New-York tribune., 1886-08-05
Defending THE CHICAGO ANARCHISTS.
THE JURY AND THE PRISONERS wEARY-Nor AN
ANARCHIST, But An AMERICAN.

THE JURY AnD THE PRISONERS wEARY-Nor AN
ANARCHIST, But AN AMFRrCAN.
CuIC,GO Aug. SpecidI. The crowd IN
attendance upon this forteh day OF the Anarchists
trial as usual Every available seat IN the
court room vas occupied The jury and prisoners look
more worn each succeeding day. One OF the SIN
"a ar features for such important one.
IL that there been separation OF withrsses IL
has proved dangerous experiment to leave
them at large listening to each others evidence
and the other hand TO have separated them ~ond
have impractcablc II ono side had called ior II
the other side would have done aud they would not
ony need TO he locked up for weeks, but there ~oud
have been tho building largo enough to ic-
comoiate them. The most Important testimony OF the
was that by witnessed who swore that
they entered the alley few moments before tho bomo
exploded light their pipes This wAs offered 10 coun-
eract the story related by Gmor that he saw Spies In
the a.lcy nun strike latch and hrs the fuse
OF tho bomb which exploded among tho
polce Whilc tho defence hayc strenonsly
sought TO show that Gmer was not credible
wuA,ss they by today's testimony acknowledged
THAI struck IN tho alley at tho precise mo-
m~ut stated by Gilmer In hs testimony. Tho latter
declared that 1t fired the bomb while tho defence con-
tended that light two pipes OF tobacco ono
OF the Witnesses who said that he ~ss IN tho alley
Ausust Krumm, bears % resemblance TO spies, but
could not be mistaken for him p sny ono
looking at the man at all closely. hiumm on lhe
,i,r.ct he socialist. nor an
Anarchist nor q Communist. and did NOS know any OF
the de fcndants lie 1T the Haymarket meeting IL
wa. quarter to when he got there aud the meeting
WAS going on. Auer listening to tue speeches no anu
frrnd named Albright went into tho alley 10 ish'
their pipes. lilo struck u match aud III hisS aud theh
another for his friend. There was no other inAtch
lighted In the alley that hs saw. Spies did not 40
Into the alley that evening. krumn ssiu he
n,d gwen this evdonco IN response to cali IN thc
Arbeifo, /ctnJ for witnesses On behalf OF tho uoehu
lie ciAred that no heard shot ntou M Mprioio
he hou,b exploded. On cross examination hfumm
declared a were no brKrs At the plAco from
which other utnesso. tho defence declared that tho
bomb thrown. Whom ca led on To point out SPIES
ho pointed out fl"dcn.
W,lu,m bright ud he was with Krumm and related
lie a. gOiug into tho alley, but deoaF"u
that they had lighted thsir pipes and were out on 'ho
-idsw IL before the police came up
Lndiugsr testified that he stood at inc mouth
of IN, mrrtin, with Carl kchter' tuo
actor did either spies or SehwAo 10 into tho
alloy -,
Theodore weirnet WAS unintentionally tho cause OF
Are you a sooali.tr' asked Attorney Foster.
"No sr"
"Or III Anarchistf
"Nu, sir. | Am an American A.,
Wilhelm Radko testified that he heard Schwao on tno
ight OF May 4, aidros, a meeting near McCorncH
reaper WORKS The memory or tho wtness WAS 50 poor
TO make It an open question whethor Scbwao cou.n
not nave uecn At IAyuArgst At tho time alleged oy
for tho Stotc.
Charles Drsksungcr produced little merriment when
he declared no did not see Any body lire al tho
noltc, and then on crosseXaminatlon testified tnat
wi exploded he rll Hat On his race anu re-
ualn-d there unti the hrins ceased ,,,
the defence near tue c.ose Oh thrir
case AMI II so opinion seems general that tho case
presrnted by the prosecution has been IN wise ma
Ieriay changed. Four Of the wtnesscs to-day fcqulrod
Interpreters.