Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-18
FOOLED IN AN INFORMER.
DEFENDERS OF THE ANAK-
CHISTS TRICK THE STATE.


The Prosecution Drop the Witness
Like Hot Coal After Learnhg their
Mtstake-IDformer Waller Again on
the Stand--Two Police Lieutenants
Give Testimony.
CHICAGO, July 1.-THE court room
where the trial of the anarchists 10 pro-
gresslng was packed to-day. The dis
closures OF Gottfried Waller were of a
character to excite the interest Of the
public to the highest pitch. The appear
ance OF Waller as he gave his testimony
was very peculiar. He is a medium
sized man, with dark hair and luXuriant
but we'll trimmed whiskers. He has q
dropping nose and clear, brown eyes.
HIS face was very pale and bore an ex-
preston of shame and terror as he un-
folded his sensational tale, revealing the
secrets OF the Lehr and Wehr Vernn.
When the court was opened to-day Waller
was again placed on the stand.
GIVEN A BOMB.
The witness testified that the bomb
given him by Fischer on Thanksgiving
day last, with instructions to use it on
the police if they interfered with the
meeting TO be held that evening at Market
square, he kept in his house for two
weeks and then exploded it in the woods.
The witness continued his testimony,
saying that Schonerbett was at the meet
ing.
"Did Schonerbett say anything at the
meeting?"
"He said we should tell the other men,
bers what we had decided to do. He said
the thing should commence in other
places, also"
What do you mean by the thingf'
The revolution"
The witness testified that at meeting
held in Bohemian Hall Sunday. May 2,
Engel and Fischer (two Of the defendants }
and a number OF other Socialists were
present.
ENGEL'S PLAN.
EDgel submitted a plan according to
which as soon as it came to "A conflict be-
tween the police and Northwestern groups
bombs should be thrown into the police
stations. Then the rifiemen of the Lehr
and Wehr Vernn were to be posted at
distance and shoot all who should come
out OF the station houses. That was to
be kept up until we reached the city. We
were TO XIII everybody who opposed US.
Engeps plan was finally adopted by the
meeting.
This concluded the direct examination.
The counsel for the defense, after con-
; ference, asked to have Walters testimony
stricken out. The court oyerruled this,
and the cross examination of the witness
was begun.
The witness was severely cross ex-
amined, but his testimony remained un-
shaken. He said that no offers had been
made to him to induce him to testify.
SECOND INFoRNnER.
Absorbing as had been the morning ses-
sion, the afternoon far surpassed 1t in in
terest. The first move on the part OF the
State was the intrOduc ction OF another in
former. This was Bernhardt Schr ader, who
on the night preceding the bomb throw
ing had been present in the conspiracy
meeting at which " ailer, the previous
witness for the prosecution, had presided.
The second informer, Schrader, is a car
penter and has lived in this country
five years. He was born in Russia. Hrs
powerful frame, surmounted by dIminu-
tive head, his retreating forehead, and
his weasel eyes at once attracted the gaze
OF the court room Schrader's bronzed
cOuntenauce gradually became ashen as
slowly, through an interpreter, sentence
by sentence the Assistant States Attor-
ney proceeded 10 elicit from hIm a state
ment concerning the meeting Monday
night In GreIPs Hall, where tnformer
Waller was chairman.
BAD FOR THE PROSECUTION.
Schrader said he reached the hall at
O'clock. The meeting was already in
order. Waller was presiding. There
we're thirty or forty present 1t was
agreed that il the police attacked any
meeting then the anarchists were to
mutually assist each other TO destroy the
officers. The members OF Northwest
group should go to Wicker Park station 10
case the police should make an attack.
II any mem Der had anything with him he
should use it. Nothing was said about
bombs. The attorneys for the State looked
at each other and seemed slightly annoyed.
They said: "Was anything said about
dynamiteP A shake OF his head was the
response and the faces of the prosecuting
lawyers heightened perceptiby. Another
question was put: sin the meeting did
you hear any reference to the word Ruhep Z"
Again a shake OF the head. The subject
was quickly changed
sCHRADER AT THE HAYMARKET.
Schrader told OF attending the Hay
market meeting. lie was in the Randolph
street saloon when the bomb was thrown.
He left the speakers because drops OF rain
had begun to fall. The witness then told
in detail OF his connection with the Lehr
and Weir Vernn. They drilled once a
week with Springfield rifles. He was No.
81. There we're four companies in the
city, The total numbers he did not know.
At this point Mr.. Foster, for the defense,
began to ofoss-examlne. Nothing was
said about bombs, the witness continued,
either at the Sunday or Monday meetings
preceding the explosion OF the bomb.
s'Then in these two meetings no agree
ment was made" asked Mr.. Foster, "to
throw bombs at the HaymarketP'
0Not while | was there"
NO AGREEMENT TO USE DYNAMITE.
"Tben it was not agreed to use dyna-
mite to destroy the police at the Hay
marketP
''Not that I am aware"
"NO, nobody asked me to take bomb
10 the meeting. ! knew that when the
police should come each one should help
himself"
"No, not with bombs that know"
"No, did not anticipate any trouble at
the Uaymarket after I left"
"When the bomb was thrown l was
quietly sitting in the saloon"
ssThe sign of the Greek letter was the
sign of meetings for months previous to
the Haymarket fight"
.'No. it was not agreed that there should
be trouble that night; only we knew that
IL the police made an attack then there
might be trouble"
LAWYERS IN A sNARL.
Again the prosecution took the witness
in hand. Mr. Ingbam, holding long
manuscript up TO view aad eyelng Schra-
a.. n oho - mar aGka1 abruntiV.