West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-08-13
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hrchiStS Saturday the prosecution road
articles from the irbcdc,' Icittng. and,ex-
hibitod the red and black flag, of the An
1rchists; and there rested Tho attorney,
Tor the defonse offered motion 20 have
Neebc discharged. which motion vas over
ruled. Mr. Solomon then made the
opening address for the defense There
were two leading points ia IN, argument:
]. There can not b, ncce~Sorie. without a
principal The state must prove that
somebody was principal IA committing
murder before " can convict others "a. a.,
CeSsoricS > Tho defendant, did not threw
the bomb; Therefore they arc not guilty.
IL - estimoted that the trials OF the AnRr,
Ihlst conSpira'orS for connection with the
Haymorkct murders will cost Cook Coun.
" ana Chicago about SlOl.C0b
evidence RON mn DEFENSE
CHi' AGO Aug. Sin the Anarchist trial
Mayor Harrison was the first witness for
thc detea>, Neste day lie told how b. had
attended tho HaN market meeting on the
might oi Nav sand listened To tHo speeches
pt the Anarchist. His object was 10 see
Tor himself whether on not there were any
indications ur violence intending In
orier the meeting dispersed al tbr first
Wild outbreak. He had come t. the con.
C'u>lOu that tho meeting was a harmless,
3Halt ana went home, leaving Inspector
honneld IN charge ~ the police at tho Des-
PLANES street station, having first ordered
All the reserves at cine other station, to bp
sent 70 their regular duties. Under cross
"A
the day Of May 4 h received an account
OF rUmog that the freight houses OF the
'mcago. Milwaukee, q ST Paul railway
were To be burned ON that evening at the
close of the HaVmarket mcctur This
tumor had caused him To uttcud tho demon
Siration at the HHYmarkat. but nothing
occurred during his Stay thor, To warrant
hIs taxing action t. break IN the meet mo-
-. SmouSon was the second witness. fot.
we defense. He is "a travelling salesman for
kothschild d Brothers, C'ojhicr, and a
native OF Chicago He had been at the
nay market meeting. and had gone from
that place TO tho DeSplaineS street station
during the early stages of the gathering
ana hHd held conversation with In
SpectOf bonneld. Captain Ward and MaVor
harrison Buutold he said, had told him
mat II women and children Were not i'm
the crowd he would take the police down
and clean them out; that ii he could GET
three thousand of them together away from
enc women he would make short work of
them He had beer present on the Hay
market when the bomb was thrown Itbad
not come from the alley. lon from point
on the sidewalk twenty feet south Of the
alley: IT had fallen among the police: Cr
ing had commenced Immediately after not
from the crowd. but from the police He
was most positive on the latter point and
hnns to II tenaciou~ly under tie hottest
SroSS-eHamlnationo Of which Attorney Ing
ham Is capable
Ludwig Zeler swore that Spies had nj
tended the meeting held near McCormiek's
ON the 81 Of May and made a speech there
~ me urgent request OF "A delegation from
me Lumber showers union which at that
iime had its head quarters a No. ~ West
Lake street
Carl Richter. a iourneyman harness
maker working at FentOn * Co.'S was
then called. He had occupied n positiOu
near the mouth OF the alley from which
~ has been stated the bomb was thrown
ON the night of the Haymarket meeting
ana, IN effect contradicted the States wit
ness. G'llmer, 70 Spies or Schwab enter
ing the alley a. testified TO. He also swore
that the firing OF pistols came from the
police and not from the crowd. so far rs
he was able 20 see from the point he occu
pied
CncAGo Aug. THE proceedings in
the Anarchists trial yesterday began with
me testimony of Dr James H. Taylor. sew
enty-six years of nge and rather deaf He
had been at the Haymarket meeting from
twenty minutes before the speaking com
menced until after the bomb was exploded
tie cOntradicted the States witness, Gil
mer, a 10 The point from which
me bomO was thrown. and cor
rOborated the testimony Of Simousou
He ,wore that the instrument of
death had been hurled from the sidewalk
Mt point more than twenty fcat from tho
mouth Of the alley. to the south Of it, IT
had sailed through the air la northwest
direction ana alighted between the
FIRST and second columns of police
near the middle Of the street q few feet
sOuth OF Cranes alley. The pistol-Gllng
had commenced Simultaneously with the
report Of the bomb explosion. from the
police officer, ana not from the crowd He
,woTe that ne did not SEQ ONE shot
trcd by the member, Of the retreat
ing crowd. He was severely cro~--exaul-
lned by Attorney lngham, but stuck 10 hi,
story with great persistence. He believed
in an organized government and i'm the
use OF the oath in courts of Justice. al
though. in hi, mind, il did not add anv
thing TO the obligations Of am honest man
TO tell the truth.
t. NJ Moses, OF No. 3Oi Randolph street
was put on the stand TO testify a. TO the
general reputation Of Harry Gilmer for
truth and veracity. He testified that 10
was very bad, that he would not believe
MINI under oath. aud he gave the names Of
several other, who had. he said like view,
Dne of these. Austin Mitchell. was
called but upon being asked II b.. knew th,
equation Of Gilmer among bis neigh
oors for truth and veracity be an
wered No He was excused, and
tlrs d 7. Lee took the stand. She had
heard l.. VI Moses say that he would no
believe Giimnr under oath also MT- Mo.e-t
out that was all. Frank Steuuer told hi,
story Of the riot. but the only new thing i'm
" was that Fielden had said or shouted
stand Immediately after th- pKpiu.
'ion Joseph kut-cher. who wa, shot
twice during the riot and was under
arrest for short time. ,wore that the
bpmb wa~ thrown about twenty-five
feet south Of where be stood and that b..
stood about FIVE fect south Of the ulleV
rank Bngb. another Socialist VINO cnme
20 This city only two and "a half years AGO.
Cleveland, swore that the police did all tue
shooting. John o. BrIxey and John Gai-
RICK -woro they would not believe Gilmrr
under oath. An iybeHsr- /s.fuuy COMPOST.
Tor named Urban. q member of the Central
Labor Union. testified that 100 response
20 request of some delegates from the
Lumber-NhOver- Union the Central La.
hor Union had requested Spies 100
peak az the Mccormick meeting Monday
The witness swuTe he saw revoivcrs i'm
ihe hands of the police a. they came up 70
li-per-e he meeting William Gleason am
lfisnmnn and labor agitstor -wDre the
shooting was HlI done by the police Gleason
ea. nn Irish Feniau and chief OF q rsvoIu-
tonnrv society in Newra-tlr.Ou-f sun.
England He acknowledged having adj
v"cated the discharge of Capt
bonhcld because ~ hi- action 900 tie stree.
cor drivers trian. Two German. named
William Slh and Ebcrharl Uir-eu.ugol
testified through tLe Interpreter concern.
ing the scenes at tho Hsrmarkaf inrr
evidence going to ,ub.tautiate to- some
r1f TENT the theory m tho defense that the
police were tire sggre-s0rs
tHfltsD. Aug lu the trial Of the
Anarchists. Yesterday August krlmu 70
.HIpnufrr who i- about the same nrikht
nld build o. Spies. -vure that ue was af
fh. mouth of the alley with q friend named
Albright during One latter part 0f enc
speeches and until the explosion and that
about the moment tIe police were coming
Ip ha aud Albright went into .Ie aIlev
struck matches and I.f their pipes. Jui.
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