Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-21
THE ANARCHISTS.
PROGRESS OF THE TRIAL YESTERDAY
AT CHICAGO.
Damaging Testimony Against Spies
Reporters and Officers on
the Stand.
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CHICAGO, July 20.-This morning
the officers 81 d bailiifs were moro than
ever careful as to the persons whom
they admitted to Judge Gary's court
room. Keen public interest in the SEN
satioIfal developments in the Anarchist
cases is demonstrated by the dsily-in-
crossing crowds who apply for admis-
sion. The courtroom was crowded
when Henry Bcinemnnn, reporter, the
frat witness, was called.
Mr.. Grinnell asked him if he was a.
meeting on October llth last at the
Twelfth-street Turner's Hail. He said
be was. A resolution was introduced
by August Spies. Fielden was there,
and the meeting was presided over bT
A. Belz. The contents Of the resolu-
tions submitted by Spies related to tho
impending eight-hour movement, and
that the workingmen should not hope
for success unless they were prepared
to enforce their demands. The resolu-
ton concluded something like this ::
Death to the enemies OF the humsn
race, our despoilers."
II was alAo set forth in the resolu-
,ion, which was adopted unanimously
by the meeting, that in ell likelihood
the capitalist clsss would oppose the
laboriDg.man by means of the police
and The militia, aT,i tina. no lasting re-
form could DE accomplished unless a
similar force could be brought to bear
against the class in authority. The
witness ssid bay LIST last was desig-
mated as the time he new labor move
msnt was TO be inaugurated. The
resolutions were introduced in eyi-
deDce.
Officer j. A. West, Of Hinmsn-street
station, was next put on the stand: lie
was 81 McCormick's reaper-fsctory on
the afternoon Of Nay Sd, near where
the meeting Was being held at which
August Spies was prominent speaker.
Witness proceeded to give at length
The particulars of the riot which &C.
CURED ct McCOTmick's.
The defence interposed violent o.
lection to the testimony and the efforts
Of the prosecution TO connect the de-
PENDANTS with all the acts Of violence
that had occurred in Chicago.
The States attorney said he intended
to prove conspiracy. Spies had ad-
dressed the meeting at McCormick's
with the desire of paving the way for
the meeting Of May 4Ih. This they
would prove step by step. Il would be
shown that after Spies had addressed
the crowds in the most violent language
he did not remain on the scene, but at
once came down town and wrote the
famous Revenge circular, de-
nouncing the police and saying that
six workingmen had been killed at Nc
Cormick's, which was untrue. Spies
had the means Of knowing what oc-
Cured when be wrote the circular, and
his object was simply to inilame the
passion of the people and to make an
archy rule "a doctrine be had been
preaching for years.
The Court allowed the witness to
proceed with his narrative. He said
many Of the mob were armed with re-
volyer9, and that they al once opened
lire upon the police upon the latter's
arrival on the scene.
James 7. Frazier, who was employed
near McCormick's factory, and who
Witnessed the riot, confirmed Officer
Vests testimony. When Spies was
speaking TO the crowd he was very
violent. At the conclusion of his
speech some one cried out, pointing to-
wards the factory, Lets so and kill
those ID scabs." The crowd imme-
diately started in that direction, aud
Spies slid off the platform and started
for the street-cars.
Z. T. Baker also corroborated the
testimony Of the two witnesses.
A. S. Leckie, a reporter on the
DAILY NeTS, gave evidence on the same
subject. lie said in his address to the
crowd Spies spoke Of bombs, revolvers,
etc. Witness was on the platform
from which Spies was speaking, but
was ordered to leave, and on refusin 3
to do 50 was violently assaulted.
+. Haraster, president Of the Lumber
Showers Union, testified that the object
Of the meeting near McCormick's was
to hear the report Of the committee
who had waited on the lumber bosses.
lie was TO make that report, but upon
arriving on the scene he found violent
speeches were being mkde by outsiders.
lie jumped on the platform and coun-
selled moderation. lie told the men
the object Of the meeting was to hear
the report, but they threatened to throw
him of the platform if no did not keep
quiet. When the crowd started to-
wards the factory he tried to stop it,
and warned them against listening to
the poisonous speeches that had been
made.
The defence made an objection to
this testimony, but the objection was
promptly oyerruled by Judge Gary.
Sergeant John Enrisht and another
cllicer next testified as to the riot at
McCormick's. Their testimony agreed
with that of their comrades.
Captain Ward, in command at Des-
plaines-street station, was asked to de-
scribe the march Of the police to the
Haymarket. There were 10 men in
line. Lieutenants Steele and Quinn had
command Of the first company and Lieu
tenant Hubbard the third company. The
rear was brought up by command under
Lieutenants Beard and Penseen. Cap
tain Ward ordered the Haymarko.
crowd to disperso in the name
Of the State Of Illinois. Fielder
was on the wagon occupied By
the speakers, and it was he who
said ave are peaceable." The bomb
exploded an instant or two later. After
the bomb exploded the crowd opened a
rafting volley on the police, and forty
two men in his precinct were either
killed or wounded. On cross-examina-
ton Captain Ward said Fielden was