The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-22

half dozen lying in his bed, which he wanl 20
hide; both long ones and round ones-gas-plpes
and shells-were there She had no talk with
him then about the bombs After Lingg had
left the house she did not any more OF them
On the night of the riot she heard people say
that bomb had fallen at the Haymarket That
day there were several men In her house-six or
eight, perhaps still more. Among them We're
Huebner. Hueman, Thiel. Lingg and her hus-
band. They were in the house until toward
evening coming and going all day. The men
were working upon the bombs. She did rot
pay particular attention. but remembered that
Hueman was filing
Il was in the kitchen. When supper was
ready went in where the men were. / was SO
mad could throw them OUT"
Are you Socialism interiected the Stato's
attorney.
mo-" snapped the witness; ssthey always scold
me- Frequently saw Lingg melting lead right
on my cooking stove. Twice Hueman was with
him, and once Thiel and my husband Lingg
would say to me: Don't act so foolish standing
there; you might be doing something too"
The witness saw Lineg the day after the
bomb was thrown. He yves at home in the fore
noon He wanted to hide some bombs in the
clothes closet She heard some hammering in
his room, and went in. She said
doing there9 I will not suffer that
He was tearing out part of the wall. Lingg
retorted s'You crazy. / will have to look
for place where | may be permitted some lib
erty." He was very mad, and went away. He
had loosened the base boards and taken out the
mortar.
Have you ever this instrument" said
Mr.. Grinnell, exhibiting an iron spoon into
which a dynamite shell was fitted.
Yes" was the reply .'Lingg was always cast
ing with that"
Mrs. Selliger was cross-examined for the de-
fense by Mr.. Foster, who began with bland
smile, saying: "You have been locked up on ac-
count of this bomb business, believe, Mrs. Sell
lgerp
Eyes; have been locked mp on account of
that man Lingg," answered the witness sharply.
The lawyer was litte staggered, but re-
covered himself quickly. and endeavored to show
that the witness was actuated by spite against
Lingg. Other questions were directed to ascer
tain whether the Seligers were in receipt of
money from the police. The fact was brought
out that since the riot Captain Setback had paid
her rent and given her barely enough to scan
tily live.n
How old is your husband. Mrs. Sellger!n
casually asked Mr.. Foster
Thirty -one."
sHow old are your
The little woman WINGED, then blushed to the
roots of her hair, and said II am forty"
Before Mrs. Selliger recovered from her con-
Immediately after the riot did not you and
Mrs. Thiel agree that yon would raise purse of
money for Lingg, send him out of the country,
and then lay the whole bomb making scheme on
himp
The witness denied having ever talked of such
n proposition. She had a conversation with Mrs.
Thiel at the time referred to, bat nothing of the
kind was mentioned.
The hour of adjournment had arrived, and the
long session ended by the States attorney hand
ing to the jury, for inspection, an article which
several of them had desired particularly to see.
1t was the murderous dirk fashioned from file,
and taken from Fischer the day after the slaught-
er of the Haymarket