St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-18
FIELDEN FIRED FIRST.
Another Sensation Developed in Connec-
ton With the Trial Of the
Anarchists at Chicago.
Waller Finishes His Testimony, and a
Second Informer Goes Over to
the Defense.
Lieut.. Quinn Declares That Sam
Fielden Drew a Pistol, Fired,
and Cried:
ssHere Come the BIoodhounds. You
Do Your Duty and I'll Do
Mine.''
Sensations, Devesopmeuts.

SdlCAGO, July 1I.-1OttlilCo w oiAOA
continued his testimony to-day in the an
Rrchist cases. The appearance of Waller
as ne gave his testimony was very peculiar.
He is a medium-siZed man with dark hair
and luXuriant but well-trmmed whiskers.
He has dropping nose and clear brown
eyes. His face was very pale and bore an
expression of shame and terror as he I'M
folded his sensational tale. revealing the
secrets of the Lehr und Weir Verein. He
testified that the bomb was given to him
by Fischer on Thanksgiving day, with in
structions to use it on the police if they in
terfered with the meeting to be held that
evening at the Market street square. He
had kept it in his house for two weeks and
then exploded it in the woods. The wit
ness went to the Haymarket meeting armed
with a dynamite bomb. At this point
Waller was shown photograph of an an
archist named Schnarbett,
WHICH HE IDENTIFIED,
and it was placed in evidence. The witness
then continued his testimony, saying that
Schnarbett was at the meeting. The wit
ness testified that at a meeting held in the
Bohemian hall on Sunday, May Engle
and Fischer 1.-TWO of the defendantS) and
number of other socialists were present.
Engel submitted plan according to which,
as soon as it came to a conflict with the po-
lice. the northwestern groups bombs should
be thrown into the police stations. Then
the rifiemen of the Lehr und Wehr Verein
were to be posted at distance and shoot
all who should come out of the station
houses. That was to be kept up till we
reached the city; we were to kill everybody
who opposed US. Some one in the meeting
opposed the plan. l don't know the man,
but he said it would be better to get into
the crowds in the city than kill the people
right and left. Another man opposed this
plan. He said we could not know our
neghbors in the crowd and we might kill
our friends by mistake" EngePs plan was
finally adopted by the meeting.
The cross-examinaton then took place,
but the witness adhered to his statements.
Absorbing as had been the morning session,
the afternoon far surpassed it in interest.
The first move on the part of the state was
the introduction of another informer This
was
BERNHARDT SCHRADER,
who, the night preceding the bomb-throw-
ing, had been present IN the conspiracy
meeting at which Waller, the previous wit
ness for the prosecution. had presided. This
second informer, Schrader. is a carpenter.
and has lived in this country five years. He
was born in Russia. His powerful frame
surmOunted by a dIminutive head, his re-
treating forehead and his weasel eyes at
once attracted the gaze of the court room.
The mans bronzed countenance gradually
became ashen as slowly through an inter
prefer, sentence by sentence, the assistant
states attorney proceeded to elicit from
him statement concerning the Monday
night in Greif'S hall, where informer Wal
Ter was chairman. Schrader said he
reached the hall at o'clock. The meeting
was already in order. Waller was presid-
ing. There were thirty or forty present.
1t was agreed that if the police attacked
any meetings. then the anarchists were to
mutually assist each other to destroy the
officers The members of the Northwest
group should go to the Wicker Park sta
lion in case the police should make an at
tack. If any member had anything with
him
HE SHOULD USE IT.
Nothing was said about bobms The at
torneys for the state looked at each other
and seemed slightly annoyed. They said:
"Was anything said about dynamite?" A
shake OF the head was the response, and
the faces of the prosecuting attorneys
heightened perceptibly. Another question
was put. I'm the meeting did you hear
any reference to the word Tuhe?'" Again
shake of the head. The subject was
quickly changed. Schrader told of attend
ing the haymarket meeting. He was in
Randolph street saloon when the bomb was
trown. He left the speakers stand because
drops of rain had begun to fall. Witness
then told in detail of his connection with
the Lehr und Weir Verein. They drilled
once week with Springfield rifles. He
was No. 80. There were four companies
in the city. The total number of members
no did iy,1Oyu A tbiC inf Mr.
for the defense began to cross-examine.
Nothing was said about bombs, the witness
continued, either at the Sunday or Monday
meetings preceding the explosion of the
bomb. Then in those two meetings
NO AGREEMENT WAS MADE"
asked Mr.. Foster, ito throw bombs at the
haymarket?" Not while | was there"
Then it was not agreed to use dynamite
to destroy the police at the haymarket?"
mot that 1 am aware. Nobody asked me
to take bomb to the meeting. | knew
that when the police should come each one
should help himself. No, not with bombs
that l know of. No. l did not anticipate
any trouble at the haymarket after [ left.
When the bomb was thrown I was quietly
sitting in saloon. Yes. the sign of the
Greek letter was the signal for meeting
for months previous to the haymarket fight.
No, it was not agreed that there should be
trouble that night only we knew that if
the police made an attack, then there might
be trouble" Again the prosecution took
the witness in hand. Mr.. Ingham, holding
long manuscript to view and cycling
Schrader in sharp manner, asked alb
ruptly: Ibid you not make to Police Cap
tain Shack
WRITTEN STATEMENT"
eve object" shouted every one of the
lawyers for the defense. They were on
their feet, excitedly appealing to the judge.
A hot discussion ensued. The defense
strained every nerve to prevent a whisper
even of what Schrader told the police
reaching the ears of the jury. Appar
emily in desperation the assistant to the
states attorney blurted out, 1--WE wish to
show that time and time again the witness
has said he heard the word ruhe used ="
Judge Gary pounded his desk, and the
words of the impetuouS Ingham were lost.
Then then the fact came out, with no at
tempt at cOncealment, that the state had
been deceived and possibly duped. The
testimony of Schrader was not what they
had expected him to give. Capt. Black
and Mr.. Foster were in high glee. Mr..
lngham, his face red with anger, said: 1T
is evident from the action of the witness
and from the action of the counsel that
Schrader is their witness and not our wit
ness" and forthwith the Ostensible infOrmer
was
DROPPED LIKE A HOT COAL
Police Lieutenant Steele then took the
stand. He was in charge of company Of
twenty-five officers in the haymarket. He
gave brief account of the massacre The
police had their revolvers In their pockets,
their clubs in their belts and their hands by
their sides when they reached the speakers
wagon. Some one in the crowd shouted
''Here come the bloodhounds. You do
your duty now and we will do ours" Then
the bomb was thrown a smaller exnlosion