The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-08-18

IL; that that person mad his back
turned towards him (Gilmer), but. he
thought he would know him IL he saw him
and evidence in rebuttai was taken. This
consisted mainly In the testimony OF wit.
nessess who knew Gilmer. Ex-United
States District Attorney Richard 8. Tut
hill, Of this city. was among those testify
Samuel Merrill, president of the Citizens'
National Bank OF Des Moines, Ia, had
been . resident Of that city seventeen
years He had been Governor OF the
Hawkeye State. He said that Gilmer's rep
utation for truth and veracity was good:
Cross-examined, the witness said he had
known Gilmer FIVE or six years He had en-
ployed Gilmer as a painter. Gilmer had no
account at the bank and witness never met
say that Giimer was truthful or untruth-
full. The witness was not at the Palmer
House May 4. He did not know that he
was expected there at that time. He had
not notified Mr.. Giliner that he would be
Governor Merrill was followed by
George Christ, of Des Moines, w. II. Prince
and G. r. Matson, OF Chicago, Salvanus
Edinhern, Patrick Burns, G. j. Schaetfer,
and w. p. Hardy, of Des Moines, and John
L. Manning, a lawyer Of Chicago. all ct
whom gave testimony favorable to Gil
mer.
Anumber Of policemen were next called
to prove that no revolvers were displayed
by them before the explosion of the bomb
at the Haymarket meeting.
Inspector Bonffeld swore that he never
said to Simonson, O witness for the de-
fense, that IL he could get together ., 900
Socialists without their women and chill
dren, he would fix them. The State then
announced the close Of their case. The
arguments will begin at once.
The three cnief points claimed to have
been made by the defense in their seven
days, IT. testimony were as follows follows:
9. That Fielden did not shoot at the po
lice.
g. That Schnaubelt was not the person
who threw the bomb.
CHICAGO, Aug. 12-Mr. Walkers speech
in the Anarchists trial yesterday made it
evident that while the prosecution will
insist that the witness Gilmer told the
truth about the throwing of the bomb
by Schnaubelt and the lighting of the
though Gilmer's testimony and that Of
Thompson's should not be taken into ac-
count there is ample evidence to show that
the defendants are guilty of the crime as
charged in the indictment. Having made
a comprehensive statement as to the law
in the case, and having quoted freely to
sustain the claim that when a num-
ber of persons agree to commit murder, or
advise others to do SO, the time and place
not being definitely determined on. the
offense when committed equally with
the principal. Mr. Walker proceed
ed to show from the writings and
speeches of the principal defendants that
they had organized a conspiracy Of mur.
der in this city, and that they counseled and
preached the overthrow of the existing So
cial system by force. He pointed out
with great effect that the defense
had made no effort to disprove this
down in the opening speech of the
States Attorney. On the contrary, Mr..
Salomon's opening speech for the defense
was virtual plea OF guilty ON this general
charge. Mr. Walker held there was abun-
dance of uncontradicted testimony, some
OF which was supplied by the defendants
witnesses, to prove an organized conspira-
cy for the murder of the police the night
Of the 4th Of May, The appeals of Parsons
themselves were skillfully used in support
of Mr.. Walkers position.