Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-30
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ThE STATES ATTORNEY GRE
ATEs 4 NEN NTiON.

Grinnell announced this morning that all
the testimony for the State in the auarch-
ists' trial would be laid before the Jury
byto-morrow evening. Schnaubelts SIS
ter was among the spectators 10 the
court One division OF the court room
was occupied exclusively by women.
DR.. John B. Murphy, who at
tended m8nv OF the wounded othcers
at the Desplanes street station, de-
scribed IN detail the character OF the
wounds sustained by the police officers at
the Haymarket. DR.. Epler was called
and testified to the tact of Fielden visit
ing the witness Office on Halstead street
on the might Of the massacre to have a
bullet wound in his leg dressed.
THOMPSON RECALLED.
NJ. NJ. Thompson, the young man who
gave such DAMAGING evidence against the
leading anarchists Tuesday, was recalled
by the defense aud asked whether be was
not at Griefs Hall on the night OF May A.
He replied that he was not. He was
questioned very closely by Mr.. Foster,
but did not vary from any of
his original statements. The States at
torney brought out the fact that he had
been compelled to move from MS house on
South Green street, owing to visits from
adberents OF the anarchists, who sought
TO intlmidate him from taking the stand.
FINDING OF BOMBS.
Officer VI. Hoffman testified to finding
bombs near Ogden Grove which had been
pointed out to MN by lnformer Lehman.
The same witness also told OF vast
amount of deadly missiles found under
the house of Anarchist Thieler
Lieut.. Bower was called and exhibited
TO the Jury the torn and bloOd-stained uni
forms OF the wounded police officers.
Capt. Black protested strongly against
such evidence being submitted. He de-
clared that it was only for sensational
purpose.
Mr.. Grinnell replied with some feeling
that II he desired 10 produce sensation
and to illustrate the murderous character
OF the assault at the Haymarket he would
have brought In the survivors of t1at
night on stretchers and exposed their
wounds.
LINGG's BOASTS.
Capt. Michael Setback then took the
stand. On the afternoon of May IA, when
Lingg was locked up at the Chicago
avenue station, the witness asked him
whether he was at No. 81 West Lake
street on the night OF May 3, and he re-
piled that be was. be said he had made
dynamite for use at the haymarket.
Llngg said he hated the police because
they mad attacked the people at McCor-
mick's and because they were friend y to
capitalists. When asked why he did not
fight the police with guns instead of dyna-
mite Lingg replied that the militia had
guns and the Socialists had TO use dyna-
mite.
THREE KINDS OF DYNAMITE.
Lingg said he made three kinds Of
dynamite. He mad learned how to make
1t by reading books. When the witness
examined Llngg's trunk he found in It's
false bottom a large quantity Of fuse,
which ne said he mad bought of a firm on
Lake street. Lingg said he knew Spies,
and was at the Arbeiter Zeitung Office
frequently. He had been a Socialist AS
long as he could think. The witness had
a talk with Engel on May Is, wnen the
latter confessed that he bad been AT the
meeting at No. 81 West Lake street on
May 3.
ENGEL's ELOQUENCE.
When Engel's wife visited him Engal
broke down and wept, and to h"r ending
for placing himself in such position be
replied: mamma, | am cursed with
elOquence. Louise Michel suffered for the
cause. Sheis a woman, | am a man, and
Will stand it like a man."
Cant. Setback explained the result Of
his experiments in exploding the bombs
found among Lingg's effects and the havoc
they OccasiOned.
Lingg declared that he had prepared
the bombs 10 use them against the
Calling guns OF the militia in
the great revolution which had COM
menced. When asked where he had
obtained the molds with which to fash
ion the bombs. He said he had made
them out OF clay. He had picked up gas
pipe along the river and wherever he
could find it. Six persons, he said, had
called at his house on May 4 to obtain
bombs.
A recess was taken at this point.
CAPT. sCHAACK's EXrERIMENTs.I
At the opening of the afternoon session
Capt. Setback explained, uDOn request
OF Mr.. Ingham, the nature OF his expert
ments with the fuse found among the
effects OF Lingg. II also experimental
with dynamite cartridges" said the wit
ness. 81 had one inserted into stone
weighing perhaps thirty pounds. Tue
explosion broke this stone into atoms"
He was cross examined by Mr.. Foster.
"What Lingg said to you, Captain, was
substantially this: That this was TO be a
conflict between police and Calling guns
on one side aud laboring men on the other,
and that he was making those bombs to
use when that came"
That's about it," said the witness
"only he said the time had actually
come"
"ThOse experiments you made were for
your own satistactiOnY'
"TheY were made to enable me tn testi-
fy TO the character Of the stuff that was
found"
THE WOUNDS OF THE OFFICERS.
DR.. A. j. Baxter. a member Of the coun-
ty hospital staff Of physicians, said ne
was present at the hospital when the
wounded yolice were brought IN.
"GiYe the names of the officers you at
tended, if you can said the counsel.
IL attended nearly all Of them" replied
the witness, "out they were brought in
so fact that | had no time to notice their
names. Their wounds seemed to me OF
more importance at that time"
The witness described the nature OF the
wounds be dressed in much the same
manner as had been doue BY the 9th 4r
medical witnesses, ana he was excused.
EXTRACTS FROM ANARCHIST SHEETS
+. l.. Gauss was next called ami asked
10 read his translation OF portions OF the
sheet entitled 1.-The Anarchist" volume
No. l. The paper was publisaeI at the
Arbeiter Zetung Office, and in the notice
requested that subscription be sent to
c. Engel. The first translation was that
of the announcement of the publishers
In tnis it was stated that the object OF the
paper was TO promote anafchical doe.
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