New-York tribune., 1886-08-03
WHAT MAYOR HARRISON SAW
HIS VISIT TO THE HAYMARKET MEETING.
sPIEss INCENDIARY REMARKS AS HEARD bi
MIR. HARRIsoN-THE ORDERS TO IN.
spFCTOR BONFffLD.
lBT TELEGRAPH TO THE Tribunal


NIT their version OF the Haymarket massacre to the
IN the Criminal Court to-day. The crowd which sough'
10 gam adintance to the court room was an unuS"'
large one but the court bafs refused to allow any oe
In beyond the ordinary seating capacity OF the roo'"
The defendants. with the exception Of Neebe farson'
and Lingc. displayed marked signs OF depression "i'
was a'crbed In part to the ruling of Judge Gary on s
urday, upon the plea for tho release or Ncepe Ahe
Court said in exact Ian guare:
II Neebe had had knowledge OF. and partlcipa
tion in the laymarkct meeting, the question w"ua W
different But, II there Is general advice 10 cnin, ~
murer, the time AMI occasion not being forsseen' o
adviser Is guilty, II the murder is committed
Under this ruling the evidence brought out
chief defendants having urged precisely what dd oc
cur 1t was tho opinion that every one would De heu
with tho possible exception OF Neebe. accessories 70
murder Thus far hcrc has been little dispute as 10 ING
actual melting TO slauger OF the police Ihe ohly co"
troversy has been as to who throw the bomb Mayor
Harrison was the first witness called by the defence HIS
testimony was regarded damaging to the Defendants
Captain Black. The chief counsel for the defence an
Donncet his purpose OF showing that Mayor Harrison
found nothing turbulent about the meeting. and that i
spcctor Bonhed dscded upon attack after the Mayor
bad gone home. Tho attorney asked Mr.. Harrison:
Q.-Did you attend tho Haymarkct meeting e-'oraiicn @
tine r"tlhg III Desplain"s a.. at whlcn thc trdEct
whole.
What led you to 20 that meeting am not
asking your motives. bot whatevor may have trans
ng and at what hour you reached the srohhl a.
Ih" day before thcro wa, riot at McCorInich+ f.e
stroycd and some shooting. That riot was saii 70
have grown out OF speech made In tho prairie ny
NT Spcs. In the morning Of Nay 1. probably ahnut
noon. Information came to me Of the issue o. circuAr
OF prcnlAr character and call FOR mcctins 't tha
IlaYmarket nat night. raei tho chief ol poncc anu
directed him that II anything should be sni at thtt
M etns that was likely to call ont recurrence of snch
proceedings were mad at McCormlcks factory,
that The mretlne shonli he dl'prrse brl"ved hAt
better for myself to be there anl TO disper'e my
So ~ In lOiceint
thought that NV ord,r would hc netter obeyed ! went
there for that purpos.-f f, lt necessary for tho
safety Of the city to iisprrse hat meeting.
Q. What hour dii you reach the scene A.-ADouI
" what tmo with reference to your arrival upon
the ground dil the m'ctn tn fact gather A-Ihe,e
was arse concnur-c of peopc out the lsymarKrt:
N The street ana on the sideTalE-, waking up Ani
down. Il WAS - long before sprakng commenced that
pr Jably wothirs OF the people there assembled left.
apparently, at last. OF course, | could not trlI
how m"ny. hecAnse the same man mlsht
walk back and forth. but int IL the way it
struck Il some here about half past :. should
Judge. when the meeting A. such twncre he speaking
took place gathered around cranes building or the
Qwerc yoa there a, the tme the meeting VA, called
mg I WAS on the iItymArSet, about the corner of
Randolph and De.planr-. the southwest corner.
Q-btl y"n hear the meeting called 10 oriert y.
al not. mce ins caiioi aui went over 10 H.
Then Mr. -pir' was .pcaAns whom got into H. was
close enough 70 hear him IL" probably hli nern sio"H
iug minute" or maybe two. before got near eu"uE" 10
hear distinctly what VS. SAID ,,..o,
the FrounlI Al do not r"'ncinner LOOKING A. ny
watch but lutgng from ths limo whrh IN" uohp
.puntoi and tho time 1t took me- to wax the next day
reached the conclusion that loft It between 10 anu
lOOJ n'cio"s.
Mr u,rrl.on said hc heard a portion OF Parsons
speech auI LEFT whle tho Latter stIil speaSns He
sad:
Hive about mile and quarter from the lIaymarket
walked RAPID ,nl reached my homo ana uudrr'sri
bomb I lni.e about twenty miuuts' from he time
had left That - thc way | say ABOUT lV'Vo o'ocs
NV wA'c bat III lops At ny cDc. Just after hearing
the bomb. went down aud conmeucei 'e'ePhoHiuS A.
va" 5our presence the m.c,ins and IN the mee,
ing ob.rrv.II Al thought thst Mr spies oh-ervei
me- from faci that tho tone u MS 'p-eoh suilrny
changed wh-n nti struck msich To ight ny cigar.
THO ul nauc OF tho match snpno "r my fAcs When u
ed out saw tho people 'rohnl " io'l"s @" 'r' 'e;
that was observed rcm.f koI TO M son that
ftnousnt tnAi Nt. spies hAi arrL mo ih~' 10 micro
Gan you ro collect sub,tantnly tho tenor OF tho
,rks or the substance Of ia" remark. male ~ MI
-plr, 10 y'ur hearing A-FHt ol NAT spr'c. lot
probably minute such tnat irAsed It would iorco
You were there Tor mat purpose Al was thers
ior tn.i purpose Nc. vnen s.y fnr thAt pdrpp,r
iny own determination to 10 H. against IHo Will Ol
q Il understand that yon hal adopted resolution to
u,nt A-Ye. sir part Of Mr sPirss speech
wn,o . oaa-actrr That thought Wa leading up TO IT,
grr,t deal Ant usa more matches than d" cigars
struck AID ono went out pat Two osctn.' WIN ~,
Immediately sftcrwlri noticed this change 10 tho tono
OF las speech. .,.
Al ne meeting that r.ricd your attention with refct
behavior cithor Of tho speakers or OF 'ho
Mr. Gr,nuei,-rhat Is objectionable.
Inc Cour,. 10. IhAt call, Tor dcihion oi "hat Al
M.yor Harrison / shall be- compelled to answer that
by what was said, because that w.s what WAS watch
The Court-That calls FOR conduct and words
Mayor lI,rri-on-rh- words o. Mr. -ples IS ne. as
can rem, ior that attracted my attention were thesc
why tlis gathering together ot poiicemon = or blus
coats" have forgotten whicu, / mink "pouccmen."
Q - patrol wagons why INC Ul'lNls
collected tAe arnorrs and calling guns shottci !
Mhy wrrs our brothers snot down at McCornicks 8
factory Yesterday afternoon = Thon he wont on TO
show Uhe words do not romo nhep 'htt .""' Il" @ sno
opprr,s OF the abotcr That was what attt'ct'u M
attention by reason of ar1mOr that had he"rl thit
nisnt. That do not sivo a' you have not ash'u o' "
Mr. GrnnoIl-I wi,n yol would siate tn't rnn'r
The Court We'll. walt for the cross examination.
Mayor Harrison When each Of thoso questions wa.
pur. ih tho audience crlnl on 7noot 'n",n,
:. IIang Them, when II reached Mc'"rwlck' hAh"'
" IIaug him. damn hun. or Soinothins OF th.' SOY. Dr.
Frequently durns both ~ the spccche' -ome o9e IN s m
crowd woud cry out. Hang him.. or " shoot hn' OF
something ~ That sort
Sir Harrison SAD he woud judge the crowd mum
bercd from 500 1000 persons. mainly composed OF
non Euglisi.s speaking people. Ator mentioning Ms re-
turn to ,nc police station he SAD;
told Bonned that the speeches were about over una.
nothing had occurred or was Ary To occur I ,
tn bring about disturbance of the peace told hln
honcht he nsht order houe hs Reserves at ia" other
station lie -hd ho Va, of inc same op.".on 'nc m I' h
heard "A tumor. which Will tell YOU. II 80" Ike
There WA. discussion among counsel ~ to th" pro-
pr,ety OF allowing the rumor In evidence but h""y
IN, witness vas allowed to state 1t on tho cross amin
alton lie sad 1t mai reached the ears "i the P"oo
that the meeting contemplated making an attack on th'
Milwaukee and ~. Paul depot, after dlspesinG' 10
,uard against tnis decided 10 keep the reserves
At the Drsplalnes street station on duty nh'" III"
meeting Dispersed Mr. Harrison said no faV" inspector
uonued discretionary powers To quc disturbance
that might occur, and to dsgersc the meeting II tho
su,aEcrs became turbulent lilo was determined ID
pr.vent u repetition OF tho Mccormick affair." II II was
IN the power of the police 10 do 50.
The defence thea called Martin slmonson, tr'Veh"E
salesman. This witness brought out tho fact that MANU-
mi, were distributed In Lako- similar III every way
:, ,ne revenge" circu ar with Tho "WOrkns men.
com. arm Ell ana IN uli force" cXpurgated lie gave
very clear statement OF tho Incidents AT tue meeting
having occupied perch on all iron stairway "Ppo'''o
IN, wagon containing the speakers most "
inc night Ills narrative as to ths ons,
nf the