The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-20
FIENDISH FIELDEN
RECOGNIZED BY THE POLICE
On the Might of the HaymarIsot Riot MS One
Of the Men Who Crouohsd Rohind
Wagon aud Fired at the PolIce-The
Anarchists Greatly Discounted,

oliiCerB wounded at the Haymarket, wa
placed on the stand. He told the story Q
his march from the West Lake stree
station to the Haymarket on the night o
the massacre, "We had been four or tiy,
seconds standing there when ] saw th'
shell coming over me-" he said, ut lei
on the left Of my men, I said, Look out
there's a shellp Il got that word from m!
experience in the navy and then thl
bomb exploded, looked around for my
men, but they were strewn on the grount
and scattered in all directions, Degar
and Reddy were killed, and all OF my mer
but two were either killed or wounded
had eighteen men,"
The witness said he was not four feel
distant from where the bomb exploded
and was injured In eleven different places
Witness described the wounds he received
and stated that he was taken to the hos
pital, where he remained about three
weeks. No shots were fired up to the
time the bomb exploded, but Immediately
thereafter Q rattling fusilade was opened
on the police from the crowd near the
speakers stand. Lieutenant Stanton said
he drew bis revolver the next instant
and opened fire on the enemy, His men
were armed had drevolvers in heirpoCkets
Upon being Cross.examined by Captain
BlacE, Lieutenant Stanton explained the
movements Of the police on their arrival
at the sCene Of the massacre, and described
the appearance and direction from which
the bomb came.
Officer II, F. Kreuger, OF Lieutenant
Steele's company. was the next witness
He was In the front rank. He heard a
voice say, there come the bloodhounds,' u
and thought this remark was made by the
speaker who was addressing the meeting.
ble.'"
"Who was this man2 Is he among the
dsieudantsP"
"Yes, he Is the fourth man from the
lett," pointing to Fielden,
Fe!den stood up. The witness looked
at him and said: "Thats the man l saw
him draw q revolver, and l am sure he
fired two Shots"
"What then2"
"He took cover behind the wagon"
"What do you mean by took Cover?'H
'"Why he hid behind the wagon. l re.
turned his fire; then he started into the
crowd and shot at him again. / saw him
limp of that's the last saw Of him. The
firing was pretty lively then; the smoke
WAS pretty lively then; the smoke was
thick, and couldn't see very well. was
wounded In the knee. The bullet Was
from 3S.Calibre revolver"
Officer John Wessler, OF Lieutenant
Steele's company, next took the stand.
When q halt was ordered, and tho moment
after the bomb was exploded, Wessler saw
man having big bushy whiskers slip
down from the wagon occupied by the
speaker and dodge behind wheel. Every
moment or two this man jumped up and
fred revolver point blank at the police.
Wessler saw this mans face. He was sure
1t was Fielden. Two or three times Fielden
got up, and after emptying one chamber
OF his revolver he would duck his head
down again. Wessler, the third or fourth
time, got bead on Fielden and fred at
him. He saw Fielden drop, and knew
from that he was wounded, as Fielden
tumbled under the wagon.
officer Foley was called and corrobor-
ated the testimony Of other policemen
concerning Fielden. Luther V. Moulton,
q Knight Of Labor, residing in Grand
Rapids, Mich, who presided at a meeting
at which Spies spoke, testified that Nj.
Spies was introduced to him as promi.
nent organizer Of Socialists in Ohicsgo.
Questioned Mr.. Spies regarding the OBJ
eCts Of his organization. He said the OBJ
jeCls were TO reorganize society that the
laboring man would have o more equita.
bic share In the fruits OF his product.
interposed objections, and drawing him
out said the ballot box and legislature
were the proper means to secure the de.
sired reform. He said that would not do !;
that force was the only agency 10 be de.
pended on. l asked how this could be
done without bloodshod. He said that II
frequently happened at times Of revolu.
ton.
The testimony OF Moulton this forenoon
seems to have furnished the Anarchists
with the subject matter oil q very exciting
debate during the noon hour. While the
witness and Shook were on the stand
Spies did good deal Of writing In note.
book he carries. His fellow prisoners
we're vlsibly embarrassed, however, and
this feeling was mirrored In their faces as
they fled into the court room this after
noon. They did not throw themselves
into their cushioned chairs freely and
with the expectation Of having as
luxurious seat as they formerly did.
They seemed anxious, CarewOfn and a
trlae perturbed. The effect too was
notable in the tactics Of the lawyers for
the defence. They seemed anxious to
prevent the introduction Of any further
damaging testimony during tho day or
until the impression produced during the
morning hours had been lost sight oi by
the jury. Every sort Of expsdient 10
grasped at TO entail the march Of the pro.
CeedlngS. Gross examinations were pro-
longed, objections made and the slighlesl
opportunity for personal tllts with the op.
position counsel improved TO the utmost.
Officers Bonner aud Stanley were the
frat witnesses. They gave clear, direct
testimony that Fielden not only partici.
pated In the Haymarket riot as one Of the
speakers, but that he drew a revolver and
fred into the ranks Of the police. This
corrobofated the evidence oil Lieutenant
Quinn, which on Saturday created a sen.
sation, there having been no previous
intimation oil proof positive that any lead.
ing defendant had hlmaslt personally at.
tempted tho daughter Of the police. Officer
Bohner Bwore that he stood some three OF
four feet north Of the wagon when the
bomb exploded and saw Flelden crouch
hahinH nna ~ tho phahla mud IIiaNhas0a n