The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-04
THG ANARCHIST TRIALS.
MORE WITNESSES EXAMINED
FOR THE DEFENSE.
The Conspirators Still Supplied
With Flowers by Lady Visitors
Conflicting Evidence.

CHICAGO, Ill, August 3.-The a.
torneys for tne defense in the An
architt trial were late in putting in an
appearance this morning, and The
pr ceediDgs were delayed. Mira. Black,
wife OF the chief counsel for the de-
Tense, appeared in court promptly as
usual, and Internationally presented
the defendant Spies with a large
bouquet OF flowers, end proceeded to
supply the remaining defendants with
copies OF the illustrated weeklies and
local daily newspapers.
The witness, Frederick Liebel, took
the witness chair, aud was subjected
to cross ex examination. The witness
was a regular reader of the Arbeiter
Zeitung, and saw in it an announce
ment Of the hay market meeting. he
had only been in America two years.
He declared that he raw the bomb in
the air aud that it apparently came
from the sidewalk south OF the alley.
The witness belonged to the CarDen-
tars u MON, which met az Zepfs Hall.
He had visited Spies, Lingg and
Schwab in Jail. Hs had attended a
socialistic picnic given to raise funds
for the defendants. His associates
had been mainly socialists.
DIR JAMES d. TAYLOR
who said be had lived in Illinois fjr
nearly forty-fve years aud the last
three years in Chicago, YVES at the
hay market May 4th. The witness is
quite deaf and the counsel had to raise
their voices He said he heard every
word uttered by the speakers at the
hay market. Questioned as to the
exact language used by the speakers
he only remembered that Fielden
said: damn the law; throttle it"
He saw Fielden after the bomb lex.
ploded and watched him as long as he
could. He did no! see him use a re-
volver. The witness said the bomb
was thrown from behind some boxes
about twenty feet south Of the alley.
The bomb went in a northwesterly di-
rection and landed at about even with
the mouth Of the alley. He did not
see any one in the crowd fire at the
police. The witness said he was a
socialist, had attended many of the
socialist meetings and had spoken at
q number of them.
On CROSS exsmina ion, the witness
ssid he did not take his eye off Fiel'
den from the time the police came up
until some time after the bomb ex
ploded. de felt certain that Fielden
was one of the first TO he hit by the
bomb. The witness remained unit
all the crowd about him had gone up
the alley. His closing testimony was
of very confusing character, and dur
ing it he conradiCtsd the testimony
given by the other witnesses for tbs
defense. Hs said the police KEEP
firing into the alley as he was going
east through it, but he would not run
He said the police kept firing on Des
PLANES street all the way to Madison
street and fred many shots on Madi
son street.. The witness said he saw
the bomb as it circlsd through thu
air, and described in the most minut'
manner the gyrations OF the missile
: until it landed in front Of the saconC
! line of po' ice. Ths witness esid hi
had never belonged to any of thu
armed groups of socialists, and wa
then excused,
A number of witnesses were theI
introduced by the defense, who testi
? fed that the reputation OF Gilmer, VIII
swore he saw Spies light the bomb aut
SGhnaubslt throw it, for truth AM
verRcity was bad. The testimony die
not have much weight, as it was al
: hearsay testimony.
FRANZ STEINER,
. machinist, was near the wagon dur
ing the time that Parsons and Fielder
were speaking. When Capt. War
ordered the crowd to di5perse, Fielder
said, 1--WE ars peacesb!e."
; On cross examination, Steiner ties
tilted that when the police came u
Fielden cried out, "Stan3." The W.T.
ness id that he attended the meet
r ing OF the metal workers on the nigh
preceding the hay market meeting
: when somebody exhibited and circu
!, lated the Revenge" circular. He say
l Fielden and Spies on the speakers
3 wagon, but could not swear that h
= raw Schaubelt.
The court then adjourned unit
ID, III,