The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-21
CHICAGO'S BOMB THROWERs.
Tbe Part Taken by Spies in melting
the Riot at McCormick's Factory.
Evidence Tending to Show that the Police
We're To BE Trapped in Haymarket Square
andThen Slaughtered from All Sides.


sensational developments in the Anarchist cases
is demonstrated by the daily increasing crowds
who apply for admission. The courtroom was
crowded when Henry Heinemann. reporter. the
first witness, was called Mr.. Grinnell asked
him If he was at meeting Oct. Ii last, st the
Twelfth-street Turner hall, and he said he was.
A resolution was introduced by August Spies
Fielden was there, and the meeting was pre-
sided over by A. Belz The contents of the
resolution submitted by Spies related to the inn
pending eight-hour movement, and said that the
workingmen should not hops for success unless
they were prepared TO enforce their demands
The resolution concluded something like death
to the enemies of the human race, our despoil-
ersn 1t was also set forth in the resolution,
which was adopted unanimously by the meeting,
that in all likelihood the capitalistic class would
oppose the laboring men by means of the police
and militia and that no lasting reform could De
accomplished unless similar force was brought
to bear against the class in authority. The wit
ness said May LIST was designated as the time
the new labor movement was to be introduced
The resolution was introduced in evidence.
Officer J. A. West. of the Hinnan-street sta
Cormick's reaper factory on the afternoon of
May s. near whore meeting was being held, at
which August Spies was prominent speaker
The witness proceeded to give at length the par
ticulars of the riot which occurred at McCor-
micks. The defense interpose violent objec-
ton to the testimony, and the efforts of the
prosecution to connect the defendants with all
acts of violence that occurred in Chicago. The
States attorney said that he intended to prove
conspiracy Spies had addressed the meeting at
McCormick's with the desire of paving the way
for the meeting of May 4. This they would
prove step by stop. It would be shown that
after Spies had addressed the crowd in most
violent language, he did not remain on the scene
but at once came down town and wrote the
famous revenge" circular, denouncing the
police and saying that six workingmen had been
killed at McCormick's, which was untrue. Spies
had no means of knowing what had occurred
when he wrote the circular, and his object was
simply to infame the passions of Che people and
to make anarchy rule-a doctrine he had been
preaching for years sl 49, ass s6s
The court allowed the witness to proceed with
his narrative. He said many Of the mob we're
armed with reviewers. and that thsy opened fire
upon the police on the latters arrival on tie
scene. ~ Il lA&s G4
James l.. Frazer, who was employed near Nc
Cormick's factory, and who Witnessed the riot
confirmed Officer Vests testimony. When Spies
was speaking to the crowd he was very violent
AT the conclusion of mis- speech some one cried
out, pointing towards the factory: "Lets go and
kill those damned scabs.s The crowd imme-
diately started in that direction, and Spies slid
of the platform and srartsd for the street7cars.
E. T. Baker also corroborated the testimony
of the two witnesses. r a4a kfs4g
A. S. Lecklie, a reporter, on the Daily News,
gave evidence on the same subject. He said, in
his address to the crowd Spies spoke of bombs,
revolvers, etc. The witness was on the platform
from which Spies was speaking, but was or
dered to leave, and on refusing to do so was ylo-
lently assaulted saa a4ea Arg
F. Haraster, president of the Lumber-shovers
Union, testified that the object of the meeting
near McCormick's was to hear the report of a
committee who had waited on the lumber bosses.
He was to make that report. but upon arriving
on the scene he found that violent speeches were
being made by outsiders He jumped upon the
platform and counseled moderation, He told the
men the object of the meeting was to hear the
report but they threatened to throw him off the
platform if he didn't keep quiet When the
crowd started toward the factor:. he tried to
stop it, and warned them against listening to the
poisonous speeches that had been made trsss
The defense made an objection to this testi-
mony, but the objection was promptly overruled
by Judge Gary. va.1 ga 5sf
Sergeant John Enright and another officer
next testified as to the riot at McCormcks. their
testimony agreeing with that of their comrades.
Captain Ward, in command of the Desplaines
street station, was asked to describe the march
of the police to the Haymarket There were
were ITO or $50 men in line Lleutenants Steele
and Quinn had command of the first company;
Lieutenant Hubbard had the third company.
The rear was brought Up by commands under
Lieutenants Fants, Beard and Penzen. Captain
Ward ordered the Haymarket crowd to dispense
in tho name of the State of Illinois. Fieldon
was on the wagon occupied by the speakers, and
it was he who said: 1--WE are peaceable." The
bomb exploded an instant or two later; many
were wounded and in all, sxty-six were killed
and injured. After the bomb exploded the crowd
opened rafting yolley on the police, and forty
two men in his precinct were either killed or
wounded. On cross-examination, Captain Ward
said Fielden was addressing him when he said.
1--WE are peaceable," and that slight emphasis
was laid on the word ''peaceable" The court
here adjourned.
Shortly after l:45 this afternoon patrol
wagon drove up in front of Central police sta
ton. and two stalwart policeman began the work
of loading it with red flags, guns, bombs and
other stuff that had been captured from the An
archists. Among the matter put into the
wagon was the original form OF the RE
venge' circular. which Spies wrote after he left
the Mccormick meeting. large and curious
crowd wituessed~the departure of the wagon for
the Criminal Court, where the property of the
Anarchists is to be introduced as evidence this
afternoon. Up the stairs to the court the load of
Anarchist spoil was carefully carried, bat before
it was known whatthe packages really'contaned,
order was called by the baliffs and the wit
nesses were called. These followed each other
on the stand with provoking slowness. The ex-
pected display Of crimson banners and shells Of
dynamite did not take place.
Unlike the majority of the crowd in the court
room, there was no indication given by Michael
Hahn a tailor. who was the first witness, of any
consuming desire to see what dynamite bomb
resembled. Hahn said he was at the Haymarket
on May 4, and was standing at the northwest
corner Of Desplaines and Randolph streets when
the bomb exploded A missile struck him on
the back. rendering him unconscious. 1t after
wards proved to be common wroueht-iron nut
The witness was facing the speakers wagon and
was behind the police. The significance Of