Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-08
DYNAMIYHRS' DEFENSE.
The Defense Produces the Only Cir
cular Preserved by Any One
from the CircuIator,
A Witness Is FOund who Saw the Bomb
Thrown, and Says Schwah Is
Not the Man.
Nieidcn and Spies Toll How Ts,ey We're
Shot, and Charge the Police
With Doing 10.

Judge Carey to-day, 1t being intinated
That the defendants would close their
testimony this afternoon.
Samuel Fielden was called 70 tho stand
again and was questioned by an attorney
Tor the defense.
'Do you know Detective Bonneldpn
Yes" In low voice.
ibid you state to him that you ran
through Crane's alley2n
mo, sir; never stated that 10 him or
anyone else.v
How old were you when you came to
America2v
"Twenty-one years. ~
when did you become sociaIlet?"
When did you become an anarchist"
well, about the same timer"
How Iong have you believed In over
turning the present government by
~ do not know, as have never be-
neved In Changing the present govern
iuent by force, ] have believed that In
tne nature OF things the government
w0uld have 10 be changed by torce.n
Were you q stakeholder In the
Alarm7v
~ believe ! had two dollars worth of
stock" WitRess said he went to the
Office OF the Arbeiter Zeltung ON
the evening OF May 4, arriving
there ton minutes before 8. lie said
there We're twelve or fifteen members OF
the American group present. They re-
manned there until nearly 3. Balthausur
reported there was large meeting at
the hay-markct and that speakers were
needed. Witness said he went TO the |
meeting with Parsons and man named |
ArnTnnpQ la qul Cuht t.Nt To- q 1,
haymaTkct previous TO that time. wit |
ness said he spoke at the hay-mnrket |
only through the interceding OF Spies.
PORTIONS OF Flelden's speech at the hay
market were read TO him.
lie SAID he could not remember the ex-
act words, some OF the thoughts, how
ever, he recognized, Witness SAYS he
was walking or beginning TO walk away
when struck by a bullet.
He was asked II he had read certain
items In the Alaym about dynamite and
its use
lie said that he could not remember
whether he did or not, Witness said he
did not regard his hay market speech rs
incendiary, certainly Il did not inclte any
one that night, to any specific oyeract In
urging the men to organize he only con
templated that they would be able
Dy tais means to obtain greater share in
the products OF the country and more
even division OF the fruits OF labor. He
had no knowledge that any Immediate
violenceswould be employed. lie had no
intimatlon that dynamite bombs would
be thrown.
DR., Tcilo testified that he was called ON
the night Of May TO dress bullet
wound sustained by Henry Spies This
was TO show that the latter was shot at
the hay-market
Young Spies had given testimony tend.
ing to exculpate his brother, August
Spies, OF the crime OF lighting the bomb.
He formerly testified that he was not al
the hay-market, but in the present trial
said he was on the wagon with his broth
or Mt the hay market.
Henry Spies again took the stand, and
testified that he sustained bullet wound 9
N striking down q revolver aimed by
some one at his brother He could not {
say whether IL was policeman or not ]
who ired the shot.
Ernest Neindorf, who testified for the
state, was next called by the defense. He
said he was at Zepfs' hall on the night OF .
May o. He said Llngg was present. As
far as witness know he was there during
the entire meeting. The meeting con-
tlnued from 8 to II.
On oross-examinaton he said there
were 800 or 1000 persons present,
and that the people were coming
and gong all the time The wit.
that Lingg was not present and also
called conspiracy meeting the same
night at No. 81 West Lake street, near
Zepf's hall
Jacob Sherman said he was present at
the meeting In Zepf's hall and saw Iinrn
there during the meeting.
Fielden was recalled and asked II at
the coroner's inquest anything was said
about his firing at the police.
Objected to and disallowod,
Mrs. Needle, wife OF one OF the defend,
ants, was called, but her testimony was
objected 10 aud she was excused,
Herncman Linnemeyer, calcimlner,
was recalled. He was shown dynamite
bomb found IN the Arbleter Zeltuug office,
and said he did not see II when he
searched the closet IN that Office on the
morning OF May o.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon proceedings commenced
with the examination oi Joseph Bach, u
socialist who was present at the meeting
held ia tho Arbieter Zeitung office lust
PRIOR TO the hay-market demonstration
Tho point OF his testimony was It's
corroboration OF the other witnesses
10 the effect that Sohwab accepted an
TO speak at the meeting OF the
employees OF the neering Harvester com
pany aud was nc the hay.market. He was
present at the hay market and saw Heury
Spies, the brother OF the defendant,
there. The fomainder OF HIS testimony
was repetition OF that OF the other
Witnesses Of the riot who have testified
for the defense.
Cross.examne by Mr.. Grinnel,
''Iiow long have you been connected with
the AlarmYn
al have had nothing to do with the
Alarm
uBut you are one OF the bureau OF Ia
formation advertised in the Alarm"
t'Thai may be-"
"Yee or no"
s'Weli, yes.n
s'And YOU are interested in the Arbeiter
leitungGn
THAT may be.r
IN what wayfn
~ am one OF the directors"
Az this stage Of the cross-examlnation
Tho witness ost much OF the calm assur-
knca which he al frst maintained, aud
'fHa caught mapping as 20 one or two
minor details In his direct testimony.
Max Alitacher said he attended the
lAY- market meeting with his hrOther.ln.