Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-07-18
THE ANARCHISTS
V,r,bsr Disclosures Of the Anarchists
Plots.
PERSECUTION BADLY DECEIVED
:, Vines Shrader, Who Knows Nothing
About Bombs
rycITBHBNT IN The COURT ROOM,

~ III
csI,,Go. July IA crowd had gath
- IN front of the Criminal Court long
,..r. Ipdge Garry made his appearance
HI. morning, while the Hobbies, stairway
! frs, and second floors were crowded
;,b bn,y officials, witnesses and curiosity
..lsrs The disclosures Of GOttfried Wal
!, we're of character TO excite the inter
:, oG the public to the highest pitch The
.n,s,r,nee of Waller as he gave mis- test-
-'aDv WAS very peculiar. He is medium
ii w,p with dark hair, and luxuriant
~, v,ll-trimmed whiskers. He has q
s,,onipr nose and clear brown eyes. His
s.,. Ma, very pale, and bore an expression
,,.b,mr and terror rs he unfolded his
ssps,tional tale, revealing the secrets Of
IN, I,hr und Weir Nerein.
Wbrn court WAS opened to-day Waller
r,s as,in placed on the stand. He testi-
"a rl,t the bomb was given him by
r,,rbrr an Thanksgiving day last, with
;,.,rrrrion To Use it on the police if they
,n,,rr,r,d Al the meeting held that even
Mt the Market street square; he kept 1t
Mn. bouSr for two weeks, and then eX-
lid IL in the woods. Witness went to
IN, Haymarkct meeting armed with
dynamite bomb At this point Waller
VA, shown photograph of an Anarchist
named :, S,hnarbett, which he identified,
anal il WIS placed in evidence. Witness
,,,D,iuurd his testimony saying that
S.bu,rhrtt WAS at the meeting.
bid Schnarbett say anything at the
melting
lie said We should tell the other men,
h.r, what We had decided to do. He said
m, thing should commence in other places
also. go,
What do YOU mean by the thing?' "
THE REVOLUTION.
Witur>, testified that At meeting held
IN the bohemian Hall, Sunday, May =,
rn,Pl and Fischer two of the detendants)
anal a number of other Socialists We're
n7r>rnt. Engel submitted plan, accord
inc Ia which. rs soon rs 1t came to con-
Hirr brtyyeu police and the Northwestern
Eruur- hnmGs should be thrown into the
r,I,r. stations Then the rihemen OF the
I,br und Weir yerein would be posted
A distance and shoot all who
should come out of the station-houses.
That Mas to be kept up till we reached
the city. We were to kill every
bnly who opposed us. Some one In the
meeting opposed TO the plan. l don Z
know the man, but he said IL would be
better Ia ret into the crowds in the city,
then Kill the people right and left. An
other man opposed this plan. He said we
would not know our neighbOrs in the
crowd: We might kill our friends by mis-
take EngerS plan WAS finally adopted by
the meeting.
Look at the book now show you,
xlid States Attorney GTinnell. Have
yuu ever seen n copy of this book betore?'
No
The book was a copy Of one of Herr
Nests
This concluded the direct examination.
The counsel for the defense, after a con-
terence. asked To have Walters testimony
stricken out.
The Court Overruled this, and
THE CROSS EXAMINATION
uIrhe witness was begun.
The witness was severely crOss-eNamlned
but his testimony remained unbroken.
Hr sud that no offers had been made to
him Ia induce him to testify.
uu the redirect Waller was asked:
"nnr vou been solicited by the defense
within the past ten days to go back ON
yuur original statement and meet them
some place outside the city OF at Lincoln
Park and agree ON another story. The
drt,u~. rNcitclly objected and the o0jec-
ton wa> sustained.
Witness was again erOss-eXamlned, alter
wblrh th~ Court took recess.
ANOTHER INFORMER.
Ah.riing as had been the morning ses-
sion the afternoon far surpassed 1t IN IN
,yry>t The first move on the part CT the
State va, the introduction Of another IN
hmcr. This was Bernhardt Schroeder,
Who. the night preceding the bomb throw
tag had been present in the conspiracy
urrtin. in which Waller, the previous
witness for the prosecution had presided.
TIN, second inlOrmer tSchrOder) Is
carr.u rr. and has lived IN
this country five years. He was
horn in Russia His powerful frame sur
mounted hy a diminntiye head, his retreat
lng forehead and his weasel eyes, IT once
attract the glze of the court room. The
man, hfunzc cOuntcnance gradually De
o'ur, ,t>h.I ~ slowly throughout inter
gr,rl sentence by sentence the Assistant
states Attorney proceeds to elicit
from him statements concerning the meet
m on Monday night in Greif's Hall,
Shru iuiurmcr Waller WIS chairman. ~
Iar Meeting il WAS agreed that If tie police
attacked ANY meetings then Anarchists
wrrv Ia mutually assist each other to de
>trOy the officers. Members of northwest
group should 90 to Wicker Hall station IN
cl,e the police made attack. Hany mem,
btr had anything with him he should
Use H.
NOTHING WAS SAID ABOUT BOOMs.
Attdn nrys for the State look ut each Other
ami Saem slightly annoyed. They say
Was anything said about dynamitSS'
\ shake Of the head is the response, and
WV ttl''> hl tue
en- perryptibly. Another question put
At the meeting did you hear any refer
encr 70 the word 'ruhe?'
Again Il shake the head. The subject /
quickly changed Srhrader tells of attend
\ Ins the Haymarket meeting He was II
,Iloon when the bomb was thrown; lei
ihs speakers stand because drops OF ram
i4gIH 10 fall: tells his condition viii
Lrhr IN Sehr Nerein. They drilled q weeI
With Springfield rifles He WAS No. 81
There were tour companies in the city
+ lne total number OF members he did no
4 know.
Al this point Mr.. Foster, for the defense
beSaA crO>S-CXaminatiOn. Dealing WIZ
WHAT SAID ABOUT BONES
lhe WuIIr>S said
Either AT the Sunday or Monday meet
my m"ceding the explosion of the bomt
10 asrrelucnt was made to throw bombs q
'hr il.WnlaTkct Not while was there.
Then II S.Is not agreed TO use dynamite
70 destroy the palace at the Haymarket ?
Not that | am aware. Nobody aske'
NE 10 take q bomb TO the meeting
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