Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-07-17
ANARCHISTS TRIALS.
TRICKS OF TIE LAWYERS COULD NO LONG
Err DELAY THE CASES,
And the Trials Are Under Way in Esnst-Iht
Prisoners Apparently Apathstc-A Map Of the
Seans Of the Haynarkst Riot Displayed
In OOurt-BOnisld's Testimony.

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crafty lawyers, the trial Of the Anarchists
has at last commenced in earnest This
morning the eight men who are to answer
for the Haymarket massacre took their
seats in Judge Gray's Court. They are
composed; their manner betrays no sense
of uneasiness; apparently they are careless
of the past and indifferentas to the future.
Without the court room was congregated
large crowd, down stairs was another
crowd, and still another and a larger one
congregated in front of the entrance to the
Criminal Court building.
On the opening of court at 10 o'clock
State Attorney Grinnell told Judge Gray
that he was reluctantly compelled to re-
quest an adjournment until 2 o'clock. He
said he had a good reason for asking this;
he did not want to say what this reason
was, but it was of great Importance to his
case Then his assistant, Mr.. Walker,
whispered into his ear, and Mr. Grinnelt
said an adjournment until IL o'clock would
do. The court then granted the request.
The reason for this adjournment is given
in rumor, which is to the effect that the
State has met with some trouble on ac-
count of its witnesses, or certain OF them.
The story is that some of these denied this
morning the truth of their disclosures rel
atiye to the existance Of the dynamite con-
spiracy. The State Attorneys Office is
closed to all attempts to get information
bearing ON the truth or talsity of this re-
port.
When court re-cOnyened at IL o'clock
Mr.. Grinnell said his reason for desiring a
delay was due to the circumstance that
witnesses in a certain branch of the case
have not appeared. These witnesses We're
newspaper reporters, mostly, who are to
testify to the early scenes at the Haymar-
ket before the riot was precipitated.
HUGE MAP
of the Haymarket showing the relative po-
sitions of the police, the crowd, and the
speakers at the fatal meeting on May 4,
was shown, prepared by Felix c. Buschek,
an architect and draughtman, who was the
| first man sworn.
Mr.. Buschek was asked to explain the
details of this map to the jury. The di-
mensions ofthe Haymarket, which includes
the space between Halstead and Desplaines
streets on Randolph, are given. Zepi's
Hall.is designated on the may at No. l2O
Lake street This place served Us u rem
devious for the conspiratOrs. The witness,
pointing to the map, said:
This is Net7s Hall, No. So Clybourn
/ IN L., 4 80, Il,
| door in the hall back of saloon, which Cc-
cupies the front. There is little platform
back of the hall, another side door, and
there are two steps leading from the hall
to the saloon"
Captain Black looks attentively at this
map and listens to every word dropped by
the witness. Then he says:
1--WE don't know the relevancy of all
this, but suppose it has some connection
with the case"
''It will be explained later" rejoins Mr..
Grinnell
Another map is unfolded. The witness
says: This is GrieTs saloon, No. 81 West
Lake street." designating drawing on the
map
Mr.. Grinnell asks what is the length OF
the building.
1T is fifty-one @et and six inches The
basement is eight feet high, and access can
be had to it by means of two doors, one at
the side, the other at the rear"
Still another map is shown. ''This is
ZepfS Hall, corner of DeSplaines and Lake
streets. 1t is a larger drawing than the
o'her." The basement stairs, the win
dows, the doors in the building are pointed
out.
Captain Black wants to know, the dis
tance from the corner on which the build
ing known rs Zepf7s Hall stands to Crane
Bros. alley, near which spot the bomb was
thrown. The distance is 362 feet. Then
this ground is gone over, inch by inch al
most, to elucidate to the jury the minuteSt
spot in every part of the territory on which
the massacre took place.
! INSPECTOR BONFIELD
then took thestand. He was in command
of the police on the night of May 6. There
were present Lieutenants Steele, Bowler,
Penzen, Stanton, Hubbard, Beard and
| Quinn with detachments of men.
''Why did you come together" Mr..
Grinnell asked.
''some time during the day my attention
was called to a circular that"
I'VE object, cried Captain Black.
"Well, we'll put the circular in evi-
dence," said Mr.. Grinnell.
''I have one," said the witness. Here
il is. / consulted with His Honor, the
Mayor, about the circular which called for
the meeting at the Haymarket.
well, You need not say what that con-
ference was. Tell what you did on leaving
the station"
1T was about 10 o'clock the men were
ordered out There were about one hun
dred and sixty of them in all. They marched
up the street intending to guard the thor
Swhat was the state'Of the men as to
the arms they bore?"
81 object" cried Capt Black. The OBJ
lection was overruled.
"What were the instructions ="
THAT no man should fire unless he was
ordered to do so by his superior officer"
well, go on"
The witness then proceeded to relate the
details of the march to the Haylnarket and
said that when the police arrived the
crowd parted in peculiar manner. Then
heard Kissing noise. l have had some
experience with dynamite and fuse and di-
vined in an instant what was going to
happen. The next moment terrific ex-
plosion took place. Then bullets were fired
into us for perhaps q minute or so, before a
single shot was fired by the police"
Several police wounded at Haymarket
were in Court this afternoon. An inter
prefer was sworn. This begins to unravel
the plot rs it is known to the non-English
speaking Socialists who turned SSate's eyi-
denee.
AN ANARCHIST on THE STAND.
Gottfried Waller, Swiss, was the first
witness. He is a cabinet maker and said
he was formerly Socialist, member OF
the ''Lehr und Wehr Verein."
'sWhat did that organization dO?'
DRILLED, exercised arms. / left it four
months ago"
do you remember the time when the
bomb was thrown?'' Yes" Where
were YOU on the night before that?" AT
home that night" ''Where were you in
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