The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-08-12

ten minutes before o CLOCK. he salu tuere we're
twelve or fifteen members of the American group
present They remained there until nearly
O'Clock, when Ballthauser Raner reported theie
was large meeting at Haymarket. Witness said
he went to the meeting with Parsons and man
named Schrader. He said Schwab left for Hay
market prior to that time. Witness salu ne spoke
at Haymarket only through the ntercedlhg u
Spies. A.. r,...,,,ou,.o.
were read to him. He said he could not remem-
Der the exact words. Some OF the tnouShts,
however, were recognized Witness said he was
walking or irving to walk away when struck by a
bullet He was asked if he had read certain items
in the Alarm about dynamite and its use. lie
said that he could not remember whether he dld CT
not
Witness said he did not regard his Haymarket
speeches incendiary. He certainly did not inclte
anyone that night to any specific overt act nurg-
ing men to organize he only contemplated that
they would be able, by this means, to obtain a
greater share of the products of the country;
more even division of the fruits of labor He had
no knowledge that any immediate violence would
be employed; had no intimation that dynamite
bombs would be thrown.
Dr. Teilo testified that he was called on the
night of May 4 to dress bullet wound sustained
by Henry Spies. This was to show that the latter
was shot at Haymarket Young Spies had given
testimony trying to exculpate his brother August
of the crime of lighting the bomb. He formerly
testified he was not at Haymarket, but in the
present trial said he was on the wagon with his
brother at Haymarket.
Henry Spies again took the stand. He testified
that the bullet wound received in striking down the
revolver was aimed by some one at his brother.
He could not say whether it was policeman who
fred the shot. Ernst Neindorf, who testified for
the state was called by the defense. He SAID ne
was at Zepf's hall on the night OF May g. de SAID
Lingg was present. AS far as witness knew he
was there during the entire meeting. The meet
ing continued from TO IL. nan
On cross. examination he said there were 800 or
|, 90 persons present, and that people were com.
ing and going all the time: Witness was recalled
in ha effort N GhOw that LINGO not present;
was also called to conspiracy meeting the same
night at "a West Lake street, near Zepf 8 hall.
Jacob Sherman said he was present at the meet
ing in Zepf s, and saw Lingg there during the
meeting.
Fitlden was recalled and asked if at the coroner's
inquest anything was said about his firing at the
police!
Mrs Neebe, wife of one of the defendants was
called up, but her testimony was objected to and
she was excused.
HERMAN Linmary, kalsominer, was shown dy-
Mantle fOun in the Arbiter Zeitung office. He
said he did not it when he searched the clothes
in that office on the morning OF May
The afternoon proceedings commenced with the
examinati n of Joseph Bach, socialist, who was
present at the meeting held in the Arbiter Zeitung
Office Just prior to the Haymar ket demonstration
The point of his testimony was its corroborailon OF
other witnesses to the effect that Schwab accepted
an invitation to speak at the meeting of employees
of the Deering Harvester company, and was az
Haymarket. He was present at Haymarket and
saw Henry Spies, brother OF the defendant there:
| Inc u HIS testllllbul
that of other witnesses of the riot who have testi
| fled for the defense.
Cross examined by Mr.. Grnnell:
"IIow long have you been connected with the
Alarm?'
81 have had nothing to do with the Alarm
"But you are one cf the bureau of information
adyertised:"
! s"rhat may be-
| "Yes or no?''
! "Well, yes
"You are interested in the ArOter Zeitung:"
"That may be y
"In what way?''
81 am one of the directors"
At this stage of the croSs-examination witness
lost much of the calm assurance which he at first
maintained, and was caught mapping as 10 one OF
two minor details in the direct testimony.
Max Mitacher said he attended the Haymarket
meeting with his brother-in-law, the preceding
witness, whose testimony he corroborated:
| :. I. Ingram said some one handed him cir
cular early on the evening of May 4, from which
he learned there was to be a mass meeting on Hay
market He arrived at Haymarket about the time
Spies called the meeting to order lie occupied apo
stion close enough to hear what was said from the
| speakers wagon. Heard the latter part of Field
ems speech. He saw Fielden alight from the
wagon and heard the bomb explode. He believed
Fielden did not do any shooting and thought ne
left the vicinity rapidly as he could. He noticed
the firing all came from the police. Witness pro,
duced the circular, which he swore was handed
| him on the street. 1t was one of those from
which the words "WoIkingmen, arm yourselves
and appear in force" had been omitted
His is the only circular of that kind that has
been preserved since the Haymarket riot by wit
ness, who was present at the meeting.
The state presented az evidence lot of clrcu-
lars taken from the Arbiter Zeitung office, from
viii h the words mentioned had been expunged
! and had , 'esented number of revised ones, blu
till now no one of them had been traced to thu
hands Of witness of the riot who had received i
from the distributor This point was surprise
to the state and everyone else, and was explained
| in the cross examination conducted by Mr.
Ingram. A., ,-, -.
torney for the defensei,
| bout half an hour"
s'Half an hour? How came you to meet hin
half an hour ago for the first tlme!"
81 called at his Office an hour or so ago and wa
brought here by some one in the office
| 'tWhy did you wish to see Mr.. Solomon
"To show him this circular | had read in tn
papers about the kind of circular presented in tn
court, and discovering that mine, which still ha
In my pocket, was unlike those presented by state
thought might give some testimony which ha
not been drawn out in relation to the circular
which we're distributed: The witness contradlcte
himself on one or two immaterlal points relatln
to the succession of the speakers at Haymarke
hut in the main his story seemed to be told simpl
and honestly. j.,
Captain Black announced the defense partly de
ask the court to adjourn till Monday mornin!
Instantly there was hutter of excitement anon
the spectators, who took this to mean that anothe
of the defendants was to be placed upon the stant
Inc spectators we're ulsipPoihVSe, !"
J the name called was not Spies or Schwab but JnC
) Burnett an ordinary looking young German, VIII
r SAID he was a candy maker. He was standin
thirty-eight feet south of the entrance to Cane
) alley on iIaymarket when the bomb exploded. In
states attorneys pluCked up Their ears at once
IBID You see the bomb thrown
81 did
'Did You see the man who threw the bomb!"
81 did
SHOW did he throw the bomb" stand up an
show the Jury how he did it." Witness stood u
+ and went through the motion of throwing some
thing into the air with his right hand toward tn
northwest. Witness was then given picture o
SChwah.
SIS that the man You saw throw the bolnb:''
81 don't think il is,
Adjourned