The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-06
THE ANARCHISTS,
A Russian NIhllisrs Testimony Other Wit.
nesSSs on the stand,

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CHICAGO, Ill, August 5.-Despite thC
threatening weather the ladies were pres
ent in Judge Gary's Court this morning
in undiminishsd numbers, N, T, Malkofi
Russian, living at 26S West Randolph
street. was called first He is a CORES
pondent Of q paper at Moscow, Russia
and, II Is said, was imprisoned there on
account OF his connection with the Mill
istic movement. Malkoh has worked as q
reporter on the Daily NepS, and at one
time was connected with the 4frbeiter Zei
tuHg. He was at the HRymarket on the
evening Of May 4, but only for a few min
ltes. He testified that he was at Zspi's
Hall when the bomb exploded, and says
he saw Parsons there five minutes before
the bomb exploded, and said he saw Par
sons, Mrs, Parsons and Mrs, Holmes there
at the time the bomb exploded,
On the Crosa-examination 1t was shown
that the witness had letters addressed To
the care Of Justus schwab, In New York,
and that he was rooming with Balthauser
Rau, the Anarchist, at the time OF the
riot, and before that he lived with sChwsb,
one Of the defendants, When he left
Russia In 1882, his bedroom was searched
by the police, Since his stay here he had
contributed money to the Alarm.
Witness said he was not Nihilst or
the agent Of any society In Russia; no was
working for the Moscow Gazette.
The prosecution here offered in evidence
q lettey written by witness to Spies. The
Iatkan Ia In anhakanon m inn,,;~,, a. A.
whether or not Spies could use certain
articles written by Malkotf. II goss on to
say;, II have Just completed another
article treating Of the secret revolutionary
societies Of Russia. am q proletariat In
the fullest sense OF the word. Address
your letter to ], Il, eChwab, 80 First street,
New York.
Witness said he did not use the term
"proletariat" In the sense which Socialists
always employ the term, but he under
stood 1t to mean Q man without any means
oil support.
W. A. Patterson, q Socialist and mem.
Der Of the International Workingmen's
Organization, testified that he was at the
Arbeiter Zeitang Office May !, about 7 or s
o'clock p. NJ. SChwab, Parsons, Fielden
and others were there. Rau came In and
said speakers were wanted at the Hay
market.
Witness was asked: "Dld you that
evening, or that afternoon, or that day, or
any time, ever hear the word "Rupe"
mentioned, with an explanation OF its
" never did"
Patterson said message came from
Deering asking TO have q speaker sent
there that night and that 1t vas arranged
then To have Schwab attend that meeting.
This was offered TO verify the testimony
given yesterday that schwab addressed q
gathering there the night OF the Haymar.
ket massacre.
John Holloway, an Englishman, said he
was close to the wagon during all OF the
speaking, and denied that Fielden made
use OF the expression, "Here come the
blood hounds, referring TO the police, and
said he could not have been mistaken.
When asked to point out Spies, Parsons
and Fielden he pointed out Schwab, Fiel.
den and Parsons, In their order, and hay.
Ing done this on the cross.examination,
was excused.
Henfy Lndemeyer, calciminer, teati-
fed that he had occasion TO search the
closet in the Arbeiter Zelung office where
the deadly explosives were found by the
police on May 4, and declared that lie
lound none there on that day. This was
offered to convey the view that the police
took the explosives there for the purpose
of convicting Spies and schwab.
On the cross-examination 1t was shown
hat the witness had long been an intimate
friend of Spies, and was on the bond OF
Spies brother.