St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-04
DOING THE ALIBI ACT.
The,tDefense in the Anarchists Trial at
Chicago Introducing Some Queer
Witnesses,
Who Swear That All the Firing Done
Was on the Part of the
Police.
It is Now in Order to Show Tha
Bonfield Threw the
Bomb.
And That the Prisoners Now OF
Trial Were at Home
in Bed.


The Anarchists Trial.
Special to the Globe
CHICAGO, Aug. S.-The defense in the
| anarchist trial produced vast quantity of
partly lncoherent testimony to-day, pointing
to the following POSITIONS:
First-The fatal bomb was not thrown from
Cranes alley, but from the sidewalk of
Desplaines street, more than twenty feet south
| of the alley.
Second-Fielden did not fire revolver at
| the police from the speakers wagon, while he
was getting off the wagon, or after he got off.
Third-The pistol firing was commenced by
| the police upon the crowd, Immediately after
| the explosion of the bomb, and not by the
| crowd upon the police.
| Fourth-Gilmer, witness for the state, is
| not celebrated for his veracity.
| Fifth-Pistos were seen in the hands of the
| police at the Haymarket before the bomb ex-
| ploded or the firing began; that Spies spoke
| at the "black road meeting of May at the
| urgent request Of the lumber showers, and
| that neither Spies nor Schwab were in Cranes
| alley when the bomb exploded.
THE GENERAL APPEARANCE
| of the witnesses brought forward by the
| defense is not very assuring. They are for
| the most part selected either from the ranks
| OF the socialists or gathered from the bor-
der land between workingmen's organiza-
| tons and anarchy. This is in a great meas
ure unavoidable, as it is only those who
| sympathize with the prisoners who can be
found to take the stand in their favor. To
some OF these last it is evidently repulsive;
with others there is a manifest attempt to
| put in word in behalf of the indicted
| The prisoners do not seem to be fully salts
| fed with the manner in which the defense
| is being conducted, and frequently give
| facial expressions of disapproval at the
| answers of witnesses and of the
tactics of some of their attorneys.
THE TESTIMONY.
CHICAGO. Aug. 3.-The attorneys for
| the defense in the anarchist trial were late
in putting in an appearance this morning,
| and the proceedings were delayed. Mrs.
Black, wife of the chief counsel for the de-
PENDANTS, appeared in court promptly as
usual, and Ostentatiously presented the de-
| PENDANT. Spies. with large bouquet of
| flowers, and then proceeded to supply the
| remaining defendants with copies of the
| illustrated WeeklieS and local daily papers.
DR.. james ID. Taylor, very deaf man,
swore that he heard every word uttered by
the speakers at the Haymarket meeting. He
did not see Fieiden use a revolver. A num-
Der OF witnesses were then introduced by the
defense, who testified that the reputation of
Gilmer, who Swore that he saw Spies light the
bomb and Schnaubelt throw it, for truth and
veracity was bad. The testimony did not
have much weight, as 1t was all hearsay testi-
mOny.
William D. Gleason was sworn. He said the
firing came from the police and he saw no
shots fired from the crowd. Mr.. Grinnell
opened the cross examination with the ques-
ton: ''You are what they call one of the
Irish dynamiters, are you not?" II don't
heard yourself called that?' 1 can
not remember that 1 have" Didn't
you come to this country for the purpose of
preaching dynamite and revolution?' mo,
sir, I did not.'' ''You came here. though,
with letter of Introduction from O. donovan
Rassa?' mo, SIR where did you live in
the old country?'' 'sIu Newcastle on Tyne"
You were a member there of revolution
airy society were you not?'' Eyes, sir, I
was" "And you brought the principles of
that organization with your $40 a certain
extent 1 did, yes, sir'' Ibid you hear any
reference to Jay Gould made by speaker at
the Haymarket meeting?" 81 did, ''And
responses from the crowd?" Eyes, SIR
''What were they?'' "Such as hang him.
shoot him. " 'What did the speaker
answer to that?'' ''He said that now was not
the time" Further questioned he said that
THE "sCABs'' WE'RE DENOUNCED
by persons in the crowd. When referred to
by the speaker, who in reply said that it was
desirable to get rid of the scabs, put as they
were only the fieas on an unwholesome dog it
was best to make away with the dog at the
proper time and destroy the evil root and
branch. Jay Gould was the dog re ferred to,
who, with the scabs or feas, was to be ex-
terminated at the most fitting time. There
was small question of veracity brought up
in connection with the witness direct testi-
mony that he had heard cracking noise like
the firing of pistol just prior to the explod-
ircr nffb a Tn h lie l.,
SAID he could not tell which first Ibid you
not come to my Office after the arrest of these
defendants and say that you knew nothing
about the Haymarket riot, but were &C
quainted with Neebe, and wanted to see him?'
asked Mr.. Grinnel. Il do not remember
having said that knew nothing about the
Haymarket affair."" Ibid I not tell you that
you YOURSELF WERE SUSPECTED,
and had better keep away from this building,
that the grand jury had your name and might
have some use for you,' said Mr.. Grinnell.
You told me something of the kind, but
thought you were joking" However you
left the building at once, did you not?" Eyes
I went away with q friend of mine who was
along" The witness left the stand, having
conveyed general impression that he was a
very willing witness indeed for the de-
Tense. Wilhelm Sahl, sympa-
thiZer with socialists, but no an
archist. and Everhard Heirsemendezl whose
name Mr.. Foster remarked. "Will be contin-
ued in our next"-testified that they were ut
the Haymarket meeting and saw no one but
police fire or have revolvers. This was the
app aren't object of their being placed on the
stand. Neither witness spoke word of En-
glish. Their cross examination was weari-
some and not very profitable. The examina-
tior. of the witness whom the defense evil
IDENTITY tried to impeach, Gilmer was the feat
ure of the afternoon. and the strained atten-
ton of all the defendants showed how impor-
taQt they believed the result to be.
AprOpOs of the now daily crowded at
tendance on the trial of the anarchists it is
stated this evening that some days ago a
well known socialist. not under arrest
boldly declared to an official at the criminal
court building that if the jury should bring
in verdict of guilty the said criminal court
building would be
THEN AND THERE BLOWN UP,
and that even we'll guarded building, such
as the criminal court now is, both on the
inside and outside may be blown
up by dynamite, Notwithstanding the
greatest precautions exercised to prevent
the admission or even lettering around of
possible dynamiters has been proven in the
case of numerous well-guarded buildings in
London in the course of the past few years.
and more especially in the case of portion
of the parliament buildings, which for
years past have been constantly and thor
oughly guarded and double guarded from
the commencement of the dynamite plots
In the case of the criminal
court building the prosecution
against anything of this kind occurring
are being daily multiplied. Increasing care
is being exercised to secure the jury in the
case from being approached. and to pre-
vent even note being surreptitiously
thrown to them as they pass from the court
room, cross the street and enter the Revere
house to take their meals. Police are sta