The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-08-12
Where did you get it3

Where did you get it?
OF powder company.
Why did you purchase this dynamite
Oh, / had read q great deal Abou
dynamite. 1 thought would like to In
Vestigate further.
Why did you wish to investigate
further?
Oh. on general principles. can't say
further.
Did you ever experiment with bombs
! No, sir.
Did not you go to Springfield and wit.
ness some experiments with bombs?
The witness answered eVasivelY and
| the question being repeated In anothel
| form, the defense objected the objection
was overruled and the witness sWore tina,
Was dynamite distributed from the
Arbeiter- Zeitung office?
The office was not run for that pur-
pose.
Were bombs ever distributed from
there?
No, sir.
SOM that they were?
Never.
The witness said he had been Q mem
Der of the American group Of anarchists
and stated that he had considered him
self an anarchist for about eight years,
but when he was asked whether he had
spoken often at the meetings Of his
group, the defence objected on the
ground that the matter had not been
brought up in the examination.
The Judge finally ruled that the ques-
tion was admissible and Spies brsced
himself for q first encounter with the
prosecuting attorney. The witness Ad-
mitted that he had addressed great
many meetings, but he could not tell
what portion Of his listeners had been
anarchists.
Did you ever handle dynamite Oh
bombs except as you have already testi-
fed to?
1 have answered that never did.
Have you known Herr Most?
Yes
Did you receive this letter.
(handing the witness q letter addressed
TO him and signed by MOst.)
/ did.
Did you answer itP
The defence objected and the examin-
alton was suspended while the court read
the letter. You may answer, said the
court.
1 do not remember.
How long have you corresponded with
Most?
Objected to and objection sustained.
III WnO6C A6nO U4ASlBA 40 GAlO PO6boA
card? handing Spies postal card. The
defense objected, read the card and Mr..
Foster asked IL the state contemplated
bringing q new defendant. The defence,
including all the prisoners and lawyers,
appeared very nervous and Spies looked
the picture of despair, though he tried to
swing from side TO side in his cnair and
twisted his mustache with an air Of nom
chelance.
The court haYing decided that the OBJ
lection was just, the examination was
continued. Both the letter and postal
card were again handed the witness, and
he was asked yes or no, whether or not
he had received them. The question
was evaded for q while, the witness
finally admitting that he must have re-
ceived them, as they were addressed to
him.
Did you send the writer of this card
the directions asked for-the shipment
Of the stuff mentioned?
answer positively, did not.
Did you write this circular, (th9 re-
venge circular)?
did.
Did you cause the words s'Working-
men, arm yourselves and appear in
force" to be expupgeo?
did.
Why?
Because it seemed ridiculous and
would keep people away from the meet
ing instead of drawing them to it.
d d you write the expression work
ingmen, to arms"?
Well, yes, did.
Why did you do that?
Because wished to arouse the ignor-
ant working people to realization OF
the wrongs heaped upon them. wrote
what many before me have written and
urged what others have urged, what the
constitution allows them to urge and
what will be advocated till some good
has resulted.
You intended to excite your readers to
frenzy and provoke the revolution about
which you have SO often preached, did
you not?
The defense objected. Both attorneys
and witness had become excited and
were speaking loudly and vehementiY.
Spies attempted to assume the bold
front OF one who considered himself q
marty T, but further than higher pitch
ing of voice his aspect was still that Of
q craver in an almost hopeless race for
his life.
The witness defined the expression,
local revelation, in stereotyped phrases
and the state was allowed to present the
letter above referred to in evidence. II
was signed Johanna Most and commend
ed, Dear Spies. The postal card was
also presented and WAS as follows
A. Spies, No. 10Y, Fifth street, Chi
c8gO: 81 had scarcely mailed my letter
yesterday when the telegraph brought
news from the 81. Al. One doesn't knew
whether to rejoice over that or not. The
| advance in itself is everlasting. Sad is
| the circumstance that it will remain local
and therefore might not have 9 result.
at any rate these people make better
impression than the foolish voters on
this and the other side (of the ocean. }
| Greeting and shake. Yours, j. NJ"
"Drury, 1 suppose, (hope) can now
and then receive coupon tickets"
When the letter and postal card had
been read the witness was excused and
he gave an audible sigh Of relief. The
lawyers for the defence then entered
upon q whispered consultation which
lasted till the court requested that they
| proceed. Capt. Black responded By
calling Parsons to the stand. His man.
ner was in odd contrast to that Of Spies
1t was suave and cOnciliatory in the ex'
treme. Few questions were asked.
The witness Was allowed TO tell hi
story unaided and il was extremely com
monplace, apparently being copieC
closely from the testimony regarding hi
movements given by the Witnesses 70
the defence. Parsons story occupied
he was turned over TO the state. II
told Ar. Grinnen that he wss born Il
Montgomery, Ala, and had been in Chi
caRo thiro een years.
What has been your occupation for tn
past three years?
| 1bkve been editor Of the Alarm.
| Did you, In your speech at the Hay
M Arket, tell your audience that the Time
+ Ad advocated the putting Of strichnin
IN the bread Of workingmen; that Scott
Of Penro had advised controlling theE
with rifles, and that the Times had bee
the first dynsmiter in the country?
Yes, sir.
Did you sGvOcGts retaliation by tn
| same mel ans?
No, sir, simply told them TO deten
themselves.
i What did you mean then by the ex
J preston, 'sTo Arms, 70 ARM!
! referred to the condition OF tn
strikers at st. Louis, said that If you Al
downed by capital and your wives an
children are erampled on like dogs, theE
II necessary, arm and defend yourself
The witness exhibited no little shreEd
ness in evading the questions Of Il