The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-08
Afternoon sessIOn


his testimony was its confederation Of
that OF other WITNESSES TO the effect
that schwab accepted an invitation to
speak at meeting Of the employees OF
the Deering Harvester Company, and
was at the hay market. He was pres
ent at the hay market meeting, aud
san Henry Spie', brother Of the de-
PENDANT, there. The remainder Of his
testimony was a repetition Of that Of
other eye Witnesses Of the riot who
have testified for the defense.
"Cross examination by Mr.. Grin
nell: "How long have you been con.
nected with the Alarm"
81 have nothing to do with the
Alarm"
"But you are one OF the Bureau OF
Information advertised in tho
Alarm 7"
THAT may be"
eyes or no"
"Well, yes"
"And you are interested in the Ar
better Zeitungw
THAT may be-"
SIN what way? 2"
81 am one Of the directors"
At this stage of the cross exsmina-
ton the witness had lost much OF the
calm es urance which he had at fist
maintained, and was caught mapping
as to one or two minor details in his d.
rect testimony.
The Court here announced that be
had found an authority Tor his deci-
sion given this morning excluding the
testimony of Mrs. Neebe, wife Of the
defendant.
The Supreme Court decision was
read and the defense called Max
Mitchar to the stand.
He eaid he attended the hay market
meeting with his brOther.in-law, Bach,
the preceding witness, whose test-
mony he corroborated.
S. L Ingram said some one banded
him a circular early in the evening of
May 4th, from which he learned there
was a mass meeting at the hay mar
ket. He went home to supper and
arrived ut the hay market about the |
time Spies called the meeting to order. |
He occupied position close enough |
TO hear what WAS said from the speak
ers' wegoD. When Parsons had fin
ished speaking and it was understood
that the meeting was to adjourn to
Iepfs Hal, the witness went with
others TO that place and in the saloon
adjoining the hall saw Parsons and
Fischer. Finding there was TO be no
sueaking at the hall he returned to
the hay market and herd the latter
part OF Fieden's speech. He saw
Fielden alight from the wagon and
heard the bomb explode. He said |
Fielden did not do any shooting. Al
though he left the vicinity as rapidly
as he could, he noticed that the firing
all seemed to come from the police.
The witness produced the circular
which he swofe had been handed him
on the street 1t was one Of those
from which the words "Workingmen,
arm ourselves aud appear in force"
had been omitted.
This is the only circular OF that kind
that has been preserved since the hay
market not by witness who was
present at the meeting.
The State presented as evidence a
lot of circulars taken from the Arbeiter
Zeitlng office from which the words
had been expunged, and
the defense has presented a number of
the revised ones, but till now no one
of them had been traced to the bands
of an eye witness of tAe riot who had
received IL from a distribution. The
point was a surprise TO the State and
every one else, aud was explained in
the cross examination conducted by
Mr.. lngham.
GLOW long have you known Mr..
Sa'omon, n torney for the defense"
about half an hour"
"Haf an hour2"
How came You TO meet him half an
hour ago for the first timer"
81 called AT his Office an hour or so
ago, and was brought here by some one
in the Office"
why did you wish to see Mr.. salo-
mon p"
ITO chow him this circular. l had
read in the pagers about the kind Of
circulars presented in court, and dis
covering that mine, which l etill had
In my pocket, was unlike those pre-
sented by the State, | thought l might
give come testimony which had not
yet been drawn out in relation to the
which were distributed"
The witness contradiOted himself on
one or two immaterial points relating
10 the succession of speakers at the
nay market, etc, but in the main his
story seemed to be told simply and
honestly.
The audience and even Mrs. Par
IONS smiled when Mr.. Zeisler asked
he next witness his opinion regarding
he reputation of Harry l., Gilmer for
ruth ard veracity. The witness said
no knew Gilmer four years ago, and
ike the dozsn or other witnesses
,alled to testify on this point, gave no
Illustration or explanation Of how he
came by his opinion.
The State ignored the testimony OF
he question or two as TO the witnesses
place OF residence. :
Capt Black announced that the de-
ense ldesiTed to partly examine one
more witness, when it would ask the
,ourt to adjourn until Monday morn
ng.
Constantly there was flutter of ex.
element among the spectators, who {
ook this to mean that another OF tina '
defendants wss to be placed upon the
Itsnd. The spectators were disap- '
pointed, however, for the name called
vas not Spies or Schwab, but John
3urnett, an ordinary looking young
iermsn, who said he was candy
maker. He was standing thirty-eight {
eisouth of the mouth OF Cranes alley {
IN the hay market when the bomb ex- I
Iloded.
The States attorneys pricked up l
heir ears at once. {
DID you zee the bomb thrown"
al did"
ibid you see the man who threw
he bomh?" '