Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-08-10

wssld tntssfsss VII - sfsese.s.n
there. Before - bsgn - spssk ,.
axksd where Purses W., sn4 ~ III
be ms sddressisg . uss<ing u ~ 60
Dsr Of Randolph aad Ha'sssd safesfs.
and b went tAsrs With Hsuy SPas'
and Sehnssbelt to find him. WItnso
said he then returned 10 ths wsgos
With Sehnsrbsit. he did not Sc
Schvsb. a. Schnsabsls said b hsd
gone TO Dsering to address . me- tn
there.
!" Did you 90 into the sIley viii
Sehpaabelt."
NO.
Witness said that Schnanbelt could
not speak English. md be coad not
have convsrsed with him in that Ian
guage-
Spies said be made N ordinary speech
ct HsynArket. he said be told the
meeting that the masses vere degrsdsd.
lie then saw Parsons, and the latter be-
gan his speech. Herenenbersd unirn-
Poriant portions Of Parsons spseeh,
but could not remember wha. Fisldea
said. Hesaid be remained on the wagon
curing AL the speaking. He say the DO
Ice on Randolph street add heard Cap
taia Ward give. the order 10 disPerse-
BE said be was helped of TIE wagon
By his brother Henry and another nsn.
When be bad resehed the sideralk be
heard the explosion, and thought"
said witness. "that the pslice were
firing . cinoon to frigh,en the people"
he said be went to Zepfs Hall whsr
The firing began.
add you ligk. the bonb:" witness
vss asked.
SPIES smiled. showed his teeth, aaS
replied: II never did" Re said he did
not see SchDaabelt in the alley and de-
Lied Giluer's story. He SAID TIA; tts
interview which wlkersen. reporter,
had with him last January was sub
stsDsially true.
Spies said Be had had two dynsmite
SHELLS IN bis ofiiae for THREE years. They
we're given 70 him By man who sailed
fer New Zealand. he told the report
Il IN January. as printed. that there
we're 1900 armed Socialists 10 Chicago.
and described 10 him bor the police
AID soldiers could be fought. BE had
odd the reporter, IS stated on the trial,
that dypsmiie was the child OF the fu-
tire and would prove . great leveller.
Spies then made Whist the prosecu-
ton claim IS fatal admission, fnlly
corrOboratiDg their claim thai the armed
section had s secret caucus, and had
prepared for ~ attack on TIE police.
Spies said be wrote the word - Ruhe,"
which appeared in the 4,beifer Zsitaag
on May 4ih. BE said the night before
be received the following letter I" Nh.
Editor. please insert in to-day's Letter
Box the word Ruhe in prominent let
tiers" Hs said be did not know ihsd
aDy import, b1i the next day Bslthhssn
Rsu said II WAS decided by The ARMED
stction 70 have the word as . sign Of
s.rnirg tbst they should keep their
powder dry for use against the police.
&c tod Rsu that that Vas foolish, and
asked Fischer 70 inform the armed sec
t,cu thst it WAS . mistake. SPIES then
described bis arrest By the police. Re
declared that The superintendent o. 20.
lire called HIN "a dutch dog. hound.
and vbelp," Sod made 81 attack Oh
tim. Spies said be kept dynamite il
LIS Office 10 experiment with. and car
Titd revolver, thinking i; was good
thing 10 be armed. He declared tbs.
on tie night Of the Hsymirket rot,
however, be Rad left his revolver with
eT-AlderInAl StAufer.
Spies Was croSseISmined at the af-
t.Tuoon session Of the court st great
length. he said Sehwsb and himself
we're editorial writers on the ArbeiieT
ZeifvBg, but we're not responsible foT
the character Of The expressions used il
ibe paper. Be Spies was in charge o.
b. Alarm for s short time when Par.
sons WAS absent. he had four bombs
in bis Office. They we're brought 70
him some three years ago By = man
who said be was from Cleveland. They
-ere iron bombs with percussion caps.
BE never saw the nan again. He said
be Vas going to New Zsslsni.
And when did yOu get these Car
bonb,,"
Il never got them. That is al in
rention Of the reporter. 4 mRn came
here while ] VAS ct dinner and left
then there. He lefs the bombs with
The bOok-kseper. l never saw hin be-
fore or after"
How much dynamite did you have
in your Office"
Two snsll packages. / got it Of q
powder company because I had read
great deal about dynamite, and |
bought ! vouli ike 10 investigate fur
thr."
why"
"on general principles. can; SAY
further
ibid yOu ever experiment with
bombs -
mo, sir
Was dynamite distributed fron the
lr5cfer Zalfuns ofHes?"
The Office WAS not run f9r that pur-
pose. No bombs were ever distributed
froa here. never tod 8 reportsr they
were"
Witness s.i3 be had been = member
Of the American group OF Anarchists.
and considered himself 81 Anarchist for
about sight years. lie admitted be
had addressed great many meetings,
but could 10. tell what proportion Of
tbe listeners hEi been Anarchists.
Never handled toy bombs eIoep: IS
already testified TO.
Have you known Herr Mos.:"
Yes"
" Did you receive this letter."
Handing witness letter sddressei
to him and signed By Herr MOST
II did
" Did you answer i;:"
al DO not Teneuber:"
did you send the writer Of this