Telegram-herald., 1886-10-02
ALL CHICAGO EXCITED
The Motion for a New Trial for
the Anarchists.
FORMER EVIDENCE PROVED T0Bl FALSE
Startling Testimony The jury PrsJu
diced Witnesses swear Against
Spies for Money ne Prose
cution Fairly Paraszed,

CmcAe1. oct I.-rhe hearing "a the no.
ton e3s neN trial ia the cases OF the
seven anarchists. under sentence OF death
Tor their paraeip patton ia the has market
slaughter, vas commenced before Judge
Gary ia The Criminal Court this morning
Bs tore arguing the motion for a new Trial,
Captain Black stated he desired 10 read Ger
tain afhdas sils. stripped Of legal yero age
Tie trst affidavit charged thai Speclai B4ll-
III Henry J.. Rice. NhO Was ordered by
the court 10 summon the jury. sand he VAS
mana slug the case against the anarchists
and tuat be summoned such men oA iue
jury az were favorable 40 the prosecution.
Captain Blae< stated Il Was To Gus Favor,
merchant on Nabash-aye., go whom bahii
lace repeated the allegations ia the affidavit
and he wanted Favor examined IA open
court Another affidavit msde oy +. sirau,
that Favor had stated 10 him that Rice knew
u lal be was aoout captain Bla * tleA
Asked for p0stpOnement to examine affidavlis
" whicn were made last night, bat the court
ordered proceedings 10 go on. Capt. Black
then read the deiendants petition for a new
trial. which has been published. lt con-
Iaiued nothing new. This was followed by
an afiidayil from + +. Morgan. of Wood
lawn. who sWore as a juror. lie said be
tore 0eing accepted on the jury that the
anarchists ought 10 hang Another ath-
dAylt from Morgan supported this state
ment. The affidavit of Michael Gull
averred that Juryman Adonis
SAID 20 him before becoming
Juror that IF Was on the jury | would
hang every one of the anarchists" a.
PlinO, Of Lagrange, and Orrlu Blossom, of
WentH Ort D. -aves.. made afildagiis that on
me night of The Hay market massacre, they
H..
Gilman for sometime before and after the
explosion took place. Next an affidavit
frOm ex Chief Detective Tom Currier, nov
liveryman, in effect 10 show he
furnished carriages 10 be used by
Jurors during the ,rlal. This was 20 show
that the state won the favor of the jury by
treating them 70 carriage rides. Another
affidavit from J. Z DeLuce, saloon
Keeper AZ indianapolis, which stated tnat
sometime IN May a man came IN his saloon
with a satchel, sa, ing: Il m going TO Chi
cago; you will hear rom me before long
lne stranger spoke about labor troub-
les and was very bitter against the
capitalists Another affidavit supporting
this one was made by Oscar Spouse, who
was present and heard what the stranger
said Toe inference sought To be conveyed
Oy these aftidayits was that TINS stranger
was the bono thrOwer. Then Grinners
closing speech TO the jury was commented
on. la answer the State had offered eyi-
dences. which were read Police Captain
JnO Carney, uf Evanston. testified that he
knew Gail 70" 20 years and be is a worthless,
saiitiess drunkard. Mr.. Adams in afi-
dayit, denied any such convers 4uOn. Then
A. I. Love, IN another affidavit, said be was
not In company with Orriu Blossom on
the night OF the massacre; that he was not
Ia the city aud that he never saw Gilman.
tie acknO Owledged signing the affidavit bat
dId not swear To It. He said that
be was promised money and
received IT, He stated he was
paid $50 by one Lewis Smith. Blossom 5
affidavit was 10 the same effect He was
not With Love that night and did not know
Gilman, ami was induced 10 sign the afiida-
vie by the receipt of $50 paid by Smith
These aifidavits were in the nature of a
bono shell to Captain Black and MS
associates aud shattered anv reliance placed
on the afiidavits. That Capt Black init
mated that the second aiidayIts were OBJ
tanned through fear and the court said il
was difficult to say which was to be believed
and suggested that argument be commenced
on the law points involved in the motion
for new trial. At 1890 the court ad-
jourued till y. IN.
At O'Clock proceedings were resumed by
demand from the Court for a printed copy
of the examination of juror Denker. upon
the occasion of his being selected 10 serve.
| After reading il the Court expressed opin-
| ION that farther contradiction of Denk-
| er's affidavit OF COfrObOrdtiOn of Morgan s
/ testimony was not material Captain
Black again pressed for an adjournment
until MONDAY, bul the court Overruled hi N
and Nr. Black entered an exception 10 the
ruling Of the court He then
/ proceeded with his argument dealing
with the tenth assignment of
error which is that of the closing remar ks
/ of the States attorney before the jury. Be
/ tore Captain Black completed his argument
| the hour OF a j0urnment was at hand aud
the Court adjourned until 10 0 clock Mon
day.