The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-08-06

ssand. eples leaned forward eagerly ed
Ma countenance boro : look Of Intense
interest. Being one Of the Oldest repores
err on the city press. Mr.. EnGlish wae
known 20 eplcs and Parsons - . oeen-
o~rapher Who never neglected % take
verbatim whatever he wished 70 repro
dncs IN hIs paper. The Witness tessiaeo
that he was present when the Haymarkee
meeting was called 70 order By Spies.
Not caring 70 BE- observed. be took hle
shorthand notes with . short pencil
In I book concealed - his coat.
Owing 70 the diflculty In turning hio
pages the report was broken IN places
bat The portions which Ne had intacs, ne
>aid, was verbatim. The substance q
The speech q Ps0dSS ss.o ~ n pu knss6
and often referred 70 In the progress Of
the thai; bit the reproduction Of the
exact language had : profound erect
and, g ne heard his own denunciations
u capitalists, coupled with precise rep
etitiou OF the dark and sanguinary threats
accompanying them. Sples' face grew
livid and damp with Precipitation.
The defense made use Of every pos
siblc pretext 70 interrupt the witness with
objections Of even sort, which were gen
ersllv overruled.
The witness also read his stenograpnie
notes OF Parsons speech. which came
next This was the ssssar" speech In the
programme. IL was frequently applaud
ed and responded 70 with explosive In
terjections and bloQd-curdling threats.
The speaker waxed warm and endeavored
20 impress his hearers with the neces-
! sltv Of preparing to defend their lives
| and interests at once. War had been de-
clared upon them (referring n the Nc
| Cormick trouble). and they must take up
| arms against their oppressors.
| Cross-examined, witness assented TO
| the interrogative statement OF Mr.. Fos-
| ter that when persons In the crowd. 70
| ferring TO Mccormick and other capital
| lists. shouted "Hang him; hang him
now both Parsons and Spies said that
now was not the time, and counseled
present moderation.
Mr.. Foster observed that the papel
| containing the witness published report
/ contained only those utterAnces which
| appeared 70 be incendiary. and asked
| witness II be was instructed 70 supp resi-
all the conciliatory language used. I'M
witness replied that such tnstruc tionl
had not been given him.
SPIES PASSED THE BOND TO scHxAU
BAULT.
The most interesting and probably the
most valuable testimony Of the Afternoon
was that OF NJ N. Thompson, an employe
in the wholesale store OF Marshall Flick
| 4 Co. The witness, who had been o.
/ business to the West Side, was return
| ing toward the river. on Randolph street
| when the Haymarket meeting was a.
sembling. Stopping nearthe entrance d
| a alley Z short distance from the speak
| ers' wagon, he saw Spies mount the
wagon, inquire for Parsons and descen
! 70 the ground Shortly after Spies, &C
companied By . man who had been poi nj
ed out 70 him As Schwab, passed him 10
| to the alley.
| Mr.. Gnnnell-DId you hear any wor d
| spoken BY either Of the men?
l witness-I heard the words "pistols'
and spolice." Then one Of the mel
asked the other would s'one b. enough
Il Mr.. Grinnell-what happened thenf
NJ witness-The men came out Of TIL
| alley and went west on Randolph street
knew there was to be speaking, and fol
lowed them to learn where the speakin.
| would take place. They went west 4
| Halsted street and l followed. Nea
Halstead street they were Joined BY
! third man whom had not seen before.
III Mr.. Grinnell (handing the witness
. | photograph Of Schnabault) Does TIL
| resemble the man whom you saw joil
Spies and Schwaby
Wifness-Ycs. sir.
III Mr.. Grinnell-what happened them
III Witness-The three men started Il
| ward the Haymarket. went alonl
and IT one time, when I was quit
| close 70 them. / saw Spies han
the strange man something which he pr
J IN his right hand coat pocket. A momeI
/ | later passed by them and heard Schwa
I cay: snow. they come, give Il
them" Before was out Of hearing
/. heard Spies reply: 81 don't think We ca
/ for they won't give rs : chance =
b | night"
I'll The witness then told how be accor
Z | panied the men back to the Hsymarke
J. where BY this time quite . crowd had .
4 sembled. Spies mounted the speaker
! | wagon and the witness lost sight Of Il
other two.
The cross-examination was long a
Y tedious. Mr.. Foster was exasperating
|, the witness, and the witness was half d
4 liant 70 the attorney. The Court was r.
quentiy obliged 20 interfere. while u
States attorney aroused the Ire Of Cal
: tain Black BY his efforts to protect q
: witness against the effects Of brow-bea
ing
- The hrst conversation witness b
heard between Spies and Schwab, VIII
Y the words sspistols" and 80 Ice" We
:, used, Vas explained from the standpoi
!. Of the defense By the following quests
y By Mr.. Foster:
n "Now, were not the words you hes
!. speaker and police and did not
subsequent query. viii one be enough
- refer 70 speakers 70 address the meetil
r which was the subject Of the converl
" tionfv
The witness was confident that be b
not mistaken the words. and - be b
" only heard those words, he had no mea
q Of knowing absolutely 20 what they
ferred. The proceedings closed there
the day.
~ IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
q ne senate Endssvoring e Clear
- DOekss % Nonlnasions - Some q
Rejected Ones.
q WASHINGTON, July 20.-The Sen
went into secret session e eleven o'cls
a yesterday forenoon and did not adjo'
~ until B. u. The hours were spent
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