Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-08-01
STATE EVIDENCE IN
And the Defense in the Anarchists Trial
Opened.
SPIES REFUSES A BOUTONEIERI
The Prisoners all Very Shaky Except
Lngg.
MORE ANARCHIST ARTICLES READ.

CHICAGO, July 31.-The Anarchists re-
sumed the wearing of their red bouton-
nieres this morning with the exception OF
Spies, who discarded the one proffered him
by afemale sympathizer. The defendants
Spies, Schwab, Fielden and Fischer have
colorless faces, showing the evident effect
of the Il. |. The young bOmbmaker,
Lingg, Is the only one of the cluster on
trial who appears to carry himself in an
unconcerned manner. The court room was
crowded as usual.
John Deegan, brother of the murdered
officer, Matthias J. Deegan, was called and
testified to seeing the dead body of his
brother at the morgue on the morning OF
May 9Th. Officer Burns testified to aiding
in lifting Officer Deegan's body into the
patrol wagon soon after the explosion OF
the bomb, and testified to the fact of his
death. That was merely formal testimony.
The defense declined to croSs-eXamine.
The State offered in evidence articles
which appeared in the ArJeit=er ZeituRg,
Just prior to the massacre, outlining the
violence which would follow the inaugural
ton of the eight hour movement. One OF
the articles declared that no morning
should pass without the announcement be-
ing published that the carcass of a Pink
erton detective had been found by the
roadside. Under date of November q,
1885, a notice was printed announcing that
armed drill would be held every Sunday
morning at No IS ClybOurne avenue, to
prepare for the revolution on May /. On
the same date the method for fashioning
dynamite bombs was outlined, In De
cember 1885, an article warned working
men not to assemble on May l unless
armed.
IN A LATER ARTICLE
penned by Spies he warned all working
men to thoroughly arm themselves and be
prepared to fight the police, the PnkertOn
detectives and the militia on May lst In
January an article was printed urging that
dynamite bombs should be prepared for use
against these forces.
The defense suggested that the latter
was communication 10 the paper, and
that Spies should not he held responsible
for the suggestion Other articles were
read, from the pen of Spies, published at
various times down To May 4th, urging
wOrkingmen to arm and fight the police
and militia to death on May lst.
The reading of an editorial signed by
Spies, directed against the justice of the
Appellate Court, threatening him with
death by dynamite, owing to his decision
in favor of Il railway company rs against
IN injured employe, caused the first wave
of mcrriment among the defendants dur
ing the forenoon. The reading of these
articles was prolonged longer than had
been expected, with the prospect that it
would prOlOng the case for the prosecution
beyond the noon adjournment.
Without concluding the reading of these
articles, the Court adjourned until two
p. III.
RUMOR DENIED.
State Attorney Grinnell pronounced the
alleged finding OF Schnaubelt's 5 body i'll the
Erie bay canard pure and simple. lie
SAYS he has received four or five letters
from different parts of the country pur-
porting to give information rs to the
whereabouts of the bomb thrOwcr, when,
in reality, everything alleged referred To
men not one of whom it is known threw
the bomb.
The following are
SELECTIONS FROM THE ARTICLES READ IN
COURT
this morning: In the issue of the Arbeiter
Zc'tung under the heading Letter Box, y
was published the following significant
announcement: Steel and iron are not al
eter can be had. The price is cheap"
In the issue of December 81, 1885, was a
report of meeting of the North Side Group,
at which Michael Schwab made speech.
In that speech the following passage occur
red: at is only the revolver and the rifle
that can succeed on the 1st of May. Arm
yourselves to meet PinkertOn's blOOdhOunds
the police and militia"
The edition of January -, 1856, contain
ed letter signed K. B., in which the fol
lowing occurred: ''HOw is the eight hour
day to he brought about? DO the working
men conceive how impossible it is to enforce
the eight hour system otherwise than by
force? If the wOIkingmen are prepared to
enforce their demands by arms and to use
dynamite and bombs against the militia
and police by the first of May, then and
only then will you have success i'll the
eight hour movement. Prepare, working
men; call you to arms"
On January 23d one August Kiesling had
a letter published which contained the fol-
lowing: Then, workingmen, arm TO the
death. We want to demand our rights by
the first day of May. Come on the first OF
May"
The Arbeiter ZeitHag of April 10th con-
tanned an editorial in which the following
lines occurred: What happened yesterday
at ST. Louis may be repeated in few weeks
in Chicago. II is high time to organize and
make other preparations. April 10th the
same journal published q long editorial
which contained the following: 'Sneered
at and deSpised the wOrkingman will be as
long as he does not arm himself Its true
hundreds have armed themselves, but
thousands are still unarmed. Every trades
union should make it obligatory on each
member to keep good private armOry and
plenty of ammunition. The time is not
far distant when such neglect will be de-
plored. Your enemies back up their pOsi-
ton by muskets and the Gatling gun.
The wOrkingmen should follow this eX-
ample.
THE STATE RESTS.
When the State had finished its readings,
Detective James Bonfeld was placed on
the stand and identified some red flags and
banners which were brought into court, as
those found in the Arbeiter ZeitERg office
They bore such inscriptions as Every
Government Is n Conspiracy Against
the People," ''Dick Oglesby, who murder
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