Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-07-25
THE DYNAMITERS
Distinguished Visitors to the Court Room
Yesterday.
MORE ABOUT BOMBS AND DYNAMITE
More Witnesses Testify to Fsldsn's Incendi-
ary Speech.
AN INTERVIEW WITH AUGUST SPIES.


burne and Ex-Governor Bryss had seats
with Judge Gary at the Anarchist trial
this morning The usual crowd was pres
ent. George B. Miller was the first wit
ness. He is a member of the fire depart
ment, and says that he found the three
bombs which Selinger put under the side
walk when given him by Lingg. There
was also some fuse on the ground. Two Of
the bombs were made out Ofgas pipe; they
were about eight inches long The third
bomb was round, made out of lead, and
had bolt running through it. The bombs
and fuse were found in front of the wit
ness house, No 80 Sigel street.
On cross-examination the witness said
the house was about a mile and half dist
ant from the Haymarket, and that from
the appearance of the earth near by the
bombs must have been abandoned by some
one who threw them down in hurry.
James G. Miller, an attorney, knew
Fielden. He saw him on the lake front
last fall, and heard him address crowd
there. In the course of his speech Fielden
said the working men were justified in OBJ
tanning that which was theirs and which
was withheld from them by the rich. He
said equality of possession was what they
wanted, and that to obtain this the labor
ers were justified in using force. There
were 200 or 300 persons in the crowd.
A REPORTERS INTERVIEW WITH SPIES.
Wm. Knox, q reporter, was the next wit
ness, He saw Spies, Schwab and Fielden
on the night of May 5, and interviewed
Spies at the police headquarters that eve
ming in the presence, part of the time, OF
Detective BOnlield Spies, after recount
ing his personal history, asked the witness
what the COrOncr's jury had done. He was
told they held him without bail on the
charge of murder. Spies expressed surprise
at this, SAYING he did not know how they
could do that He said he did not want TO
90 to the Haymarket. He told it to Schwab
and that finally when he got
there he made 4 quoting speech. He
said ne did not know where the Revenge"
circular was printed. As soon rs the eX-
plOsiOn took place he went to Zepfs Hall,
and there met Mrs. Parsons, who was wait
ing for her husband. Spies said he was
standing on the wagon = moment or two
before the bomb went off. Some one, he
thought it was William Licbcner, told him
to get OIL the wagon. Spies also said that
he had some bombs and a quantity of fuse
in his office, but he kept them there solely
-, Il, H., % Tho
Knox testified that Spies declared in this
interview that he had not intended going
to the Haymarkct meeting, and only did
so rs an after thought. Spies claimed to
have been surprised when the bOmb was
thrown.
THAT REVENGE" CIRCULAR.
John Asenbreuner, assistant foreman of
the .ArJeitcr ZcituRg Office, was at his post
at > o'clock on the evening of May Sd, and
saw some men set up the Revenge cir
cular The witness helped to make up the
form. 1t was set up in two different gal
leys, one in English, the other in German.
After locking the form the witness went
home. On the morning of May 9TH the
witness saw arevOlver and belt belonging
to the Lehr und Weir Nerin in
Fischer's drawer on the fourth floor. He
told Fischer to take them away. Fischer
put the belt about his waist, the revolver
in his pocket and was going down stairs
when a detective arrested him. George
Mum, type-Setter set up portion OF
the Revenge" circular in the ArbCitCr Of
tice-abOut twelve men i'll all worked on
the circular.
Herman Pudeway, n compOsitOr, also
worked on the circular and identified the
manuscript as the handwriting of Spies
This witness explained that the circular
was first headed, ITO Arms, WOrkingmen,
To Arms" but that some one III the office
expressed the opinion that n single word
should be substituted and the word RE
venge," which was standing on 4 galley
already set up, was substituted.
AT ZEPF's HALL.
Lawrence Pardy, a newspaper reporter,
described meeting held ut Zepfs Hall,
March l3, when Fielden spoke, and ad-
vised those present TO march up the back
road and take possession of McCOrmick'S
factory, which rightfully belonging TO the
workingmen. Those present were mainly
Mccormick strikers. Parsons expressed
the same sentiment, while Spies spoke in
German. Mrs. Johanna Sullivan, of No.
81 Sigel street, found two pieces of gas
pipe filled with dynamite near her house,
which she gave to Mr.. Miller, the first wit
ness, this morning.
W. c. Smith, n newspaper reporter, saw
Lingg, Engel and Fischer at Grie7s Hall,
No. ~ West Lake street, on May lst, I'd,
81 and 4th. The witness was at the hall
all of Monday, and saw the Revenge
circular about six o'clock that evening.
The circulars We're brought out by man
on horseback. The basement of Grief's
station was lighted, but when the witness
attempted to enter he was ordered away.