Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-08-10

glass Of beer and some lunch, aoo
GOT back bone about II O'Clock.
"were you IN the alley st Crane
Brothers that night with Spies:"
mo, SIR"
/" Did you walk west on Randolph
street, with Spies, ,ro blocks; then re-
turn with him."
s'So, SIR
"Did you see Spies that night"
"No. sir
'Did you see Spies hand yonr bro
ih.r-ip-lsw . package that night in the
alley at Crane Brothers aud did yoa
say anything ike this. IF tia; won't
b. enough. shall We &c, another ons:'i'
NO, SIR"
did you see Spies at all thai
pighi:"
NO. sir"
when did you see hin st al for
The last time that day."
"In the afternoon. / did not Sc.
him again until the next morning"
Before Schrsb left the stand States
Attorney Grinnell asked:
"Do you know where Schasubelt
s,"
BE replied that be hal been in jail
long time and knew very little news Of
the world.
I'VE can tell you if you dssire to
know" said Attorney Geisler.
HE is In Cincinnati, isn't bs:"
ayes"
The cross-eIaminstion of Sehrab
Vas conducted by Ssste's-Attorney
GriaDell. Sehsab said be had been q
member Of the international Society
since its organization.
Are you a Anarchist:
lit depends on what you mean.
There are several definitions Of that"
Answer ny question. Are you Al
Anarchist"
:" cannot answer that"
"Do you remember that article Of
MARKS which appeared In the ArbeiteT
ZeIiupq "
0hec;ed TO.
Have you rot, before your arrest.
been IN advocate Of force D."
Objected to.
Tie Court ruled that the State is con-
fined IN lis cross examination TO specific
questions brought out on Tire e1Arllna-
uon in chief.
Immediately after Sehwsb had been
excused Spies took the stand. lie .p
peared TO be thoroughly selfposseSsed.
he spoke with q strong accent. he
said bis full name vas August Vincent;
theodore Spies; that be was thirty
one years ola. and came 70 this country
in lS72 He had been 3 member OF
the SociLisnc Publishing Socisty,
which controlled The Arbelter Zs.sBsg.
BE had been editor Of that
paper for six years and received salary
Of els week. Re WAS ~ the Black
Road meeting on May Sd, 81 the invita-
ton Of . commission from The Lunbsr-
Shsvers' Union. There was crowd Of
$500 present. Btlth.s.r Riu was a.
the meeting And introduced Spies TO TIE
eh.irman Of the meeting.
Spies said: "My speech WAS con-
rnonpl.oe. told the men TO stand by
the union. While speaking some one
cried out in a. unknown language, and
three or four hundred men detached
themselves from the meeting and made
AZ attack on McCormiek's.
Spies said be kept on speaking for
short time, when be, too, wen: toward
TIE factory. he said be saw some peo-
pie behind some railroad cars, and
others running, while the police we're
firing At them 80 The sigh; Of this,
said Spies, made By blood boil.
Witness declared that while he Was
standing there young lrishm,n came
TO him and told him that six men were
dead, and that thirty had been wound
ed. Spies then vent 10 the Arbsiter
Zeisvno Office and wrote the article
which appeared the next moraing.
beaded - Blood"
"Did you write the Rereags' cir.
eular ?" inquired Mr.. Foster.
"Yes only ] did not write the
word Revenge
"C.n yoa tell how j, h,pp.nea to bs
IN the cireular."
al cannot"
How many circulars were distri-
buted:"
.. About 2,5O0."
allow soon Was il written sfer yoa
returned TO the ofsces"
"Impedistsly."
Al that time were you excited : :"
mIvas. knew from experiences Of
the psss that this batchsrirg OF the
people vas done for the purpose Of de-
featipg the sighthoar noyentni-
Ths State objected, and TIE remark
vas ruled out
Witness said be attended the Hay
market meeting. he say copy Of
the circulsr closing with" werkinguen.
come armed" BE said he could not
attend the meeting unless the lins was
tsken out. Fischer was ssnt 70 the
printer 10 have the line taken oat.
witness said be wsnt to the meeting IN
company With bis brother Henry. Ar
rivinx thses h saw nothing to speak
from md saw . wagon rear the oornsr
60 ana ouDDn<3Ad