Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-10

sCHwAB WAS PUT on THE STAND.
"where do you live?" asks Mr.. Foster.
Cell 1O7, in the county Jail" Laugh
ter. ..L...a
Now, if this is repeated" said the
Court, very angry at this exhibition OF
levity, 'Hll clear the rOOm."
S2hwab goes on with his story. His
family live ut 81 Florimond street. He
left home the evening of May 4th,
ut T:4O. He looked at the clock before
departing from the house and is sure of
the time Then he went to the Arbeiter
ZgittRg Office. There communication
was received over the telephone request
ing that 4 speaker be sent to Deering's.
Spies, WIS the speaker wanted, but he was
at the Haymarket and Schwab fastened
there TO find him. but failed, and saw his
brOther-iu-law, Randolph Schnuabelt,
then took car east to Clark street and
boarded another going up GlybOurn ave
nue., to behring's. Schwab doe not know
what time he reached the factory, but he
spoke to the strikers for about twenty
minutes. then stopped in n saloon, had a
glass of beer and some lunch and got back
home about IL o'clock.
Were you ever
IN THE ALLEY AT CRANE BROTHERS
that night with Mr.. Spies"
"No, Sir"
"Did you walk west on Randolph street
with Mr. Spies two blocks, then return
with him?'
mo, sir"
did you see Mr.. Spies that night?'
'NO, sir"
Did YOU see Mr.. Spies hand your
brother-in-law II package that night i'll the
alley at Crane Brothers? and did you say
anything like this: If that won't be
enough shall we get another Onc?' y
''NO, sir.
"Did you see Mr.. Spies at all that
night?'
"No, sir
when did you see him at all for the
last time that day."
"ln the afternoon. | did not see HIM
again until the next morning.
Before Schwab left the stand States At
tOrney Gunnel asked: 'DOu you know
where Schnaubelt iS:'
He reported that he had been in Jail
long while, and knew very little Of the
world.
1--WE can tell you ifyOu desire to know" "
said attorney Zeister.
ale is in Cincinnati, isn't he?' said
Grinnel
"Yes," -" replied Zeisler.
Ross-EXAMIN ALTON OF SCIwAB
was conducted by States Attorney Grinnel.
Schwab said he had been a member of the
international Society since its organization.
Are you an anarchist?'
1T depends on what you mean. There
are several definitions OF that
"Answcr my question. Are you an
anarchist?'
II can't answer"
"Do you remember that article OF May
1. which appeared in the Arbeit"r Zeit'mg?
Objected TO.
"Have you not before your arrest been
mn advocate of fOrce?' objected to. The
Court ruled that the state is confined in
its croSS-eXaminatiOn to specific questions
brought out on the examination.
Immediately after Schwab had been eX-
cused
SPIES TOOK THE STAND.
He appeared to be thoroughly seli-pos-
seSSed lie spoke with strong accent.
He said his full name was August Vincent
Theodore Spies; that he was 81 years old,
and that he came to this country In lSI2.
lie had been member OF the SOcialistic
Publishing Society, which controlled the
.lrJeiftr Zeitung. He had been the editor
of that paper for six years, and received
salary of SlS n week He was ut the
BlacEroad meeting on May 3, ut the invl-
tation ola committee of the Lumber Shov-
ers' Union. There was n crowd OF 5000
present. RalthanSeur Rau was ut the
meeting and introduced Spies to the Chair
man OF the meeting. Spies said: My
speech was commonplace. told the men
to stand by the union. While l was
speaking some one cried out in an un-
known language, and three or four hun
dred men detached themselves from the
meeting and made an attack on McCor-
mick's."
Spies said he kept on speaking for a short
time, when he too went toward the factory.
He said he saw some people behind some
railroad cars and Others running while the
police were firing at them. The sight OF
! this" said Spies. made by blood boil. ~
/ The witness declared that while he was
standing there young lriShman came TO
| him and told him that six men were dead
and that thirty had been wounded. Spies
then went to the Irbeitcr Zeitang office and
wrote the article which appeared the next
morning headed ''Bl0Od!'
/ did YOU write the revenge CIRCULAR
INQUIRED the attorney for the defense.
''Yes; only did not write the word re
venge.'"
Can you tell how it happened to be in
the circular
~ cannot"
Glow many circulars were distributed:'
! ~"About twenty-five hundred" "
'sHow soon was it written after you re-
turned to the Office?"
'Immediately."
"At that time were you eXcited?'
81 was. knew from the experience OF
the past," said the witness in q rising
voice, that this butchering of the people
was done for the purpose of defeating the
eight hour movement" The state oo-
iected, and the remark was ruled out. The
witness said he
ATTENDED THE HAYMARKET.
He saw copy of the circular closing with
"workingmen, come armed He said ne
could not attend the meeting unless the
line was taken out. Fisher was sent to
the printer to have the line taken out.
The witness said he went to the meeting
in company with his brother Henry. Ar
irving there he saw nothing to speak from,
and saw the wagon near the corner Of Ran