The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-07
THE Prosecuted ANARCHISTS.
The Testimony Continues to Show that They
Are Very Harmless People.


Are Very Harmless People.
CHICAGO, Aug. 6.-The expectation appeared
TO be general this morning that some Of the de-
PENDANTS charged with the Haymarket massacre
would be placed upon the witness-stand by the
defense, and, as consequence, there was more
than the usual effort of friends of the accused
to obtain admittance to the courtroom. DR..
John M Fleming was called by Mr. Foster, and
said he was one of the physicians who was In at
tendance upon the wounded at the Desplaines-
street station on the night of May 4. The wit
ness said there were about twelve citizens at the
station who had sustained injuries The witness
said be extracted bullet from the knee of an
officer whom he thought was Officer Kruger.
The witness said the bullet correspondent, as
near as he was able to judge, with the revolver
bullets used by the policemen. The
aounsel said he desired to show that
Kruger remarked that that bullet came from
police revolver. Objected to and objection sus-
tained. Witness said he extracted bullet from
the shoulder of shoemaker, and 1t appeared to
be the same as that taken from Kruger. A bull
let was taken from the body Of a dead man
brought into the police station, which also ap-
peared to correspond with the other bullets. On
cross-examination he said that he would not be
able to testify as to the calibre of the bullet
as to what kind of a revolver it was fired from
William s. Weimers called to repeat the
testimony Of officer Wessler on the trial of
young man named Steiner in which the defense
claimed that Steiner was the person pointed out
as firing at the police instead of Fielden. The
witness was unable to repeat the testimony and
was excused.
Otto Wandrey, who could not speak English,
testified that before theHaymarket meeting con-
cluded, he and the defendant Fischer went to
Zepf's Hall, and were there drinking beer when
the bomb exploded. He testified that he also
saw Parsons there at the same time. He did
not see Mrs Parsons there. This latter asser
tense. On cross-examination he said he belonged
to group Of Internationalists, of which Fischer
and Engel we're members.
Edward Prehsser testified that Schwab ar
rived at Deering to make speech about $3.50
o'clock on the night of May 4, and addressed
meeting at Deering about 945 o'clock, speaking
fifteen or twenty minutes, and when he con-
cluded speaking, Schwab went with the witness
to drinking saloon and remained there ten or
fifteen minutes. Schwab then took car and re-
Echwab could not have been at the Haymarket
meeting later than 9 o'clock at night. and could
not have returned to the Haymarket earlier than
10:45 o'clock. On the cross-examination the
witness said he was carrier for the Arbeiter
Zeitung. He could not state the time precisely.
Fritz Stettler was also present at the Deeriug
meeting and heard Schwab speak there that
night.
Hermann Becker, who lives on Randolph
street. near the Haymarket, said he saw Schwab
Hav ark ak fQyv m
on the night of May A. and afterward saw him
take q street-car and 60 east. The testimony
of these witnesses does not contradict that of
the State, except that of Gilmer who stated
that he saw him in company with Spies just
prior to the explosion.
Phineas H. Adams testified that he would not
believe Gilmer under oaih. He could not spec
ify any particular facts to base his opinion on
except that two men who lived near Gilmer had
spoken In that way of him.
aeinrich Witt, who could not speak English
testified that Spies was requested to make
speech on the Black road, to meeting of men,
on May 8, which resulted in the Mccormick riot,
and gave resume of that occasion He declared
that Spies, when the attack was made upon Nc
CormickS, urged his hearers not to join in the
attack. On the cross examination the witness
said he knew Lingg, and that Lingg joined in
the deliberations of the lumber-shovers. He
said the lumber-shoyers' meeting was not called
to take any action against the Mccormick en-
ployes.
The defense introduced witness named VIM.
Murphy, who testified that he was on the wagon
at the Haymarket when the bomb exploded, and
did not see Fielden display a revolver. The
court then adjourned until 2 P. NJ
In the afternoon John Gutenberg testified that,
In the presence of Fischer and Schwab at the
Arbeiter Leitung Office, he was directed by Spies
20 take back TO the printers circular calling the
Haymarket meeting, and have others printed
omitting the words "Workingmen. arm your
selves and come in force" The witness said
mono of the first circulars had been distributed
BY order of the defendant
Edward III. Castle and II. s. Howe testified
that they knew the reputation of Harry L. Gil
more for truth and veracity to be bad. In croes.
examination Of very short duration the State
developed the fact that neither of these wit
nesses have an intimate acquaintance with Gill
more.
Martin H Fechter swora that ne was with
Neebe In a saloon on the evening of Nav 8. and
that the latter distributed none OF the Haymar-
ket circulars.
Mrs. Lizzie Mary Holmes late assistant ed
Stor and contributor to The Alarm, testified that
she was with Mrs. Parsons at the Haymarket
meeting until the close of Parsonss speech,
when she snd Mrs. Parsons went to saloon
near Zepfs Hall. Shortly afterwards Parsons
and Fischer came in. Witness swore they did
not go out until after the bomb exploded.
In the course OF the cross-examnation, Mrs.
HOLMES said her maicon name was Swank, aud
that articles IN the Alarm, signed III NJ ST.
were written by her. Did you write an article
beaded 1t Is ComingfD asked Mr.. Ingham, ex-
aibiting number Of the Alarm which contained