The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-21

MICHAEL HAHN,
a tailor who was the first witness, oil
any clnsuming desire TO see what q
dynamite bomb resembled. Hahn
said he was az the hay market May At
and was standing at the northwest
corner Of Desplaines and Randolph
streets when the bomb exploded. A
missile struck him in the back, rend'
ering him unconscious. 1t afterwards
proved to be common wrought iron
nut. Witness was facing the speakers
wagon and was behind the p olice.
The signi6c nee OF Hahn's testi'
mony lay in the implication that the
police had been delibera ely led into a
t 10 and then by preconcerted methods
slaught, red from every eide.
After this evidence, and when De-
tective Slayton had related to the jury
the circumstances attending the arrest
OF Fischer aud Fielden, the STATE called
as witne apersoD, who. mex t. Thos.
Grief, the saloon keeper at No. "a
West Lake street, hal been most prom
iDently mentioned in newspaper &C
counts of minor doing3 of the social
ISIS in This city. This was
THEODORE PRICK,
business mana er OF the Arbeiier Zei.
t,Ing. Questioned as to the well
known facts concerning the relations
Of Spies, Parsons and others, Flick
answered promptly aud 10 the point.
When leading questions on subj Gets
about which the public has had no in
formation vera asked, FIJI ks MEM
DRY seemed to him, except as show
ing in general way that the defend
ants were actively engaged in an an
archistic propaganda
The lawyers for the State did not
succeed in worming from FrlCk any
thing OF marked value. He identified
certain manuscripts signed after the
4 h OF May as being in the chirography
OF Spies and Schwsb. They ara the
originals Of the famous "Revengs"
circular and similar illusions.
A jealous watch was observed by
States Attorney Grinnell when the
documents passed from the lawyers
for the defense into the hands OF
August Spies.
Capt. Black instantly resented the
action of Mr.. Grin nell. "Pshaw,
Spies and Schwab might have de-
siroyed all this rubbish long ago if
they wished," said the attorney for
the anarchists.
at always happens" retorted AS
sistsnt States Attorney Ingham, THAT
people forget to do that which they
afterwsrd earnestly wish they had &C
complished."
"Oh, no." was the Captains rsply.
Remember your theory. Conspira-
tors never forget these little things"
And the Captain emphasized the word
conspirators in tone OF exasperating
sarcasm.
At this point, Spies, through one of
his attorneys,volunteered the infoIma-
ton that he never wrote the heading
Revenge" Tor the circular of which
he was the author. While the law
yers were bunglinNly attempting TO
reduce the piles of manuscript to a
sembiance OF order, Spies quietly left
his place among the defendants and,
s anding over Black, Zeifter and Eos.
ter, gave directions for the paging Of
the copy.
The self possession and ease of man.
ner shown by spies this little Incl
dent famed the subiec, of general
comment
This was quickly silenced in the in
terest evolved by n notable decision
from Judge Gary. |. was in Tega d
to the possession OF incendiary litera-
ture. TIE defense were c, je ting to
testimony showing that the library in
the Arbeiier Zeitung was comp, sd Of
works similar to Herr Most's Science
of Revolutionary Warfare. Judge Cay
overruled the object on. He said
"lf a man is teacbing the overthrow
of civil order by force, and is en-
gagged in Conspiring to iur.her that
eud, then the possession OF book or
books Illustrating the methods of such
destruction, or advocating their use,
is competent evidence agai ust him, the
weight of which is to be determined
by the jury"
Prick certified that in the manuscript
of the call for the meeting of anarch-
is held the night previous to the
bomb throwing, the cabalistic word
"Ruhe" was in Spies's handwriting.
Mr.. Foster, for the defense, did not
apparently relish the comfort which
the States attorney eeemed to draw
from this admission. A cross eXami-
nst,on wss huriedy begun by Mr..
Foster, with the purpose of showing
thai Spies was not Iespons BILE for the
publication OF the word "Rlhe," ex-
cept in a general way. As editor, he
might have inserted the word for the
person who brought the notice to the
office.
Spies looked intensely Disguised at
this course on the part of his attorney.
For moment he tried to stifle the
chsgrin. 1t was no use, and celiber-
ately leaning over, the newspaper man
pulled the coat tails of his lawyer
with vim and energy that was not to
be mistaken or unheeded. The croEs.
examination ceased instanter.
EDWARD FURTHMAN,
assistant to the States Attorneys Of.
fee, told OF the seizure by the all hori-
ties of everything contained in the
Arbeiter Zeitung building the day afser
the riot.
Two bags OF mail wsre taken. These
have not been examined.
EUGENE sBEGUR,
the next witness, is lipguist, who
translated seversi articles appearing
in the Arbeiter ZSitmg, just preceding
May 4th Seegur's evidence was con-
feed TO a formal ta'ement as to the
care with which 'he iransla ions were
made TIE articles we're then read,
They were exceptionally graphic de.
scriphons OF the riots st McCormick's
and other labor troubles, Woven
with the narratives were typical edi-
tor ala from the pens Of Spies and
Schwsh, asssuitng the police as muir
dereJs aud advocating the prompt use
OF dynamite 10y the laboring men. As
the Iea ling continued, and the women
p esant and their little kno, of init
mates became greatly interested,
MRS, PARSONS,