Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-08-10

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The circumstance that it win remain
local, and th9s5srs might oet have
result. At say rate. thsss people make
. better impressien than The foolish
voters on ths othsr sids lof he ocean,.
Greetings and shake. Yours.
J. II.
Drury, I suppose (hops) en- now and
then receive upon tickets.
When the letter and postal-csrd hsd
been read witness was excused. and
Parsons came to the stand. After be
had told bow be stt1ndsd the Hay
nsrke; meeting from the one held
shortly previous 1t the Arbeifer Zeitsng
IN answer to . request for speakers,
and bow, having made his spesch, he
interrupted Fislden to suggest IN ad
journnent to Zspfs Hall, ~ il lookee
ike ram. and getting the Speakers re-
ply that be Was about throayh. After
relating these details witness said al
btn vent 20 . saloon near
Zepfs Hall, where Mrs Parsons
and Mrs. Holmes had preoe5ed me.
1 went with Mr.. Brown.
suggesting to him that we get something
TO Drink AS speaking bad made me very
thirsty. When We arrived 81 the saloon
Fischer was there. We drank. and,
after conversation, l began to wonder
Why tie crowd did rot appear. After
8 little while We went to ia. door, and
shortly saw q fash and heard q loud
explos;on.-
"Whst did you observe them"
81 saw large number Of what sp-
pesrsd TO be repeating revol-ers raised
IN tie air illustrating With his hand,
and saw them emptied Of their charges
one After another as rapidly as possible.
When the revolvers appeared to be
empty The firing ceased"
Captain Black: " Nov, Mr.. Parsons,
tell The jsry. or repeat to them, the
tenor Of your remarks daring your
speech a. Hay markst."
Witness was nov plainly in bis ele-
nent. He had in his hands 6 quantity
Of notes. And a. once assumed the a.ti-
tude familiar 10 al who have beard
hin make one OF his Numerous speeches
On the lake front.
His Haymarke, speech, thus repested
u1der oath, WAS extremely peaceful in
its character 81 first and bristled with
statistics illustrative OF the burdens
borne BY the l,boring classes. MO
nopoly," 1.-THE cspitalisuc press"
slaves Of wortiDg.men," etc., we're
expressions often repeated. Instances
where militia and dsputy+heriffs had
used force to quell labor disturbances
we're dEeli upon BY witness.
And" be said, al then asked
ny audience what was 10 be
done about il: Are you going - sab
nit tanely 70 being tramplsd Bpo1 like
dogs, or viii you take up arms against
your opposers and save yourselves from
hunger and desperation and your chill
dren from infsny; Some one in the
crowd thea said: We are ready TO
DO it nov.' / said that nov was not
the time, and went on TO further Illus
;rkie the Deed II revolution"
Witness went on n this strain for
some time and excited the noneatary
interest Of his hearers BY renarking.
al said to ny audience that so-called
reiorners assert that drink makes men
poor. Show ne one nan who Is poor
because be drinks. and III show you
twenty who drink because they are
poor"
As AZ illustration Of the indiffer-
enoe Of capitalists to the suferings Of
the poor the witness referred to the ex-
preston Of Vanderbilt" The public
be id"
Psrsons's speech occupied nearly n
hour. At the conclusion Of j; be WAS
TUNED over 10 the State.
Witness told Mr.. Grinnsll that be
WAS born II Montgomery, Ala, and
hsd been in Chicago thirteen years.
What has been your occupation for
The past three years."
~ have been editor Of the AllrTs."
Did you, in your speech Al Hay
market, tel your audience that the
f'res had advocated the putting Of
suychnine in the bread Of working.
men; that Scott. Of Pennsylvania. had
advised controlling them with rifles,
ard that the Times had been the first
dyDsmitard in this country"
"Yes, sr."
"Did You sdvocste retaliation BY the
sane means:"
"NO, sir; l simply told them to de-
feDd themselves"
What did you mean, then, By the
expression To arms"
- referred 10 the condition OF the
strikers q, 81. Louis, and said, II yoa
are struck down By capital, and your
wives ard children Are trAnplsd upon
Ike dogs. then, If necessary, arm and
defend yourself "
Witness exhibited 10 little shrevd-
ness in ev.ding the questions Of the
States attorney. and the eross-exani-
ration Was bret. as above indicated.
Hs Was excused, and the court ad-
journed.