Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-07-28
MORE BOQUETS
p0R THE ANARCHISTS, WHICH, HOWEVER,
PAIL TO KEEP UP THEIR SPIRITS,
Which Appear to be on the Decline Under he COntn-
nous Fire OfEyidencs- Parsons Speech at the
Haymarkst-MOre Newspaper Re
pOrtsrs Testify Yesterday.

CHICAGO, July 2.-At the Anarchist
trial this morning Whiting Allen, a news
paper reporter, testified that he was at the
Haymarket meeting. Parsons, in his
speech, said: "What good are these strikes
going to do? What are you going to gain
by them? Do you think you are going to
gain your point? No, you will have to go
back to work for less wages than you FORM
erly received" When he mentioned the
name of Jay Gould some one cried: Hang
him. Throw him in the lake"
Parsons said: mo, no; that won'tdo. If
Jay Gould was put out of the way to-day
another Jay Gould or one hundred Jay
Goulds would rise up. 1t isn't the man,
but the system that ought to be de-
stroyed."
The witness said the crowd seemed en-
tirely in sympathy with Parsons, and ap-
plauded him frequently. Mr.. Allen was
at Eepf's Hall when the explosion occurred.
At the meeting at the Haymarket he saw
Spies, Parsons, Fielden, and, he thinks,
Schwab, but is not certain of the latter.
On croSs-examinatiOn the witness said he
did not see Parsons at Zepfs Hall that
evening. He was not at the Haymarket
in the capacity of a reporter, but, having
another assignment in the neighborhood,
strolled down to the Haymarket in an
distracted mood" He had instructions
from his paper never to report Parsons.
The witness saw Mr. Matkoff at Zepf's
Hall, but was positive that this man was
not in the company of the defendant
Fischer at that place. Mr.. Allen was
asked if he saw Fischer, and said he did
not.
C. r. Tuthill, another reporter, was at
the Haymarket, but not on assignment,
and while parsons was speaking. The wit
ness thought the crowd was made up of
two classeS-thOse opposed to the speaker,
and they were in the majority, and those
in sympathy with the speaker, and they
appeared to be more enthusiastic than the
leaders of the meeting,
MORE BOUQUETS FOR THE ANARCHISTS.
A stout matronly woman, whose ample
figure was embodied in n dress of white
lawn, was in Judge Gary's court early this
morning with number of bouquets.
When the Anarchists were brought in from
the Jail, the woman in white arose i'll Il
hurry, and, quickly running over to the
prisoners, rendered each one Of them a
bunch of flowers.
Detective COs9rove was one ofthc officers
detailed to attend the Haymarket meeting.
He testified particularly regarding the
speech made by Parsons. The crowd pres
ent he estimated n two thousand and was
very unruly and excited. Parsons, near
the close of his speech frequently cried,
''To arms" which served to greatly in
crease the excitement.
The witness kept going from the wagon
to the police station to report the exact
condition of affairs, and when he went to
the station the last time tOrepOrt the char
acter of Parsons incendiary utterances the
police We're mastering 10 move down Des-
PLANES street. The witness went ahead
and remained behind telegraph pole
when the firing commenced.
Ills recital of the order TO disperSe, the
explosion of the bomb, and the firing into
the police ranks did not vary from the
former narrative.
He was addressed by an officer standing
near him, who stated that he was wound
ed; and in helping him away from the
scene came across the dead body of Officer
Deegan.
Detective McKeogh was present at the
IIaymarket and gave q similar Yersan Of
the speeches and firing.
DnpSnnI pt
the corner of Randolph and Halsted streets
shortly before the Haymarket meeting be-
gan. He asked Parsons where the meet
ing was to be held. Parsons replied that
he did not know.
"Why," remarked the witness, "yOu
are going to speak, aren't yOu?"
NO" replcd Parsons, Il am going TO
the South Side Seeing this Parsons start
ed for street car hut drew back, and
slapping the witness tamiharly on the
back. remarkedi care y0u armed? Have
you any dynamite about your
Parsons then moved away. His wife ac-
companied him. Almost at the same time
he saw Mayor Harrison, and Schwab, who
was running across the street, almost ran in
10 Harrison. He did not see Schwab again
JlllI night. Ilt siAiu
Fielden speak and his recital Of their ut
terances varied very slightly from the for
mer accounts.
W!TSEssEn THE EXPLOSION,
The witness saw the approach of the
police and running ahead of them, mount
| ed an iron stairway at the corner of Ran
dOlph and Desplaines streets He heard
the warning of the police very distinctly
and Immediately afterward iiendish cry
came from the wagon, followed by the ex-
plOsiOn of the bGmb.
The witness was wounded in tho leg al
most at the first fire. Witness testified
that he saw shots fired from the east side
of the street, and up to that time the pO-
| lice had not fired.
Mr.. C. Metzner, hardware merchat at
the corner Of Desplaines and Randolph
streets, made an examination early the
next morning wrere the bomb had ex-
ploded, and expressed the view that the
excavation in the street was caused by
dynamite or giant powder.