The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-04
TRIAL OF THE ANARCHISTS.
4 Number of Witnesses Who Didn't See
the Defendants Do Anything.
Fhey Swear the Bomb Was Thrown from Be-
yond the Alley, and that the Police
Did AL the Shooting.

CHICAGO, Aug. 3.--The attorneys for the de-
sense In the Anarchist trial were late in putting
In an appearance this morning, and the proceed
inRs were delayed. Mrs. Black, wife of the
chief counsel for the defense, appeared in court
promptly, as usual and ostentationsly presented
the defendant Spies with large bouquet of.
fowerN and proceeded TO supply the remaining
defendants with copies of the illustrated week
lies and local daily newspapers. The witness
Frederick Liebel took the witness chair and was
subjected to crossexamination. The witness
aas regular reader of the Arbeiter Zeitung.
and saw Ia it an announcement Of the Haymar-
ket meeting He had only been in America two
years. He declared that he saw the bomb in the,
Dir. and that it apparently came from the side
walk south of the alley. The witness belonged
30 the Carpenters Union, which met at Zepfs
Hall. He had visited Spies, Lingg and Schwab
In jail. He had attended a Socalstic picnic
given to raise funds for the defendants. His
sociates had been mainly Socialists. DR.. James
D. Taylor, who said he had lived in Illinois for
nearly forty-fve years, and the last three years
fn Chicago, was at the Haymarket on May 4.
The witness is quite deaf, and the counsel had to
saise their voices. He said he heard every word
Questioned as to the exact language used by the
speakers, be only remembered that Fielden said:
"Damn the law; throttle it." He saw Fieden
after the bomb exploded, and watched him as
long as he could. He did not see him use re-
voiver The witness said the bomb was thrown
from behind some boxes about twenty feet south
of the alley. The bomb went in northwesterly
direction, and landed at about even with the
m outh of the alley. He did not see any one in
the crowd fire at the police. The witness said
he was Socialist, had attended many of the
Der of them. On the cross examination the wit
ness said he did not take his eye off Fielden from
the time the police came up until some time
Kfter the bomb exploded. He felt certain that
Fielden was one of the first to be hit by the
bomb. The witness remained until all the
crowd about him had gone up the alley.
His closing testimony was Of a very confusing
sharacter, and during it he contradcted the
testimony given by the other witnesses for the
defense He said the police kept firing into the
alley as he was going east through 1t. but he
would not run. He said the police kept firing
On Desplaines street all the way to Madison
The witness said he saw the bomb as it circled
shrough the air, and described in the most
minute manner the gyratio of the missile
antil it landed in front of the second line of
police The witness said he had never belonged
ko any of the armed groups of Socialists and
was then excused.
A number of witnesses were then introduced
by the defense, who testified that the reputa-
tion of Gilmer, who swore he saw Spies light
the bomb and Schnaubelt throw it, for truth and
Teracity. was bad. The testimony did not have
much weight, as it was all hearsay testimony
Franz Steiner, machinist, was near the
wagon during the time that Parsons and Fielden
we're speaking. When Captain Ward ordered
the crowd to disperse, Fielden said: I'VE are
peaceable."
On cross examination Steiner testified that
when the police came up, Fielden cried out
HStsndn The witness said that he attended a
meeting Of the metal workers on the night pre-
sedipg the Haymarket meeting, when somebody
exhibited and circulated the Revenge circular.
Hesaw Fielden and Spies on the speakers wagon.
out could not swear that he saw Schnaubelk
3he court then adjourned until NJ.
The first witness this afternoon was Joseph
Kuischer, shoemaker. He was shot at the
Haymarket meeting, but he saw no shooting
except what the police did. AS his testimony
was so obviously biased he was soon allowed to
so.
Frank Laab baker. told story very similar
to that OF the preceding witness He stated
positively that he saw the police firing after the
bomb exploded. aud saw no one else fire or have
4 revolver in his possession. On cross -examina-
sfon be said he knew nothing OF Socialism until
he came TO America, some three years ago. He
spent some time in Cleveland, and then came to
Chicago. in which place he learned all he knew
of Socialism.
John Obriery, printer, testified that Gimer,
who swcre that Spies handed bomb TO Schnau-
belt, had no reputation for veracity.
William Urban. compositor on the Aroeiter
1eitnnR. was the next witness. lie was present
at the Haymarket meeting. He heard Fielden
say. at the close of his speech, 1--WE are peace
able;' bat heard no such language as Here
comes the bloodhounds.n or ssYou do your duty
and we1l do ours." He said Fieldens remark,
%We are peaceahle,D was made in a low tone, as
Ehoneh private to Captain Ward
The next witness was William d. Gleason,
shoemaker, special agent Of the State Trade and