Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-06
THE ANARCHISTS.
AN ALLEGED RUSSIAN NIHILIST On THE
WITNESS STAND
For The Dsiense-Leters Written by Him 10 Social,
iss-Ths Ladies Appear in Numbers in the
Court RoOm-The Interest in the Tn
ais Remaining UndiminiShed

was called first. He is correspondent of
a paper at Moscow, Russia, and, it is said,
was imprisoned there on account of his
connection with the Nihilistic movement
Malkof has worked As reporter on the
Daily Ne'rs, and at one time was connect
ed with the Arbeiter ZeitURg. He was at
the Haymarket on the evening of May t.
but only for few minutes. He testified
he was at Zepf7s Hall when the bomb ex-
ploded, and says he saw Parsons there five
minutes before the bomb exploded, and
said he saw Parsons, Mrs. Parsons and
Mrs. Holmes there at the time the bomb
exploded
On the cross-examinatiOn it was shown
that the witness had letters addressed to
the care of Justus Schwab in New York,
and that he was rOoming with Balthauscr
Rau, the Anarchist, at the time of the riot,
and before that he lived with Schwab. one
of the defendants When he left Russia in
1852, his bedroom was searched by the
police. Since his stay here he had contrib
uted money to the Harm.
Witness said he was not a NihiliSt or the
agent of any society in Russia; he was
working for the Moscow Gazette.
The prosecution here offered in evidence
letter written by witness to Spies. The
letter is, in substance, an inquiry rs to
whether or not Spies could use certain
articles written by Malkoff 1t goes on to
say: II have just completed another
article treating OF the secret revolutionary
societies, of Russia. | am proletariat
i'll the fullest sense Of the word. Address
your letter TO j. II. Schwab. 80 First street,
New York
Witness said he did not use the term
''proletariat' in the sense which Socialists
always employ the term, but
he understood it to mean man
without any means of support.
W. A. Patterson, 4 Socialist, and MEM
her of the International WOrkingmcn's Or
ganzation testified that he was at the Ar
bcitcr ZeitWag Office May 4, about or Up.
III. Schwab, Parsons, Ficlden and Others
were there. Ran came i'll and said speak
erS were wanted at the lIaymarket.
Witness was asked: did YOU that
evening, or that afternoon, or that day, or
any time, ever hear the word 'Rupe' men
toned, with and explanation Of its mean
ing?"
II never did"
Patterson said message came from
Deering asking to have speaker sent
there that night and that it WAS arranged
4 . hn S,,h,,ral, ntt.nI thnt p,n.tinn
This was offered TO verify the testimony
given yesterday that Schwab addressed Il
gathering there the night of the llaymark-
ct massacre.
John Holloway, an Englishman, said he
was close to the wagon during all OF the
speaking, and declared that Fieldcn made
use of the expression, Here come the
blood hounds, " referring to the police, and
said he could not have been mistaken.
When asked TO point out Spies, Parsons
and Fieldcn he pointed ont Schwab,
Ficlden and Parsons, in their order, and
having done this on the CroSs-eXaminatiOn
was excused.
Henry Lindemeycr, kalsOmincr, tcsti-
fled that he had occasion Ia search the
closet in the Arbeiier ZcitWng Office where
the deadly explosives were found by the
police on May 1, and declared that he saw
none there on that day. This was offered
to convey the view that the police took the
explosives there for the purpose of convict
ing Spies and Schwalb
On the croSs-cXaminatiOn il was shown
that the witness had long been an intimate
friend of Spies, and was on the bond of
Spies brother.
TWO IMPORTANT WITNESSES.
The two witnesses examined this after
noon, whose testimony has the most bear
ing on the case, were Henry Spies the
brother of the defendant Of that name, and
VIM. Snyder The latter said he was 35
years old and Socialist
"Where have you been for the past two
months or so?" asked Capt Black.
'In the county Jail.
Under indictment for conspiracy in
connection with the IIaymarket riot?"
"YcS, sill"
Witness testified that he went to the
Haymarkct meeting and got into the
wagon occupied by the speakers. lie was
there when the police came up and the
bomb exploded. The only important
points in his testimony were his statements
that Spies did not leave the speakers
wagon during the meeting and that Field
ell did not fire at the police.
Henry Spies was then examined. There
was nothing sensational i'll his testimony,
however, except his statement made under
oath that the story he told the officers who
were sent to arrest him and told the States
Attorney afterwards that it was labrica-
ton from beginning to end.
Questioned by Capt Black, the witness
said he attended the Haymarket meeting
with his brother August; that August and
himself finding that Parsons had not ar
rived they went as far rs Union street IN
search of him: that they returned shortly
TO the speakers wagon and Spies opened
the meeting.
Did YOU hear Schwab at the meeting?''
Witness answered in effect that though
he was at the meeting from beginning to
end and all this time in sight Of his broth
cr, he did not once see Schwab.
did your brother say anything when
the bomb explOded:''
YES, he said he thought it was Cat
ling gun"
did Spies leave the wagon at any time
during the meeting and go toward the
alley"
"No. he remained in the wagon
This cOntradicts the testimony of Gil
mer. who said he saw Spies light the fuse
of the bomb in the alley.
did you not tell the police who went
to arrest yOu and found you sick in bed
from the effects OF your wound and tell me
later that YOU were not 1T the Haymar-
ket meeting at all but were in 4 saloon
near Zephs hall and was coming to the door
when shot
"Yes, that is what said"
well, did you lie then or now?'
II lied then: now am under oath and
tell the trnth y