The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-07-22
THE ANARCHISTS.
Wednesday Afternoons De-
velOpments in Their Case.
THE WYOMING GOYERNoRSHIP.
On The TurE-The National Game
Another Heavy Loss by Fire
on for AIbAny-Etc.
The Anarchists Trial.


trial not a single dull moment elapsed
during the afternoon. Judge, jury,
lawyers and spectators were kept fix
eddy, without the slightest relaxation.
at the same high tension TO which they
were raised when the days exciting
developments began in the early morn
| ing hours.
A determined attempt was made by
/ the defense to show the bombs manu-
| featured on the afternoon of the day on
which the massacre occurred, had
no necessary connection with the riot
in Haymarket.
The witness was tangled up and made
answers more or less satisfactory to
the defense, till the court decided that
the attempt mad proceeded far enough.
A new line of queries were quickly
substituted by Foster, the object being
to impeach the credibilIty of Seliger
light as possible before the jury. He
was partly successful, though without
affecting the weight of his testimony
materially. SelIger told how upon being
liberated, by Captain Shack, he and
his wife went home together.
Solomon, one of the attorneys for the
defense. soon called him. Solomon en-
deavored to induce him not TO testify
against the defendants, and to tell Cap
tain Shack that previous statements
could not be substantiated in court.
Mr.. Seliger was then placed upon
the witness stand, and gave her testi-
mony in thin treble voice. She was
very nervous, and at times embar-
raised, but displayed none OF the
cravenness that characterized her hus-
I ha Il - he CufH
came to board with them a few weeks
before Christmas"
Ibid you ever see any bombs in your
house." asked the States attorney.
Shortly before May saw some as
Lingg was about to hide them. There
were about half a dozen lying in his
bed which he wanted 10 hide. both long
ones and round ones, gas pipes and
shells were there"
She had a talk with him then about
the bombs; after Lingg left the house
she did not see any more of them. On
the night of the riot she heard people
say that a bomb had fallen at Hay
market. That day there were several
men in the house-sIx or eisht-per-
haps still more. Among them were
Huebner, Huenian, Thiels. Lingg and
her husband. They were in the house
until towards evening, coming and
going all day. The men were
working upon the bombs; she did not
pay particular attention, but remem-
bered that Huenian was filing. Said
Mrs. Seliger: was in the kitchen
VIII supper was ready. l went in
where the men were at work. l vas so
mad that could throw them all out"
Are you a Socialist, Mrs. Seliger,"
Intercepted the States attorney.
NO" snapped the witness. They
are always scolding me. l frequently
saw Lingg melting lead right on my
cooking stove. Twice Huenian was
with him, and once Thiels and my bus
band. LIngg would say to me: Don't
act so foolishly standing there YOU might
be doing .omething." Witness saw
Lingg the day after the bomb was
thrown. He was ct home in the fore
noon.
Have you ever seen this instru-
ment2" said Grinnell, exhibiting an
iron spoon into which the dynamite
shell was fitted.
"Yes," was the reply, "Lingg was al
ways casting with that"
Mrs. Seliger was cross-examined for
the defense by Foster. who began with
bland smile, saying:
You have been looked upon on ac-
count of this bomb business, , believe,
Mrs. Seliger."
"Yes, have been looked upon on a..
count of that man Lingg," answered
the witness sharply.
The lawyer was little staggered
but recovered himself quickly and
endeavored TO show that the
witness was actuated by spite
against Lingg. Other questions were
directed 10 ascertain the whether Sehgers
were in receipt of money from the
police. The fact was brought out that
since the riot Captain Schasck had paid
her rent and given her barely enough
to scantly live.
How old is your husband. Mrs.
Seliger?" casually asked Foster.
"Thirty-one."
"How old are your"
The little woman WINGED. then
blushed to the roots Of her hair, and
said:
81 am forty"
Before Mrs. Seliger. recovered from
her confusion, the attorney proposed
the following:
Immediately after the riot did not
you and Mrs. Thlel agree that you
would raise a purse Of money Tor Lingg
and send him out Of the country snd
then lay the whole bomb-making
scheme on him7"
The witness denied having talked OF
such proposition. She had CONVEX
sation with Mrs. Thiel at the time re-
ferred to, but nothing Of the KIND A.
legged was mentioned.
The hour TO adjourn had arrived, ana
the long sessionkended by the stste
Attorney handing TO the jury iot n,
spection, an article which seTeral OF
them had desired particularly to see IL
was 8 murderous dirk, fashioned from
ile, and taken from Fischer the Gay
after the slaughter of the police al nay
market.