Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-03
HARRISON on THE STAND.
VISITING THE hAYMARKET ON
The NIGHT OF TERROR.

IT
ofthe Police Reserves-Insp, ctor Bon
field Afraid of UnlOOked-for Out
breaks-A Drummer's story.
CHICAGO, Aug 2.-The effort 10 obtain
/ sdmlttance to the court room where the
anarchists are on trial was greater to-day
than ever before, owing to The fact that
the defense was to begin the presentation
Of its t. timony and an inumatiOn also
taat Mayor Harrison was to 90 upon the
stand to explain why be had permitted
the assemblages OF the anarchists. The
number Of female friends and relatives OF
the eight indicted men present in the
court room was greater than on any pre-
yIous day. Mayor Harrison was called
as the first witness. He was examined
by Capt. Black. After stating, in answer
to questions, that he had been Mayor for
/ seven years, be stated that he knew Spies
ami Parsons personally, the former only
/ incidentally.
AT THE HAIMARKET.
/ he said he was present at the Haymar-
/ ket on the night OF the tragedy. When
| asked why he was present at the Haymar-
ket. Mayor Harrison said: ION Monday,
May 80, riot occurred near tho reaper
works. There were some windows broken
/ and some shooting on the evening OF that
| day. Ny attention was called 10 clrcu-
| lar calling the meeting at the Haymarket
I on Tuesday night, which was framed IN q
peculiar manner The witness mad ref
erence TO the revenge circular" Mayor
Harrison said ne Immediately called his
police captains together, and gave gen.
| eTal instructions that If anythlng oc-
Cured al the meeting which would nave
- ,ravHT Tf q
scenes tat McCormick's, that the
crowd should be dispersed. He said that
he went to the Haymarket in person TO
| give absolute orders, provided be found
occasion warranted 1t. He desired 70 give
! orders in person II necessary,
The SPEECHES.
After the speaking had commenced he
/ heard only a few OF the remarks by spies.
/ He heard portion OF Parsons speech. He
! SAID he thought Spies noticed MS presence
/ there. The Mayor said be thought from
the tenor OF spies speech that 1t was lead
! ing up to point that would compel him
to interfere with the meeting. When
/ spies appeared 10 notice the witness,
! Spies tone appeared to change somewhat,
| and his later remarks seemed tame. The
witness said OF Parsons speech, that that
portion which he heard was a violent
| political harangue against capital.
While he was present, Mayor Harrison
said, he heard nothing from Parsons
which seemed TO call for his Official inter-
ventiOn.
SPIES FIERY ORATORY.
The portion OF Spies speech which at
tracted his attention as incendiary was
| his queries as TO ny the police had been
assembled? Why the militia had been
called to their armorles? Why Calling
guns had been shotted? He could not re-
member the exact words. When these
| queries were applied and the declaration
was made that they were intended to over
awe workingmen there were cries Of
Kill them" Hang them" The bitter
| cries appeared to come from the imme-
diate vicinity OF the wagon. Mayor Har-
rison did not estimate that more than 800
! sympathizers with the speakers appeared
! TO be present. Mayor Harrison said Of the
crowd which surrounded the speakers
stand that a majority appeared to be Ger
mans, B0hemians and Poles. Probably
the greater number were Germans. The
speaking, or all that he heard OF it, was in
English. When the witness left the
vicinity Of the speakers stand Parsons
was still speaking.
VISIT TO THE POLICE
Proceeding to the Dssplaines street
police station be remained there about
five minutes before leaving for his home
When he started TO leave the scene there
were signs Of rain and the crowd present
did not seem to him to exceed 500 per
sons. Capt. Black asked the witness
what be said to INSPECTOR Bonfield wher
he was at the police station
The prosecution objected.
Capt. Black said he desired to show
that the movement of the police was il
the nature Of a deliberate attack. The
States attorney withdrew the objection.
Mayor Harrison said he tod Inspector
BOnheld that he thought the speaking
was about TO close and that he thought
that there would be no trouble.
THE MAYORS ADVICE.
He advise that he should dispense the
reserve forces OF police held at the severa
stations. The Inspector said he had al
ready been so advised by his own people
aud had already given these orders. The
Inspector said that be had heard rumort
regarding another projected enterprise
that night by riotOus persons which would
cause him to hold the Desplaines station
squad in reserve.
The states attorney then asked what
the rumor was be had heard
The Mayor said Inspector BOn1eld had
been advised that the meeting, before il
adjourned, would attempt TO burn the
Milwaukee and 81. Paul depot. 'Fhe in,
meeting mad been called 10 distract at
tention from other quarters. When be
lett the police station the Inspector was
given discretionary powers as 20 the dis
persal OF the meeting, or tOQuell any 9th
er disturbances. The Mayor said he had
made up his mind TO prevent a recurrence
of the scene at McCormIcb's if it was in
his power 10 do so. This closed the eX
animation OF the witness.
DRUMMER's ExPRRIENCR.
, Martin Simonson. travelling salesman
was at the Haymarket meeting. Durins
the afternoon he was given a circular by
some one on West Lake street. The cir
cular was submitted by the prosecution
, lt was a copy Of the revenge CIRCULAR
) except that 1t had the head line "Atten
ton, Workingmen' instead of Re
. venge," and omitted the line working
, men, come armed and appear in tul
, iorce," which appears in the "reyeng,
circular Witness was present a
; the Haymarket meeting about
1880 O'Clock. At the meeting BIZ
. met Capt. Ward, of the police, who
I | introduced him TO Inspector BonfieId
, | NearDesplaine street station the witness
[ met Mayor Harrison and introduced him
: self 10 the Mayor. From the police
station the witness returned to the meet
ing, and mounting an IRON stairway neal
the speakers wagon remained there dur
ing the mepfiny a MI uuft1 aftartp ma a,-Ylo