The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-09
EXPLAINING MATTERS.
A CHICAGO ANARCHIST LISTENS TO
HIS OWN UTTERANCES

Aud Makes Some Explanations to Show |
How Harmless They Were - What |
Fislden Meant by "Throttiing the Law"
as He Advised at the Haymarket |
Meeting. |
CHICAGO, Aug. 9.-Dr Fleming's testi |
mony in the Anarchist case Friday was to
the effect that he extracted bullets from a
policeman and from one or two of the citi-
zens wounded at the riot May =. Upon
comparing the bullets he found them to be
of exactly the same size and pattern, and a
regulation police revolver bullet being
handed to him, he said the bullets were
exactly similar as near as he could remem-
ber to this latter one Three witnesses said
they would not believe Gimer the man who
said he saw Spies light match and touch
off the bomb on oath. Several witnesses
corroborated the testimony heretofore given
that Schwab, Fischer and Parsons were not
present when the bomb was thrown. Fiel
| den was put on the stand and told his story
of the affair He said that when Capt
Ward commanded the meeting to dispense he
| tFielden, said in a conciliatory tone: "Why,
| captain, we are peaceable.' aud at that
time Spies was standing close to him on the
wagon He Fieldep) did not NOR never
did have pistol, AMI To the best of his
belief all the shooting was done by the
| police He had never advocated the use OF
dynamite. He gave synopsis of bis
speech that pretty well agreed with that
| given by other witnesses. His examination
was not completed when the court ad
iourned
l Il Lon, ntFfF la
/ stand again and that others of the defend
ants were expected to follow him had the
effect of trowding the criminal court room
to sutfocation Saturday. Fieiden's exam
ination was resumed aud his first statement
was in contradiction of the assertion OF
Capt Rontield that he told Bonfield he es
capped through Cranes alley. The cross
examination was then begun and witness
said he had been il member of the Socialist
organis alton in 1858. He rapidly developed
into an Anarchist and ircm that became
RsvoIutionist in the sens Of evolutionary
| revolution He denied that he
had ever believed or advo-
| Gated the doctrine that the existing order
/, of things should be overthrown by force.
After some testimony concerning anarchist
t associations Mr. lngham of the prosecution
began reading Il report of the speech
Eielden made al the ilnymarket and read
the following
''If we continue to lie robbed, it will not
be long before we viii be murdered. There
7 is no security for the working classes under
the present social system \ few individ-
ualS control the means of living. and hold
the workingman in defiance E> eryb0dy
does not know that those who do
know it are tired Of it, and the others
| will get tired of it, too They are deter
| mined to end It. and will end II, and there
| is no power L. the land that can prevent 1t
, | Congressman Foran said that he could get
t nothing from legislation. He also said that
b the laborers could get relief from their
e present siluatio When they realized that
=. | they were living In u community where
II there were dissatisfied workingmeu, and
that that would solve the labor problem
d THE law makes no distinction. A
It million men own ali the property
l, 10 this country The law is OF nt
V use To the other 5tG@.000 on havt
> nothing 10 do with the aw except 10 lay
hand upon it. and throttle it, until it ma es
its last kick 2 The Socialists are
not going TO declare war. tell you wal
a has been declared upon US, and ask yon II
Al get hold of any thing that will help resist
: the onslaught of the enemy and the usur
y perF" "'rhe sk!rmish lines have
It met; people have been mot; men, women
Ell and children have not been spared 10y tbs
!, ruthless minions of private capital
/ You are called upon to defend yourselves
II your lives and your future. What matters l
I, whether you kill yourselves with work Is
get a little relief or die On the battle he.'
resisting the enemy Did you make use "
70 that language"
= Fielden-1hat report has been garfield
10 There are some expressions there, and l
A has not any connection | can make
very inliammatory speech out of u lawyer
speech before any ju lge, Icy garhlinS ii:
expressions and taking a word hers an
nj there
tc MIR Ingham-This has been testified t
a. here, as q report of what you sa id
,r The witness-He said he only got the IN
,r fiammatory words
v Capt Black Mr. English di7tinctly sal
ic he did not get the whole ot the speech. II
IA | was directed to take only the inflammation
q. portions
ID Fieiden SAID much OF the language quote
v he had used, but 1t was quoted out OF con
70 uection aud misrepresented his meaning
lie dill not consider his speec
lniiamHatory. one person coui
frequently see in "a speech what al
, | other would not When asked why
80 avoided arrest, he said IL was not pieasar
"a 10 he arrested and no more SO because
w. man was innocent Asked the question
1 % The police did not indiet you, did they
he answered Well, ] don't know abo'
~ that
nd -, -, ,.,,,, s,;,i thst Honrin. JstTa
te sou and Washington had said, the law
los your enemy, you may explain"