Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-29
DOOMED DEMONS.
Spies Is Pointed Out from the Witness
Stand as the Man Who Lit the
Fuse on the Fatal Night.
The Picture Of Schnaubei is Identified
as That Of the Man who Threw
The Deadly Shell.
Spies Ia Apparently Amazed Mt tho Direct.
mess of the Testimony and at First
Forgets 20 Laugh.
CHICAGO ANARCHISTS.

| CHICAGO, ILL.,, July 2S August Helm,
printer In the employ Of vehre & Kline,
at the corner Of Market and Randolph
streets. was the first witness in the an
archist trial to-day.
He "set up' portion of the circular
calling for the hsy.market meeting. Ho
said Fischer wrote the German version
of the circular. The witness is positive
he wrote the following; working.
men, arm yourselves appear in full
force"
On cross-examination by Capt. Black
the witness said the above line was taken
out by | / O'Clock in the forenoon.
"Were you told not to distribute the
circular containing this lineYn
"No.n
M. II. Marks, q detective from the Cen.
trail station, was ut the Arbeiter Zeihng
Office on the morning oil MAY q met
Neehe on the third floor. / told him /
had come there TO make search of that
floor. On top OF shelf, back Of Spies,
desk, found package of oily stun, and
asked what 1t was. Neebe said nc guessed
1t was a preparation TO clean type. This
package, when taken TO the Central police
{ station, proved 70 be dynamite. When
the witness showed the bag to Neebe OF.
ticer McKeogh was In the room and Onlcer
kaas at the door. Parsons was also pres.
ent, so were two young men, who were
waiting, a gentleman and lady and Detec-
tive Boyd.
Glmer painter, living at No. 30
North Ann street, arrived ut the hav-
market riot at 9e45. at the corner of
Desplalnes aud Randolph streets he saw
wagon occupied by The speakers Fielden
was speaking The witness saw some
one leave The wagon aud start toward the
alley, where four or five persons were
conversing. The witness was at the
mouth Of the alley At that moment
I some one cried 'IIere come the
police Then the man who had left the
wagon and joined the parties In the alley
III match, placing IL against something
( held in the hand of one Of the persons.
fuse began TO sizzle and Immediately af.
ter the bomb was thrown The witness
was shown picture OF Schnanbel and
recognized IL a. that OF the man who
threw the bomb.
"low mauymen were there?'
HFour or lye.u
! "Yon say the man came from wagon
and joined this group? Can you recog-
. niZe any Of the defendants as that man2ii
eyes, that is the man." pointing at
Spies
! When Spies was pointed ont he dis.
played greatagltatlon.
= "Do you recognize any of the remain
ing defendants as composing any part of
that group?"
q ayes, that man there was one OF the
group" the witness pointing to Defend
ant Fischer.
Foster desired TO know everything
about the history OF the man who had
given such irghtful testimony against his
clients. He asked the witness 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 wit.
ness explained satisfactorily as to
his whereabouts. He did not APP
pear at the coroner's inquest, but he did
report the facts to the police few days
after the tragedy, after having told some
of his friends. He went TO the hay-mar-
ket for friend who had gone there. lie
did not note particularly what Fielden
was saying. In conclusion Foster asked,
"and you say 1t was Spies who left the
wagon?"
az do.n
Continuing the cross examination, gill
mer replied that he thought he saw
Schwab near the wagon,
"Where we're you that evening before
you went to the hay-market2n
81 was at the Palmer house"
"What were you doing there2"
81 desired TO see eX.Gov. Morrill, and
Judge Ford.n
The witness was piled with all forms
Of questions, but he answered them APP
pareutly satisfactorily. He worked with
painter the next day and while lie spoke
OF the hay-market tragedy, he did not
tell what he saw. He did not tell the
landlord or landladY with whom he was
staying He did not think 1t concerned
them. He only told the states attorney.
"Did you see anyone shoot at the mar
ket2"
"No, sir but say great deal of
shooting"
"And you say that It was Spies that left
the wagon, joined the group In the alley,
and III the match which fired the bomb
which caused the explosion at the hay
market?"
al DO"
The cross.exGmination closed, and the
court adjourned for dinner. OF the an- |
archist party Spies and Fischer appeared |
10 be completely broken down by
the damaging character Of the EVIL
| ucnCe 30 COluly uellNcIeu hSulntt
them. Gilmer Is a long, lank American,
with sanctimonious expression OF coun-
tenance, and speaks In a drawing tone
that almost lulls the spectators 10 sleep. |
The appearance Of Indifference Of Spies
was suddenly dispelled when the witness
identified photograph OF Schuaubel as
that OF the man who threw the bomb. |
Intense interest was depicted by each /
listener, Judge, Jury, counsel, pris-
oners and auditors leaned over
In breathless anticipation and listened |
heretofore ludicrous witness, and when |
he said that Spies waB the man who /.
lighted the fuse the most Intense excite
ment prevailed in the courtroom. Every
eye was directed az the accused man,
whose face turned pale, when be regained /,