Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-07-29
The Anarchist Trials.

The Anarchist Trials.
CHICAGO, July 27.-At the anarchist
trial this morning Whiting Allen, a
newspaper reporter, testified that he
was at the Haymarket meeting Par
sons in his speech said: "What good
are these strikes going to bep What
are you going to gain by them? Do
you think you are going to gain your
point? No; you will have to go to
work for less than you formerly re-
ceivedP'' When he mentioned the
name of Jay Gould some one cried,
Hang him!n Throw him in the lake"
Parsons said; mo, no, that won't do.
If Jay Gould was put out of the way
to-day, another jay Gould or one hum
bred Jay Goulds would rise up in his
place. 1t isn't the man, but it is the
system that ought to be destroyed.
Witness said the crowd seemed en-
tirely in sympathy with Parsons, and
applauded him frequently. Mr.. Allen
was at Zept's hall when the explosion
occurred. At the meeting at the Hay
market be saw Spies, Parsons, Fielder,
and, he thinks. Schwab, but is not GER
tain of the latter. On cross-examna-
ton witness said he did not see Parsons
at Zepf's hall that evening. He was
at the Haymarket in the capacity of q
reporter, but having another assign
ment in the neighborhood, strolled
down to the Haymarket in an abstract
his paper to report Parsons. Witness
saw Matkoff at Zepf's Hall, but is posi-
tive that this man was not in the COM
pany OF the defendant, Fischer, at that
place. Allen was asked IL he saw
Fischer and he says he did not.
Detective Cosgrove was one of the
officers detailed to attend the Hay
market meeting. HetestItied that Par
sons near the close of his speech fire.
quently cried ITO arms" which served
to greatly increase the excitement of
the crowd present. He estimated the
crowd at 1000 persons When witness
reported the character of Parsons in
cendiary utterances at the station the
police were mastering 10 move down
Desplaines Street. His recital of the
order to dispense, the explosion of the
bomb, and firing into the police ranks
did not vary from the former MARIA
tons. While helping wounded officer
from the scene they ran across the dead
body of Officer Deegan.
Detective McKeogh was present at
the Haymarket and gave similar YER
sion of the speeches and firing.
Z. Z. Owens, reporter, saw Parsons
at the corner of Halsted and Randolph
Streets shortly before the Iaymarket
meeting began. He asked Parsons
where the meeting was 70 be held.
Parsons replied tina: he did not know
''Why," remarked witness, ''you are
going TO speak, aren't youP' mo, ;"
replied Parsons, II am going to the
South Side
Up TO 2 O'Clock nothing new was
elected in the testimony of the reporters,
Heinemann and Percy English, and De-
tective Haas of the city detail Then the
session began to develop evidence of inn
portance. The most interesting and
probably most valuable testimony in the
afternoon was that of NJ NJ. Thompson,
an employee in the wholesale store of Mar
shall Field. The witness, who had been
been on business on the west side, was
returning toward the river on Randolph
Street when the Haymarket meeting was
assembling. Stopping near an entrance
to an alley short distance from the
speakers wagon he saw Spies mount
the vehicle, inquire for Parsons and de-
scend to the ground. Shortly Spies, ac-
companied by man who had been
pointed out to him as Schwab, passed by
him into the alley.
Grinnell = Did you ever hear any
words spoken by the men?
Witness have heard the words ''pis-
tols'' and ''police" Then one of the
men asked the other would lone be
enough
Grinnell-What happened theno
Witness-The men came out of the
alley and went west on Randolph Street
| knew there was to be speaking and
followed them to learn when the speak
ing would take place. They went west
to Halsted Street and followed. Near
Halsted Street they We're joined by a
third party whom had not seon before
Grinnell (handing the witness pho
tograph of SchnaubelD-Does this re-
semble the man whom yousaw join Spies
and Schwab?
Witness-Yes. sir.
What happened thenP
Wltness-The three men then started
toward the Haymarket went along,
and once, when quite close to them, !
saw Spies hand the strange man some
thing which he put in his pocket. A
moment later | passed by the men and
heard Schwab say: Now, if they come
give it to them Before | was out of
hearing distance heard Spies reply, Il
don't think | can, for they won't give
us a chance tonight Witness then
told how he accompanied the men back
to Haymarket where, by this time, quite
crowd had assembled. Spies mounted
the speakers wagon and he lost sight of
the other two. The eross-examnation
was long and tedious. Foster was ex-
asperating to the witness. and the wit
ness was half-defiant to the attorney.
The court was frequently obliged to in
terfere. while the States Attorney aroused
the ire of Captain Black by his efforts to
protect the witness against the effects of
/ the occasional browbeating The pro-
ceedings closed here for the day.
/ Tho nf 4lss