St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-20
BE Fired Repeatedly at the Police, and
Fled Only After Receiving
Wound.
Testimony of an Officer With Thir.
teen Shot and Shell Scars on
His Body.
The Defendants Covering Under the
Evidence Brought Against
Them.
The Anarchist Trial.

men from Grand Rapids testified regarding
incendiary utteranceS made by Spies. The
testimony this afternoon seems to have fur
nished the anarchists subject matter OF
very exciting debate during the noon hour.
While the Grand Rapids witnesses were on
the stand Spies did good deal of writing
in a notebook he carries. His fellow pris-
oners were viSibly embarrassed, however,
and this feeling was mlrrOred III their faces
as they flied into the court room this after
noon. They did not throw themselves into
their cushioned chairs freely and with the
expectation of having a luxurious seat as
they formerly did. They seemed
ANXIOUS, CAREWoRN
and a trhe perturbed. The effect was no
ticeable in the tactics of the lawyers for the
defense. They seemed anxious to prevent
the introduction of any further damaging
testimony during the day, or until the i'm
preston produced during the morning
hours had been lost sight of by the jury.
Every sort of eXpedient was graSped at to
entail delay in the march of the proceed
ings. Cross examinations were prolonged,
objections filed upon objections and the
slightest opportunity for personal tits with
opposing counsel improved to the utmost.
Officers Bonner and Stanley were the first
witnesses. They gave clear, direct testimony
Haymarket riots us one of the speakers, but
that he drew revolver and fired into the
ranks of the police. This corroborated the
evidence by Lieut.. Quinn, which on Saturday
created a sensation, there having been no
previous
INTIM ALTON OF PROOF POSITIVE
that any leading defendant had himself per-
sonally attempted the slaughter of the police.
Officer Bobner said that he stood some three
or four feet north OF the wagon when the
bomb" exploded, and saw Fielden crouch be-
hind one of the wheels and discharge a re-
volver at one of the police. The witness was
ABSOLUTELY certain that Fielden was the man
he saw shoot. The officer never saw Fielden
before nor since that night until to-day, but
unheSitatingly identifies him. Officer Stanley
gave substantially the same testimony. He
attempted to kill Fielden on the spot, but the
nan had, with five or six others, run;quickly
INTO the alley which was close to the wagon.
James X. Magic was put on the stand and
asked concerning meeting in the West
Twelfth street Turner hall Oct. IL last. He
said Spies and Fielden were present and the
former proposed a resolution which was
passed. recommending the use of force and
arms instead of the ballot to redress the
wrongs of laboring men. The resolutions adj
Used WOrkingmen to
ARM THEMSELVES
to enforce the eight-hour movement projected
for the 1st of May. DiStrust was expressed
by the resolutions that unless force was used
efforts for eight hours would never be sue
eessful The particular time for which the
workmen were urged to arm was the 1st of
Nav. Witness made Il speech in the meeting
opposing the resolutions, and Spies thereupon
denounced him as a political vagabond.
Spies was warmly in favor of the resolutions.
The word dynamite was used in them and
there was a general proposition to arm.
Fielden also supported the resolutions. The
speeches of Fielden and Spies might best be
summed up in the words force and dyna-
mite The resolutions were enthusiastically
carried. About 200 people were present. In
the hands of Capt. Black for the defense,
Magic acknowledged that at present he was
out of employment. He was in politics.
''You have, believe, been prominently men-
toned as a candidate for congress in the
Third district?' Capt. Black suggested iron
ically. II have been mentioned, but not
prominently was answered tarty. A sar-
castle ''oh.' from Capt. Black, and Magic
gave place on the stand to round but some
what sinster-looking little man, who with
face wreathed in smiles, nodded Familiarity
to each of the defendants. The little man
greatly enjoyed the marked curiosity Oh the
part of the audience. There Was much cram
ing of necks to get d good look at him.
Thomas Grief is my name l am owner of
the saloon at No. 81 West Lake street, he said.
This was the anarchists most noted place of
meeting. Grief minutely described the
premises There were two halls above the
saloon. Just previous to the 1St of May the
basement also was utilized for a meeting. He
said if any of IpSilon's people came they were
to be directed down stairs. CIhe Greek letter
Epsilon was u cabalistic sign for certain an
archists and used under circumstances, the
exact nature of which
CUTS A VITAL FIGURE
in the charge of conspiracy Soon people
began dropping in to the saloon, witness con-
tinued, asking for the Epsilon meeting. The
states attorney tried hard to elicit something
further from Grief about the aSsemblage.
Grief claimed he was too busy with custo-
merS to pay attention 90 anything pertaining
10 the people who went below. He went down
there once, he admitted, to tap some beer.
On the way down he was stopped by two
men on the stairs, but was permitted to go
on after explanation. The lawyers for the
prosecution endeavored to show that all
access to the meeting was jealousy guarded.
The witness was decidedly nOn-committal.
"Greif, are you anarchist abruptly asked
the states attorney. mo, SIR the witness
smiled shrewdly. You are only SOCIALISM,
YES" The answer was prompt. ''That's
ALL said the state attorney, dryly. A cross
examination of the witness was conducted by
Capt. Black, to show that from the nature of
the easements construction very little
secresy could have been had for the meeting
Subsequent questions by the lawyers for the
state showed that Grief either did not know
or would not tell whether not guards were
posted by the Ipsilons to insure secresy
Officer John E.. Doyle then rose from a retired
seat among the spectators, and the court
room became unusually quiet. Doyle's build
10 that of magnificent specimen of manhood,
He now presents pitiable spectacle. Even
the prisoners betrayed a feeling of interest at
the appearance of the blue-coated gladiator
as he crossed to the witness stand, bending
painfully upon the crutch that supported
his once powerful frame. Hobbllng to the
stand the witness sadly but not without q
certain pride answered yes to the ques-
tons: ''You were facing The mob when the
bomb was thrown? and was
WOUNDED IN THIRTEEN DIFFERENT PLACEsi
The wounds are both shell and bullet?'' Doyle
identified Fielden as the man who said to the
mob, Now your time.'' please point out
Fieldin to the jury said the states attorney.
The witness freely turned his chair, and rails
ing his left arm, the right hanging limp by
his side, said: That is the man, that man
sitting there" The ordeal was 81 little toe
much for Fielden, and he nervously fumbled
for paper with which to busy himself.
Officer Spierling testified to having seen
Fielder fire pistol almost simultaneously
with the explosion of the bomb.
The remainder Of the afternoon was &C.
cupled In the examination of Detective
James Bontield, who arrested Spies and
Schwab on the day following the massacre.
Numerous articles found in close proximity
to Spies editorial desk were shown.
among them a piece Of fuse five inches
long, and a Illuminating cap. A huge re-
volver nearly foot long and beautifully
plated was also exhibited. Spies lost his
listlessness Immediately. The particulars
of the arrest of Spies and the Arbeiter-
Zeitung compoSitors and the result of the
search Of the premises were made the SUBJ
ject of apparently endless questioning by
the defense, but without any apparent re-
suit except to prevent the introduction of
any more witnesses. When the hour of
adjournment was reached, the jury looked