Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-24

I NOderOn. They testified that on The
evening Of the formal opening Of the new
board Of trade building they attended IN
citizens clothes the meeting
on Market square, where Parsons, In
Gery speech, advised his hearers t.
use the rife and bomb on the members Of
the board The procession was formed
by the crowd with the purpose OF forcing
I It's way into the board Of trade Mrs.
| Parsons WAS at the head carrying red
flag. Spies. Fielden and Parsons were In
I line. A carriage containing lady was at
tackled and the occupants severely
! injured by brick thrown from the crowd.
| Both Of the officers told how after the
procession was turned by the police
Spies, Parsons and Flelden exhibited
10 them and reporter named william
son, shells, fuse and dynamite,
at the ArOeiter Ieitung Office. With these
weapons the three defendants said they
would soon meet the blOod-hounds (as
they called the police.
Detective Lewis Haas was at
this point put on the stand
for a few moments. He described
how Neebe, one Of the prisoners, assumed
charge Of the Arreiter Zeitung Office i'm
mediately after the arrest Of Spies
Necbe was acting as the head Of the
establishment when the packages Of dy-
Mantle we're discovered.
There was a stir among the lawyers on
both sides, and a subdued exchange Of
remarks among the prisoners greeted the
appearance OF dwarflsh individual with
piercing dark eyes, who WAS led In by the
bniliff Just as Haas was leaving the wit
ness chair. The newcomer avoided look
ing In the direction Of the defendants. He
gave his name az Maurice Neef, proprl-
etor OF the saloon and hall at No. IS
Clybourne avenue. IL was there that the
iBformer Seliger and Lingg had on the
evening Of the riot carried the trunk with
half hundred shells filed with
dynamite and left them for distribu-
ton 10 those who were 10 use them
that Night. Meet fitted admirably 10 the
dehnltenefs Of Seliger's evidence The
witness testified that Lingg came into his
saloon shortly after p. IN accompanied
by SelIger. man named Munzenburg
was with them carrying large
satchel on his shoulder. lie put The
satchel on the counter and aiterwhrd
laid It on the floor. Llngg inquired II
anybody had been inqulring for him, and
without waiting for a reply went out
through the side door 10 meeting that
had Just begun munzenberg
picked up the bag and led the
way, followed by Seligsr and Llngg.
The witness had not seen Nuremberg
since Lingg and Seliger were in the 81.
loon again about II p m. Huebner and
the two Lehmaens and several others
whose names were unknown 10 the " it.
ness had Just arrived, and were telling
OF the Oomb-throwlng In the
haymarket. The witness gathered from
the talk OF this group that they had been
present while the riot occurred Seliger
aud LinRg Joined the crowd In front Of
the bar and soon the witness heard some
one snout, "That's all your fault" Llugg
was participating IN the discussion when
the shout was raised Meet was
questioned by the states attor-
ney regarding the meeting In his
hall, al which Engle made an appeal for
money 20 push the publication Of pa
per called "The Anarchist" Enele de-
clared that the Arbeter ZeituDg was not
enough IN advocating the use OF
dynamite, and therefore, II was necessary
70 start more radical publication Tor
the workingmen. Engle declared that
the nobility Of France had only yielded to
the people when brought TO the gulllo-
tine, that the shareholders OF the
South only yielded 10 the bayonets Of
the North and that the wage slaves OF the
present would never gain an Inch without
the use Of dynamite or something equally
effective and cheap. In making bombs
Engle told his hearers that nothing OF the
spherical nature Involving casting was
absolutely necessary, A common piece
Of gas pipe would do
The cross-examinatlon Of Meet was
by Lawyer Foster for the de.
tense. II was apparently designed 10
show that the witness did not know to a
certainty that any Of the men who
stood at his beer counter the
night of May ( had been in the riot on
Desplaines street. No questions bear
Ing on any other point were put by Mr..
Foster.
William Burgess and George Schuler
testified that they had printed the Gre
yenge" circular upon orders from the
Arbeiter Zeitung office.
Fred IL. Prosbeck, machinist, gave
evidence that Rudolph Schnaubel, the /
man generally believed To be the bomb |
Lhrower, who was In his employ, aid not
10 any work 10 the shop May 4. Schnau.
ltl Hhlh no hhh Dlhtl WpIh W no
Session OF court was extended nearly |
one hour later than usual by the prosecu. |
lion reading from the Arbelter Zeltung
he platform OF the International work |
ng Peoples association with extracts |
published by Spies from Herr Most's
= Science OF Revolutionary Warfare" |
These were admitted Ivy the court on the
ground that the defendants were recon- |
nendiug the course of action there |
n prescribed This was strenuously
objected TO by Capt. Black for the
license, and the exception was noted.
Upon being oyerruled the tall attorney
and impatlently reached for
iis hat and left the courtroom He was
loon followed by lawyer Foster. They
explained their action TO the states
attorney by saying the documents
we're OF so little Importance
I was useless TO take M time
~ listening to them, The Jury, however,
listened 10 the end with unlagging inter
ST. They retired for the night with the
voice OF the statois ATTORNEY ringiuu Ia