Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-07-19
THE ANARCHISTS
Further Disclosures Of the Anarchists
Plots.
PROSECUTION BADLY DECEIVED
In Witness Shrader, Who Knows Nothing
About Bombs.
EXCITEMENT In THE COURT ROOM.

EXCITEMENT In THE COURT ROOM.
CHICAGO, July IA crowd had gain
cred in front of the Criminal long
before Judge Garry made his appearance
this morning, while the Hobbies, stairway
and first and second floors were crowded
with busy officials, witnesses and curiosity
seekers. The disclosures of Gottirled wal
Ter were Of character to excite the inter
est of the public to the highest pitch. Inc
appearance of Waller as he gave MS testl-
mony was very peculiar. He is a medium
sized man. with dark hair, and luXurlant
but well-trimmed whiSkers. He has n
dropping nose and clear brown eyes. Ills
face was very pale, and bore an expression
of shame and terror as he untolded his
sensational tale, revealing the secrets OF
the Lehr und Weir Verein.
When court was opened to-day Waller
was again placed on the stand. He testi-
fled that the bomb was given him by
Fischer on Thanksgiving day last, with
instruction to use it on the police if they
interfered ut the meeting held that even
ing mt the Market street square; he kept 1t
in his house for two weeks, and then eX-
plOded it i'm the woods. Witness went to
the Haymarket meeting armed with Il
dynamite bomb. AT this point Waller
was shown a photograph OF an Anarchist
named Schnarbctt, which he identified,
and it was placed in evidence. Witness
continued his testimony saying thai
Schnarbett was at the meeting.
did Schnarbett say anything at the
meeting?'
''He said we should tell the other men,
bers what we had decided to do. lie said
the thing should commence in other places
also
What do you mean by the thing
THE R~EvOLUTIoN.'
Witness testified that at Il meeting held
in the Bohemian Hall, Sunday, May ;,
Engcl and Fischer two of the d~eiendantS)
and a number of other Socialists were
present. Engcl submitted Il plan, accord
ing to which, Us Soon rs ii came Ia Il con
nict between police and the Northwestern
Groups, bombs should he thrown INTO the
police stations. Then the rillcmcn OF the
Lchr und Wchr Vcrein would be posted
at a distance and shoot all who
should come out OF the Statlon-houScS.
That was to be- kept up till we reached
the city. We were to Kill every
body who opposed us. Some one In the
meeting opposed to the plan. | don't
know the man, but he said il would be
better to get into the crowds in the city,
then kill the people right and left. An
other man opposed this plan. lie SAID we
would not know our ncighborS i'll the
crowd; we might kill our friends by mis-
take. Engcl'S plan was finally adopted by
the meeting.
Look at the book | now show you,'
said States Attorney Grinnell. Have
YOU ever seen u copy OF this book bclorc:'
mo"
The book was Il copy Of one of Herr
MOSt'S.
This concluded the direct examination.
The counsel for the defense, after Il CON
ference. asked to have Walters testimony
stricken out.
The Court Ovcrruled this, and
THE CROSS-EXAMINATION
of the witness was begun.
The witness was severely croSS-eNamined
but his testimony remained unbrokcn.
He said that no offers had been made to
him to induce him to testify.
On the redirect Waller was asked:
"Have y0n been solicited by the defense
within the past ten days To 90 back on
your original statement and meet them
some place outside the city or ut Lincoln
Park and agree on another story. The
defense excited objected and the ohicc-
ton was Sus &.
Witness again croSS-cNamincd, after
which the Court took a recess.
ANOTHER INFOEMER.
Absorbing us had been the morning SEES
sion the afternoon far surpassed it i'll III
tcrest. The first move OF the part of the
State was the introduction of another in
former. This was Rcrnhardt Schroeder,
| who, the night preceding the bomb throw
in" had been present in the conspiracy
meeting in which Waller, the previous
witness for the prosecution had presided.
This second inlormcr l~SchrUdcr) Is
a carpcnfcr. and has lived in
this country five years. He was
born in Russia. His powerful frame sur
mounted by a diminntiychead his retreat
ing forehead and his weasel eyes, at once
attract the gaze OF the court room. The
mans bronze countcmancc gradually be
comes ashcn as slowly throughout,
sentence by sentence, the Assistant
States Attorney proceeds to elicit
from him statements concerning the meet
ing ON Monday night in Grcif's Hall,
where intormcr Waller was chairman. At
the meeting it was agreed that if the police
attacked any meetings then Anarchists
were tn mutually assist each other 10 de
strov the officers. Members of northwest
group should go to Wicker Hall station lii
case the police made attack. lfany mem
Der had anything with him he should
Use it.
NOTHING WAS SAID About BOMBS.
Attorneys for the State look ut each other
and seem slightly annoyed. They say
WAS anything said about dynamite?'
\ shake of the head is the response, aud
the faces of the prosecution lawyers length
en- perccptibly. Another question put:
at the meeting did you hear any refer
encc to the word 'ruhc'?'
Again a shake ofthe head. The subject is
quickly changed. Schrader tells of attend
ing the Haymarket meeting. He was in
a saloon when the bomb was thrown; left
the speakers stand because drops of rain
began to fall; tells his condition with
| Lehrundwehr Vercin. They drilled a week
with Springfield rifles. He was No. y.
There were four companies in the city.
The total number of members he did not
know.
At this point Mr.. Foster, for the defense,
began croSS-cXamination. Dealing with
WHAT SAID ABOUT BOMBS.
The witness said
Either at the Sunday or Monday meet
ing preceding the explosion of the bomb
no agreement was made 10 throw bombs Mt
the Haymarket. Not while | was there
Then it was not agreed 10 use dynamite
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