The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-29
SPIES LIT THE MATCH
THAT IGNIrED THE BOMB
That was Thrown In tho lIayp.arEet Riot ~
sol'aubOlt-The Testimony of the Wit
meas Giving the Evidence UnshakSn
After Severe Cross. Examination.

| NfNN"h NhN ANNWuhNV hHhhAhNH
AftOr Severe Cross.ExamInatlon.
CHICAGO, July % The stout bsllilT who
attended the door in Judge Gary's court
perspired very freely this morning, but,
despite this, his iacs was dark and threat,
enIng as a storm in mldwinter, "No, you
can't get in" were the words he gave ut.
terauce to as stream ofred.taced, persplr.
ing curiosity seekers made their way up
stairs, "Fhe court room is full already"
the baillf would explain, And he told the
truth. Before court opened there was not
vacant seat in the room.
August Heuu, a printer in the employ
Of Vehrer & Klein, corner Of Market and
Randolph streets, was the first witness,
He set up portion OF the circular calling
Tor the Haymarket meeting, Witness OBJ
tanned copy. OF this circular from Mr..
Klein, which he got from theIleiendant,
Fischer, who came TO the printing office
about 7 o'clock on the morning OF May 4,
Fischer wrote the German version oithe
case, aud the witness is positive he wrote
the following; "Worklngmen, arm your.
selves, and appear in full force"
On cro's'examinatlon by Captain Black
the witness said the above line was taken
out by II O'Clock in the forenoon. An
expurgatad circular was shown the wit
ness and he identified Ii as one printed
after the line was taken out.
Q-Do you know who ordered the line
out2
Objected to-
Odd you hear any one order It taken
out2 A.-No, sir.
Q-Did you SEQ 1t taken out9 AL
Q-Were you told not to distribute the
circular containing this lineP Al was
not.
CONTENTS OF SIZES DESK.
NJ. H, Marks, a detective from the Cen
trSl Station, was at the Arbeiter Zeituag
office on the morning Of May 8. ~ met
Neebe on the third floor and told him |
came there TO make search ot that floor.
He said: "All right, you won't find any
thing but papers and writing materials"
There was a desk in the room. l asked
whose desk 1t was. Neebe said 1t was
August Spies. On top oi shelf back Of
this desk | found package Of oily stuff.
| asked what 1t was, and Neebe said he
guessed It was preparation to clean type.
This package was taken to the Central Sta
ton and proved to be dynamite. This
was the explosive with which mining ex.
pert Buck experimental on the lake front.
When the Witnpss showed the bag to
Neebe officer McKeogh was In the room
and Officer Haas at the door. Mayor Har.
rison was in the building at the time, or
moment before, but he did not ask Ncebs
the contents oi the package. Mrs. Par.
sons was also present. SO we're two young
men who we're writing, a gentleman and
lady and Detective Boyd.
Hugh Hume, a newspaper reporter, les.
titled TO interviews he had with Fieldtn,
Spios and sChwab after the riot, but the
testimony was not vital.
THE BOMB TIfRowRR IDENTIFIED.
II. L. Gllmer, painter, living at No. 80
North Ann street, arrived at the Haymar.
ket at 0 AS o'clock. At the corner OF Dss.
PLANES aud Randolph streets he saw the
wagon occupied by the speakers. Fielden
was speaking. The witness saw some ono
leave the wagon and start toward the
alley, where four or Ave persons were con.
veraing. The witness was at the mouth
Of the alley. At that moment some one
cried: "Hore come the police" Then
the man who had left the wagon and
1ined the parties in the alley lit match,
and placing 1t against something held In
The hand OF ono Of the others, fuse began
10 Rizzle and Immediately thereafter the
bomb was thrown.
The witness was shown the picture OF
SChaubelt, and recognized It as that OF
he man who threw the bomb.
Q.-How many men were there2"
A.-Four or tive.
Q-You say man come from the wagon
md joined this group. Csn you recognize
my Of tho defendants as that man.
A-Yes, that is the man-pointing 10
spies,
When Spies was pointed out he displsy.
ID great and palpable agitation.
Q-Doyo you recognize any OF tho remain.
ng defendants as composing any part OF
hat group? A.-Yes; that man there
vas one OF the group.
The witness pointed out the defendant
Fischer.
THIS testimony following that ot Thomp-
on, Yesterday, oCcasloned profound sen-
atlon IN the court room. Ihe witness,
N the crossIts,xastnln9Ilon, t,1 SAID that prior
0 coming 10 ohic9so ne Ilya.St DesMotnes,
owa' he came mere IN lsV.
NO WONDER nR WAS ANxIous.
Mr.. Foster deaired 10 know evervlbtno
.bont ,he history oi the man s,bn has
'iyen Rnph irightiul Testimony av"inst hiS
iiarts 10 ssLs tha ,nit,aSS. "siu.s s,ahn" t'S hS