The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-08

fense would close their testimony this
afternoon, but this could not be stated
with any degree OF certainty. This
would contemplate that none Of the
remaining defendants would he placed
on the witness stand to give ties il
mOny.
SAMUEL FIELDEN
was called to the stand again, and was
questioned by Mr.. Foster, OF the de-
Tense. wa.
Question--Do you know Detective
Bonfield? Auswer-Yes lin a low
voice).
Ques,-Did you state to him that
you ran through Cranes alley? Ans.
No, sir; l never stated to him or to
anyone else.
Ques.-You say you were born in
Englsnd2 Ans.-Yes, sir.
Ques.-How old were you when you
came to America Ans.-Twenty -one
years.
Cues. -When did you become q
socialist Ans.--InslS74.
Ques.-When did you become an
anarchist? Ans.-Well, about the
same time.
Ques.-How long have you be-
lieved in overiurning the present gov
eminent by force? Ans,-I do not
know as | have ever believed in
changing the present government by
force. / have believed that in the
nature of things, the government
would have TO be changed by force.
Ques.-How long have you preached
anarchy .,
The question was objected to and
disallowed.
Dues. Did you ever know Of any
EOglish speaking group except the
American group ADs.-No.
Ques.-You nave delivered social
istic and anarchistic speeches during
the past four years? Ans.-1 have
made many speeches, but not always
OF socialistic and anarchisliC ten
dency. Some were from q strictly
workipgmen's standpoint.
Ques.-Whtfew were those speeches
delivered? Ans On the lake front,
on the MARI ct Square and at Griel 3
Hall?
Ques.-Were you a stakeholder in
the AlGrml Ans.-I believe j had two
dollars worth Of stock.
Ques.-Did you take part in its man
sgement2
Capt. Black made objection. The
objection was Overruled.
Capt. Black rose and said: 81 think
j will advise the witness" and then
stopped.
Then consulting with his brother
attorneys, he mod fled his remark and
took an exception. 81
The witness said he wis named as
one OF the penons TO whom commu
cations could be addressed rs TO the
mauag, ment OF the paper. He said
he read some of the transactions from
the Ffeiheit printed inlbe Alarm.
The witness said hewent TO the Of
fee of the Arbeitfr ICih,Rg on the even
ing OF May An, arriving then ten min
utes before o'clock. He said there
were Twelve or fifteen members OF the
Group present, He eaid
they remained there until nearly Q
o'clock, when Baltbausur Rau rtpert-
ed that there was large meeting at
the hay market, and that speakers
were needed, Fhe witness said he |
went 10 the meeting with Parsons and
a man named Schneider. He said |
Schwab left for the hay market prior
10 that time. The witness said he did
not wish to speak at the hay market,
and only did 30 through the interoed.
ng OF Spies.
Portions OF Fielden's speech at the
hay market were read TO him.
He said he could not remember ex-
act words, When it came to the Ian
yuage to throttle the law" he said he
thought he uttered it, When the por-
lion about the Mccormick trouble and
hat the law was only on the side OF
Mccormick, he replied that he thought
he did speak in that strain. The Ian
yuage was quoted to him, II have
some resistance in me; you should
resist" He could not remember that
he did use these words. When the
language was read, "The socialists did
not intend TO declare war-war has
been declared" followed by deClara.
ion that the fight would be waged
rom now ON to the end with the au-
horities Of the law, he said that he
'ould not remember that no did use
he Language.
The witness said hcwas walking or
beginning to walk away when struck.
~ a bullet.
He was asked If he bad read certain
Irticles in the Alarm about dynamite
md lis use. He replied that he could
Tot remember whether he had or not,
The witness said he did not regard
lis hay market speech as incendiary.
lie declared that he certainly did not
Dcite any one that night TO any spe-
ific overt act, He made a general at.
ack on the present BoCial system.
)ertain people might regard that rs
noendiary, while others would not.
lie eaid he desired TO keep out of the
Tay OF the police that night because
10 knew that they would arrest all
eTsons connected with the meeting
0 find out who was the guilty person.
On the redirect ex 7minat on, Flslden
eclaTed that in his speech he said
hat Washington, Jefferson and John
Irown had occupied the same position
owArd abuses OF government that the
did toward the present social
ystem. In urging worklngmen to or
anize, he only contemplated that
hey would be able by this means to
btain greater share OF the products
4 their country, more even division
4 the fruits Of labor. He had no
that any immediate vio-
ence would be employed. He had no
that a dynamite bomb
you'd be thrown.
The Stats Attorney did not pursue
he cioss examination and Fielder left
he stand.
DIR. TEILo
estifed that he was called on the
light Of May An to dress a bullet
FOUND sustained by Henry Spies.
his YVES TO show that the latter was
hot at the hay market. Young Spies
ad given testimony leading 90 excul-
ate his brother, August S, pies, of the
rime Of lighting the bomb. lie had
Drmerly test fed that he was not at
he Ray market and at the prese mt
rial said he wss on the wagon with
10 hrOtbpr at tho bau n, ork,f Hanry