Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-03
Mayor Harrison is Placed on the Stand
by the Defense in the Chicago
Anarchists Trial.
he Tells Of His Visit TO the Hay. Market
Just Prior 10 the Great Riot and
Loss OF Life,
The Revenge Circular introduced yyitb m
inherent Heading No Dental az sho
Facts Presented by the state
rnE prFnNsr.

'he anarchists are ON trial was greater to-
day than ever before.
Mayor Harrison was the first witness
calico. He was examined by Capt
Black.
After stating, In answer 20 questions,
that he had been mayor Tor seven Years,
nc stated that he knew Spies and Parsons
personally the former only Incidentally
lie said he was present at the HAY matket
on the night OF the tragedy.
when asked why he was present al the
Hay-matket, Mr., Harrison said
On MondaN, May 8, riot occurred al
the Mccormick reaper works. There
were some windows broken ana some
shooting. On the evening OF that day INV
attention was called 70 the circular cali.
Ing the meeting at lIay-market ou TIDES.
day ight which was framed IN peculiar
manner. (rhe witness had refarsuce 10
the revenge chcular.) Mr.. Harrison said
he Immediately called the police captains
together and gave general Instructions
that II anything occurred at the meeting
which would have a tendency toa renewal
of the scene az McCormluks that tho
crowds
SHOULD DE DIspERsEp.
lie said he went In person 10 give ab.
solute orders, provided he found tue oc-
casion warranted IL, He arrived shortly
after the speaking had commenced and
heard only q few remarks made by Sples.
Tie heard portion Of Parsons speech He
said be thought Spies noticed his presence
there. Harrison said he Thought from
the tenor OF Spies speech that 4 was
Leading up 10 a poiut that would compel
him TO interfere With the meeting. When
Spies noticed the witness Spies tone an.
pearcd TO change somewhat, and his lat
ter remarks seemed tame. The witness
said Of Parsons speech that that
portion which he heard was violent 30.
lltcal haraDgue against capital While
he was present Mr. harrison said no
heard nothing from Parsons which sbemed
TO call for
HIS OPTICAL INTERVENTION
The portion OF Spies speech which az.
tracted HIS attention as incondiary was
his queries as to why the police had been
Gssemblgd3 why the militia had been
called 20 the armory; why the gatllng.
gun had been shottod He could not re-
member the exact words when these
queries were applied and the declaration
made that they were intended 10 Overawe
the wogklngmen.
There were cries Of "Killthem, mdHane
them" The most blttorof these cries
appeared 10 come from the immediate
Vicinity OF the wagon.
Mr.. Harrison does not intimate that
more than three hundred actual sympa-
thizers with the speakers appeared TO be
present He said OF the crowd which
surrounded the speakers stand IA major
10y appeared 10 be German, Bohemiang
aud Poles, Probably the greater number
were Germans. The speaking or Hhnt he
heard was in English.
When the witaess left the vicinity Of
the speakers stand, Parsons was still
speaking. Proceeding TO DesPiaines
street he remained there about i've MN
utes before leaving for home. When be
started 20 leave the scene there were no
signs OF a riot, and tho crowd did not
seem TO him
TO EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED PERSONS.
Capt, Black asked the witness what he
said 10 Inspector Bon1eld when be was AZ
the police station.
The prosecution objected.
Capt, Black said he desired 20 show
that the movement OF tho police was In
the nature Of deliberate attack
The state's attorney then withdrew his
objection.
Mayor Harrison said he told Inspector
Bon1eld that he thought the speaking was
about ~ a close; that he thought there
would be no trouble, and advised that he
dispense the reserve force OF police held
az the various stations. The inspector
said be had already given these orders.
The inspector also said that he had heard
rumors regarding another projected en-
terprise that night by the riotous persons
which would cause him H. hold cue Des
PLANES station squad ia reserve
On REORGANIZATION, Mr. Grinneli
asked the witness whether he had not
been advised OF the attempt to burn the
Chicago, Milwaukee & 81 Paul igeigbt
house. Objected 10 by the defense
The ftate's attorney then asked what
rumors hehad heard, and the mayor said
Insp cor B1nfeld has been advised that
the meeting etOre IT adjourned would
attempt 10 burn the Milwaukee & ST.
Paul depot The Inspector had also
been advised that the meeting hal been
called 70 distract attention from other
quarters lie left the police station after
giving tho Inspector discretionary powers
as TO the dispoaal Of the meeting or %
quell any other disturbances The mayor
said he had made up his mind TO prevent
the recurrence OF the scenes At McCor.
mick's II II was IN his power 10 do so.
This closed the examination of me Wit
ness
Martin Simon, travelling salesman,
was at the Hay-market meeting. During
he afternoon be was given a circular by
some one on West Lake street. The cir
;ular was submitted by tie prosecution,
u was o copy 81 tne sRevengeN circular,
except thst IL Ia 'tAae0tlOH Wofkmtn"
taHs 10 q 4.