New-York tribune., 1886-07-29
DID SPIES LIGHT THE BOMB !
TESTIMONY THAT MAKES NM Grow PALE
APREAnAHca 90 rzs MAN Wlso LIGHTED THE
Bono AID or THE NAN VINO rHeEwrR
pEscnIBKD BY A WITNESS.

CHICAGO, Juiy 20.--The startling evidence
fer the State IN tho Anarc siGs yesterday given By
the wisness n M hompson vns sng ths prelude TO
testimony Of Henry Glimsr which was given to-day
Thls witness dd testify before either ths eoroners
jury rhs Grand Jurv but kept in the background
The story he related IN eoart to-day, IL eredtlA by
the tdy places August Spies, ths recognised roae or
ths osnding AnarchistA smong the Actual muraerers
Of the polioA oimee stated that hs Spies join
group Of four nvs IN shs ailsy. and that when
the cry heard tia, ths pslos we're eeminR 10 sa@
Spies light q match which ared the fuse ana
bomb whssa caused the murder oe tho police The
bomb was thrown heretofore outlined By the State
by the missing brothertn-iaW Of Michael echw known
- Rudolph echnaubslk In ths group tn the alley the
witness recognized Fischer having bssn one OF the
aumbsr Tns evtdsnee Of THE vness h 60 presiss 20
eara wish that prsvt0nsy vsn ana from the hAtSAnE
Of the conspiracy IN the Arbcy xsita1 once 70 thS
masufsctars Of the bombs By Lnex and Engei 70 the
lighting af the fass the HAymarkst the chain Bov
appears bs complete uasss the evsncs OF the state
Be- esutr0vsrssd epios. Fieidsn. Ensel Ungs ana
Fischer all had direct agsney IN the manufacture ana
arines Of the bomb whls PArssas urged On sne uures'
ana echvAb has bean eonViotSd ef hAvms
taken dtress part in aETannng fer the astaoE
ON me poi,oa In the court room the descendants look
more aud moro bleaohed aud wiltsd every day. The
jury appear weary bus pay good sttenttcu About ha
of than take Of all the svdenoA Judee 0aJ was
asksd psssed the court room Aow hss health
held out, and he said
IRuess Il is all there I haven't inquired about IT,
Oh never have any trouble With my health on account
of my work The jury are weary OF eonnnemenE "
course but have no idea that any Of hem WIN onsA
down.
Ono OF the Hte pieces Of routine that As jadee goes
through every morning soon as the court mas
been opened the opening Of all mail addressed to the
urors The judge rips the etrs open. reads them an
nouncss aloud the general d Of the contents and then
bands them 70 their ownera One OF the letters ex-
amined one day and passed TO Juror vas love letter
With the exception that spies wore snail bouquet in
bis lapel tho Anarchists were loft to-day without nora
tbutes The papers pertaining to tho trial for to-day
on the States attorneys table made Q pile soout
feet square and six or eight inches hgn from "n'oh
t can hardly amiss 70 infer that the documents per-
taninR 10 the whole trial both sides when Dubbed
will all an express wagon. All OF thess will have TO Dc
copied into the record In Of conviction ana the
time required for making up such record ana Tor the
Supreme Court TO read II or even the accompanying
printed abstract and the money required to pay Tor
t will be something unprecedented 10 this
ooupty. The scens In the courtroom wss
thoroughly dramatic when GIlmer pointed
out Spies ~ the actual igniter OF the bomb That
steAIthy smiling defendant turned Fhastiy "hise ann
rose to his feet, then eat down quickly again AUD
nervousy pulled and Rnawed at his short mustacne h
recovered bimsef partially after while and smiled In
his foxy war. showing bis nue white tseth Fischer
turned pale bat kept control over himself The
counsel for the defence Foster lost control OF hmse
the same "a yestarday owing 70 mis- Inability to change
the current Of the wtness story The State. before the
close of the court prooeedngs disclosed the implements
With which Engel aud LnRE fashioned the bombs
Auanst Ham n eomposItor OF tho Aroeiter ZcifNn1.
vas the frst witues1 this morning He testified that
Fischer prepared the German version OF the Revenge
circular Tho bottom line Rad. "Workinsmen arm
yourselves and come full force" Fischer oopod tho
circular from an original manuscript two forms nAVDg
been set up This ncendary call was afterwArd taken
h. -ha
not know OfHcer NJ. H. Marks testified to dnding the
dynamite and other explosives In the AroettT Ze1uH9
ofce as related BEFORE Hugh Hume recitsd an inter
Wow be had had with Spies. F1elden and Schwao the
day following massacre, but Il oot aned htue that
was or important
Cum.r than took the stand. He 10 . man nfty years
o,d long and angular and was carefully dressed. He
folded his arms his breast as he told hs story
which was related In . drawing tone, and without
dlsplayine the slightest excitsmen Hs story eau only
be clearly Understood in his own language
O-Where wsro you on the evening OF May y say
after D. m; we're you At HAymArket Square Al
was, cir. a.. -. .A...,
Mr. ssomonwell: before We 60 any further nv would
Ike the Court 70 instruct the counsel not 70 put any
The CSurt-That 10 not leading question.
Mr.. salOnop-well, don't mean that question par
erai instruction on the suiject ,,-. .,
Weii sSaiI not 10 IT, Whenever objection Is made TO
.stsd H pas: 1PST o onss arTg. !.
GFlQQ0ll-Hn
A-Abont quarter to 10 o'clock.
Ao.HWSss did you do when ron got tasrei Al vas
and DrspAines s and went seross where some speak
ING owhich side Of DesplAlne. At did you go tot A
Sp4 tn; xasoS, A1Iala al d. no,
particular SItention 70 The speaking.
Q-Now on may ssSse "aA osxs pp On tss 10 eo1nsr
Of the alley. stood near the lamp post between tes
u, p"" -sron. S"i Tia. vas about s:45 o'clock
.av that gentleman there. Pointing 70 FIsdsRl He
wl. ann them stepped into the alloy between the
corner OF Crane Broa' factory and the building I'm
o%S.rs sss the alley reference to the wagon
AEThe alley was south Of the Wason:
Dwell what aid you DO A.-inoticeo some parues
In conversation IN the alioy. ..,
QwhAt were thsJ aUng sr Mo6s re ~. 9
" Here come the police" there was then sort OF
nA.ur. rush 70 ssS ,Ss %sSou to the psr.
the south end OF the alley de nt q mateh
mencsd nrzlng. and he took . couple Of stsps and
rcd It into the street
I0k AT the photograph. The question was objeced TO.
the court the witness TO describe tho man
nrSS NJ. orIuner.-woll. then describe the man.
The tourr.-DId you know the msn i.
Wtness-G had seen him several times At meetings.
Mr GrinuelL-Describe him.
,rS5,. b,sh. sousWhat iuIi.brossted. ana he had
a light sandy ne: heard not very very iS1s' ,las ne
in hs head. shOuld think the man weighed $50 pound'
perhapG ...,.A.-, ,,.,
aaT whether IL was . soft felt or sk hat Ny impres
sion IA m AZ the hat dark brown.
~ I~oS Ar thai photograph and say What 10 tho
a.,nblnpce Ishowing him photograph Of Schnaubelt
Al think that the man that threw the bomb out Of
' oGHov many men standing In the group n the
,,Se the ooub was throwni A.-Thero were quito .
number In tho alley. -. -, -
o-Do you know the man who came from the WAGON
Snv Of these 1dAnts A-That IL tho man right
there. IPUinting TO SpaesI
The judge Jurors and attorneys bent forward eagerly
to catch An aosoate stiffness prevailed for
fully ten seconds.
o-In reference to the explosion OF that bomb. dd
vo1 ssa the police yourasfi Al did not Taero
were a grea many people betwoen me and theE.
SHDsa you sss any Of the other dsfendsnts 10 the