The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-17
THE FIRST WITNESS.

I
Felix @. BusChek, an architect and
drauShtsman, who was the frat witness
BWorn, I . IL IL 4-l ! .'-la aflNy
THE FIRST WITNESS.
Mr.. BusChek was asked to explain the
details OF this map to the jury. The d.
monslons Of the Haymarket, which in.
cludes the space between Halsted aud
Desplaines streets on Randolph, sre,giyen.
l4pi's Hall is designated on the map al
No. 120 Lake street. The place served as
a rendezvous for the Conspirators. The
witness, pointing to the map, said:
"This is Zspi's Hall, No. 90 Clybufn
avenue. Here Is a walk leading into a
side door In, the hall back of saloon,
which occupies the front. There is little
platform back Of the hall, another aide
door, and there arc two steps leading from
the hall to tue saloon.n -
Captain Black looks attentively at this
map and liStens 10 every word dropped by
the witness. Then lie says: - 4 4
"We don't know the relevancy OF all
this, but suppose 1t has some connection
with tho case" 'i '|"N'
ut will be explained later" reioins Mr..
Grinnell. Al
Another map Is unfolded. The witness
says: This is Griet's saloon, No. 81 West
Lake street, +" designating drawing on the
map.
-. Nj, + s5inpell Ii asks what ia the length of
"It Is tlfty.onO feet and six inches. The
basement la eight feet high, and acCcss can
be had TO 1t by means OF two doors, ono
at the eide, the other at the rear"
Still another map is shown. "This is
zspta Hall, corner of Dssplaines and Lake
streets. II is q larger drawing than the
other" Tho basement stairs, the win.
dows, the doors In the building are pointed
out.
Captain Black wants to know the dis
tance from the corner on which the build.
ing known as Hepls Hall stands to Crane
Bros alley, near which spot the bomb
was thrown. Tile distance is 362 feet.
Then this ground is gone over inch by
inch almost, 70 elucidate to The jury the
mtnutest spot in every part Of the terrific
ry on which the massacre took place.
" ' INSPECTOR DoNFiELD. ''J
Inspector Bondeld then took the stand.
He was in command Of tho police on the
night Of May 0. There wera present Lieu
tenants Steele, Bowler, Pensen, Stanton,
Hubbard, Beard and Quinn with detaCh.
ments Of men. '''' Ii" ''''H
"why dId you come togetherH' Mr..
Grinnell asked,
"Somo time during the day my attention
was called to circular that"
| NNVa ahinnk u CTiaN Hn,,Inik, IlInaL
"Well, we'll put tho circular in cvi.
denCs," said Mr.. Grinnell. f71l
II have one,p said the witness. ''Here
1t Is. consulted with his Honor, the
Mayor, about tho circular which called
for the meeting at tho Haymarket."
"Well, you need not sSy'what that con-
ference was, Tell what you did on leaving
the station"
ut was about 10 o'clock the men we're
ordered out. There were about one hun.
dred and sixty OF them In oil. They
marched up tho street intending to guard
the thorOughiare."
"What was the state Of the men as to
the arms they bore2"
II object" cried Capt. Black. The oh.
lection was overuled, 5t5 gs IT1t
"What were the instruCtions2" .t
"That no man should fire unless he was
ordered 10 do 80 by his superior officer"
"Well, 20 on"
The witness then proceeded to relate
the details Of tho march To tho Haymar.
ket, and said that when the police arrived
the CroAd parted In a peculiar manner.
nThen heard q Kissing noise. l have
had some experience with dynamite and
fuse aud OWNED In an instant what was
going 10 happ0n. The next moment
terrible explosion took place. Then bal.
lels were fired into us for, perhaps
minute or 90, before d BihgIO shot was
fired by the police"
TURNING STATES EVIDENCE.
Several police wounded at tho Hay.
market were in court this afternoon. An
interpreter was sworn. This bbplnu 10 IN.
rRyel The plot, as IL Ia known that the
non. English speaking SociallHts have
turned States evidence, GottiFled Waiier,
a Swiss, was tho first witness. Ho Ia a
cabinet maker and said ho was formerly
Socialist, a member OF tho "Lehr und
Weht Verein.n " w q 4.'s',i
"What did that organization dO2n
| drilled anu exercised IN arms, left
them four months ago."
"Do you remOmbar the time when the
bomb was thtownR" "iViW pD"hiiUiO
"YsB" D..
"whsro were YOU on tho nigh! before
"Athoms that night I...l .
Where were you IL tho EVENING""
I'm dnePs hall, No, 81 West Lake
%IShS. %%hS! tined ZINE 4ia you 20 10 that lSIlTp
"Had ~ you been working that dayH"
MHow did you come 10 20 thOrsY 2"
VI saw an advertisement In the Arbsiler
Zsitung."
nWfers did you see lt2n lt lis
I'm a saloon on Milwaukee Ayenue.n
' "Look al the pApsEl now 5how, marked