The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-23
Afternoon Session.

Moie than one par of opera glasses
was leveled, by the fair sight seers, ut
the picturesque group Of prisoners,
who returned the tariug with intertst:
Spies and Lingg were especially singled
out for ms, ection. Tie former smiled
and seemed TO feel in his proper ele'
ment. There was much disappoint-
mept felt at the appearance
OF Lingg. He has been
generally referred to ss the most youth
ful and handsome OF the eight men on
trial. This afternoon it would have
been difficult to identify him upon
such description. Evidently he mad
passed sleepless night, and the added
fatigue OF the morning was telling
heavily upon him. The rosy, cheeks
and clear, bright eyes with which he
came into court yesterday, be-
fore the revelations of lnformer
Seeliger and wife implicated
him 80 much more deepy
than any;of his seven companions, had
given place 10 almost ghostly pallor
and haggardnese. Lipgg was visibly
aged since yesterday and the grizzled,
hard featured Engle who Fat at his
elbow, did not suffer materially in
comparison es to good looks. An
effort ON tie part OF Lingg to screen
himself behind a newspaper began
with the calling OF
THE FIRST WITNESS.
There were Officers Jones, McVeagh
and Flynn. They testified to the find
ing OF several thousand copies OF the
"Revenge" circu ar in the Office Of the
Arbeiter Zeitung. A great many copies
of other circulars calling the working
men to srms were found at the same
place.: Several pounds of dynamite in
one package were also discovered.
]. j. RYAN,
a retired officer of the United States
navy, was the next witness. lie had
heard Spies, Parsons, Fielden, Schwab
and Neebe speak at Sunday afternoon
meetings on the lake front. Parsons
on one occasion declared to the crowd
that the police and the constituted
authorities were the Datural enemies
of the workingmen. He advised each
individual present to purchase rifle,
II money en- ough could not be had fol
a rifle, let him buy a pistol. If pis.
toll was out OF the question, then lei
him remember he could buy enough
dynamite for 25 cents to blow up 9
building the sizs OF the Pullman head
quarters. Spies said the same things
The witness was about to cease hi:
narrative when his eye accidentally
fell on Mrs. Parsons, who was eagerly
listening for the slightest word having
immediate reference to her husband
"Mrs. Parsons" added the witness
pointing and centering the gaze OF the
court on her upturned half Indian
half negress, yellow face and cleaning
ewes, "Mrs. Parsons was one OF tht
most violent Of the speakers" Tit
wife of the anarchist sat proudly erect
scarcely breathing. Then, flashing
naughty gance at spect itors, court ant
Jury, she slowly turned to friendl.
Mrs. Black, who sat beside her, ant
smiled with evident pleasure at tn
mention of her exploit as one OF thu
most rabid of the anarchists.
After few que tons Ryan was abou
to be dismissed by the attorney 70
the defense when Parsons leaned fol
ward and whispered earnestly to Capt
Black, who nodded and waved tn
witness back to the stand. "Ml
Ryan," said the anarchist lawyer
twas not one of the speakers at thos
meanings an Irish nian?" The witnes
shamefacedly acknowledged that Their
was on one certain occasion man G
that nationality among the SPEAK
ere. He did not know tn
fellows name. Parsons exhibite
intense delight at the embarrassment
of the witness, and held anothe
whispered conversation with Cap
Black. The latter at once piled furthe
questions on the same subject, COZ
tinuing them while the witness n
NAMED on the stand, and manifest
making special effort to emphas'z
the statement that an lrishman, q
we'll as representatives OF other ni
tionalitiee, had taken Fart in tn
bloodthirsty utterances of the anarcf
lists. The course of the defense in thi
particular YVES the subject Of muc
, comment in the courtroom.
HARRY WILKINSON,
, a reporter for the Daily NeaOs, followe
Ryan on the stand. Wilkinson's tel
, timuny was principally in relation to
number Of conversations had wit
: Spies in January last. Witness wa
given by Spies small spherical boml
. an exact duplicate OF the one explode
in the hay market. Spies described
as "the Gar" and went on to tell {
} its superior destructive power. SeN
, eral thousand had been manu- aCture
in Chicago. They were som
, times distributed through til
Arbeitsr Zeit,mg Office, but general
only few were kept ther
for supplies. At the Intersections {
two streets and meetings would invI
riably be held at such intersection
the crowd was to open in the shape
a letter N. Then bombs would b
: hurled from the house tops adjoining
and, II possible, an internal machin
, would be exploded in the midi
: OF the police from the manhol
OF a sewer. An anarchist had prepare
/ maps OF all prominent street corner
: the means Of access TO adjoining hous
, tops, and we're thoroughly posted /
! regard to the various undergroun
/ systems throughout the city. II tn
, workingmen were to strike to inforC
the eight hour movement, the contiit
3. would probably occur then.
/ Lawyer Black remained stsndin
3 during the entire time this testimon
! was being given. He affected to b
greatly amused, and at the first oppo
tuhity began a series OF banterln
questions, with the apparent attentio
: Of demonstrating that the witness WI
4 novice in newspaper work, had gor
to the expense OF fine dinner an
wine for Spies while the latter WI
hoaxing him, and that the alleged il
@ formation obtained from Spies was Il
: product OF Wilkinson's own imsgin
v ton, which had been inflated by Il
a wine partaken in Spies company.
: The witness neatly disposed OF ever
point. He has been engaged in Il
newspaper business for number
years In Pittsburg previous 10 comir
Q to Chicsgo. The Daily Nsws had pa
|. for the dinner and wine, not the vi