The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-10
Spies, Schwab and Parsons All on the Wit
ness Stand During the Day-Full SUM
mary of the Testimony Of Each.
An Interesting Letter from Johann Most
to Spies introduced and Read,
Also Postal Card of Some Consequence.
Parsons Rehearses HIS Haymarket Speech
"A Good Day for the Prosecution.

The rumor had been current that Spies would
take the stand and served to attract the largest
crowd that had thus far visited Judge Garya
court. Out of doors the crowd was as large as
the one within the courtroom Women in twos
and threes were with their escorts, but there
was no room for the many that were turned
away. All the windows in the courtroom were
Theoretically sealed, the doors were tightly
closed and the atmosphere was torrid as the
neighborhood of blast furnace ''Well, pro-
ceed gentlemen" said the court to counsel for
the defense. The Anarchists counsel were
holding close consultation. Their heads rested
together over the table and they whispered long
and earnestly. Finally they retired to discuss
the important matter, whatever II is that seems
to have the whip hand in their deliberations. A
quarter of an hour elapsed, then the counsel
for the defense entered and the defendant
Schwab was put on the stand
"Where do you liveYs asked Mr.. Foster
Cell 1O7, in the county Jail" Ilaughter.l
"Now, if this is repeated" says the court, very
angry at this exhibition of levity, sIll clear the
roomn
Schwab goes on with his story. His family
live at 81 Florimond street; he left home the
evening of May d, at TAO He looked at the
clock before departing from the house. and Is
sure OF the time. Then he went to the Arbeiter
Zeitung Office. There a communication was re-
ceived over the telephone requesting that
speaker be sent to Deerings Spies was the speaker
wanted, but he was at the Haymarket, and
Schwab FASTENED there to find him, but failed,
and saw his brother-inaw. Rudolph Schnau-
belt, then took car east to Clark street and
boarded another going up Clybourne avenue to
Deerings. Schwab does not know what time he
reached the factory, but he spoke to the strikers
for about twenty minutes, then stopped in sa-
loon. had glass Of beer and some luuch and
got back home about IL o'clock
''Were you ever in the alley at Crane Bros.
that night with Mr.. Spiesl"
NO. sir"
'Did you walk west on Randolph street with
Mr.. Spies two blocks, then return with himY"
''No sir.'
ibid you see Mr. Spies that nightl"
No, SIR"
''D;d you see Mr. Spies hand your brother-in-
Bros, and did you say anything like this If
that won't be enough shall we get another oneg
'No. sirn
did you see Mr.. Spies at MI that nightl"
mo, SIR
when did you see him at all for the last
time that day2"
I'm the afternoon. / did not see him again
until the next morning"
Before Schwab left the stand States Attorney
Grinnell asked: do you know where Schnau-
belt is2' He replied that he had been in Jail a
long while, and knew very little OF the news of
the world.
1--WE caa tell you if you desire to know" said
Attorney Zeisler.
He is in Cincinnati isn't he7" said Grinnell.
Eyes" replied Zeisler
The cross examination of Schwab was con-
Quoted by States Attorney Grinnel Schwab
said he had been member of the Information
alist society since its organization.
QUESTIONABLE you an Anarchist
Answer-It depends on what you mean. There
are several definitions of that
Question-Answer my question. Are you an
Anarchist
Answer-I can't answer that
Queston-Do you remember that article, May
4. which appeared in the Arbeiter zeitungl
Objected to.
Queston-Have you not before your arrest
been advocate of force2 Objected to. The
Court ruled that the State is confined in its cross
examination to specific questions brought out on
the examinaton-in chief.
The States attorney subsequently remarked
that his mention of Schnaubelts name was au
error. He meant and should have said Louis
Brandt the Arbeter Zeitung Office boy.
lUllu0uldteIY aIter OcuWaD Dhu OeSu cXCuSeQ9
Spies took the stand He appeared to be thor
oughly self-possessed. He spoke with strong
accent He said his full name was August Vim
cent Theodore Spies; that he was thirty one years
old, and that he came to this country IN 1877.
He had been a member of the Socialistic Pub
fishing Society, which controlled the Arbeiter
Zeitung. He had heen the editor Of that paper
for six years, and received salary OF Slo q
week He was at the BLACK road meeting on
May 3, at the invitation of committee from
fhA INN hor chnn Tnin h0ro oxEaz n
of three thousand persons present Baithasar
Rau was at the meeting, and introduced Spies
TO the chairman of the meeting. SPIES said:
my speech was commonplace. told the men
to stand by the union. While speaking, some
one cried out in an unknown language and thred
or four hundred men detached themselves from
the meeting and made an attack on McCormick's.
Spies said he Kept on speaking for short time.
when he. too went toward the factory he said
he saw some people behind some railroad cars
and others running, while the police were firing
at them. THE sight Of this" said Spies, made
my blood boil' The witness declared that while
he was standing there young lrishman came to
him and told him that six men were doad and
that thirty had been wounded Spies then went
10 the Arbeiter Zeitung Office and wrote the
article, which appeared the next morning, headed
Blood "Did you write the Revenge circu
larl' s'Yes only ! did not write the word
revenge
Question-Can you tell how 1t happened to b0
in the clrcularI Answer cannot
Question-How many circulars were distrib-
utedl Answer-About twenty-five hundred.
Queston-How soon was it written after you
returned to to the oficel Answer-Immedateiy
Question-At that time were you excitedt
Answer-I was II knew from the experience
Of the past said the witness. in a rising voice.
'that this butchering Of people was done for the
purpose of defeating the eighthour movement
The State objected. and the remark was ruled
out. The witness said be attended the Hay
market He saw copy of the circular closing
with. ''Workingmen come armed" He hs
could not attend the meeting unless the line
was taken out. Fischer was sent 10 the printer
to have the line taken out The witness said be