The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-08

have you been connected with the AlarmlD II
have had nothing to do with the Alarm
"But you are one of the bureau of information
advertised in the AlarmF "That may beps
ssYes. or noi' ''Well, yes"
"And you are interested in the Arbeiter lei
tungW THAT may be-"
I'm what way9" II am one of the di-
rectors."
At this stage of the cross-examination the wit
ness had lost much of the calm assurance which
he rad at first maintained, and was caught nap
ping as to one or two minor details in his direct
testimony.
The court here announced that he had found
an authority for his decision given this morning
excluding the testimony of Mrs Neebe wife of
the defendant. The Supreme Court decision
was read and the defense called Max Mislacher
to the stand. He said he attended the Hay
market meeting with his brotner-in-iaw, Bach,
the preceding witness, whose testimony he cor
roborated.
). L. Ingram said some one handed him cir
cular, early on the evening of May 4, from
which ne learned there was to be mass-meeting
on the Haymarket. He went home to supper
and arrived on the Haymarket about the time
Spies called the meeting to order. He occupied
a position close enough to hear what was said
from the speakers wagon. When Parsons had
finished speaking, and it was understood that
the Meeting was to adjourn to Zepfs Hail. the
witness went with others to that place. and in
the saloon adjoining the hall saw Parsons and
Fischer. Finding there was to be no speaking
at the hall, he returned to the Haymarket and
heard the latter part of Fielden's speech. He
saw Fielder alieht from the wagon, and heard
the bomb explode. He believed Fieden did not
do any shooting. and though he left the vicinity
as rapidly as he could; he noticed that the firing
all seemed to come from the police. The wit
ness produced the circular, which he swore was
handed to him on the street 1t
was one of those from which the
words "Workingmen, arm yourselves and appear
in force" had been omitted This is the only cir
cular of that kind that has been preserved since
the Haymarket riot by witness who was pres
ent at the meeting. The State presented as evil
dence a lot of circulars taken from the Arbeiter
Zeitung Office from which the words mentioned
had been expunged, and the defense has pre-
sented number of the revised ones but till
now no one of them had been traced to the
hands Of an eyewitness of the riot who had re-
ceived it from distributor. The point was
surprise to the State and every one else, and
was explained in the cross-examination con-
Quoted by Mr. Ingham.
"How long have you known Mr.. Solomon,
attorney for tho defenseY' about half an
hour"
.'Half an hour2 How came you to meet him
half an hour ago for the first timeP II called
at his Office an hour or SO ago. and was brought
here by some one in the Office"
"Why did you wish TO see MIR. Sal0monp ITO
show him this circular had read in the papers
about the kind of circulars presented in court
aud discovering that mine which still had in
my pocket was unlike those presented by the
which had not yet been drawn out in relation to
the circulars which were distributed
The witness contradicted himself on one or
two imma.erial points relating to the succession
of sneakers at the Haymarket, etc, but in the
main his story seemed to be told simply and
honestly.
The audience and even Mrs. Parsons smiled
when Mr.. Seisler asked the next witness. j. W.
Gage, his opinion regarding the reputation of
Harry L. Gimer for truth and veracity. The
witness said he knew Glmer four years ago. and
like the dozen or so other witnesses called to
testify on this point gave no illustration or ex-
PLANTATION as to how he came by his opinion.
The State ignored the testimony of the question
or, two as to the witnesses place of residence.
Captain Black announced that the defense de-
sired TO partly examine one more witness when
it would ask the court to adjourn till Monday
morning. Instantly there a f1Qtter of
element among the spectators, who took this TO
mean that another of the defendants was to be
placed upon the stand. The spectators were dis
appointed however, for the man called was not
Spies or Schwab, but John Burnet. an ordinary
looking young German, who said he was can
dy-maker. He was standing thirty weight feet
south of the entrance to Cranes alley, on the
Havmarket. when the bomb exploded. The
States attorneys pricked up their ears at once.
Did you see the bomb throwng" 81 did !"
did you see the man who threw the bombp
II did,
''How did he throw the bombl Stand up and
show the jury how he did it."
motion of throwing something into the air, with
his right hand toward the northwest The wit
ness was then given a picture of Sehaubelt.
lis that the man you saw throw the bomb?"
II don't think 1t is"
The cross-examination was devoted to a com
parson of the witnesses present statements with
those he made to the States attorney on May 7.
Since that time the witness had visited the
scene Of the riot and taken measurements of the
distances between the entrance to the alley and
where ha stood and where the bomb thrower
stood. He had them carefully entered in a note
hook. and were as nearly the same as those
given the States attorney as could be expected,
taking into consideration that the night
was dark and the witnesses memory
unaided The State has claimed that
the bomb was thrown from very near the
entrance to the alley Burnet's testimony
makes the spot further south by nearly thirty
feet. The cross-examination was concluded
somewhat dramatically by the States attorney
as follows. after which the court adjourned till
Monday morning.
What did you do when the bomb explodedg"
II went away
What for?0 Because didn't wish to be
killed"
you say you saw the bomb explodedp eyes
sir"
did you know it was bombl" ''Yes, sir"
tsYou NAV oon