New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-08-07
TESTIMONY OF ANARCHIST FIELDEM
A BADLY FRIGHTENED MAN-EvIDENCE TO RELIEVE
THE PRISONER sCHwAB.
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CHICAGO, Aug. 6.-The defence in the
Anarchist cases put long list OF witnesses on the
stand to-day and rounded the days proceedings BY pac
ing Samuel Feden In the wtnessbox He was the last
speaker at the Haymarket meeting, and, according to
the testimopey OF the witnesses for tho State,
gressive ana defiant until the police arrived Five wit
nesses also swore that he was seen to fro revolver
into the ranks of tho police Fiedens presence tho
stand to-day anything but that Of ferco aud un-
compromising leader OF revolutionsts. He has full
round figure and tremendous growth OF beard.
His forehead Is low and retreatng. His
voice low and remuous and his air almost bcseech'
ing. He explain that the meeting at the oies
early in tho evening OF May was thoroughly peaccable
and he won't from it to the Haymarket with Parsons.
He gave rambling version OF hs speech and explained
that in his dcmand to Throttle the law" he only In
tended to he understood In hgurave sense. He de-
clared that he left the before the bomb exploded
and was near tho sidewalk when the explosion Oc-
Cured This nay contradcts tho story told yesterday
by tho brother OF Spies and Socialist Kreuger who de-
clared that both Felden aud Spies remained on the
wagon until after the bomb exploded and the firing had
begun.
Thompson CT the witnesses for the State. testified
that he Spies and 5chwab in each others company
at the Haymatket cOnversing about throwing bomb
the ranks OF the police. Three apparently credible
witnesses. however test fled that about 10 o'clock that
ngnt -chwab at Dcerlng, whero ho addressed a
meeting According to their testimony he would barely
have had time to return to tho Isymarket before the
attack on the police The first witness. Dr.. John NJ
Fleming. extracted bullet from the knee Of Kreuscr,
which appeared to be- similar to that extracted from TWO
wounded civilians and correspOnded apparently with
tho bullets used by the police. This was introduced TO
show that some OF tho police were wounded by the Win
shooting of some of their own comraie, ,.,
otto Wsndrcy declared that lie drinking beer with
tho defendant Fischer at Z'prs Hail. when the bomb ex.
podei, and that Parsons was there. Eiwarl Frussng
and FriN stetler both testihei that Schwsb was at
Decrng about 10 o'clock the night of May 4. Her
nan Becker testified that lie saw sch wab at the Hay
market tie after O'Clock on May 4, and that sch"ao
then took - east. Heinrich witt, Friedrich Brest
Albert -ayn GOttleb lfeihe ali Germans. testified
that Spies's speech 1T McCormicRs on May 3
toned then to keep away from the factory. These
witnesses contradctcd Spics's written and published
version or the riot which occurred there. william
Murphy sad he near the at the Hay
Gruneberg testified tAat he heard spies give directions
on May 20 stop the circulation or the Revenge cir
cular and issue now one with tic words working
men, arm vOursrlyes" stricken out.
Mrs L1ke VI. Holmes one OF the ed tors OF me
iidrH', testified that tho meeting at the AFDeiter-
Zr.tG. early evening OF May 4, peaccable
with Mrs. Parsons NJ. Parsons and Mr Fischer when
the bomb pOded. When asked to certain OF her ed
iiora!s IN ne Ahro' sac declared that sue dl not be.
rye ia the OF Iorce TO accomplish the aims or the
Auarcni-ts When asked what She meant by nor query
addressed to tramp-. Have You n Match i'-ln con-
with intlmation about the OF dynamite
cutiOn.
samuel Fleten said that he attended peaceabc
iug at tho Arbsisr ZcltHng Office and then the
aymarke with Parsons he SAID that lie spoke TO the
crowd about twenty minutes lie said that when Cap
tain ward ordered them, In loud tone. TO dspcrse. ne
replied. praccabc,' or, this IL pcaceahle
meeting" He said that lie left the wagon ana walked
10 the sidewalk 0Oking over his shoulder he saw the
flash OF the b,mO and heard II explode The hring began
almost mmedi ately, ami he slot in the leg. lie
then made his way out OF the crowd and finally went
homo. lie Will be ecross-eNamined tomorrow.