Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-24

how pipes could be filed. Engol
explained how to FIJI the pieces
OF gas-pipe and tc arrange the fuse, and
said the outer portion of the pipe
should be bound with nails and wire SO
that when exploded it would cause
greater havoc. At the meeting, when
Engel made this speech, witn,ss was
chairman.
The cross-expmination Of Lehman
produced nothing additional and did not
change bis original statements.
A reporter named Dresser described
the speeches made by Spies, Parsons,
and Fielder, and their threats to blow up
the Board Of Trade, and declaring that
such men as Marshall Field, Joha W.
Doane, and George N. Pullman ought
to be killed.
The court then adjourned until the
afternoon.
The afternoon work on the part of
prosecution resembled nothing so much
as the building Of great wall in which,
like solid courses of masonry, was
laboriously and uDalterably deposited
layer after layer Of the most damaging
evidence. Attempts st cross-examina-
ton were for the time despsiringly
abandoned by the defence, and when
the practice Of severely interrogating
the states witnesses again COM
neDced there was a noticeable change
IN the line OF attack. An entirely new
theory of the motives sctuating Spies
and his conferrees was quickly shown
10 have been adopted. This was that
the defendants, far from being the dan
gerous characters depicted By the long
string Of reporters and officers succeed
ing each other on the stand, had been
purposely humbugging these witnesses
at every available opportunity, but for
the most laudable purpose. They were
simply trying to get up scare among
capitalists so as to benefit The laboring-
man.
Ernest Neiderf, the first witness, was
cne of those not cross.examincd by the
attorneys for the Anarchists. lie gave
important testimony, corroboratlng the
infoTmer Seliger's narrative of the meet
irgs OF Socialists, including the armed
section, just previous to the throwing
Of the bomb in Haymarket. Neiderff
was chairman of the meeting in Zeph's
Hall the night before that event, and at
which Seliger was secretary. Witness
was not questioned as to the details Of
the proceedings, which had been re-
lated in fullby Seliger, but in general
way, by the incidental mention of
minor particulars, added much weight
to the testimony Of the men upon which
the prosecution seem to chiefly rely.
Officers Crepan and Sullivan followed
NeideIf on the witness.stend. They
testified that on the evening Of the for
ma opening Of the new Board of Trade
building they attended in citizens
clothes The meeting On Market Square,
where Parsons in a fiery speech adj
yised his hearers 10 use the rifle and
bomb On members Of the Board. A
procession was foimed by the crowd
with the purpose Of forcing way into
tie Board Of Trade.
Mrs. Parsons was at the head carrying
red flag. Spies, Fielden, and Parsons
were in the line. A carriage contain
ing lady was attacked and the occu-
pant severely injured by brick
thrown from the crowd. Both officers
told how, after the procession was
TUNED back BY the police, Spies,
Persons, and Fielden exhibited to them
and reporter named Williamson the
shells, fuse, and dynamite at the ArJei.
ter /eituag Office. With these weapons
The three defendants said they would
soon meet the bloodhounds, as they
called the police.
Detective Louis Haas was at this
point put on the stand for few mo-
ments. lIe described how Neebe, one
Of the prisoners. assumed charge Of the
AI6eiter /cifnng Office Immediately
after the arrest of Spies. Neebe was
acting as the head Of the establishment
when the packages of dynamite were
discovered there.
A stir among the lawyers on both
sides and subdued exchange of re-
marks amcrg the prisoners greeted the
appearance Of dvarfsh individual.
with piercing dark eyes, who was led
in by the baililf just as Haas was leov-
ing the witness chair. The newcomer
rather avoided looking in the direction
ofthe defendants. lie gave his name as
Maurice Ncfr, proprietor Of saloon and
hall OF No. 50 Clybourn avenue. 1t
was there that the informers, Seliger
and Lingg. had on the evening Of the
not and carried half hundred shells
filed with dynamite and left them for
distribution to those who were to use
them that night. Neif added mate
rally to the deiiniteness of Seliger'S
evidence.
William Burgess and George Schiller
testified that they had printed the " Re-
verge" circular upon an order from the
Irbeitcr /eit,mg Office.
Fred. p. Rosback, machinist. gave
evidence that Rudolph Schnaubelt, the
man generally believed to be the bomb
tblower, who was in his employ, did
not do any york May 18th. Schnaubelt
,aid lie bad other work to do.