Telegram-herald., 1886-07-18
A WITNESS WEAKENS
Apparently Afraid 70 Testify
Against the Anarchists.
BELLn5 TESTIMONY UAlHAsEN.
State Auorref Orioosil oags Ms
Witness shraeser Mas gntimi-
dstec - 40 Police Lieutenaots
Corrob0rate the Inspector.

CmeAa0. Jaiy ~ The examination of
the witness Wsller vas resumed this morn
iue ia che anarchist trlai Waller testified
th4r be- gave the bomb which Fischer gave
t8 him. to a member OF the Lehr aud Wehr
Nesein. it vas aitrrXaFd exploded IN the
Woosls Witness had revolver with him
at toe HaTmarket meeting bat no bomb.
Rudolph >chnaub~it VAS present al the
meeting al the socirfy 0n the nisht ~ May
he said the revolution should commence
a. other places. A. well a. Al the Hay market
fQuare. Waller VAS also al meeting
ou Em1r-sg, Sandas May Atthis meet
ug Eugle submitted plan Of his own con
ccpuou similar to that proposed and
adopted al toe subseQ uent meeting held in
Grelf basement lie did not know the
man that presided al the meeting.
The witness vas then turned over 10
counsel Tor the defense for cruss examina-
Uon His evidence WAS NOT materially
shaken. Ia addition he testified tbat 40
oilers we're made To him to indace him 10
testify in this trial Captain SchaacS had
given him s. for sitting in the police
station Onr whole day. While
on a strike Capt Schaack had given his
wife 90 Capt. Schaack bad also usei his
influence in having his name take oil the
black lisI and securing ham work lie re-
membered hein.s IN F0lz hall Wednesday,
Juue Mr.. Grinneil. Mr.. Furhmann.
Capt Schaack with Two detectives and four
teen or sixteen persons indicted for con
spiracy were also present; Ihe latter were
told that they should tel the truth; that
they were indicted Tor conspiracy and oy
telling The Irutn they would 90 themselves
more good than anything else they could
do They were asked who had
work aud who had not and he thought one
gentleman present provided work Tor one
man Who had none
The witness was then turned over to the
State tor re-examinausn. Witness knew
Z-lsler and solomon, counsel for the de-
fensel He saw them after May before be
saw Captain Setback. The State Attorney
asked the witness what they said TO him.
but the defense objected and the question
was withdrawn. Witness had been selected
by some OF the conspiratOrs 10 60 back on
the story he bad told To Captain
Setback and that all the cOnspirators
should meet in Lincoln Park and agree
upOn the story that they should tell on the
witness stand None of the defendants,
however had seen him about this matter
In the afternoon Bernard Schroeder, "A car
penter Of 5cl Milwaukee ave, was put on
tue eidUu. OtnTtt ltf WAS OOTll III IuS~lds
During his entire examination he sat lean
ing forward in the witness chair and gazed
steadily at the floor, scarcely raising his
head during the entire examination. The
short and unsatisfactory answers that were
elected from him seemed % be wrung out aud
were evidently given under protest. His
replies were given in such a law voice as 70
scarcely reach the ears of the Interpreter.
who stood only few feet from him. The
witness said he was member OF the Lehr
and Wehr serein and was present At a
meeting AT Greifs basement May j. Waller
was presiding and said that as so many had
been killed by the police at McCormick's
there would be a mass meeting at the Hay
market and all should come prepared IN
case the police interfered with the meeting.
Beltstazzar Rau brought in some circulars.
No,hiug WAS said about dynamite or tee-
graph wire. IL was expected that the
tiremen would aid the police and in
C ise they did they were to be snnihiiated
aud have their hose cut. His company TO
Lehr aud Wehr Verein marched and drilled
with Springfield rifles He was known a.
No 32 He had seen a copy of Herr Most's
Science oi War" which work was for sale
ar the meetings.
Ga crOss-eXaminatiOn the witness testi-
ded that il was not agreed TO throw bombs
at the Haymarket. and he did not
know any one who was asked 10
take, or did take or throw bomb that
night None of the defendants were mem
bers of the Lehr und Wehr Nerein. Daring
the whole Of the witnesses testimony, Mr..
Grinneil and the other ATTORNEYS for the
State sat in a state Of amazement Al the
G inclusion of the cross examination. Mr..
Ingham. for the State. leaped to his feet and
sad. Did YOU not make A statement in
writing almost directly 10 the contrary of
what you have just said2' The defense OBJ
jected and the question was Withdrawn.
Lients Steele aud Quinn gave evidence
cOrrobOrative Of that given yesterday by
Inspector Bonfield.
After the adjournment Of the court States
Attorney Gnnnell was seen concerning the
reluctance Of his witness Schrseder 10 testify
10 anything be could possibly avoid
Why" said Mr.. Grinnell tibet man has
signed and sworn to written statement
giving full account Of al tie things con-
cerning which we questioned him. Not
fifteen minutes before he came on the stand
he re-afiirmed everything he had previously
said
Has he been tampered with
"Of course he has We expected they
would in'imidafe some Of oar witnesses and
they have begun"