Telegram-herald., 1886-07-30
DRAWING NEAR An END
The Prosecution OF the Dyna-
mIters Nearly Done.
Ten DAYS nll. TO FINISH The CASE
Surgeons. Officers and Traos aiof-
the stand Yesterday Y-LnFg
A1mires Lou Sc
Michei.

CHn4o. July -s-Mr Oinuel au'
n1lncsd this morning tlat al the les .inlony
f5r rle state iu the anarchist trial would os
aid before lhe JIry tomorrow evening. Df-
John Murphy. 0ho attended many OF the
wounded officers at the Despiaines ST STA
ton. vas examined and described az some
length the peculiar nature of the shell
wounds received by the policemen.
Ell Epley a county hospital phy sician.
testified that he dressed Fleiden's wound
about midnight on the night of May 4.
F.elden told him he was crawling on the
pavement trying 70 get away when he got
the wound
NJ NJ. Thompson. whom the defense said
they wanted recalled with the view OF inn
peaching his testimony given Tuesday. was
put on the stand. Mr. Foster amined
the witness briefly without eliciting any
thing new and with evident disappointment
with the impeachment process.
Lieutenant Bowler then took the stand
and produced package a clothes which he
had taken from the officers on the night OF
May T. The biOod-slained garments were
taken out and exhibited and offered as evi-
dence.
Captain Shaacx. who has become prOni-
nently identified with the capture OF an
archists, dynamite and bombs. then as
cended the witness stand. On the day OF
Lingg's arrest he confessed To the captain 10
having made bombs and used them. Llngg
said he was down on the police because they
dubbed him al McCOrmIck's. Bombs were
adopted because they were more potent than
revolvers. He had learned how 10 make
bombs bv reading Herr MOsts book. llngg
described the round and gas pipe bombs
The gas pipes, he said, he found mostly on
the streets. All the bombs that be made had
been found at his place tie made them, he
said and meant 10 use them. Captain
Setback then produced from "A trunk several
bombs, fuses and castings and parcel OF
dynamite and explained the circumstances
under which they We're found. lie said
Lingg told him ne was willing 10 suffer Tor
what he had done, aud would stand II ike
a man. He spoke Of Louise Michel and
said she was great woman who had suf-
tered for the cause
Mr Foster. in crOss-examining the wit
ness, asked him If be gave money to some
of the witnesses. and added that ne wanted
that explained. The State objected, and the
court sustained the objection.
+ r ID Gans who mas acted as an inter
prefer ia the trial was put an the stand as
witness. He made a translation of the
lpufctl1 for January, 1856. ami also por-
uons of iJ for July. the first page was
headed with the matter, All Government
We Hare" Ile witness read call 10 work
ingmeu In the first nnniber. IN which the
4 t1rrhte sets down it- principles and de-
mtndeI the overthrow of the present gov
ernmcut. on the thlTi page DO urged the
readers 20 defend their rights even though
death should be the consequence. AnOtner
article calls upon the reaiers 20 in the
lnterna iOnalisrs and arm themselves the
best way they knew how.
Eugene Zeger. another translator. was
called and read 10 the jury articles from the
1rbe0cr Zeitntg Manuscripts of Spies and
Schwab which had already been Identified
were shown to contain the matter pub
lished In the irjeifer Zeifuug and read by
the witness. Mr. Walker then proceeded
10 read articles from the AiGrm An article
| published on December l5 1Ssl SAID
| that 10 was foolish for working men
1 70 help themselves hy peacable
methods 10 recommended that they resort
10 arms. Several other articles were read,
/ all of the same character.
Spies and Parsons laughed frequently
! during the reading and seemed 10 be greatly
amused
DR.. FerdhenrO'in, a surgeon for the Des-
1 slaines-st. station was the last witness. He
/ said he examined - Of the wounded police
/ men. half a dozen of whom were injured by
\ bullets the remainder by the bomb
/ Mr. Gunnell announced before adjourn
/ menr that the State was nearly through with
| its testimony and would speedily wind up
/ In the morning. The attorneys for the de-
| fence say thev will get their evidence in IN
/ about ten days.