Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-07-19
Then the fact comes out with no attempt
at concealment
srArE mas BEEN DECEIVED

STATE HAS BEEN DECEIVED
and possibly duped. The testimony Of
Schrader is not what they expected him to
give. Capt. Black and Mr.. Foster are IN
high glee. Ingham, his face red with
anger, v 'It is evident from the ac-
ton of witness and from the action of
counsel that Schrader is their witness and
not our witness And forthwith the
ostensible informer is dropped like a red
hot coal.
Policeman Steele now takes the stand.
He wa in charge of a company of twenty
five officers In Haymarket. He gives a
brief account of the massacre. Police had
their revolvers in their pockets, their clubs
in their belts, and their hands by their
sides, when they reached the speakers
wagon. Some one in the crowd shouted,
Here come the bloodhounds! You do
your duty now, and we will do ours!'
Then the bomb was thrown. A smaller
explosion followed, like the report of a
large pistol.
Gross examined-The witness thought
the manner in which the crowd separated
before the police was peculiar. A peace
able assembly might have separated in that
manner, but it was not likely. He was
cloae to the wagon, but after Capt. Wards
command to disperse he heard no express
sion by Fielden.
Lieut.. Quinn, who also commanded a
company of police in the Haymarket affair,
succeeds Steele as witness. He t~estitieS
the expressions: Here come the blood
hounds, You do your duty and I'll do
mine, came from a man on the wagon who
was addressing the crowd"
Every eye in the Court room is turned
upon Anarchist Fellden, who straightens
upon his chair and sullenly glares at the
witness.
A MEMORABLE SCENE FOLLOWS.
Thd lieutenant, continuing his decrip-
ton of the events that night in the Hay
market, unconsciOusly rises TO his feet to
better illustrate his remarks. He says:
Captain Ward was just ordering to dis
persc and the speaker was climbing trOma
wagon. Turning toward the police
the MAI yelled we are peace
able pulled a revolver from
his hip and point blank fired at Ward,
Bonfield and the officers behind them.
The bomb exploded almost at the same
instant" This is the first evidence that
any certain defendants had directly at
tempted murder in the Haymarket. \
hush falls on the audience, attorneys and
prisoners for a moment. Not 4 person in
the room stirs and the place seems Il huge
picture. In the very center OF the great
apartment, elevated above the groups
of LAWYERS and reporters is ont
lined the tall, spare figure Of the
Lieutenant, suddenly motiOnlcsS rs Il
statute. Ficldcn has started eagerly for
ward in his chair, his right hand nervously
pulling his shaggy beard. his eyes strange
" lighted up and a grim smile on his
lips. Even the Jurors are half rising in
their seats. Slowly Il tcvcriSh moment
passes and the excitement gradually ub-
sides. Aperfect buzz of conversation fol-
lows and the crOSs-cXamination OF the wit
ness begins.
A MERCILESS CROSS-EXAMINATI0N.
Mr.. Foster fireSt question after question,
travcrsing backward and forward. Minute
details are dwelt upon, to be suddenly
buried by Il leading i~ntcrrOgatory, the an
swcr to which varying from the former
statement will involve the witness in Il
maze OF contradictions. Many Il minor
miSStatcmcnt is mercilesSly shown up.
The witness becomes confused. The
Judge intcrfercS repeatedly. At last the
officer can control his temper no longer.
Tired and muddlcd he is obliged to stop
fully 4 minute to collect himself before he
IL. ,,-4 ,,,,,la ,,,,ti,n Tho
testimony given by him, however, Is sub
stantially mistaken, and with the hands
of the clock pointing to the hour OF five
the examination closes, and another day
of the trial is ended.