Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-04
The Defense Set Up the Tale That the
Bomb was Thrown at md Not
by the Anarchists.
Several Witnesses are Produced hut They
DO Not Ten the Same story and
Arc Confused.

fall half hour at the beginning of tine yes
terday afternoon session, but without APP
parent result. At this point the defense
commenced Introducing long line OF
witnesses TO corroborate the new theory
Of the defense in regard to the throwing
OF the bomb. IL was sought to be shown
that the deadly missile came, not from
near the SPEAKERS wagon into the ranks
OF the police, but arose perhaps thirty
feet south OF the wagon and
was hurled through the air in north
westerly direction, and, therefore, in a
manner, towards the speakers wagon
Another novel feature was the offering OF
evidence to prove that Spies went not I'M
Invited to the meeting on the Black road,
out of which grew the riot at McCor-
micks aud which was made tine occasion
Tor the Hay-market gathering. Spies, the
defense claimed by their witnesses, went
there on the invitation of delegate of
the Lumber-shovers' union to the Central
Labor union, OF which the lumber-shovers'
organization is a part.
John Ferguson, the janitor OF the build
ing at Clinton and Washington streets.
who Is also proprietor OF a small
tailor shop at that place Snd has
lived seventeen years in Chicago, was the
first witness after Simon Ferguson testi-
fed that the speeches of Spies aud Par
sons In the Hay-market were not at all in
cendiary After listening to Flelden a
few minutes the witness heard some one
interrupt with the proposition to adjourn.
The crowd was beginning 10 dwindle.
The witness himself lett and had reached
tue southwest corner OF Randolph and
Des PLANES streets. He saw the police
rush out" Of a side street and "whirl
down" the street. They were coming
very rapidly. One Of the officers repeat
edly ordered the police to hurry up.
suddenly there was report and he saw
flashes Of pistols.
"Where were the fiashesg' inteiected
one of the attorneys for the defense.
They were all in the middle of the
street, south of Randolph street." re-
piled the witness.
'Dld you see any flashes on either
side of the street where the crowd
stood2"
"No, sir"
When the witness left the meeting lust
previous to the coming Of the police the
crowd was very orderly.
"Are you socialism, asks Lessler for
the defense.
49, pAii thSN SASO VIC NlluCSS'
Anarchist?n
"No, sir.n
"a communist"
Again the reply was in the negative,
and the witness was turned over to the
states attorney, whose cross examina-
tion was brief and, on the whole, an un-
productive one.
The next witness, Ludwig Zeller sec
Rotary of the Central Labor union, on
the night of May 4 was at o. West
Lake street until l0.l5. He went to
the Hay market and took up position
few steps south of the lamp facing the
wagon, He heard no reply from any one
on the wagon TO Capt. Wards command
to dispense. He saw light arise from a
point ten or twelve feet south and fall in
the midst of the police. The course of
the bomb was in northwesterly direc-
tion. After the explosion the witness
ran south He saw no citizen shooting,
but many falling. The witness was here
asked by the defense in regard to the meet
ing OF the Central Labor union of May 2.
Leller said he was there represent
ing the Clgarmakers' union No. /. A
delegate from the Lumber-shovers union
made request that the Central Labor
union send good speakers to the meeting
that was held on the Black road. Fielden
and Spies were named as specially desir-
able.
On crcss-eXamination the witness
stated that he once belonged to the South
side group OF Internationalists, but ceased
to be member last December. lie de.
MED being an anarchist, but admitted
that his place of residence was "a West
Lake str ct, the noted gathering place of
the anarchists
Carl Reichter, an intellectual looking
German who Is at present worker in the
fancy leather trade, but has been an &C.
tor in German company, was at the
Hay-market meeting He stood at first
on Randolph street, leaning against a
lamp-post. Reichster's testimony cor.
responds with that of the two preceding
witnesses, but contained little in addi-
ton. The witness said he was not So
clalist, anarchist or communist and had
never belonged to any labor organization
ANOTHER FLOWER SCENE.
Mrs. Black, wife Of the chief counsel
for the anarchists appeared in court this
morning as usual, and ostentatiously pre-
scented defendant Spies with large
bouquet. She proceeded to supply the
remaining defendants with copies of
Illustrated weeklies and local daily news.
papers,
Frederick Liebel took the witness chair.
He was subjected to cross-examinatiou
He saw the bomb in the air. 1t apparent
ly came from the sidewalk south of the
alley. His associates had been mainly
socialists.
DR.. James ID, Tyler, who said he lived
In Illinois for nearly torty-hve years, and