The Labor enquirer., 1886-07-31
Some of the Evidence.

FOr GQ6
Some of the witnesses for the safe at
the Chicago trial, were members OF the
Lehr and Wehr Verein. They were con-
spirators who "squealed." According to
the newspaper reports one of them
named Schrader testified as follows:
. Q.-"Was ANYTHING said about dyna-
mite or bombs at any of your meetings ?"
A.-"No."
Q.-"Was anything said as to what
would be done at the haymarket?"
A.-"No."
Q-"Do you know anyone who was
asked to take or did take or throw a
bomb that night?"
A.-'No."
Q.-"Were any of the defendants
members of the Lehr and Wehr Verein ?"
A.-"No."
Q.-"Did you expect any trouble at
the haymarket Tuesday night ?"
A-"No."
The report continues:
During the whole of the witness
testimony the attorney for the state sat
in state of absolute amazement.'
The squealer had not squealed to
please them. But they claim to have
thirty more conspi rators who will talk
more as they are told. The first one
gave the details of the conspiracy within
the Lehr and Wehr Verein. The next
says that L one of the pris Jners belong
to that society. The obvious mistake of
the police is in not having the COnspir-
acy outside of the Lehr and Wehr
Nerein. The first witness conspiratOr
confessed to having money paid him by
the police on several occasions. NOLiCe,
that thirty ConsplratOrs turn states ,evi
dence against eight prisoners, who they
allege were not in the conspiracy. The
eight are in custody the thirty are at
large After Schrader, no conspiratOrS
were called upon for testimony. The
News says:
"The prosecution has been very un-
easy about the testimony of these ln-
formers. Mr.. Grinnell and hls assist
ants have, from the first, feared that
these men might slip through their
fingers, or might be Induced by some Of
their associates, through intimidation, to
DENY their confessions.'
Several officers told how Anarchist
Fielden acted in the affair OF May 1.
Officer Wessler testified; After e
bomb exploded | saw man slip down
from the wagon occupied bv the speaker
and dodge behind a wheel Every mo-
menL or two this man Jumped up and
fired revolver at the police. He was
sure it was Flalden. Two or tbreH times
Fielder got up and atCer emptylng one
chamber of his revolver he Ould duck
his head down again. WessIer the thi rd
or fourth time got bead on Flelden
and fred at him. He had the Satstac-
ton of seeing FieIden drop and knew he
was wounded. Fieldeu tumbled der
the wagon" This is the language of the
newspaper report.
After considerable skirmishing this
officer shot FleIden in the knee, although
he could only see his head, then left
him under the wagon.
But Officer HanIey said:
"Immediately after the bomb ex-
ploded looked toward the wagon and
saw revolver lying under it. Thcn |
noticed the crowd running toward the
alley"
Q-"Dld Fielden run with the rest? ?''
A-"Yes"
Q.-"Do you recognize Fielden as the
man who RAM"
A.-"Yes."
According to the Times Officer John
Wessler chased after the hving people
firing at them. He returned after two
minutes and saw Fielden still firing
fro IN behind the wagon. Fifty seconds
covered the whole affair
The old story about twenty men at
the meeting prepared with a bomb each,
which all but one faile to throw on aC-
count of the weather, has not vet ap-
pearel in the evidence. LYNX.