Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-07-20
THE POLICE TESTIFY.
,y,PrHIST FIELDEN'S PART IN THE MAS
SACRE AT THE HAYMARKEf.
p.-+rsv Bsndfed-A knight Of Labor Tells Of a
rgr,ratiOn With SPisS-Hs Plans for
a RsyOlunOn-Lawyers Prac-
nee Delaying Tactics.

.a....rs wounded at the Haymarket, was
.r,.,d ON the stand. He told the story Of
H. ,,,rrh from the West Lake street sta
..,n ~ the Haymarket on the night Of the
....-.,,.r. We had been four or five
...,nl, standing there when | saw the
.r.rr. ,,ming over me, " he said. at fell
... ,b,. left of my men. said: Look out
,n.,..,, 4 SHELF Il got that word from my
..,,.~irncc in the navy and then the bomb
,.,nIoded 1 looked around for my men,
rr, fhrv we're strewn on the ground and
...,r.r,d in al directions. Degan and
r.Id, were killed, and all my
,.,. but two; were either killed
49, Wounded | had eighteen men.
Th,. witness said he was not four feet
5..,,n- from where the bomb exploded,
.nl wa. injured in eleven different places.
,,.,.....s described the wounds he received,
....I ,,frrd that he was taken to the hos
-..r where be remained about three
=. No~hotS were fired up to the time
.n.. n,mhrxplOded. but immediately there
...,..... Tttt!iug tusilade was opened ON the
o.. r..... fr,m the crowd near the SPEAKERS
tl..rI Lieut.. Stanton said he drew his Tt
,,r.rr the next instant, and opened hre on
.r. enemy. His men were armed; had re-
,nlyrr~ in their pockets.
I.,,,n hriag cruSS-eNamined by Captain
g..l Lieutenant stanton explained the
r.Nrm.,ut- ui the police ON their arrival AT
rr.. ~.,n.. OF the massacre, and described
,...p,a.lranre and direction from which
rh, bomb came.
urirrr II. f. Kruger, OF Lieutenant
Steel company. was the next witness. lie
...,. in IN, front rank. lie heard u voice
... Here come the blOOdhoundS,' and
,Iauuht this remark WAS made by the
,n,.r,rr Who was addressing the meeting.
Il heard SOME one say, We are peace
Jnir
Who Vas this man? Is he among the
..Y,~. me- Is the fourth man from the
I.r pointing to Fieldcu.
Trrllrn stood up The witness looked
70, hrm and said: That's the man; l saw
Linn draw "a revolver and am sure he fired
tnn shots.
What them
lie took cover behind the wagon"
-Whlt do YOU mean by took cover?
.Why. he hid behind the wagon. re-
turned his fire; then he started into the
crowd and 1 shot at him again. saw
him limp Oft: that's the last / saw OF him.
.Tn.. hiring WIS pretty lively then; the
smoke WAS thick, and | couldn't see very
WE'LL WAS wounded in the knee. The
bullet WAS from a 3S-Calibrc revolver
officer John WcSSlCr, of Lieutenant
Srrrlr's company. next took the stand.
When a halt WAS ordered, and the moment
after the bomb was exploded, WeSSler saw
% man having big buShy whiSkers slip
down from the wagon occupied by the
sneaker and dodge behind \ wheel. Every
moment OF two this man jumped up and
fired revolver point blank ut the police.
WesSler slw the mans face. lie was SURF
il WAS Ficlden. Two or three times F1eldeu
cot up. and after cmptying one chamber ol
his revolver he would duck his head down
again. WcSSler, the third or fourth time,
GOT "a bead on Ficlden and fired ut him. lie
>rw Firldcn drop and knew from that he
WAS wounded, Is Fielden tumbled under
tine wagon.
officer Frley was called, and corrObo-
rated the testimony of other policemen
roarrrniug Fieldcn.
SPIES PLANS.
Luther Y. Moulton, 4 Knight of Labor
-.sIdng in Grand Rapids, Mich, who pre-
,.,lrd al a meeting at which Spies spoke,
testified: Mr.. Spies WAS introduced to me
%, a prominent organizer OF Socialists m
uhirlgo. questioned Mr.. Spies regarding
lny objects of his organization. He said
tHr objects We're to reOrgAnlze 80,
,grty. that the lahOring man would
h,,ra % more equitable share in the fruits
col his product | intepOSed objections
aaI sud that the ballot box and the legis-
ururr was the proper means to secure the
desired reform. lie said that would not
dn. that force was the only agency to be
d.nyudrI / asked how this could be done
without hloodShed lie said that ire
urutly happened at times Of revolution
,lat 10 G,0. Washington had failed he
would have been branded UNANIMOUSLY with
that crime. when successful was a welcome
mylu~ ufdclivcry, but that when a failure
uJ, concerned in the movement II came III
t1r consideration.
Ur said there were enough inlCncasC
u sympathy with this movement to take
the r,ry. How about the country aj
large" I asked. He replied that wheI
Culr-lgo was taken the country ut larg'
would fall into line. Mr.. Spies said theS'
m chicago were ready to oppose any lorc'
th,t ruuld be brought against them. ii,
-alI the socialists were perfectly organized
auJ able to sweep away all opposition.
G,n ". spoke, OF Grand Rapids
N.rh. testified that Spies told hln
tH,lr SuruliSt organization numbered
@ua in Chicago. and that they PrOposet
tn rryuIutioniLe society IN general, an'
that 10 WIS entirely useless to attempt t
he,rrr the laboring element by legislation
lr remembered him using the word eNplo
sINr .u connection with the mode ol war
Rare
Lieutenant Bowler followed, His testi
m1Hy simply corroborated with that OF Tn
other men who participated IN the trouble
The testimony of MOultOn this forenoon
e,,ms tn have furnished the Anarchist
with the subject matter OF exciting dehat
Dalmg noon hour While witness ant
Shook were ON the stand, Spies did q goo'
deal ujwIiting in note book he carries
Ills fellow prisoners were viSibly embar
rl>>rd however, and this ieehngwa mirror
cd mthgir faces ~ they filed into the cour
ro,m They did not throw themSelye
INTO their cushioned chairs freely and witt
tby rNpecration Of having luxurious sea
IL they formerly did They seemed anX
iou~, o,rrworn and a tride perturbed. In
effect too. was notable in the tactics o
the lawyers for the defence. They scenes
anxious To prevent the introduction of an,
further damaging testimony during the da,
or until the impression produced durln
the morning hour should have been los
sight OF by the jury. Every sort Of eNpe
a.rut Is gr;rSped at to delay the march Q
The proceedings. Cross examination
We're prolonged, objections pile,
uppu objections, and the slight
est opportunity for personal TIT
with opposition counsel was taken to tn
utmost.
Officers Bonner and Stanley were tn