The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-07-22
CHICAGO.
FURTHER REVELATIONS OF
THE ANARCHIST BOMB
THROWING.
SPIES CONNECTION WITH THE
PLoT-ANOTHER BATCH OF
TESTIMONY.

CHICAGO, July 20.-The keen public interest in
the sensational developments in the anarchists
case is demonstrated daily by the increase In the
crowds who apply for admission to the court. The
room was crowded when Henry Heinman reporter,
the first witness, was called this morning,
Mr.. Grinnell asked him if he was at the meeting
October IL last, at Twelfth street Turner hall.
He was. resolution was introduced by August
Spies Fielden was there, and the meeting was
presided over by A. Beltz. The contents of the
resolution submitted by Spies related to the inn
pending eight hour movement, and
that workngmen should not hope for
success unless they were prepared to
enforce their demands. The resolution concluded
with something like death to the enemies of the
in the resolution, which was adopted unanimously
by the meeting that in all likelihood the capital
istic class would oppose the laboring men by
means of police and militia; that no reform could
be accomplished unless similar force was brought
to bear against the class in authority.
The resolution was introduced in evidence.
was next on the stand. He was at Mccormick 3
reaper factory on the afternoon of May 5, near
where the meeting was being held, at which Aug
ust Spies was prominent speaker.
The witness proceeded to give at length the par
tculars of the riot which occurred at McCormicks.
The defense interposed violent objection to the
testimony and efforts of the prosecution to con-
meet the defendants with all acts of violence that
had occurred In Chicago. United States attorney
said he intended to prove a conspiracy.
Spies had addressed meeting at Mccormick g
with desire of paving the way for the meeting of
May 4th This they would prove step by step. 1t
would be shown that after Spies had addressed the
crowd In the most violent language, he did not
main on the scene, but at once came down
town and wrote the famous "revenge-
full circular, denouncing the police,
saying that working men had been killed at
McCormick's, which was untrue. Spies knew
what had occurred when he wrote the circular, and
the people and to make anarchy rule. The court
allowed witness to proceed with his narrative He
said many of the mob were armed with revolvers;
that they at once opened fire upon the police upon
the latt9rs arrival on the scene.
James l.. Frazer, who was employed near Nc
Cormick's factory, and who witnessed the
riot, confirmed Officer Vests testimony;
When Spies was speaking to the crowd
this speech some one cried out, pointing toward
the factory: "Lets 60 kill those id scabsl
The crowd Immediately started in that direction
and Spies slid off the platform and started for the
street cars.
E. T. Baker also corroborated the testimony of
the two witnesses.
A. s. Leckie (repOrter) gave evidence on the
same subject He said, in his address to the crowd
that Spies spoke of bombs, revolvers, etc The
witness was on the platform from which spies was
speaking but ordered to leave, and on refusing
to do so was violently assaulted.
f. HarasteT, president of the Lumber Showers
union, testified that the object OF the
meeting near Mccormick was to hear report
of the committee who had waited on the lumber
bosses. lie was to make that report, but upon ar
irving on the scene found that violent speeches
were being made by outsiders. lie jumped on th'
platform and counseled moderation. He told the
men the Object of the meeting was to hear q re
port, but they threatened to throw him off th'
platform If he did not keep quiet When the crowt
started towards the factory he tried to stop IT, an'
warned them against listening to the poisonou
| speeches that had been made.
| The defense made objection to this testimony
but the objection was promptly oyerruled by Judg
| Carey
| Sergeant John Enveght, and other officers, mex
testified as to the riot at Mccormick their testimo
ny agreeing with that of their comrades.