West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-08-20
EVIDENCE ALL IN.
Tho Taking of Testimony in tho
Anarchists Trial Concluded.
stories az tho Principal Defendants
what the Defense Claims 10 Have
acknowledgements of tho
Lawyers.
I'M ANARCHISTS.


morning. Witness snid he never told de-
tcctive jones Bonheld that he escaped
from the Haymarket meeting through
neftrOS, > alley. On Cross examination
tielden said he became member OF tho
International Working mems ASSocia-
ton in 1851 Soon afterwards no
Joined the American group OF Anarch-
lists. In answer 10 "A question as
60 how long he had been OF the belief that
the condition OF things must be overtnrown
by force, witness said ne did not know as
be had ever been of that belief. He had
always believed that ~ would have 10 be
overthrown one vav or another
After being locked up for thrce
months witness could not be expected. he
said, to remember II he used the language
attributed to him. Other extracts from
the reported speech OF tho witness at tho
Haymarket meeting were read. and he adj
united using such language SUBSTANTIALLY
lie thought he uS 81 the expression refer
ring tn the law Keep your eve upon IL;
throttle IL; kill 10 or il will kill Won In
explanation OF his use OF these words wit
ness said he meant IL i'm "A general way
just as a Republican orator would saw :
We will kill the Democratic party"
Fielden in conclusion Swore that he did
NOT know OF the presence OF a dynamite
bomb or any thing OF the kind at the
meeting until after the explosion oc-
At the conc usion OF the DAYS session a
witness named John Bennett swore that he
saw the man who threw tn, bomb: that
said man was stan ling on the west side Of
DesplaineS street, about thirty weight feet
from the alley, aud that the bomb was
thrown IN "A northerlv direction. Itdid
not come from nennd tue hoxes on
the sidewalk. Witness could not
recollect as TO whether he had
not said on the eth Of NAV. i'm
the presence of the States Attorney, that
the bomb was thrown from behind the
boxes witness watched the bomb from
the time IT left the hand OF the thrower un.
I'll II exp oied. He knew at the time IL
was thrown that it was "a bomb.
CHICAGO, Aug. l0-Three fthe Anarchist
prisoners Schwab, Spies and Parsons
we're placed on the witucSs-stand vester-
day. Schwab was examined by Mr. Foster
as TO his whereabouts the night of the Hav-
market slaughter, and denied in whole and
in detail the statements concerning him
sworn 70 by the witnesses Thompson and
GiImer. anu corrOborated the story OF his
travels TO Decrng and his speech INA in-
mere as told by the various witnesses ex-
ahmed IN his behalf He Tefu,e1 TO say
whether NJ not he was an Anarchist
Spies was the next witness. He gave an
account OF the McCorm ok meeting and
Tor he raid on the Mccormick hands
stood over a hundred feet from him
ana spoke in tongue he did not
then understand HIS blood boil
ing ON the women and children Some.
body told him two peoplc were killed and
ebout twenty wounded. He at once came
home and wrot, tho Revenge" circular.
heading IT "WorSmcn To Armym He
read in the five o'clock paper that live or
S,M we're killed, aud then be
10 six He detailed his experienc,
at the Haymnrket meeting and denied i'm
tull the stories of Witnesses Thomson
ana Gilmer as to his tSpiesl having
Lighted Lighted the bomb He had had four
one man left two and another man
lett two He didn't know either
OF the men In talking with the re-
porter, Wilkinson he had explained street
warfare with dynamite to the reporter
using Market square aud the tunnel in hi ;
illustrations Tue word "Ruhe" was in
serted with batch of general an
unknown. BalthH~ar Rau told him about
three O'Clock, MAY I, that il the word
Ruhe' was in that afternoons issue OF
the pap L IL wa "a signal for the armed
section TO be ready to defend the people
IN case tire police prec pitated riot 4"
he dynamite in his drawer he bad bought
Tor experiments, and he also kept it
To supply the reporters with sensations
when they called on him lie knew moth
ing OF the big parcel Of dynamite found in
the office. he always carried "A revolv-
er, put ma pened not to have one with
Nun The night o. the riot. On crosse ain-
nation witness aid that he had other OBJ
Jects than that e. ( curiosity in his expert
Inents with the dynamite, but did not
HtknONle0Eeu
that he wrote the Revenge" circular to
induce the people 20 arm themselves and
resist the police. The climax i'm
Tue croSs-eNamination came when
lngham handed Spies a letter and
asked him II he had replied TO IT, The let
ter was from Herr Most 20 Dear Spies
and related 10 the proposed shipment Of
twenty 20 twenty-five pounds OF ''iuedi-
cine tdynamite) to the scene OF the labor
troubles then going on in Hooking valley.
Sples admitted having received the letter
: but could not remember that he had re
piled TO H.
Parsons next testified. and said that
after his remarks at tho Haymarket meet
ing he went to /ep"s Hall. and was ~ the
latter place when the bomb exploded Al
the request OF counsel be gave in substance
MS speech made at the Haymarket He
spoke Tor long time, aud his gesticula-
tion and elocution were calcu
lated 70 give ths impression that
he was really addressing an audience. He
told his audience, In the course of his re-
marks, that the Chicago Tig,ss had advo-
Gated throwing backgrounds AZ striking
amen, that tho TribD,s advocated Civ
ing strycbinia for tramps. and that Tom
scott advocated using rifles upon the rail
road striker. he urged them % defeud
themselves bv the use 81 arms and
dynamite he said that he advocat"d
the Use of dynamite by wogking-men as a
deiep.e against tho % Unlawfullv attack
ing hem Wnen he use the wIrIs To
Arms be meant that wOrking-inon should
provide fbem-elv with arm. with which
70 defend themselves against force. il
necessary.
In cross-examination he practically adj
mifted advocating dynamite he advo.
Gated am thing necessary % success. ''
Both he and Spies declared fhamselve. An
archists without hesitation or equivoca-
ton
CWCAGo. Aug 1.-THE defense called o.
the witness stand vestordar NJ J.. GiImer
lie wac a-ked if be had not boo al inter.
view With W. A. Groham. q reporter ON
May said that fhe man vino threw Tho
bomb lit II himself Witnets replied boo the
Dcrattve. Grab m was fhon called end
taid that Gilmer did tell him in the
interview referred f1. that the b1mf
uas lighted bY the person throw. nq
That tuat person nad boz. nacs
turned towards him NTIImer. but Boo
thought be- would know him n be- .av. bin
again Tho dofou-r then rested it- e..a
and evidence loo Jebuttal wac taken Th.
consisted mainly tu the testimony ~ W.T.
ne-sess 1E1 knew gImor Fr.TuttaH
states DI-trir' Attorney Richard s. Tut
MILL ~ THIS D.fv. uHs among hose testify
ing - CLINE. good character
samuel NrrrII.. president ~ The Citizens
National Bank ~ Dos NoHue- m hal
been a resident Of that rity -e-eutea ri
years RE had been GJvcfnyr Of tls
Hawkeye State he said that GIm.rs rep
ufatiOn for truth md vcfaoIfy vas good
Cross examined too witness said he hat
known elmer fiveor sIz wears He bad en-
plOyed biImer asa painter tiImer bad ur
account at fur bank HuI HIfue. never moi
him -crIaUv BE- never Iasrd any one
cay ftat tyiImfr vas 'r1tffu. or unfrItn
full Jre witness wa. not a' fue Paine
House Nav Fr d.H MOT know that .t