Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1886-08-12

closet thoroughly for IL. and that there was
no dynamite there, nor any greasy spot on
Theodore Lehnert swore that he,
Schnaubelt and August Krueg
err were together about ten O'Clock. or
twenty minutes before the bomb exploded,
on Desplaines street. near Randolph. and
that Schnaubelt went away with Kruger.
Witness was an Anarchist a member
OF the Lehr and Weir Nerein. and ac-
guainted with all the prisoners except
Lingg. The next witness was taken from
the county jail, where he has been inn
| INJURED for connection with the conspiracy
since May 5. His name is William Schnei-
der. He and Fielden and most OF the
others present adjourned To the Hay
market tie was on the wagon when
the bomb exploded. and he and Field
en- jumped oil together aud ran together
into the alley. He was positive Fielden
had no pistol and fired at nobody with
any thing. He swore there was no armed
section OF the American group. There was
Rifles but they had no rifles or arms
Of any kind; they merely practieed march
ing for picnic occasions. Thomas Brown,
who Was also confined in the Jail because
of his connection with tho conspiracy, had
seen Parsons i'm Zepf's Hall when the ex-
plosion occurred. had never heard of the
signal ''Ruhe,n and was mem
Der OF the American group Tho
lent Parsons five dollars the night
of the riot to help him to get out OF the
city. The witness also Corroborated most
of Schneider's testimony. Henry W Spies,
brother of the Anarchist on trial told
sensational story to the effect that some
one tried 10 shoot his brother August as
he was jumping off the speakers, wagon
when the bomb exploded. that he
Henry struck down the revolver and
received the ball himself, and that he
Knocked the revolver out of the assailant's
hand clear under the wagon. He sworo
that he followed his brother and Schanu-
from Union
back while they were looking for Par
sons TO speak to the meeting, and
that Schwab was not with his brother ~
any time. Neither did his brother enter
Crane Brothers alley. He acknowledged
having told the State officials and de-
tectives string of falsehoods n to h s
whereabouts that night. August Kruger
said he with Scbnaubelt about ten
O'Clock the night of the riot. walked
with him 20 Clinton street, on Randolph
and saw him start for home before the ex-
plosion occurred. John +. Waldo a printer
and a member of the American Group, said
the police did all the firing. In cross-exam-
ination tho witness swore that the police
fired two or three shots before the eNplo
sion.
Chicago, Aug 1.-Testimony was pre-
sented by the defense in the Anarchists
trial yesterday concerning Schwab's pres
ence at DeerinS from 9:3O 10 1899 p. IN of
May (. IL was also shown that Fischer
was at Zepfs Hall when the bomb
exploded \ weak attempt was made
to prove that at least one OF the
policemen wounded at the Haymariet was
struck by police bullet Evidence was
also given that at the lumber-shovers'
meeting, near McCormiclis, on May 8,
Spies advised the people not to 90 to the
factory. More evidence damaging To the
character of Gilmer was introduced
During the day testimony was also
offered to prove that Fischer ord
cred the ''working-men come armed"
clause out of the Revenge" circular i'm the
presence of Spies and Schwab. Mrs.
Holmes. the Anarchistic editress of the
Harm, took the stand and swore to seeing
Parsons and Fisher in Zepfs Hall at the
time the bomb exploded.
Intense interest was awakened when IN
the afternoon Fiel6en, one of the defend
ants, took the stand. He preferred max
ing an affirmation to taking an oath. aud
tine judge allowed him to affirm. He
told graphic and vivid story OF
his experience in the riot, the aii-
dience listening with strained at
tention. Arising i'll his chair he illus
trated how, when Captain Ward had or
dered the meeting to peaceably dispense he
had bent forward to the captain and re-
piled in conciliatory tones: why, cap
tain, this is u peaceable meeting" He told
how the people "howled in agony" as
they frantically tried To escape the
terrible storm of bullets poured ON them
from the ranks of the police after the eN-
plosion. He denied that he ever had II re-
volver or ever fired shot in his life He
gave what seemed fair synopsis of his
speech to the crowd, including his advice
to throttle the law" Referring to the
Jansen, regarding "A certain conversation
with himself in December, he said he knew
long before that that Jansen was de-
tective and that if he wanted to talk about
dynamite he would not have been such a.
fool as TO talk abont il with Jansen of all
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