Telegram-herald., 1886-08-05
The BOMB THRONERS
Very Thin Evidence Elected
bY the Defense
MUCH CONTRADICTORY TESTIMONY.
Plenty or Witnesses ~no Didn't See
the Aaarchists Snoot-No More
Available Witnesses tor
the Defense.

CHloAoo. Aug 8-IAere va the usual
cr0ed in The criminal court room thls
morning Nbeu the trial of the eight anar-
chists VAS resumed Conrad Nesset DEE
cared that he went from se.pp ball the
socialists headquarters 90 the HaymArket
just before tAe police arrived He testified
that be- saa both Spies aud Fie.den on the
wagon when the police returned. lie said
he returned 20 seipp hall when the police
began Co shoot
Angus hrumm. wood worker, testified
that he attended the Hay market meeting
with friend named Albright they went
into Cranes alev to light their pipes. owing
O. The iact that the wind Was blowing on
the street krumm has red hair bat his
face AMI hands much resemble spies. ms
testimony the defense expect, Will OF set
Gimers evidence WhO swOre 10 seeing
Spies light the fuse of the bomb in the alley
Iney will contend that Gdimer mlst0ok
hrumm Tor spies and that the former
instead of lighting the bomb was engaged
iu lighting nothing more harmful than
pipe of tobacco.
on examination and severe ques-
tioniug witness not only seriously contra
dicted his own narrative but that OF other
witnesses for the defense He declared
there We're no boxes ON the sidewalk Al the
point designated Oy other witnesses for the
defense and from which IL is claimed the
bomb was thrown. When asked 20 point
oul Spies. whom he claimed 20 have heard
SPEAK. witness pointed al defendant Flelden
Robert Lindereer cOrroborated various
other tnesSe. who had sworn that Fielden
did not fire a shot that night; that ali the
firing came from where the police stood
and that Spies speech was moderate. vii
liam AlOlecht said he and August krumm
met al The meeting while Parsons was
speaking The witness cOrrObOrated
krumms testimony He was sharp
Iy cross examined and the only
contradictian elected was a statement again
and again reiterated that Krumm visited
AibrechIs house that night. Mrs. Sophia
Glumm and Mrs. Hermina GregOr were
put on the stand by the defense TO prove
that Seliger the informer, had admitted To
them that his statements TO the police were
eXtOrted through fear ana promises OF lmmu-
nifty Their evidence was 70 this effect,
but on objection bv Mr.. Grinnell il was
ruled ont Mr. Foster made a statement OF
what he expected 20 prove 10y these witnesses
which was allowed 10 90 10 The Jury.
George Koehler member of the HOdcarrlers
Union. said he saw the bomb in the air lie
bloodhounds" He saw nobody shoot but
the the police. When the bomb exploded
be started 10 run and was shot. Frederick
Creme and August Cranser members OF the
Independent Carpenters Union. testified
that Engel made speeches AT the invita-
tiOn Of the union, but never said
anything in regard 10 saving
money 20 buy revOlvers and arm themselves
to shoot down the police Their evidence
.fr 9 Q frrrsr.
OF officer Weinicker ami officers who teSti-
fed for the prosecution shat Engel used
very violent language William Radke, ~
saloon keeper and Dietrich Behrens who
SAID he sympathized with the socialists,
gave evidence 10 establish an abb Tor
S,hwab Their evidence was 10 the effect
that al the time of the explosion Scbwab
was making speech about TWO miles from
the Haymarket Charles Heidekrneger,
Is wears Of age, saw no one but the DO
lice fire but on the CrOss-examinatiOn
admitted that he was scared when he heard
the big noise. aud saw little or nothing
Charles Lucas Schmythe testified in Ger
man The shots came from the direction
Of the police but did not see any ci'lZen
fire a shot. He attended the meeting pur-
suant tO the notice in the ArJeitfr />ihuQ
Joseph Sch went. a subscriber the dfJctr
Zcihfug attended the meeting He said
the bomb came from between the lamp
post al the alley. After the explosion he ran
away He dropped his bat, and when he
he picked 10 zap there was bullet hole IN 1t.
re saw no one bat the police do any shoot
ing August Schoenield then took the
stand but after a few minutes converse
ton with Capt Black and Mr. Foster, Mr..
Black withdrew his name and announced
that be had no more available witnesses
and the judge granted the request Of an ad-
i0urnment made By the defense.