Telegram-herald., 1886-08-08
FIELDEN TESTIFIES
More Meek as a Witness Than
as 3 Stump Speaker.
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CHeAao Aug samuel Fie.ten was
called again this morning Ia reply 70
questions be said hs knew Detective Bon
deid. bat never told hlm nor any one else
that he Fieldenl ran through Cranes alley.
Witness ras born ia England. was u years
old when he came 10 America, became a
socialist and anarchist in ls74 Witness
said be was named as one Of the persons 10
whom communications could De addressed
a. % the management OF the AiIy8. He
said he went 10 the Office OF tue ArbeifsT
Zeits.lg on the evening OF May 4. arriving
there ten minutes before eight O'Clock.
There were twelve or fifteen mem
bers of the American Group present
They remained there until nearly o'clock
when il was reported that there was large
meeting al the Haymarket, and that speak
ers were needed. Witness said he went 10
the meeting with Parsons aud man named
Schneider. He could not remember the
exact words he used but he did not regard
his Haymarket speech as incendlary. lie
made a general attack on the present social
system. but certainly did not iaclte any one
10 any specific overt act. He wanted TO
keep out OF tue way of the police. because
he knew they would arrest every one con-
necte with the meeting 10 hud the guilty
parties He bad no knowledge or intima-
tiOn that a dynamite bOmb was to be
thrown.
Fielden was cross-examined at some
length after which Attorney Foster re-
Sumed the direct examination and asked
him 10 exDlain what he meant when be
said there were political dangers in the
present form OF society
Il meant that there would possibly be
some disturbance arising from the labor
movement in general | did not refer 10
the present time. / did not say Washing
ton or Patrick Henry were enemies TO law,
out said we objected TO the present svs-
tenn of society, taking the same posi-
tion as those people did to the Government
of Great Britain. In explanation of
the expression, Threatening the
law" the witness said he meant
IN general way, Just as
a Republican orator would say. We will
kill the Democratic party" When he al
luded to worms" in his speech he meant
that there were millions of unemployed
labOrers who were despised and who would
eventually resist this contempt. He had
not the slightest idea of immediate action.
Fieden's testimony was entirely unlike
fire-eating. blOod-thirsty. dynamite loving
yearnings of the mans nature as he used
10 exhibit them on the lake front, were
buried under lamb-like exterior
Ernst Niender. who was one of the wit
ne.ses for the State, was called He pre-
sided at a carpenters meeting at ZeiDp's
Hall on the night OF May 4, and said Lingg
was there during all Of the meeting.
jacob Sherman cOrrObOrated this. This
testimony Is to contradict the evidence of
Capt. Shaack.
John Bennett, a candymaker, testified
that he stood about thirty eight feet south
oi Cranes alley. and saw the bomb and the
man who threw il.
What kind of man was he2" was
asked.
He was Of medium build, and had
dark Moustache."
Did he have beard Pr
II think not"
Did he wear light or dark clothes2"
Dark clothes
Mr. Foster then showed the witness a
picture Of Schnaubelt and asked: Did
YOU ever see that before"
Yes; Mr.. Furthman. assistant states at
tOrney. showed it TO me
is that the man whD threw the bomb?n
No"
"You could not recognize anybody, could
you' asked Mr. Grnnell for the State.
No
the man was in front Of you and his hack
was toward You and you could not tell who
it was. didn't you''
Yes"
The court then adjourned.