The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-10-02
VOLUME XXXv.--NUNBER 35.
ANARCHISTS CASE,
An OaIoor of tho Court A.saIlsd-No De-
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CuIcAGo, October 1.-The hearing Of q
motion for new trial in the case Of Il Q
seven condemned Anarchists under SER
teucs OF death for their participation in
the HsymMket slsushter,was commenced
before Judge Gary, in the Criminal Court
this morning, Capt Black, on behalf OF
the condemned men, offered an affidavit
which declared that Special BaIltti Henry
L, Rice, who summoned nearly all the
panel from which the Jury was obtained,
had made q remark to u merchant named
Favor, on Wabash avenue, to the effect
that he "knew his business" and was
selecting men who would hang the Auar.
chists, The attorney asked that Mr.,
Favor and man named Stevens should
be summoned into court and questioned
as TO the alleged remark,
The States Attorney expressed surprise
that the counsel for tho defense should
make such allegations without first In.
forming him oI their purpose to attack sa
officer Of the court.
The reading Of the affidavit was then
concluded, alter which the court took
recess,
LOVE AND DLossoM,
Among the aiiidAvlts were two Of mon
bearing the names Of Love and Blossom,
who have sworn and subscribed that on
the night Of May last Henry Gllmer,
the inControvertibls witness in the ia.
nous trial, was In their company In a sa,
loon at the corner Of Van Buren, and Hal.
Rled streets from about O'Clock until 10
o. after, and that 1t was, therefore, impos-
slble for him To have been where he
swore he was-at The Haymarket meeting,
Like Gilmer, Love and Blossom are said
TO have bsen painters. Gilmer, It will be
remembered, swore that he went 10 the
meeting early to see a friend with whom =.
he had anappointment.
While looking for his friend he saw a
suspicious trio in the alley behind Crane
Brothers building, and he watched their
movements closely until he saw one Of
them, Spies, light the fuse OF the bomb,
and the other, sChnaubelt, hurl 1t at tho
waiting police. lie was very positive in
his Identification OF both Schwab aud
spies, pointing out the latter two In the
courtroom. Sohnaubelt he identified by
photograph which was Ia the possession
Of the ottiCa and was handed him on tho
stand.
ATTEMPT TO IMPRAcH 6ILMER's TESTIMONY,
States Attorney Grinnell says the aida.
wits are intended to impeach the testllno.
ny of Gllwer, but he is confident they will
do nothing Of the kind, He suspected
something wrong from the beginning, aud
upon frat seeing the allidavits sent for the
two nen, Love and Blossom, and ques.
TONED them closely. The former, who
claimed In his affidavit that he knew Gil
mer for 10 years, broke down and confess.
ed that he did not know him at oil, and
that the affidavit was false in every par
ticular lie said that hO had been induced
to make 1t by 80 ocalled,deteCtiye engaged
In hunting evidence for the Anarchist de-
iense, under promise OF rich reWsrd,
Blossom stuck to his story, and when con-
ironted with Loye'a confession seen,ed to
assume that Love had been pcared and In.
timldatsd into retracting what he knew to
10 true. The detective also, 1t Is said, has
weakened, and confessed that he design
edly imposed upon tho lawyers for the de-
tense IN the hope oil making rich sum OF
money. Every endeayor was made to
suppress these facts until the case was re-
opened. The latsness OF the hour at
which this story leaked out, and then only
Ia two sections, made 1t impossible 10
farther look into tho records Of Love and
Blossom.
Albert P. Love and Orrin S. Blossom,
painters, furnished aiIl1ayits to the
state's attorney this morning, repudiaGing
the sworn statements given by them to
Solomon 4 Heisler, regarding the witness
Gilmor and adding that they had been
paid Tor making the samo by q check
drawn on the International Bank by Solo.
mon x Heisler in favor OF Louis L.
Smith,
FOR HUNTING UP A RECORD.
They stated that they received $50 each
out OF the said check. Mr.. Heisler said
that his firm gave Smith such check In
payment Tor services as private detec-
tive in looking up Gllmer's whereabouts
on the fatal night, but not for tho purpose
Of buying testimony.
Captain Black urged the court to grant
postponment Of the arguments on the
motion when all the afidavia had been
read and put In ss part OF the record, but,
Judge Gary declined 10 grant II. Finally
he adjourned court until p. M, at which
time he said would give his decision on
the matter OF the postpostment.
At 2 p. M, Judge Gary asked for that
part ot the record referring TO the examine
alton Of Mr.. Dsnkor aS Juror. Mr..
SolomNn handed him the record which he
proceeded to look over for his own salts
faction.
Capt. Black addressed the court and
dwell OF length on two points. First, that
the States attorney introduced into his
closing Argument substantive matter not
referred 10 previously during tho trial.
Secondly, that the evidence submitted by
the prosecution was detective iu failing 10
prove who tho principal was.
Further hearing was deferred until
MondaV