The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-08-10
SPIES AND PARSONS.
The Two Anarchists Exam
= ined on Monday,
sQUIRMINeIN THE CRUCIBLE.
Objections Made, and overruled Ano
Damaging Documents Read 80
OIL er Notes orInteresr.
The Anarchists.

CaIcAso, August e.-Fiflesn ninutes
before the opening OF the afternoon
session, there was not vacant seat IN
the courtroom. The fact that spies
was the witness under examination, lent
an extraordinary smount OF interest IN
the session. He vas cross-examined oy
Ingham.
How long have you been editor OF
the Arbeifcr ZeifHHggn
About six years
Were you editor -in-chief?
No. There was really no editor'in-
Were You not looked upon as head OF
the editorial Department.
Not so by those connected with me
paper. The edi' oriai department MAS
Governed b. the publishing company
What position did Schwab hold -on
the paper7
The same as did; that of the edi-
tor. @ +, u..-
And neither of you were responsible
for the character of the expression OF
the paper2
No, sir. - L
Spies in answer ID further questions
OF a similar nature, stated that lie Was
a DHNU ELLlUlONCC vi NAE @ANNgsAlN e<@NNNt.e >
that he looked over the editorial aru-
cles before they. were Published, but
was not responsible for their tone.
Q.-Were you editor OF the AidrEi,
az any time2
I took charge of IL for a short time,
once while Mr.. Parsons was absent
How many bombs did you have In
your Officer ~
n -FOUR. 10. o. rELrI raN
-Waen did you get themg sr
. They were brought to me some three
wears ago, b. man who said he was
rom Cleveland. rrse rf 80 90
What kind OF bombs were theyP 49,.
Lon, percussion bombs. =, :.
what Decsmeof the man who brough'
routine bOmbs2 - 90.
i never saw him again. BE said. II
remember, that he was going to New
And when did you get those Car
I never got them, that is an inyen-
I ton OF that reporter. A man came
I iere while / was as dinner, and lei
mem there. He left the bombs WIZ
I the bookkeeper. never saw him be
fore or after .-a I-li.H =. nc
During this examination the Wines
was very uneasy and his voice treinblet
preceptibly. His agitation increased
when the examination was continues
as follows:
How much dynamite did you have il
your Office
Two small packages. III.
Where did you get it2
OF the powder company.
Why did you purchase this dyna
fnite2 80.
on; 1 had read great deal about dy.
Mantle aud thought / would invesu
gate further.
Why did you wish te investigate fur
Oh, on genera principles. can't say
further.
Did you ever experiment with com
busubles2
No, sir.
Didn't you 60 to Sheffield, Indians
aud witness some experiments VIII
bombs2 -a
The witness answered evasively, an
! the question being repeated in anothe
form, the defenseA objected. The oble,
ton was overruled and the witnes
swore that he had never experiments
with bombs. ~ -, ..
Was the dynamite distributed fsor
the ATjeiter Zeitvng Office?
The Office was not maintained Tor u.
Were bombs ever distributed iror
thereI
Did Won not tell the reporter, wilkir
son, that they were?
z Have you known Herr Most? ili .
nd beS, Won receive this letter? (Handii
witness letter addressed TO him al
signed By Most.)
! / did.
: bid YOU answer II?
q The defense objected and the e1Amil
alton vas suspended while the Cou
read the letter.
You may answer. said the Court.
/ do not remember. fa :.
How long have you correspond
with Mostg -t-i
! Objected to. Sustained.
q In whose handwriting Il TIM post
), card e? (hsnding Spies postal cardl
o The defense oblecteuf reau me Ca
a and Foster asked II the stare confer
plated bringing IN g new ueienoai
+ The Court having decided mat the Q
. section was just, the examination "
4 continued.
y Roth the letter and postal card we
!; saain handed the witness and he "
= SEED. YES or no, whether nor not he 7
= ceIved Them. The question was evad
\ for a while, witness Enally admtttil
!. that he must have received them,
y they were addressed to him,
ie Ma w, send the writer OF this ca
= directions asked for for the shipment
= me me Stuff nuentioned2
: answer, positively. did not.
e MIA Won write this circular, {
u revenge circular?" 81
nj Won cause the words, ''WorkiI
-,en arm yourselves and appear
,, force force- TO be expnnged?
i did. FE
= Rsrsnse il seemed ridiculous, a
could Keep people away from the me
?, ~, ;,stead Of drawing them 10 it.
ii'7 mt Won wrote the expression, "Wo
i ingmen 70 arms
as Why did you do thstf f