Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-28
AFTERNOON DISPATCHES
STILL IN JEOPARDY,
Newspaper Reporters Telling What
They Learned from the
Anarchists,

Anarchists.
CHICAGO. July 27.-At the anarchist
'Er:al this mornirg Whiting Allen news
paper reporter, testified that he was at the
Haymarket meeting, and heard Parsons
say in his speech: "What good are these
strikes goingto do? What are you gcing
to gain by them? Do you think YOU are
going to gain your point? No, you will
have to go hack to work for less wages
than you formerly received" When he
mentioned the name of Jay Gould some
one cried cut: Hang him, throw him in
the lake Parsons said: THAT wort do;
if Jay Gerld was put outGf the way today
another Jay Gould, or q hundred Jay
Goulds would rise up. IT is not the man,
but the system that ought to be DESTROYED. "
Witness said the crowd seemed entirely in
sympathy with Parsons, and applauded
him frequently. Allen was at Zeph's hall
when tie explosion occurred at the meeting
at the Haymarket: saw Spies. Parsons,
Fieldsn, and he thinks, Schwab. but was
not ce' tain of the latter
On cross-examinatiou witness saws he did
not see Parsons at Zeph's hall that evening
was rot at the Haymarket in the capacity
of reporter, but having another assignment
ia he neighboEhoOd strolled down to the
neighborhood in an abstract.sd mood; bad
instruction from his paper never to report
Parsons
Witness SAW Mr. Markell at Zeph',
hall, but is positive the man was not il
company with the defendant FISCHER
at that place Alien was asked if saw
Fischer He said not
Il. L. Tuthill, another reporter a; the
Eaymarket, but not on assignment, and
while Parsons was speaking illness though!
the crowd was made up of two classes
those opposed to the speaker (and they
'were in the majority and those in sympathy
with the speaker.
A stout, matronly woman. whose ample
figure was clothed in dress of white lawn,
was in Judge Garry's court early this
morning with a number of bouquets
When the anarchists were brought in from
the Jail the woman rose il hurry, and
quickly running over to the prisoners ten
dered each of them bunch of flowers
Detective Cosgrove, who was one of the
officers detailed to attend the Haymarket
meeting testified particularly regarding the
speech made by Parsons. The crowd was
estimated at 2. OeO and was very unruly and
excited. Parsons, near the close of his
speech frequently cried ITO arms" which
served to greatly increase the excitement
Witness kept going from tie wagon to the
police station to report the exact condition
of affairs. When he wen, to the station
the last time report the police were muster
ing to move down Desplaine street. Wit
ness went ahead but remained behind q
telegraph pole when the firing commenced
His recital of the order to dispense, explo-
sion of the bomb and firing into the police
ranks did not vary from his former narra-
tive. He was addressed hy.a friend stand
ing near him, who stated that he was
and on helping him away from
the scene they came across tie dead body Of
officer Degan
Detective MckSOOgh was present at Hay
market, and gave similar version of the
speeches and firing.
r. E. Owen, areporter, sew Parsons at
the corner Of Randolph and Halstead streets
shortly before the Hayma-ket meeting
began. He asked Parsons where
the meeting was to he held
Parsons replied that he dill not know
Why, remarked the witness. you are going
10 speak arn't youS No. replied Parsons.
his Parsons started for the street car, but
armed, have you dynamite about you?
Parsons then moved away; witness saw the
approach of the police and running ahead
If them mounted an iron stairway at the
,orner of Randolph sad Desplaines street
he heard the warning of the police to dis
)erse very distinctly AID immediately after
ward fiendish cry came from the wagon
ollowed by the explosion of the bomb.
fhe witness was wounded in the leg almost
It the first fire. The witness testified that
se saw shots fired from the outside of the
treet and up to that tiwe the police had
lot fired.
p T.. Henenten. Gernsn newspaper re-
porter, was present at the Haymarket He
aw Parsons and Schwab in the vicinity,
he former at the corner Of Randolph and
ialsiead streets He also saw BalthoHser.
nd an hour later he saw the bomb Use !
rom she alley. and also saw shots fired at
be peIice from the north.
Spies in his speech began by declaring |
be meeting was to be peaceble, but in his I
peech gave his version of the Mccormick /
lot which was intended 10 inhame the .
rowd.
Were YOU formerly q member of the in
irrational, asked the states attorney
Yes. replied the witness
When did you cease to be member
Two years ago.
Which of the defendants belonged TO the
,ciety when YOU were a member?
The only one | know positively was
eff; he belonged TO the same group as my
Did You NEE; Others of the defendants at
al timer
Yes. Spies ana Schwab and think Par '
rs. {
That was when Herr Most was here and
ade some speeches :
Yes. u
And i; was on account of those speeches
at you severed Your connection with the
'ernationali>ts:
Yes. q
Who did you see on the wagon on the i
yht OF the Haymarket meeting
| saw Spies. F.elden and Schwah, the
ter know IS member Of the inierna-
,nalisfs e
The court adjourned until 2 D m Ii
In anarchists trial. Louis Haas. deiec- t
c belonging TO the Central station detail. /
titled be was an eye witness Of the scenes a
the riot and said IS the police come up b
heari some one IN the crowd say here o
mes the blood hounds. You. do your d
~ and we viii do ours. His exarnina- 8
n ELECTED nothing new. g
the witness said that the :
I'd hound sentence was uttered as the Z
lice came up and that scarcely momen; I
Ysed before Capt. Ward issued the order q
disperse- The sentence was spoken loudly :