q great dsal about dyna-
ai.e and Thought ! would invssaRAis
Inrther."
awhy did yOa wish 70 investigate
IurtherY"
-0h, Oh. On general principles. !
"Dld yoa ever sxpsrimeat With CON-
oustihlesfp
ssNo, SIR
sDidn1 700 20 70 shsmeld. Indiana,
md witness soue sxpsEamsnts WIN
bomha -
NJ vitnsss answered svasivsly. and
.ka qussliona being ropeaiso IN an
,1nar farm. the dafenaa obieoted. The
uas oraRrulsd and the witness
lwosa that be hnd nevor expeEimented
With bcmhs.
was dynamils dissEibuted from The
Ayhsstsr Zsifmng otRca 2"
. ~Ths ofios uas nss maintained for
. wsrs 6ombs ever dissribusod fsOm
,hexe -
q No, sir.s
.Dia Yea noe tall RspsStsr Wilkinson
that they ysrs
Have pea knOun Herr Nos. p
~D,S va wsssve this lsAsar p lhAnd.
ine him : lsts : addFeassd - him ana
signsd by Mosi-l
II aid.
add Vea answsF L
"a asfnn1e ohieetad, and Ne exam
,n~tinn - suspsndsd Whiie the ooaEt
- - letter. Tea nag answer,
aid shs eour6
q do no4 ReEnemosR.
aHow ionn have yea earreepouoed
w,te Me- - Otiassed - snat4insd.
ar wkous hanawritsDR ts this postal
..rS > fhsndiae Sptss postal eard- ]
qas defNnna ah3es1ed. Ihn o9aft teaa
he eard, and Foster a.eea z - $40
sonsempanssd bEinaina d . nsg oatena-
snf- Tka aonra hAEinR 0e0ldeo laAt tes
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