Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-02
STATE EVIDENCE IN
And the Defense in the Anarchists Trial
Opened.

And the Defense in the Anarchists Trial
Opened.
CHICAGO, July 31.-The Anarchists re-
Sumed the wearing of their red bOutOn-
niereS this morning with the exception of
Spies, who discarded the one protlcrcd him
by a female sympathizcr. The defendants
Spies. Schwab, Fielder and Fischer have
colOrlcss faces, showing the evident effect
of the trial. The young bOmbmaker,
Lingg, is the only one of the cluster on
trial who appears 10 carry himself IN an
unconcerned manner. The court room was
crowded as usual.
John Dccgan, a brother of the murdered
officer, Matthias J. Dccgan, was called and
testified to seeing the dead body of his
brother at the morgue on the morning at
Nav 9TH. Officer Burns testified to aiding
in lifting Officer Dccgan's body into the
patrol wagon soon after the explosion of
the bomb, and testified to the fact of his
death. That was merely formal testimony.
The defense declined to c~roSS-eNaminc.
The State offered in evidence articles
which appeared in the 1rbct.cr Nrit"ng,
Just prior 10 the massacre, outlining the
violence which would follow the inaugurl-
ton of the eight hour movement. One Of
the articles declared that no morning
should pass without the announcement be
ing published that the carcass of a Pink
crtOn detective had been found by the
roadside. Under date of November p,
1886, Il notice was printed announcing that
armed drill would lie held every Sunday
morning at No. jS ClybOurnc avenue, Ia
prepare for the revolution IN May !. On
the same date the method for %ilSlliOning
dynamite bombs Wa outlined. In DE
cembcr, 1855, an article warned working
men not to assemble on May ! unless
armed.
IN A LATER ARTICLE
pcnned by Spies he warned all working
men to thoroughly arm themselves and be
prepared to fight the police, the Pinkert0n
detectives and the militia on May lst. In
January an article was printed urgingthat
dynamite bombs should be prepared for use
against these forces.
The defense suggested that the latter
was a communication 10 the paper, and
that Spies should not nc held responsible
for the suggestion. Other articles were
read, from the pen of Spies, published ut
various times down to May ith, urging
workingmcn to arm and fight the police
and militia 10 death on May LIST.
The reading of an editorial signed by
| Spies, directed against the justice of the
| Appellate Court, threatening him with
death by dynamite, owing to his decision
in favor of a railway company as against
an injured emplOye, caused the first wave
of merriment among the defendants dur
ing the forenoon. The reading OF these
articles was prolonged longer than had
been expected, with the prospect that II
would prolOng the case for the prosecution
beyond the noon adjournment.
Without concluding the reading of these
articles, the Court adjourned until two
p. m.
RCMOR DENIED.
State Attorney Grinnell pronounced tie
alleged finding of Schnaubelt's body in the
Erie bay n canard pure and simple. lie
! saws he has received four or five letters
from different parts Of the country pur-
porting to give information as TO the
whereabouts of the bomb thrOwer, when,
in reality, everything alleged referred to
men not one of whom il is known threw
the bomb.
The following are
SELECTIONS FROM THE ARTICLES READ ~
COURT
this morning: In the issue Of the Arbcifer
! Zcitung under the heading Letter Box, y
was published the following significant
announcement: steel and iron are not at
hand: but tins two or three inches in diam
| eter can he had. The price is cheap
In the issue of December 81, 1856, was a
I report Of a meeting of the North Side Group,
at which Michael Schwab made 4 speech.
In that speech the following passage occur
red: 1T is only the revolver and the rifle
that can succeed on the LIST Of May. Arm
yourselves to meet PinkertOn's b~lOCdhounds
the police and militia"
The edition Of January -, 1s-G, contain
ed a letter signed K. r., in which the fol-
lowing occurred: How Is the eight hour
day to be brought about? Do the working
men conceive how impossible it Is tOcnlOrce
the eight hour system otherwise than by
force? Ifthe wOrkingmen are prepared TO
enforce their demands by arm and to Use
dynamite and bombs against b militia
and police by the drt Of May, then and
only then will you have success in the
eight hOur movement Prepare, working
men; | call you to arms"
On January I'D one August Kiesling had
n letter published which contained the fol-
lowing: .'Then, w~orkingmen, arm TO the
death. We want TO demand our rights by
the first day OF May. Come on the inst Of
May"
The 4natar ZeitEng Of April 10Th eon
tanned an editorial in which the following
lines occurred: What happened yestCrday
at St Louis may be repeated in a few weeks
in Chicago. Its high time to organize and
make other preparations" April 18th the
same journal published a long editorial
which contained the following: 'Sneered
at and despised the wOrkingman Will beas
long as he does not arm himself Itistrue
hundreds have armed themselves, but
thousands are still unarmed. Eyerytrsdes
union should make il obligatory on each
member to keep a good private armoIy and
plenty of ammunition. The time IS not
far distant when such neglect viii be de-
plored Your enemies back up their posi-
ton by muskets and the Calling gun.