New-York tribune., 1886-07-20
TRIAL OF THE ANARCHISTS.
NEW TESTIMONY AS TO FIELDENs ACTS.

4 and the wounds recs.vo He saw the bomb IN tho
Dir heard The hssng OF the fuse which was about Two
inchos long. and tue missile after il struog tne
ground T. the OF his belief 1t about the size
OF his two lists put together Ofcer H. f. Kruger, OF
deatsnant seees compan y. testified that he was In
the front RANK. He heard voice say Hero como
The bloodAoundA" lie thought this remark was "'"'
BIZ the speaker who was addressing the meeting
Il heard some one say, We ara peaceable
"wbo was this man; Is h. among the d efenfantsF
"y.s bo /, the fourth from the left, pointing 10
Fielden.
Fielden stood up Tie witness looked at him ana
said:
..Tbat,s the man I him draw a revolver ana
Am sure he fred two He hid behind the wagon.
returned his fire. Th-n Ia started into the crowd anu
snot at him asan. l saw him limp of. THAT'S tne
last saw Of him. The hrng was pretty lively theh'
tho smoke was thick sni couldn't see very well. was
wounded in the knee The bullet WAS from 3s-caore
| revolver"
Oacer John wesser. OF Lieutenant steels's company
next took the stand When halt was ordered ana tne
moment after the bomb exploded, Wessier saw MA"
with big busny wnskers slip down frcm the wagon oc-
cupd Oy tae speaker and dodge behind wheel Every
moment or two this Jumped ap aad fired revolver
mint hlanx a. the police Wessier this mans ace
Ia sas sure II was Fielden- Two three times Feldeh
got up. aud after emptYing one chamber or MS to
voivsr ne would duck his head down AGAIN Wes'er,
the third or fourth tus got bead Feldsn and nred
I
was y,onud.d Fislden tumbei under tue wagon
Lu.her y. Moulton. u Kaight OF Labor OF Grand Rap
| ids Mich who presided at meeting at when SPIES
spoke. testified:
Mr. spies introduced to me as pro ninsnt orssh ran
TER 0i socialists IN chicago. qnnsto,s! nm
tn. objects O his oreanzatOn He sad tha hc o'Jecs
we're TO reorganze society so tnI' ."' ,bsrc in
man would have hore eIu..Anio S''"' ohisc.
the fruits or his product iIteTpos'1 I2 '2goI
Anon wore the proper means the de-
sired reform lie sad that would not do that force was
usfasfp
| conld be- done without bl0odshed. He sa@ that ire re-
qlsnily happonei 10 times OF revoiHton tLsr & u al
! Wn.hingfoi had failed he would have Dern hrahneu
Win MANY: that crime when successtn! vas We "e.-
come mean, Of dsvrry Bat mat Wn'n goS oSeorv He
aaid that there enough in ChcaSo IN . }ii M
p,rhv Win ms movement TO tas- tne city. askei
! INN now abont the country large and ne replied
when Chicago was taken tte col'S,i az ~, se -
would fan into line He also said those IN W.
ready Oppose any force InAt eeu'i ino sa-,asts
here we're anizsd aud able TO sweep away al opp"
sitIOn ~,
George ". shook. OF Grand Rapids. testified
That spies told him their secret organization
Dumbere g. 900 Chicago and that they proposed TO
revoiutonze socety that II was entlrey Useless 10 '
ten,nf - beter the aDor element by legislation lie re-
memDered spies using the word "eIpo'ives ID con,
nection with their u warfare Inc '"Hth"uy OF
nouiton seems 10 have furnished the AnArcn'S win
the subleci matter oia very exciting debate al noon
| While he aud snook ths stand. spies did mucl
writ ing n a note book carried. His fellow prisoners
we're vtsy embarrassed however anl this ieellng was
shown Ia their they MED inso Ae courtroom IN
the Afternoon.
Officers Bonner and Shan'ey we're the first Witnesses
They gavs ear direct testimony that Fieiden Lot only
nareipatsd III tAe Haymarket riot Of the speak
era but hat he drew n revolver ana AFsu
/ into me ranks or the police. Ohcer bonher
r.vor saw Fielder before that night until TO-
! dav but ~ ors!ta,ncly ieut led him. Ohcer Hanley
gave substantaAy tho sam" testimony. lie AZ emp'eu
to KIN Feden tie spot bat tao man had with i've or
| a al
10 wagon.
Jane, X Magic was Tus the stand and ssSef con-
ccrruc a meeting in the West 1weth street turner
Hal on October II. lss5 lie said that spies and
Fiedeu present. anu the former proposed res0
iution which was passed recommending the use OF
force and arms instead OF the ballot 10 redress the
wrongs laborlng men. The resolutions al
/ vlscd workingmen arm themselves to enforce
the eght-hour movement projected or the lst OF May
Disrust was e1pressed by the resolutions that unless
force WA ,ed efforts Tor eight hours would never be
ancoessfu The particular time for which the worEmen
ware urged 10 arm LAY l. The witness made
| sneech in the meeting opposing the resoAtlohs ana
spies therrupon denouno-d MIN as political vagaooni
Spes was warmly favor OF the resolutions The Nori
! dynamite vas used IN them, ant there Was gensra
nronos,tiop 10 arn F-dsu supportcI the resolu-
lions The speeches Fls,en and spss might beat be
summed up . tae woris force, arms AMI dynamite The
resolutions enthusiAstica' y carried About 800
per.ons we're present In the aands OF Captain 3 Lack
| for La
out OF employment. lie IA In po,,..cs
.You have believe, been prominently
mentioned as q candidate Tor Congress in tho uIt Dis
trct :" Captain Black suggested ironicliy
81 have been mentioned, bat not Drominentiv.' was
the answer. The next witness was robust but some
what sinister look ng little lie was Thomas Greif
tae owner OF the sa oon al No IS West LIks-st THIS
was tae Anarchists place OF meeting. Grief
mnut-y described the pr.mi'ea There were
two nsus above the barroom. JuIt before
the lst OF Nay tbs basement utilized
for neetines On the nigh of May , amsn whom he
aiG d snow -ncag-i the blsem-Ht FOR meeting. He
SAID. any OF )siloI. psonls came Ihey we're TO be
caualsiic sgn for Auarcnl-ts and used under
crcums ances. thr exact M ur- of wirh cuts vtAl
nalrs ehargs ~ c9nsplrscy. soon people began
c----r ia ;se saloon. s.Spg for the CpsiiOn meet
inc Tie -tate. ATTORNEY tried 10 elliott sometnng fur.
ther from sDOut tAe aas-nb age Inc attrr said
tha he with customer to pa itten on -
anything port aiming - me .OPs sho Hset D'.or ts
wen there ou;c. he Admli"d 20 tap some pee.
or IN, Wsy 10 was 'toppri by Two men on the
stairs hut was permitted 10 20 On after sa pa".p a. %
Tho for no pro7ec iion en- lea 'pre 20 sn1N
nat al 4cc.-s meetiuss vas i.aionsy guarded The
wi-Aes. was dscidsdiy non-com ni'taL
"Gref arr you AnarcnistP abruptly asked the
40. .iT" The s'l,,.,s wlaes. smiled '1F'w~y'
Yea The auswsr ~as prompt
"Ilat= ALL s4id the otsieS AttO 'ney uryIy.
cro.s-eIsminauon OF The witness was conducted b.
Captain BacS' 10 snow ' nav. we peen "1 tor ne
meeting subsequent question. by the lawyers for me
not Tell neither guards posted by the UpsiIons
! 10 insure secrecy. .,
Urrcrr John T. Doyle WIS called. A sia!vart fellow
in b!ue uniform rose from retired seat
/ among the spectators HIS buld Is ina
I of magnificent man. hut be presented pltane
.oerta-s Even prisoners betray a feeling of IN
est a. the appearance Of the biu-cosed gladiator as
witnrrs stand, oeudiag panfulr upon
IN. crotch that supports his once p0"er'W frame.
! HonillrV wretchedv the stand. Tho witness slowly
buf not without d certain pride answered yes to the
que-tluns - - -. -.
"Yon facing The mob when the borb wa,
fnro0ul And was wounIsd thirteen fcreut p aces
The rounds both sho aud bulirtF Doyle Identified
[
point out Feden the iury Gays the state.
inc witness f-eby his chair. and raising his
ieri arm The r mt hanging by his side.