Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-11
PARSONS BOLD PERJURY
THE BOMB DECLARED NEW IN
STEAD OF OLD.

Editors and Reporters Trip the Anar%
chist Leader UD on His Own State
msnts-Ten Policemen Deny Having
Pistols in Their Hands Before tha
Bomb Was Thrown.
CHICAGO, Aug. 10.-The Daily News
to-day charges August Spies, the anarch-
lst,With having committed willful perjury
during his testimony yesterday. In it's
leading editorial the News says: "If the
remainder OF August Vincent Theodore
Spies testimony is as false as that re.
lating TO the age of the bomb he gave to q
reporter OF the Daily News last January,
the whole is as audacious a piece OF per-
Jnry as was ever uttered in a court OF
justice. The bomb, a cut Of which waa
printed in the Daily News of Jan. IA last,
was brought direct from the hands OF
spies to this office.
THE BOMB EXAMINED,
"The writer handled it, examined it. ana
inquired as to the circumstances under
which 1t was obtained, and ordered the
artist to make cut OF IL, which subse.
quently appeared in the paper. Any
testimony that such bomb had been ia
the Arbeiter Zeitung office about three
years. as sworn to by Spies, is absolute-
ly and Enthusiastically perjury. 1t bore
upon its leaden sides proof that it was
fresh from the hand that made 1t. 1t was
composed OF the same mixture of lead and
tin found in the bomb exploded at the
Haymarket massacre. Such bombs come
from the mold in which they are cast
with a rough, dull-colored exterior.
SIGNS OF NEwNEss.
"ln the case of the one given to the Daily
News reporter by Spies this rough rind
had been raped or filed away until the
whole sbone with the brightness of the
newly cut metal. Its sides bore traces
where the teeth Of the file had bitten Into
the metal. For any man to pretend that
bomb bearing such palpable evidence
ofrecent manufacture had been knocking
about an anarchist newspaper office for
three years is to insult intelligence. When
he goes further ana swears TO such pres
tense he commits willful perjury"
A GOVERNOR ON THE STAND.
In the anarchists trial to-day the State
put upon the witness stand ex-Gov,
Samuel Merrill, of Iowa. He said he had
employed Harry l.. Gilmer off and on for
nVe or six years. His reputation as Ia
truth and veraclty was good.
Several other witnesses swore to the
same effect, though many OF them were
compelled to admit they aid not know
GIlmer personally.
w
meeting was then asked: "Before the
bomb was thrown, did you have anything
in your hand which shone like the barrel
of a revolverp
The defense objected, but were over
ruled.
The witness answered: 81 did notv
Ten other police officers who were in
the squad which quelled the Haymarker
riot were asked the same question, gave
the same answer, were not cross ex4
amfned, and MIR. Grinnell announced that
the case for the State was closed. Upon
this the counsel on both sides entered
into discussion as to the number and sue.
cession OF the speeches to be made. Judge
Gary said presently, the counsel NOT
being able to agree as to the succession
OF the speeches, that he would allow but
two speeches on side. There being
eight detendants, he would allow eight
speeches on a side, II the counsel Insisted
on that number. Meantime the counsel
must agree among themselves as to the
order OF the speeches. The court then
adjourned till tomorrow morning.