The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1886-08-21
EVIDENCE ALL In.
The Taking of Testimony in the
Anarchists Trial Concluded.
Stories of the Principal Defendants
what the Defense Claims to Have
Proven-Argumcnts of tho
Lawyers.
THE ANARcIIisrs.

CHICAGO, Aug. 10.--Threc ofthe Anarchist
prisoners, Schwab, Spies and Parsons.
were placed on the witncss-stand yester
day Schwab was examined by Mr.. Foster
as to his whereabouts tho night of the Hay
market slaughter, and denied in whole and
in detail the statements concerning him
sworn to by the witnesses Thompson and
Gilmer, and corroboratcd the story OF his
travels to Decring and his speech. making
there Us told by the various witnesses ex-
amincd in his behalf. Ho refused to say
whether or not he was an Anarchist
Spies was the next witness. Hc gave ON
account Of tho Mccormick meeting and
his part therein. The person who called
for the raid on the Mccormick hands
stood over hundred feet, from, him
Cd when ho saw the police fir
ing on tho women and children. Some:
body told him two people were killed. and
home and wrote tho Revenge" circular,
heading it "Worlsmen, To Arms" ]" He
read in the five o'clock paper that five or
six were ,ns killed and tbs then sIrcnr he
to Six" He detailed = his expcrience
ut the Haymurkot meeting and denied in
full tho stories of Witnesses Thompson
and Giimer as to his (Spiesl having
bombs at the er-zeiiung office;
left two He didn't know either
of the men. In talking with the re-
porter. Wilkinson he had explained street
warfare with dynamite to the reporter,
using Market square and the tunnel in his
illustrations. The word "Ruhe" was i'll
serted with batch of general an
nouncements on the REQUEST Of somebody
three O'Clock, May 4, that il the word
"Ruhe' was in that afternoons issue of
the paper it wa signal for the armed
section to DO ready to defend the people
The sS nit Sds % lis hs had bought
for experiments, and he also kept it
to supply the reporters with sensations
when thoy called on him. He knew moth
Ing Ing s of the big parcel of found in
er," but happened not to have one with
him the night Of the riot. On cross-exam-
ination witness laid that he had other OBJ
jects than that :. curiosity il, his expert.
that he wrote the Revenge" circular to
induce the people to arm themselves and
resist the police. The climax in
asked him if he had replied to it. The let
ter was from Herr Most to Dear Spies''
nnd related to the proposed shipment Of
LWOuUy 10 UWeuUy-HVe pounds OF ''meQl-
cine" dynamite to the scene of the labor
troubles then going on in Hooking valley.
Spies admitted having received the letter
but could not remember that he had re-.
piled to it
Parsons next testified, and said that
after his remarks at the HaymarLet meet
ing he went to Zepfs Hall, and was at the
latter place when the bomb exploded At
tho request of counsel he gave in substance
his speech made ut the Haymarket. He
tion, and elocution were calcu-
lated to give the impression that
he was really addressing an audience. He
told his audience in tho course of his re-
Gated throwing hand-grenades at striking
seamen that the Tribune advocated Civ
ing strytchinia for tramps, and that Tom
Scott advocated using rifles upon the rail-
dynamite. He said that he advocated
the use Of dynamite by working-men as a
defense against those unlawfully attack
ing them. When he used the words, ITO
Arms" he meant that working mon should
provide themselves with arms with which
to defend themselves against force, If
necessary.
mitted advocating dynamite-he advo-
Gated any thing necessary to success. :"
Both he and Spies declared themselves An
nrchists without hesitation or cquivoca-
tion.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-THE defense called to
the witness stand yesterday II. l.. Gilmer.
He was asked il he had not in an inter-
view with w. A. Graham, q reporter, on
May. 5 said that the man who threw the
bomb lit it himself. Witness replied in the
negative. Graham was then called. and
said that Gilmer did tell him in the
interview referred to, that tho bomb
was lighted by tho person throwing
it; that that person had his back
turned towards him (Gilmer), but he
thought he would know him if he saw him
again. Tne defense then rested its case,
and evidence in rebuttal was taken. This
consisted mainly in the testimony of wit
States District Attorney Richard S. Tut
hill, of this city, was among those testify
ing to Gilmer's good character.
Samuel Merrill, president of the Citizens
National Bank of Des Moines, Ia, had
been a resident Of that city seventeen
years He had been Governor of the
Hawkeye State. He said that Gilmers rep
utation for truth and veraclty was good.
Cross examined, tho witness SAID he had
known Gilmer tivoor six wears. He had en-
ployed Gilmer as painter. Gilmer had no
account at the bank and witness never met
him socially. He never heard any one
say that Gilmer was truthful or untruth-
full. Tho witness was not at the Palmer
House May 4. Ho dld not know that he
was expected there ut that time. He had
not notified Mr.. Gilmer that ho would bo
AT inc Ialmef HOUSE TMuV 4.
Anumb,r OF policemen were next called
to prove th..t no revolvers were displayed
by them before the explosion of tho bomb
at the Haymarket meeting
Inspector Bonfield swore that he never
said to SlmOnson, witness for the de-
fense, that if he could get together 3,00u
Socialists without their women and chill
dren, he would fix them. The State then
announced tho close of their case. The
arguments will begin at once.
ba tS ploiO ms tp h0
been. made by tho defense in their soven
days testimony were AS follows
]. That Giimer was a falsifer.
2. That Fielden did not shoot at the po-
lice.
3. That Schnaubelt was not the person
who threw the Domb.
CHICAGO, Aug 12-Mr. Walkers speech
in the Anarchists trial yesterday made it
evident that while the prosecution will
insist that the witness Gilmer told the
truth about the throwing of the bomb
by Schnaubelt and tho lighting of the
fuse by Spies they will claim that even
though Gilmer's testimony and that OF
Thompsons should not be taken into ac-
the defendants are guilty Of the crime as
charged in the Indictment. Having made
comprehensive statement as to the law
in the case, and having quoted freely to
sustain the claim that when num-
Der of persons agree to commit murder, or
advise Others to do so, tho time and place
not being definitely determined on, the
offense when committed equally with
the principal Mr.. Walker p coed.
ed 10 show. from the writings and
speeches OF the principal defendants that
they had organized a conspiracy of mur-
derin this CITY, and that they counseled and