Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-10

~. luz OlilCS was HOl maintained lot Jnat
q. Were bombs ever distributed from
there?
q. Did YOU not tell Reporter Wilkinson
that they were?
A. Never
O. Have You known Herr MostP
q. Did you receive this letter. (producing
witness letter addressed to him and signed
by Most.l
A. | did.
Q. Did yog answer itP
The defense objected aud the examination
was suspended while the court read the let
ter.
A. do notremembcr
q. How long have you corresponded with
Objected to; sustained.
q. In whose handwriting is this postal
card? handing Spies postal cardD
The defense objected The court having
decided that the objection was Just
again again handed witness, and he '% was asked Sd
Yes, or no. whether or not he received
| them. The question was eyaded for awhile,
witness finally admitting thar he must have
received them as they were addressed to him.
Q. Did you send the writer of this card the
| directions asked for tor the shipment of the
A. answer positively did not.
q. Did you write this circular C"Revenge
circular'D?
Q. Did you cause the words "Workingmen,
arm yourselves and appear in force" to be
expun1ged?
A. did.
A. Because 1t seemed ridiculous, and would
| keep people away from the meeting Instead
| of drawing them to it.
Q. But yom wrote the expression, "Work
| men to arms?"
A. Well. yes did.
q. Why did you do that?
A. Because wished to arouse ignorant
| working people to a realization of the wrongs
heaped upon them. wrote what many be-
| fore me have written and urged what others
| have urged-what the constitution allows
| them to urge, and what will be advocated
until some good has resulted.
q. You intended to excite your readers to
| frenzy and provoke the revolution about
WHICH VIII, you have so often preached did you
The defense objected. Both attorney and
witness had become excited and were speak
ing loudly and vehemently. The state was
ferred to ia evidence, 1t was signed "Iohan
Most, and referred to the Hooking Valley
troubles and to some medicine which he
wished to send to the miners; which he
lot; asked for directions how to ship the
stuff, and said no directions for its applica,,
ton would be necessary. The postal card
was also presented and was as follows:
A. Spies, lO7 Fifth avenue, Chicago. ILL.,
had scarcely mailed my letter yesterday
when the telegraph brought news from the
over that Or not Advance in itself is ele-
vating Sad is the circumstance that 1t will
| remain local and therefore might not have
the result. AT any rate these people make a
better impression than foolish voters on
this and the other side (of the ocean, Greet
ings and shake. Yours, j. NJ.
"Drury, 1 suppose (hope). can now and
| then receive upon tickets"
/ In q nrlc q rQ q
| as their meaning Is not apparentl
When the letter and postal card had been
read the Mtrsss & WAS Z, sscpaacd s ia,,3ss ss,,;s
pered consultation which lasted till the court
requested that they proceed.
Captain Black responded by calling
| Parsons to the stand. His manner was in
| odd contrast to that of Spies. 1t was suaVe
and conciliatory in the extreme. Few ques-
tions were asked and witness was allowed to
tell his story unaided, and it was extremely
movements given by the witnesses for for the he
defense After ne ne had t1id how eat ne
at the Arbeiter Zeitung in answer to a re-
quest for speakers, and how, having made
an adjournment to Sepp''s hall, as II looked
like rain, and getting the speakers reply
that he was about through. After relating
these details, the wltness said; III then then
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W me hin, thot mo' we get % snmetbinG to dTink as
iii III, unao I'D mo soS ~, 1nr, tbiEstv Wbem %
speakns at % aoe ma S.ino o 'eFy chnr Vas ara
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arahK ana aiGe[ v te ero,yd i'tI9 id
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@ no. appeaI , h i.a,,e wiS ans nT TIm. hno ~ ~
the u9oa anu Siois,S sa" iiaeh "nu ho''iu
iouH av1sR ehPi9Ssion, 9sI W., o,,,or,,o ,,,oro
T. Tmat u'n M you o opsIane " .uI eli, ,,rooroa
20 a. saw arg soynarS ra;sed Mir IN air
HIMstrpt;na Ev tepi;a. With bis Sand and saw them
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eliptG9 "a eieil Go at.ei t, oIars amooi
as Iap,uty as posS,Dte. + ' hJ .mo
aPpenu u po GAiRtS viiG rsn5s teII ~. irr
pant T., t%a tho ,.nor g" "f yonr rnn;.arSy
nr;n uo,r snnnch 1 ai fhe uovmarhet
T., is hamd ""o oant;t, ~ i,f nf notns and af nnna
assumed an attitude familiar to ali who have
heard him make any of his speeches on the
lake front, at "a Lake street, to the socialists
| OF the CITY, Ills Speecn occupied nearly an