Daily Republican., 1886-08-06
The Anarchist Trials.

CHICAGO, August 5.-Despite the
threatening weather the ladies were
present in Judge Gary's courtroom
this morning in undiminished numbers.
M. T. Malk0ff, . Russian, was called
first. He is n CORES pond emit Of paper
|at MOSCOW, Russia, and, 1t is said, was
there because OF his eonnec-
tion with Nihilistic movement. NAL
koff has worked As . reporter on the
Daily News, and ut one time was con-
nected with the Arbeiter Zeitung.
He WAS Ut the HHymarket on the
evening of May 4, but only for . few
minutes. He testified that he saw Par
sons, Mrs. Parsons and Mrs. Holmes at
Zepi's Hall at the time the bomb ex-
ploded.
On the cross. examination It was
shown that the witness had letters ad
dressed TO the care of Justus Schwab In
New York and that he was rooming
with Balthauser Rau, the Anarchist, at
the Jime Of the riot, and before that
lived with Schwab, one Of the defend
ants. When he left Russia in 1882 his
bedroom was searched by the police
Since his stay here he had contributed
money to the Alarm. Witness said he
was not Nihilist or the agent for any
society in Russia. He was working for
the Moscow Gazette.
TIE prosecution here offered In evi-
Idence letter written by the witness
to Spies. It 10 In substance an inquiry
las to whether or not Spies could use Ger
, tain articles written by Malkoff. II
, goes on to say: II have just completed
!, another article treating of the secret
3 Revolutionary societies of Russia. ] am
o proletariat In the fullest sense of the
word" Witness said he did not use ths
term "proletariat' in the sense In which
I Socialists always employ the term. IA
3 understood IL to mean q man without
lany means Of support.
III Henry Spies, brother to Spies the &C
8 cused took the stand. There was moth
o ing sensa tiOnal In his testimony except
! his statement under oath that the story
o | he told the officers who were sent tt
arrest him and told the states attorney
Iafterw ward was all fabrication. He SAID
in effect that though he was at th'
o meeting from beginning to end, and al
10 of this time in sight of his brother, b.
!. Ibid not once see Schwab. This contra
q diets the statemen of Thompson. III
q Ithen related how he stood beside tn
y wagon during the speaking; how, whel
Is the bomb exploded, he helped his bro
Ither to alight from the wagon, and ho,
l. Ihe struck down revolver aimed at hi
B. brother, receiving the ball In his ow
Ibody. They became separated, and b
}. went home TO haye his wound dressed
He declared his brother remained In th
wagon during the entire meeting, whic
J Icontradicts Gilmore's testimony,
I'll Mrs. A. Il. Parsons and Mrs Mar
Holmes, formerly associate editor of th
ii Anarchist paper the "Alarm," have re
T. Gently been making efforts
lOl have its publication resumed, but hay
o failed. Before the Haymarket riot Il
ae ALARM" was issued as an English cd
as tion to the "ArbeiLer Zsitung," with 4
ne R. Parsons editor, and its printing wi
let by contract. Since May 4 no prin
V. ling concern will publish the paper. MI
d, Parsons said yesterday that the pub
o; cation of the sheet would have TO avs
the release Of her husband, and II u
c. worst came other hands would tai
E. hold Of it.