New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-08-06
court WILL therefore, the the option Of
Its American brethren.
A NIHILIST WITNESS.
MALKOFF, A RUSSIAN, STEPS INTO A TRAP.
A FRIEND OF SPIES CONFRONTED IN CHICAGO WITH
AN UNEXPECTED LETTER.
fRY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE.1

UNEXPECTED LETTER.
rBY TELEGRAPH TRIBUNE.1
CHICAGO, Aug. 5.-The array of witnesses
for the defence in the Anarchist cases today includes
NJ W. MalkOn who gavo testimony to show that Parsons
present the Haymarket at the exact moment
whom the bomb exploded. The witness sought to deny
mis- antecedents the stand, but shown to have
been Russian Nhlist and to have associated oay win
Anarchists since arrival in this country. The CHIEF
feature OF the session was an almost iuu'
| crous attempt TO show that the dyna'
mito and other explosives found In spess
Office by tho police had been taken
there by detectives This openly contended for
In court the impression which tho defence
| apparently sought to convey by tho testimony Tho
Russian. MalkoH. said he WAS at the Haymarket ana
heard Parsons making speech and afterward went 10
Zcprs Hall distant one-half block He was in Zepfs
Hall when ths bomb exploded. Malkoh averred that lie
Parsons in Zepfs Hall five minutes before the bomb
exploded. Parsons was III company with his vito ana
| MIRA Holmes The place crowded. Parsons Mrs.
Parsons and Mrs. Holmes remained In Zeprs Hall un
| after the explosion. He added
Parsons and his wife sitting tho ell OF the win
dow and Mrs. Holmes was standing.
O.-At the time you at tho Haymarkct did you
| have any talk with Mr. spies A.-fes
O-Atth- time YOU II that onversttiOn, where was
| Mr.. spies A.-Slandins on the wagon
Mr.. Grinncll cross-cxamined Malkon sharply NAL
| kof said he had been III Americ, five years and In
Chicago two years. He landed In Ncw-iork and was
teacher Of the Russian language there for about eight
months Then he went To Little Rock. After leaving
Little Rock he was unable to mud work and came on to
| Chicago.
| A~No.sr Irot my position down south by means OF a
| letter of Introduction from spies.
Q-Ho" dd yon come 10 ge' that letter Al hnc"
Q.-Dd you know Herr Mo.ti A.-By rcrute. Not
Do you know Jusfu- schwahi Al do.
| Q.-llved with MIN A.-No,-r .
| lD wei
cnpoyment A.-Hifayear.
The Ard,ite, zc,i,ng before May A A.-Ye'. az
Q-And YOU roomei WI, B.t"H,r h.u Tor some
MalEon sid he was In Russia IN l~~2 hut never
Ninist The arms found his bedroom dd no, belong
to him. lie had goomed III the same house with Bal
tnsztr Rnu ani with the defendant Schwah for four
months. nc nd aided the The alarm with
money but he WAS not stockholirr. Captain
| Black was disturbed hy tue'e admissions aud
objected to TN. line OF eros, * IN rhs ohirc
ton wa. overralci He cl u no hai not stated
| that he aNihli,t He sad he h'i not.
| Q.-Thcn you are IN way connected wi'h any rev
| Ont ionary society hrrri A-'"'0F' t''"P"''s''''
| Q.-Is that your riinsf
Mr Grinuell nAnseI the witn'. loitcr Tho witness
gaz.d at IT. turned pale an said IN q low tone;
| ayes. SIR Ibeicve 1t is.
| O.-Whn' n tper you now cOuurc,cl VIM A
| TIE MOscDp GG-' r'.
| Tho letter IN question ir,ns!.tci and reat In
court /. was GAled At Broodyn and addressed To
| Spies lie sad among Other tains,:
an prOrtarlau Ia the fullest sen OF the word
Henry Iinnencycr. k,isomnrr. declared tn q h"
ID searched tnr cius~f tIe Office OF she Arb,n'r
| Z,lttpg. where the pole found the d'htrr"Ns "N-
po-iyr- May t. bat declared That hr saw nothing -"
| thr character there.
| The defence n rnducej three men "a witnesses who
now FOR conspiracy in coutrctinn with
| tn. Il.yunrkei irage - MNlaW snyder. VINO ~Ns
ch rman ~ the office q, the ar rtf,r /ruHI r,rly ~
tA- evening of May {. acc arr irat thc meeting
said he was on the wagon . III" Hsym,rkct aui Il =
cl.reI spies Fi'l lon remained on IN" wagon
uuil the bomb Iplnied. and that Flrd-n did uo'
revolver. The Witness To- /epf- Hall lie was =
mrmb, of arfuri group ih'iuas Brow ais" nn rr
ARE. for lr.cv. f-i fn he Parsons ani
Fischer IA a uQuur mar L~f~ lIsl few miunte-
br fore pusinn After tho cIp"-i"n Parsons r.
- the ON Cr"-- u"
could uoi remrnber having tnl1 the states Attorney
that Parsons dee ared wanted the money to Fet out
| ~ town with I,ury >pl :. as' under indictment.
| tesilncd that he aorOmtIni 80. broth"t Ausus
| from To Iriuu-i. carry III the
evening AMI be rrm tiurh on tne wagon with h'
| brother until Tho bumb rrpon-t. III" stii that ms
bro. remarked he heard the bomb That u
probably eating gun lie al, irctr"i IN - r'hwab
| was not on thr wagon. on the cro--eItniuation he
confessed had Tor urr testified tnst Il" ~- ~"
present a lIsynakrf ~ all tht night sni lhat
| when ho gave that testimony n~i. August krrug"r
attempts to establish the alib Tor Angnsi Spi"-.
but also shown to have told hin' rent story "nrn
Arrslci.
| The defence have sought to establish alihis Tor
all tho defendants except IIn4g and In-ol In a.
teupt r"irys them ftom any direct aTency ~ the
bOiub ana p-t0 nring. hut me witnesses Ia
nearly cyorJ Instance hays been hfoughy discreded