Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-10
SPIES FOLLOWS SCHWAB.
TWO IMPORTANT WITNESSES
ON THE STAND.

Tho Court Room and Its Surroundings
Crowded with q Curious Throng-
Schwab Denies Being at the Haymar-
ket RiOt-spies SmillngIy Denies Bay-
ing Lit the Bomb Fuse.
CHICAGO, Aug. 0.-August Spies and
Michael Schwab were both on the wit
ness stand to-day. A rumor had been
current that Spies would take the stand,
aud that served to attract the largest
crowd that has thus far visited Judge
Gary's court. The out-of.doors crowd
Was as large as the one within the court
room. Women in twos and threes were
there with their escorts, but there was
no room for them and they were turned
away. All the windows In the court
room were hermetically sealed, the doors
were tightly closed, and the atmosphere
was as torrid as the neighborho0d OF a
blast furnace.
"Well, proceed, gentlemen" said the
Court to the counsel for the defense.
The anarchists counsel were holding
close consultation. Their heads rested
together over the table and they whis-
pered long and earnestly. Finally they
retired to discuss important matters.
sCHwAB ON THE STAND.
A quarter Of en- hour elapsed. Then the
counsel for the defense entered, and de-
fendant Schwab was put on the stand.
"Where do you liveW asked Mr.Foster.
"Cell No. 107 in the county jail"
Laughter.
"Now, il this is repeated" said the
Court, very angry at this exhibition Of
levity, "Pll clear the room"
Schwab went on with his story. His
family live in Florimond street. He lett
home on the evening of May 4, at 7:40
O'clock, He looked at the 'clOck before
departing from the house. He was sure
Of the time. Then he went to the Arbeiter
Zeitung office.
OFF FOR DEERINGs.
There communication was received
over the telephone requesting that a
speaker be sent to Deerings. Spies was
the speaker wanted, but he was at the
Haymarket and Schwa6 FASTENED there
to find him, but failed, aud saw mis-
brother-in-law, Rudolph Schnaubelt.
They took a car east to Clark street and
boarded another going up Clybourne ave-
nue. to Deerings. Schwab does not know
what time he reached the factory, but he
spoke TO the strikers for about twenty
minutes and then stepped into the saloon,
had glass of beer and some lunch and
got back home about II O'CLOCK.
NEVER IN THE ALLEY.
"Were you ever in the alley a. Crane
Brothers that night with Spies?'
"No, sir"
"Did you walk west on Randolph street
with Spies two blocks and then return
with himP
mo, sir.;'
Did you see Spies that night?"
''No, sir"
"DId you see Spies hand your brother
in-law a package that night in the alley
at Crane Brothers, and did you say any
thing like this: 'If that wont be enough
shall we get another oner"
"No, SIR"
DIDN'T SEE SPIES THAT NIGHT.
"Did you see Spies at all that nIghtP'
mo, SIR"
"When did you see him at all for the
last time that dayW
"in the afternoon. i did not see him
again until the next morning."
Before Schawb left the stand States
Attorney Grinnell asked: "Do you know
where Schnaubelt isr'
He replied that he had been in jail q
long time, and knew very little of
the news Of the world.
"We can tell you II you desire to KNOW"
said Attorney Ieisler. "He is in Clncin-
natl, isn't heT'
"Yes."
DoDGING THE QUESTION.
The cross examination Of Schwab was
conducted by States Attorney Grinnell.
Schwab SAID ne had been a membe OF the
lnternationalist society since It's Organi-
zation.
Are you an anarchistw
alt depends on what you mean. There
are several definitions of that'
Answer my question. Are you an an
archist?"
81 can't answer that"
"Do you remember that article OF MAY
which appeared In the Arbeiter lei
tungT'
This was objected to.
"Haye you not before your arrest been
an advocate of fOrce?'
This was objected TO.
The court ruled that the State is con-
fined In its cross examination to specific
questions brought out on the examina-
tiOn in chief.
SPIES CALLED AS A WITNESS.
Immediately after schwab had been ex-
cused Spies took the stand. He appeared
to be thoroughly self possessed. bespoke
with a strong accent. He sand his full
name was August Vincent Theodore
Spies, that be was 81 years old and
cdNlt W lulB Country III lOlZ.
He bad been member OF the Socialistic
Publishing Society, which controlled the
Arbeiter Zeitung. He had been editor Of
that paper for six years and received a
salary OF SIS week. He was at ''the
Black road" meeting on May at the invi-
tation of the commission from the Lum-
ber Showers Union.
1000 PRESENT.
There was a crowd of 5000 present.
Baltbaser Rau was at the meeting and In
trOduced Spies 10 the chairman Of the
meeting. Spies said
"My speech was commonplace. / told
the men TO stand by the union. While
speaking some one cried out in an un-
known language, and 300 or 400 men de-
tached tbems elves from the meeting and
made an attack on McCOrmick's." Spies
said he kept on speaking for short time,
when he, too, went toward the factory.
He said he saw some people behind some
railroad cars and others running, while
the police were firing at them.
MADE HIS BLOOD BOIL.
''The sight OF this" said Spies, "Made
my blood boil" The witness declared
that while he was standing there young
Irishman came to him and told him that
six men were dead and that thirty had
been wounded. Spies then went 10 the
Arbiter Zeltung office and wrote the
article which appeared the next morning
headed "Blood"
"Did you write the revenge circular"
inquired the attorney for the defense.
"Yes. Only l did not write the word