The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-08
THE CHICAGO ANARCHISTS.
A Witness Turns Up Who Has One of
the.Expurgated Circulars.
Another Who Saw the Fatal Bomb Thrown,
and Afterward Went Back to the Spot
and Measured the Distances.

of spectators present at the resumption Of the
trial of the Anarchists before Judge Gary to-day.
It was intimated that the defense would close
their testimony this afternoon, but this could
not be stated with any degree of certainty~ This
would contemplate that none of the remaining
defendants would be placed on the witness
stand to give testimony. Samuel Fielden was
called to the stand again, and was questioned by
Mr.. Foster, of the defense.
Question-Do you know Detective BonfieldY
Answer-Yes lin low voice.l
Question-Did you state to him that you ran
through Cranes alley?
Answer-No. never stated to him or to any
one else.
Question-You say you were born in England
(by Mr.. Ingaham on the cross-examination. ]
Answer-Yes, sir.
Question-How old were you when you came
to Americal Answer-Twenty-on one years.
Question-When did you become Socialist
Answer-In 1874
Question-Whend did you become an Anarchist
Answer-Well. about the same time
Question-How long have you believed in over
turning the present form of government by foreeY
Answer do not know as l have ever believed
in changing the present government by force. /
have believed that in the nature of things the
government would have TO be changed by force
Queston-How long have you preached An
archismY The question was objected to and dis
allowed
Question-Dd you ever know of any English
speaking group except the American group9
Answer-No
hau IalSo =
Anarchistic speeches during the past four years?
Answer have made many speeches, but
not always of socialsstic and anarchistic ten
dency. Some were strictly from the working
mems standpoint
Question-Where were those speeches de-
livered9 Answer-On the Lake front, on the
Market square and at Grefs Hall.
Question-Were you a stockholder in the
Alarml Answer believe / had two dollars
worth stock.
Question-Did you take part in its manage
ment' Captain Black made an objection. The
objection was overruled. Captain Black rose
and said: II think will adYise the witness"
and then stopped. Then consulting W it'll his
brother attorneys he modified his remark and
took an exception The witness said he was
named as one of the persons to which communi-
cations could be addressed as to the management
of the paper. He said he read some of the trans
actions from the Freihet, printed in the Alarm.
the Arbeiter Zeitung tha evening of May
A. arriving there ten minutes before o'clock.
He said there were twelve or fifteen members of
the American group present He said they
NAMED there until nearly 9 o'clock. when Bal
thasur Rau reported that there was large
meeting at the Haymarket, and that speakers
were needed The witness said he went to the
meeting with Parsons and man named Schei=
der. He said Schwab left for the Haymarket
prior to that time. The witness said he did not
wish to speak at the Haymarket and only did
so through the intercedlng of Spies. Por-
tons of Fieldens speech at the Haymarket
were read to him. He said he could not remem-
Der exact words when it came to the language TO
"throttle the law" ne said he thought he uttered
It, When the portion about the Mccormick
trouble and that the law was only on the side
of Mccormick, was read, he replied that he
thought he did not speak in that strain The
language was quoted to him. II have some re
sstance in me You should resist" He could
not remember that he did use these words
When the language was read, 1.-The Socialists
did not intend TO declare War has been
declared" followed by a declaration that the
fight would be waged from to the
end with the authorities OF the law.
he said that he could not remember that he
did the language The witness said
he was walking or beginning to walk away when
struck by bullet. He was asked if he had
read certain articles in the Alarm about dyna-
mite and it's use He replied that he could not
remember whether he did or not. The witness
said he did not regard his Haymarket speech as
incendiary. He declared that he certainly did
not incite any that night TO any specific overt
act. He made a general attack on the present
social system. Certain people might regard that
as incendiary while others would not. He said he
desired to keep out of the way
of the police that night because he knew
they would arrest all persons connected with
the meeting to find out who the guilty
person. On the redirect examination Fielden
declared that in his speech, he said that Wash
iugton. Jefferson and John Brown had occupied
the same position toward abuses of government
that the Socialists did toward the present social
system. In urging workingmen to organize he
only contemplated that they would be able by
this means, TO obtain greater share of the
products of the country; a more even division Of
the fruits of labor He had no knowledge that
any immediate violence would be EMPLOYED He
had no intimation that dynamite bomb would
be thrown. The States attorney did not pursue
the cross.examination, and Fielder left the
stand.
DIR. Teilo testified that he called, on the
night of May 4. TO dress bullet wound sus-
tanned by Henry Spies. This was to show that
the latter was shot at the Haymarket. Young
Spies had given testimony to excupate his
brother, August Spies, of the crime of lighting
the bomb. He had formerly testified that he
was not at the Haymarket but in the present
trial said he the wagon with his brother
| at the Newmarket Henry Spies again took the
stand, and testified that he sustained the bullet
wound in striking down revolver, aimed by
some one at his brother. He could not say
whether it was policeman or not who fired the
short.
Ernest Nendorff. who testified for the State
was called by the defense He said that he was
at Zepfs Hall on the night of May g. He said
Lingg was present and as far as the witness
knew was there during the entire meeting The
meeting continued from s until IL o'clock. On
the cross examination he said there were eight
hundred or one thousand persons present and
that people ware coming aud going all the time
The witness was recalled in an effort TO show
that Lingg was not present at the so-called con-
spiracy meeting on the same night at No. 81
West Lake street, near Zepfs Hail.
Jacob Sherman said he was present at the
meeting in Zepf's Hall. and saw Lingg there
during the meeting.
Fielden was recalled and asked If, at the coro
ner's inquest. anything was said about firing at