Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-08-04

ket and Randolph Streets, was the
first witness. He set up q portion of
the circular calling for the Haymarket
meeting. Witness obtained the copy
OF this circular from Mr.. Klein, and he
got it from the defendant Fischer, who
came to the printing Office about z
o'clock on the morning Of May 4.
Fischer wrote the German version of
thecase and the witness is positive he
wrote the following: "Workingmen,
arm yourselves and appear in full
force"
On cross-examination by Capt.
Black the witness said the above line
was taken out by IL o'clock in the
forenoon. An expurgated circular
was shown the witness and he identi-
fed it as one printed after the line was
taken out.
"Do you know who ordered the. line
taken out?"
Objected to.
ibid you hear any one order it
taken out?
s'No sir"
"Did you see it taken out?"
ST did,
"Were you told not to distribute the
circular containing this line ?'
81 was not.'
M. Fl. Marks, g. detective from the
central station, was at the Arbeiter
Zeitung Office on the morning of May
5. st met Neebe on the third floor
and told him I came there to make g.
search of that floor. He said: ALI
right; you won't find anyGhing but
papers and writing Materials There
was q desk in the rooms. I asked
whose desk it was. Neebe said it was
August Spies. On top of shelf back
of this desk I found a package of
oily stuff. | asked what it was
and Neebe said he guessed it
was a preparation to clean type"
This package was taken to the central
station and
PROVED TO BE I MANTLE.
This was the explosive with which
mining expert Buck experimental on
the lake front. When the witness
showed the bag to Neeba, Officer Nc
Keough was In the room and Officer
Haas at the door. Mayor Harrison
was in the building at the time or
moment before, but he did not ask
Neebe the contents of the package.
Mrs. Parsons was also peesent. So
were two young men who were writing,
gentleman and a lady, and Detec
tive Boyd.
Hugh Hume, a newspaper reporter,
testified to interviews he had with
F'ielden, Spies and Schwab after the
riot, but the testimony was not vital.
I'll. L. Gilmer, a painter, living at so
North Ann Street, arrived at the Hay
market at 9:45 O'Clock. At the cor
ner OF Desplaines and Randolph
Streets he saw the wagon occupied by
the speakers. Fielden was speaking.
The witness saw some one leave the
wagon and start toward the alley,
where four or five persons were con-
versing. The witness was at the
mouth of the alley. At that moment
some one cried: "Here come the po-
lice" Then the man who had left the
wagon and joined the parties in the
alley lit a match and placing it against
something held In the hand of one of
the persons, q fuse began to sizzle and
Immediately thereafter the bomb was
thrown.
SCHNAUBELT AND SPIES.
The witness was shown q picture OF
Schnaubelt and recognized it as that
of the man who threw the bomb.
"How many men were there ?'
"Four or 6ve."
"You say you saw q man come from
the wagon and join this group. Can
you recognize any of thedefendants as
that man?''
eyes. that is the pointing at
Spies"
When Spies was pointed out he dis.
played great and paipable agitation.
"Do you recognize any of the re-
naming defendants as composing any
part of that group?"
eyes, that man there was one of the
group" The witness pointed out the
defendant Fischer.
This testimony following that Of
Thompson, yesterday, occasioned a
most profound sensation in the court
room.
The witness, on the crOss-examina
ton, said that prior to coming to Chi
cago he lived at Des MONIES, La. He
came here in 1879.
Mr.. Foster desired to know every.
thing about the story of the man who
has given such frightful testimony
against his client. He asked the wit
ness when he learned that reward
had been offered for conviction in this
case. He replied that he was not
aware that any reward had been
offered. The witness explained salts
factorily as to his whereabouts
He did not appear at the
coroner's inquest, but reported the
facts to the police q few days after the
tragedy, after having told some of his
riends. He went to the Haymarket
to look for a friend who had gone