Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-08-08
THE ANARCHISTS.
TIE TRIAL AT CHICAGO DRAGGING ITS
WEARY LENGTH ALONG.
Fielden Again on the stand-What He
Knows About Socialism and An
arehism-The ALARM &C.
[By telegraph to the Dispatcn.I

aIcnists before Judge vary to'osy' ~
was intimated that the defence would
close their testimony this afternoon
but this could not be stated with any
degree Of certainty. This would con-
template that none Of the remaining de-
PENDANTS would be placed on the wit
ness-stand to give testimony.
Samuel Fielder was called to the
stand again. and was questioned by Mr..
Foster, Of defence.
Do you know Detective Bonfield ~
he was asked.
"Yes," he replied in low voice.
"Did you state to him that you ran
through Cranes slley?"
:" No, sir. | never so stated to him
nor to any one else"
"You say You were born in Eng
land" said Dir. Ingham, on cross-ex-
animation.
"Yes, SIR"
GLOW old were you when you came
to American"
"Twenty-one years DID,"
"When did you become a Social.
ist?"
sin 1874"
"when did you become an Anar-
chist?"
"Well, about the same time"
"How long have you believed in
overturning the present form of Govern
nent by force?"
81 do not know as | have ever be-
lieyed in changing the present Govern
ment by force. have believed that in
the nature of things the Government
would have to be changed by force"
How long have you preached an
srchy?"
The question was objected to and dis
allowed.
ibid you ever know Of any English
speaking group except the American
group"
mo"
"You have delivered Socialistic and
Anarchstic speeches during the past
four years?"
81 have made many speeches, but
not always of . Socialistic and An
archistic tendency. Some were strictly
from the workmsn's standpoint"
"where were those speeches deliv-
ered?"
son the Lake front, on Market
Square, and at Griefs HALL"
"Were You stakeholder in the
Alarm ?"
81 believe had two dollars worth
Of stock"
"Did you take part in its manage.
ment?"
Captain Black made objection. The
objection was overruled.
Captain Black rose and said 81
think 7 will advise the witness and
then stopped. Then, consulting with
his brother.sttorneys, he modified his
remark and took an exception.
Witness said no was named as one
OF the persons to whom communica-
tons could be addressed. AS to the
management Of the paper, he said he
read some Of the translations from the
Fre,het printed in the Alarm.
On redirect examination Fielden de-
claredsthat in his speech he said that
Washington, Jefferson, and John
Brown had occupied the same position
toward the abuses of the Government
that the Socialists did toward the pres
ent social system. In urging working
men to organize he only contemplated
that they would be able by
| this means to obtain greater share of
| the products Of the country--a more
even division Of the fruits of labor.
lie had no knowledge that any imme-
date violence would be employed. He
had no intimation that dynamite
bomb would be thrown.
The States attorney did not pursue
the cross-examination, and Fleldsn left
the stand.
At the afternoon session Joseph
Bach, Socialist and director of the
| Arbe,ter Zeitung, testified that Schwab
was not at the IIaymarket meeting.
lie saw Fielden slight from the wagon
and heard the bomb explode. lie be-
lieyed Fieldon did not do any shooting,
and thought no left the vicinity as rapid
| " as he could. lie noticed that the
| firing all seemed to come from the po-
lice. Witness produced a circular
which be swore was handed him on the
street. II was one Of those from which
the words "Workingmen, arm your
selves and appear in force mad been
omitted. This is the only circular ofth.t
kind that has been presented in evil
dence by the defence which has been
preserved since the Haymarket riot by
a witness who was present at the meet
ing. The State presented as evidence
lot of circulars taken from the Ar
better Zstt1pg Office, from which the
words mentioned had not been ex-
plunged; and the defence has presented
a number Of revised ones, but till now
no one Of them had been traced to the
hands Of an eyewitness of the riot
who had received it from distributor.
The point was a surprise to the State
and every one else, and was ex planned
in the cross-exsmination.
GLOW long have you known Mr..
Solomon, the attorney for the de-
fence?"
About half an hour"
"Half an hour How came you to
meet him half an hour ago for the first
time?"
81 called at his office half an hour or
so ago, and was brought here by some
one in the Office"
why did you wish to see Mr.. Solo
NOM"
TO show him this circular. / read
in the papers about the kind OF circulars
presented in court, and, discovering that
mine, which | still had in my pocket,
WAS unlike those presented by the State,
thought | might give some testimony
which had not yet been drawn out In
relation to the circulars which were dis
tributed."
Witness contradicted himself on one
or two immaterial points relating to the
succession of speakers at Haymarket,
&C., but in the main his story seems to
be told simply and honestly.
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