Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-21
CHICAGO ANARCHISTS.
The Criminal Court Room Again Packed
10 Listen to the Evidence In the
Trial OF the Socialists.
II IL shown How Incendinry Speeches IRE
oipitated tho Riot At mooor'
rniok's Reaper works.

CHICAGO, Ill, July 20--The keen puo-
lie interest In the sensational develop
ments In the anarchists case is demon
strated by the daily increase IN the
crowds who apply for admission. Inc
courtroom was crowded when Henry
Hermann reported for the state as the
flrst witness called this morning. Mfr
Gripnel asked him II he was at the meet
ing on October II last, at the Twelfth
street Turner hall. He was. resolution
was introduced by August Spies. fieldtn
was there, and the meeting was pre-
sided over by A. Beltez, The contents OF
the resolution submitted by Spies related
10 She impending elght-hour movement
and that the workiDgmen should not nope
for success unless they were prepared to
enforce their demands. The resolution
concluded something like "death 70 the
enemies OF the human race, our OPP
pressors.n II was also set forth In the
resolution, which was adopted unani-
mously BY the meetiDg that in all likeli-
hood the capitalistic class would oppose
the lRborlng men by means of police and
miiitia that no reform could be
accomplished unless similar force was
brought TO bear against the class Ia su-
thoritv. The resolution was introduced
in the evidence.
Onicer J. T. West Of the Hermann
street station was next put on the stand.
He was at McCormick's reaper factory on
the afternoon OF May near where
meeting was being held at which August
Spies was prominent speaker. The
witness proceeded TO give at length the
particulars Of the riot, which occurred at
Mccormick
The defense inlerposed a violent OBJ
jecliou 90 the testimony and the efforts OF
the prosecution to accuse the defendants
with all the acts OF violence that had &C.
CURED IN Chicago.
The states attorney said he Intended
to prove conspiracy.
Spies bad addressed the meeting at
McCormick's with the desire of paving
the way for the meeting on May t. This
they would prove step ny step. II would
be shown that after Spies had addressed
the crowd In the most violent manner he
did not remain on the scene, but at once
came down town and wrote the famous
"Reyeugeful" circular denounciDg the POI
lice, saying that worklngmen had been
killed at McCormick's, which was untrue.
Spies knew what had occurred when he
wrote The circular, and his object was
simply 10 inilame the passions of the peo-
pie aud to make anarchy rule.
The court allowed the witness TO pro-
coed With his narrative. lie said many
OF the mob were armed with reviewers;
that they at once opened dire upon the po-
lice upon the latter's arrival on the
scene
James J.. Frazer, who was employed
near McCormick's factory, and who wit
messed the riot, confirmed Ollicer Vests
testimony. When Spies was speaking TO
the crowd he was very violent. At the
conclusion Of this speech some one cried
out, pointing toward the factory, Diets
20 XIII those damned scabs." The crowd
Immediately started in that direction, ami
Spies slid of the platform and started
for the street cars.
u. r. Baker also corroborated the tes-
tImony Of the two witnesses
A, s, Lockie, reporter, gave evidence
on the same subject, He said that In his
address TO the crowd Spies spoke of
bombs, reyoyers, etc. The witness was
on the platform from which Spies was
speaking, but was ordered TO leave, and
on refusing to do 80 he was violently as
saulted.
4 Haraster, president Of the Lumber
Showers union, testified that the object
Of the meeting near McCornck's was to
hear the report of the committee who
had waited on the lumber bosses He
was to make that report, but upon arriv-
ing on the scene found that violent
speeches were being made by outsiders
lie Jumped on the platform and coun-
seled moderation, He told the men the
object OF the meeting was to hear the re-
port, but they threatened to throw him
OF the platform II he did not keep quiet.
When the crowd started towards the fac
tory he tired to stop II, He warned them
against listening to the poisonous
speeches that had been made,
The defense made objection to this tes
timony but the objection was promptly
oyerruled by Judge Carey.
Sergeant John Enright and other officer:
next testified as to the riot at McCor
mlck's, their testimony agreeing with that
OF their comrades,