Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-08-05

was the same as heretofore published
and often referred 20 In the progress o
the trial, bnt the reproduction of tn,
exact language had profound effecs
and, as he heard his avn 3einnciatiOn:
OF capitalists, scapied with precise rep
etition Of Tie dark and sanguinary threats
accompanying them, Spies face grew
livid and damp with pcrspiration.
The defense made use CT every pos
sible pretext to interrupt The witness with
objections of every sort, which were gen
orally oyerruled.
The witness also read his s.enocraphit
notes OF Parsons speech, which came
next. This was the "star'' speech In the
programme. It wa. frequently applaud.
ed and responded to with explosive in.
lerJections and blOod-curtllng threats
The speaker waxed warm and eHtleavored
TO impress his hearers with the ncces.
silly OF preparing to defend their lives
aud Interests at once. War had been de-
elsred upon them (rcferring to the Nc
Cormick troubIc), anil they must take W
arms against their oppressors.
Cross.examined, witness assented to
the interrCgativc statement of Mr.. Eos.
ter that when persons in the crowd, re.
ferring to Mccormick and other capital
lists, shouted "IIang him; hang him
now," both Parsons and Spies said that
now was not the time, and counseled
| present moderation.
| Mr.. Foster observed that the paper
| containing the witness published report
| contained only those uticrances which
appeared to be inccndiary, and asked
witness ii he was instructed to sum ress
all the conciliatory language used. The
witness replied that such instruc tions
had not been given him.
SPIES PASSED TIE BOMB TO SCHNAU-
BAULT.
The most interesting and probably the
| most valuable testimony of the afternoon
was that OF NJ. NJ. Thompson, an empIoyc
in the wholesale store of Marshall Field
Co. The witness, who had been on
business to the West Side, was return.
ing toward the river. On Randolph street,
when the lIaymarket meeting was as
sembling. Stopping near the entrance to
an alley short distance from the speak
ers' wagon, he saw Spies mount the
wagon, inquire for Parsons and dcSccn Il
| TO the ground. Shortly after Spies, ac-
| companied by man who had been poi Mt
ed out to him as Schwab, passed him IN.
10 the alley.
Mr.. Grinnell-Did you hear any wor DIS
spoken by either of the men?
Witness-I heard the words "pistols"
and "police." Then one of the men
asked the other would zone be enough"
Mr.. Grinneil-What happened then?
Witness-Thc men came out of tho
alley and went west OH Randolph street.
knew there was to be speaking, and fol.
lowed the m to learn where the Spcakn,
would take place. They went west to
IIalSted street and l followed Near
lIalstcad street they were joined by 4
third man whom had not seen before.
Mr.. Grinmell (handing the witness 4
photograph of SchnabaulD-Docs this
resemble the man whom you saw join
Spies and Schwab?
WitnesS-Yes, sir.
Mr.. Grinnell-What happened then?
Witness-The three men started 10.
ward the IIaymarket. 1 went along,
and at one time, when l was quite
close to them, l saw Spies hand
the strange man something which he put
in his right hand coat pocket. A moment
later passed by them and heard Schwab
say: "Now, if they come, give it to
them" Before was out OF hearing I
heard Spies reply: 81 don't think we can,
for they won't give us a chance to.
night"
The witness then told how he accom-.
panied the men back to the Haymarket,
where by this time quite crowd had as.
semblcd. Spies mounted the speakers
wagon and the witness lost sight of The
othertwo.
The cross-eXaminaticn was long and
tedious. Mr.. Foster was eXaSperating TO
the witness, and the witness was half dc.
faint to the attorney. The Court was fire.
qucnt!y obliged to interfere, while the
States attorney aroused the ire of Cap.
tain Black by his efforts to protect the
witness against the effects of brow beat
ing.
The first conversation witness had
heard between Spies ami Schwab, when
the words "pistols" and "po ice" were
used, was explained from the standpoint
of the defense by the following question
by Mr.. Foster:
"Now, were not the words you heard
speakers and police and did not the
subsequent query, will one be enough p
refer to speakers to address the meeting
which was the subject of the convcrsa-
tion?"
The witness was confident that he had
not mistaken the words, and as he had
only heard those words, he hal no means
of knowing absolutely to what they re.
ferrcd. The proceedings closed there for