The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-07-29
SAW THE BOMB TROWN.
SENSATIONAL TESTIMONY AT THE
CHICAGO ANARCHISTS TRIAL.

Harry Hillman Says He Saw Spies L!sh
the Romb and Hand 1t to Schnaubelt
Who Cast 1t Into the Ranks of the
POtice-Other Testimony
CHICAGO, July 20 The most sensational
testimony yet given in tho trial of the An
archists was that given by NJ. NJ. Thomp
son, an employe OF Marshall Field q Co
Tuesday. He said he was at the HAY
market meeting aud while there saw Spie.
and Schwab and third man whom he dd
not know, go into an adjacent alley wher'
Spies gave 10 the third man something
which the latter put into his right hant
coat pocket Thompson could not 5. wba
it was Spies gave the unknown, but hear,
Spies ask Schab: DO you think one will
be enough Had we not better go and &c
fouri' Also at another point he hear,
Schwab say: when they come we'll give
1T to them;7 and heard Spies reply, Il don
think they'll bother us; they re too mucl
afraid" All three then went to the wagon
from which the speakers addressed tn
crowd
Mr.. Grinneli then handel Thompson I
it. Thompson examined it carefully anC
slowly and emphatically said it was a pct
ure OF the third man III the alley that night
The photograph was one of Schnauheit
who was arrested shorti, after the riot an,
bailed out, but who forfeited bis bond ant
eau not lie found He Is believed to be til,
bomb thrower On cross examination tin
witness stood firmly by his testiimny. Tn
defense say they can prove that Spies an,
sSchwab always talked together in German
whereas Thompson said they ,alkel Englisl
while converting in the alley.
Wednesday morning. August Hcun,
printer in the employ OF Wehrer * hlans
corner OF Market and Randolph streets, wa
the first witness He testified that he Sc
up the cil cnlar which convened tho Hay
market meeting. Fischer wrote the Ger
man nart OF the circular III witness sight
on a desk in his Office The bottom lin
reaos: "Norkingmep, arm yourselves an'
come in fun force"
Officer NJ II. Marks testified to iinilnj
dynamite in The Arbeitar Ieitung Office Oh
on May > Neebe told him it was the slut
they had for cleaning type. Hugh Huene
an Inter Ocean reporter, gaze detailed &C
count OF his interviews with Fielder, Spie
and Schwab in the Central station on tn
night of the 5th of May.
Harry L. Hillman, a painter, doing bust
ness at 80 North Ann street, gave most sen
sational testimony. lie went 10 the Hay
market on the night OF May ! about II
O'Clock. He was on his way home, but see
ing the crowd at Dssplalnes street and tn
Hay msrket, went to learn the cause Ii
went 10 the alley way near Desplaines stree
and stood close to u lamp on the east sid
Of a wagon.
What did you see asked MIR Grinnei
Il saw a gentleman named Fielden II,
was speaktn,. ! sl.Ppbl into the alley
south of the wagon aGI WAS there but ;
lew moments when | saw some parties in
conversation After moment or two
man got of the wagon aud came towar
the group in conversation. They wer
standing On the south side of the alley. II
struck match and touched OF somethin
with it and handed it to another mlr
The ohje which be handed to the 9th q
resenblel TIN pan. In lighting it ii
man touched of scmething attached to it
and 1t 81 led Tie man to whom tine OF
Jeca vas given to0k two or three steps an
cast 1t into the air.
The witness was then handed pa1to
graph and asked If that was the man.
"rhat is the man who threw the BON
! out OF the alley way sal the witness.
The photograph was that of Schnaubel
Now you -ay someoo ~ cane from Ii
| wagon and iigh,ei tile fuse. Describe TIA
man or say ii he is one OF tn defendants
That is the man rlsbt tEert prlntI,.
10 August Spies
Odd you see any other Of The Ce.enaan:
IN tn, group IN the Anyway at that time
Is; that N an, pointing to fischer
what did they do after III bomb {.
| p!oded.'
They Immediately left the alley"
| The witness said the firing began "a &C
| q the bomb was exploded.