Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-21
SPIES AS A RI0TLEADER.
STIRRING UP PASSION BUT DO
ING NO FIGHTING.

Meeting Described by Eye Witnesses
The Man Who Was to Read the Report
Which tho Meeting was Called to Hear
Stenced by the Anarchist Element in
the Crowd.
CHICAGO, July 20.-This morning the
officers and bailiffs were more than ever
careful as to the persons whom they ad-
mitted to Judge Gary's court room. The
keen public interest IN the sensational
developments in the anarchist cases is de-
monstrated by the daily increasing
! crowds who apply for admission. The
court room was crowded when Henry
Heinmann, reporter, the first witness Of
the day, was called.
States Attorney Grinnell asked him if
he was at the meeting on Oct. IL last at
the Twelfth street Turner's Hall. He
was. A resolution was introduced by
August Spies. Fielden was there, and
the meeting was presided over by f. BelZ.
DRIFT OF THE RESOLUTIONS.
The resolutions submitted by Spies re-
lated to the impending eight-hour move
ment, and that workingmen should not
hope for success unless they were pre-
| pared to enforce their demands. The reso-
| buttons concluded something like:
Death to the enemies Of the human race,
our despoilers.
| 1t was also set forth in resolution,
which was adopted unanimously by the
meeting, that IN all likelihood the capital
lst class would oppose the labOring man
| by means OF the police and military and
| that no lasting reform could be accom-
! plished until similar force was brought
| to bear against the class in authority. The
witness said that May ] last was desig-
mated as the time the new labor move
ment was to be introduced. The resolu-
tiOns were introduced in evidence.
OFFICER VESTS EXPERIENCE.
Officer J. A. West of the Hinman street
station was next put on the stand. He
was at McCOrmick's reaper factory on the
afternoon OF Nay 3, near where the meet
ing was being held at which August Spies
was IA prominent speaker. The witness
proceeded to give at length the particu-
lars OF the riot which occurred at McCOr-
mlck's.
The defense interpOsed violent objection
to the testimony and the efforts of the
prosecution to connect the defendants
with all the acts OF violence that bad oc-
CURED in Chicago.
The States attorney said he intended
to prove conspiracy. Spies had addressed
the meetings at McCormick's with de-
sire OF paving the way for the meeting Of
May 4. This they would prove, step by
step.
SPIES COURSE.
It.would be shown that after Spies had
addressed the crowds in most violent Ian
guage he did not remain on the scene, but
at once came down town and wrote the
famous "revenge" circular denouncing
the police and saying that six working
men had been killed at McCOrmick's.
which was untrue. Spies had no means
of knowing what occurred when he wrote
the circular, and his object was simply to
nfiame the passions OF the people and to
make anarchy rule-a doctrine he had
been preaching for years. The. court al
lowed the witness to proceed with his
narrative. He said many of the mob
were armed with revolyers, and that they
at once opened fire upon the police upon
the latter's arrival on the scene.
ARUsH ON THE FACTORY.
James T. Frazier, who was EN- ployed
near McCormicK's factory, and who wit
messed the riot, confirmed Officer Vests
testimony. When Spies was speaking to
the crowd be was very violent. At the
conclusion of his speech some one cried
out, pointing towards the factory: "Let's
go and kill those scabs." The crowd i'm
medlately started in that direction and
Spies slid off the platform and started for
the street cars.
f. T. Baker also corrobOrated the testi-
mony Of the two last witnesses.
A. S. Locke, reporter on the Daily
News, gave evidence on the same sub
iect. He said that in his address to the
crowd Spies spoke OF bombs, revOlvers,
etc. The witness was on the platform
from which Spies was speaking but was
ordered to leave, and on refusing TO do so
was violently assaulted.
ORIGINAL OBJECT OF THE MEETING.
f. Haraster, President of the Lumber
Showers Union, testified that the object OF
the meeting near McCOrmick's was to
hear the report oil the committee who had
waited on the lumber bosses. He was to
make that report, but upon arriving on
the scene he found that violent speeches
were being made by outsiders. He
jumped on the platform and cOunselled
moderation. lie told the men the object
| Of the meeting was 10 hear the report, but
| they threatened TO throw him off The plat
form II he did not keep quiet. When the
crowd started towards the factory he
Uried TO stop it, and warned them against
listening to the poisonous speeches that
had been made.
The defense made an objection to this
testimony, but the objection was promptly
overrued by Judge Gary.
Sergt. John Enright and another officer
next testified as to the riot at McCOr-
mick's. Their testimony agreed with that
of their comrades.
MARCH OF THE POLICE.
Capt. Ward, who was in command at
the Desplanes street station, was asked
TO describe the march Of the police TO the
Haymarket. There were 40 men in line.
Lieuts. steele and Quinn had command OF
the first company, Lieut.. Hubbard Of the
third company and the rear was brought
up by commands under LIeuts. Beard and
Penseen. Capt. Ward ordered the Hay
market crowd to disperse In the name of
the State Of Illinois. Fielden was on the
wagon occupied by the speakers, and it
was he VINO said: "We are peaceable."
The bomb exploded an instant or TWO
later. After the bomb exploded the crowd
opened rafting volley on the police and
fOrty-two men in his precinct were either
killed or wounded. On the cross.eXami-
nation Capt. Ward said Fielden was adj
dressing him when he said "we are
peaceable," and that a slight emphasis
was laid on the word "peaceable." The
court here adjourned.
LED INTO A TRAP.
At the afternoon session Michael Hahn,
q tailor, testified that he was at the Hay
market May 4, when the bomb exploded.
A missile struck him in the back render