The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-31
Evidence Yesterday Chiefly of a COrrobora.
tive Character-Court Adjourns and Al
lows the Jurymen to Take Drive.
Finding of a Corpse, Supposed To Be
That Of Schnaubelt, at Erie, Pa
Captured Bombs Exploded In Lake Michigan
John A. Henry Satisfactorily Explains the
Aims and Purposes Of Socialism.
THE ANARCHIST TRIAL.
The Prosecution Almost Through with Its
Testimony-The Jury Takes Ride.

Testimony-The Jury Takes Ride.
CHICAGO, July 30.-The courtroom in which
the Anarchist trial is in progress was so dark
this forenoon as to require the lighting of the
electric lights to enable the newspaper reporters
to transcribe their reports. The room was
crowded, as usual. and was close and hot The
proceedings were begun by continuation of the
reading of articles in the Alarm newspaper. The
special article read was a transcript Of speech
delivered by the defendant Parsons the editor
of the paper prior to the dedication Of the Board
of Trade. In it Parsons speaks of the ''Tramp
Nazarene" and His scourging the traders from
the Jerusalem temple. The speech advocated
the use of Winchester rifles as against the mem
bers of the Board of Trade with interpellated
cries of ''Give them dynamite" attributed to the
audience. The lawyers for the State expressed
the view again this morning.that they would
rest their case, in all likelihood, to-day.
In an article dated Feb. 6, 1885, directed at
Inspector Bonfeld, and speakingo of the strees-car
strike, it is said that if workipgmen do not like
the treatment they receive at the hands of the
police then, says the article, 'get dynamite, get
arms" In an article dated April "a. 1886, one
week prior to the riot, it was declared that the
social war would begin May l, and suggesting
dynamite in connection with the expected up
rising
Officer Daniel Coughin told Of an experiment
he had with can containing some form of
liquid, which, when ignited by fuse attached
to it, caused flame of fire possibly five feet
high, and ignited the grass for distance of five
to ten feet in every direction. The flames con-
tinued for about five minutes. The instrument
was supposed to be prepared for the purpose of
causing confagration. Four of these cans
were found. and introduced in evidence yester-
day.
Charles B. Prouty, q gun dealer, recognized
Engel and Parsons men who had visited his
place of business Engel called with his wife
and desired to see some large revolvers They
found one to suit them, and called afterwards
and said they would like to purchase number,
possibly one or two hundred. for the use Of So
ciety.
William j. Reynolds, gun dealer, testified
to Parsons and Engel calling upon him to
inquire about the purchase of revolvers and
cartridges None however, were sold TO them
Officer McNamara testified to having found,
near the corner of Robey street and Blooming
dale road, on May %, thirty loaded gas-pipe
dynamite bombs, and one not loaded They
were found lying under a sidewalk, and
with them quantity of dynamite and fulmi
mating caps.
Prof. Walter S. Haines, occupying the chem
istry chair at Rush Medical College. had tested
bombs found among the effects Of Lingg and
Spies, and found that they had the same con-
stituents in almost the same ratio as the pieces
of bomb taken from the body of officer Deeean.
The bombs contained lead, tin, antmony iron
and zinc: mainly lead, iron and zinc. The bombs
contained about 98 per cent. Of lead, per cent.
Of tin, and only traces OF the remaining con-
stituents. The sample Of the bomb which cre-
ated the havoc at the Haymarket was shown
the witness 1t is round, aud nc larger than the
ordinary base ball.
Professor De Lafontaine, another chemist,
made similar tests with similar results
The State offered in evidence an article in the
Arbeiter Zeitung Of May 4 headed, Blood"
and the manuscript from which 1t was set up in
type. II showed that it was written by August
Spies, and purported to give recital of the oc
currences at the Mccormick riot Other arti.
cles, calling upon workingmen to assemble at
the Haymarket, and other alleged incendiary
articles, were submitted as having been prepared
Dy Schwab. Before concluding the reading of
the translated articles the court took its noon
adjournment.
The afternoon proceedings began with the
testimony of DIR. Buthard. county physician.
Is
lated to the wounds which caused the death of
Matthias j. Degan, whose murder at the Hay
market is one of the charges upon which the
prisoners are being tried His observations
were made at post-mortem examination of
Degan's body, held on May 5. The witness de-
oocasioned death being in the left thigh.
1t was caused by piece of
lead which severed the femoral artery and
tore apart the muscles of the thigh. The wit
ness identified an irregularly-shaped piece of
metal, more than an inch square by quarter of
an inch thick, which was submitted in evidence
as the missile taken from the wound Nine
other wounds, which the witness characterized
as explosive marks, were found on the legs, be-
sides other marks on the face and BODY The
witness also testified to the result of the post
mortem examinations on the bodies of the other
officers who died, and described the nature of
those which caused death It was remarked
that. in the majority of the cases. it was pieces
of metal of irregular forms, and not bullets,
which inflicted the fatal wounds.
AT the close Of the examination of the county
physician, the State placed Officer John Smith
on the stand and brought out some testimony
damaging to Nesbe. The witness said he went
to Neebes house on May and found there
revolver breech-loading rife. q sword and
red flag. Five chambers of the revolver were
empty. and in one an empty shell, and in the
last a loaded cartridge. In his crossexamination
of the witness, Captain Black brought out the
fact that the gun was not rife, but large
smooth-bore.
After short consultation with his assistant
the States attorney rose and said that, as far as
he then knew, the State had no further evidence
to present except some additional translations
from the Arbeiter Zeitung. AS these were not
quite ready to offer, he suggested that the de-
fense proceed with the opening Of its case. with
the understanding that the State should be al
lowed to offer the remainder of it's evidence to-
morrow morning. Mr.. Grinnell regretted the
ne Ssit v yyb oh fha 0f
the jury on whom the fatigue and confinement
were beginning to be noticeable, and spoke COM
passionately regarding what they had yet to en-
dure.
Captain Black said the defense was willing TO
make short opening, provided the prosecution