Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-12
THE ANARCHISTS.
Testimony All In priSoners All Seem.
ingly llnconcersed. Bowling and
Smiling.
Assistant state Attorney wniher Opens
The Argnmsre ze,sler goiiowing
for tao Defense.


AhAs lfSIiAlN<N ALL IN.
CmcAoo, ILL.,, Aug. n .--At the open
ing Of court The state put upon the wit.
ness stand ex-Gov Samuel Merrill of
Iowa. he said he was resident os Des-
Molues, and had employed Harry L Gu-
mer of apt0n for five or Elk weeks.
"what ds' you consider bis reputSaion
as 70 truth a'iS veracityyw
~ considered it good"
would yoa believe him snder oatht''
eyes, | woNisln
Questions BY MIR. Foster ~ to alleged
dishonoraole actions on the part OF Gil
mer were productive OF nothing to the
eject that fsumer's character
was such that ne should not
be believed under oath. George
Christ, formerly city marshal Of Des-
Moines, also testified he woukf believe
Gilmer under oath The tactics were
repeated by the defense without result.
except that IL was showa that the witness
had not known GSmer personally. A
number Of other witnesses, Of apparently
equal business and social standing with
those examined by the defense 60 prove
the bad character OF G.mer, tcstlded TO
the good character OF this important wit.
ness for the state, who swore ne saw
Spies light the fuse Of she hay-market
bomb. Six or eight of the witnesses ex-
amlnod had been connected with the
police force OF DesMoines, ane testified
that Glmer had often served a. a special
policeman in citlaen's clothes MIR.
Foster conducted the cross.exam.
nation. These witnesses were In
nearly every ease induced 10
admit that they knew nothing whatever
about Gilmer socially, and had never pst.
sonally inquired into his reputation for
truth and yeracity. The witnesses, how
ever, were firm IN their spetements That
they had never known liilmrris WORD
questioned,
The state called Police Oilcer Michael
Nissan, who said he was ia the second
rank of the police who participated In the
hay market riots.
"Before the bomb was thrown aid YOU
have anything IN your hand which shone
Ike the barrel OF rcyolverYn
Witness answered. al did not"
Ten other police officers who we're In
the squad which queiled the hay.marlxet
. riot were asked the same questions and
gave the same answers. They were not
! crosse Xamined, and Mr., Crlnntll an
nouncod thai th case for the state was
, closed. Counsel ON both sides entered
on discussion as TO the number and sue.
) cession OF speeches TO be made. Judge
) Carey said as the counsel are not able tC
. agree as 20 the succession IT speeches
' he should allow but two speeches on
I side. There being oight defendants, he
+ would allow eight speeches on a side 1
: counsel insisted on hat number. In ths
$ meantime counsel must agree anon,
l. themselves as 10 the order oi speeches.
s The court then adjourned
s When court met again the defendants
d marched into Judge Garey's crowded
I court room, headed by August Spies
II The prisoners all looked smilingly uncou
icerned and greeted their lady friends wilt
IT smles.
IF When the court was opened Officer Pal
re mer wss called TO the stand. He iestidc
le concerning the arrest nf Schnauhelt an
said Schnaubelt conli speak English
Y, Detective Bonneld was recalled aud sal
TX he was present when Spies was first NJ
SIS rested and taken before Chief Of Pole
Ebersold. Ho did not lay his baud o
a Spies, as was stated by Spies.
&, The assistant states attorney wa
called to the stand and desired to testii
vi eOnctrplng the stun taken iron the Al
ri belter Zeltung office, which he has charg
Of. He also desired to offer in eyidenc
Id prooi.sheet OF the column In which Ia
he word "Ruber was inserted.
ne The defense objected and the obioctio
u was sustained.
c. Mr.. Grinnell announced that the stat
Of rested
After consultation, the defense M
I'd nounced that they had neglected to prov
Y two facts. They had desired to produc
two witnesses who would cofroboTai
Spies testimony as TO his movements
the hay-market. The defense said II
Witnesses had disappeared, aud intimate
~ that tho prosecution was responsible II
their disappearance.
Mr.. Grlnnell said he had seen this II
is situated In the Arbeiter. Zeltung, and upo
lis seeing II had used every means In b
ID power to produce the two men. A Ion
he discussion then took place AS TO the ord,
1d In which the closing arguments shout
ne be made.
he II was finally decided that AsslstaI
he State Attorney Walker should open u
rs argument, Zeisler Of the defense 70 TO
low, he TO be succeeded BY Ingham II
ct the prosecution, Foster and Black for Oh
1d defense, and Grinnell to close for Ia
b. state, IN the order named
tn Walker began by saying; In this n
lie public all men stood before the law an
NJ when the perpetrator OF any crime stoo
" before the bar for trial the goddess Of jul
u tice was Indeed blind until his guilt ma
We been proved. No matter whether he wa
a socialist or an anarchist, the very La
e. winch he had desired 10 throttle no
he stood as his protector until his guilt wa
shown, and 10 this case the proof he
ut made defendant guilty beyond doub
pp Mr. Walker then addressed himself TO q
w jury, to which he paid the usual comp
N. mcnt, and called attention 20 several de
m nitions Of law phrases.