The Indianapolis journal., 1886-08-05
THE ANARCHISTS TRIAL.
Fhe Last Witness introduced Causes Mr.
Black to Ask an Adjournment.

CHICAGO Aug. 4-There was the usual crowd
In the Criminal Court room this morning, when
khe trial of tho eight Anarchists was resumed.
Conrad Messer declared that he went from
Zepf's Hall-the Sociastc headquarters-to the
Haymarket, just before the police arrived. He
testified that he saw both Spies and Fielden on
the wagon when tie police arrived He said
he returned to Zepf's Hall when the police be-
gan to shoot. August Krumm. wood-worker,
testified that he attended the Haymarket meet
Ing with friend named Albright; went into
Cranes alley to light their pipes, owing to the
fact that the wind was blowing on the street
Krumm has red hair, but his face and head
much resemble Spies. This testimony, the de-
fense expect will Offset Gilmer's evidence
They will contend that Gilmer took him for
Spies, and that, instead of lighting bomb he
was engaged in lighting nothing more harmful
than pipe of tobacco
On the cross examination the witness was sub
iected to very severe questioning By the States
attorney and not only seriously contradicted his
own narrative. but that of other witnesses for
the defense. He declared that there were no
boxes on the sidewalk at the point designated by
the other witnesses for the Defense and from
which it is claimed the bomb was thrown. When
asked to point out Spies, whom he claimed to
have heard speak, the witness pointed out
Fielden.
Robert Lidinger said he stood at the entrance
to the alley for two hours. arm in arm with his
friend Carl Richter He testified that after the
bomb exploded the police appeared to be doing
all the shooting. He saw no one else fire.
On the cross examination, Lidnger testified
that he did not see any boxes on the sidewalk
William Albright, who was expected to corrob
crate the story related by Krumm. testified that
be went into the alley just before the explosion.
They retired into the alley three or four PAGES.
Tho witness declared that he heard one shot fired
before the bomb exploded, and that it came from
the direction of the police. The witness saw no
one else in the alley except Krumm and himself.
The bomb was not thrown from the alley. Be-
fore being subjected to cross-examination the
Dourt adjourned.
At the opening of the afternoon session the
court announced that Juror Reed, having
learned that his wife was ILL., desired permission
to visit his home when court adjourned tonight.
The request was granted with the consent of the
attorneys. The afternoon proceedings
Fneneed with the examination of Mrs. Sophia
Glum. She testified that William Seleger, one
of the States informer witnesses came to her
house about the 18th of May, and stayed two
weeks.
ibid you have any conversation with Seleger
while he was at your house," asked Mr. Foster,
regarding written statement he made to the
police saying he did not believe he was safe
while at libsrtyl'
''Yes SIR"
did you hear him say that this statement
was drawn from him By thrcatsg'
The State objected, and the court sustained
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not been touched upon during the examination
Of Seleger.
Geo. Koehler was then examined as to Incl
dents of the Haymarket meeting. at which he
was present. His story had nothing new 10 it.
''Are you Socialist" asked Attorney Foster of
Theo Weimelt, formerly cooper, now o can
vassser for pictures and frames.
''Or an Anarchistl1
mo. sir; am ON American"
When the court and spectators had recovered
FROM the effect of this unexpected announcement,
bhe witness proceeded to- tell an uninteresting
and immaterial story of what ne saw at the Hay
market meeting He was not cross-examined
Frederic A. Groh and August Krause testified
TO speech made by Engel, one of the defend
ants, at meeting Of the Carpenters Union in
April The witness for the State had sworn
that Enge urged workingmen, at their meeting,
with which to kill the police. Both
witnesses for the defense wero pres
snt. and swore they heard no such
language Wilhelm Radne, a saloon keeper,
vas placed upon the stand to swear that Gill
mores statement that Sehwab was at the Hay-
market meeting was false. Witness said that he
saw Schwab on the evening OF May speaking
to a crowd of about 1000 persons, gathered near
IcCormicks reaper works. The wit
nesss memory as to the time of
evening when he saw Schwab speaking
was by no means so accurate as to make it i'm
possible for Schwab to have been at the Hay
market earlier or later.
g. L. Schmidt was at one time so close to the
Speakers wagon in the Haymarket that he
scratched match on one Of tho wheels. When
the bomb exploded he ran. He told the same
story to the States attorney.
Joseph Schwint. another eyewitness of the
Haymarket riot, was examined briefly, as to who
did the shooting As far as he knew it was the
+rowd, and not the police At this point, Black
,ssked for an adjournment till tomorrow morn