The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-28
MORE FLORAL FAYORS
FOR THE ANARCHIST FIENDs
BESTOWED by a silly womnn-TestImony
Given that Made Spies WIucs-W'hat u
Clerk Overheard = Tho AIan who
Threw the Romb.Defense Angry.

CHICAGO, Ills, July 27,-At the An
archist trial this morning Whiting Allen,
newspaper reporter, teatiaed that he
was at the Hsymarket meeting, Parsons,
in his speech, said; "What good are
these strikes going to do2 What are you
going to gain by them? Do you think
you are going 70 gain your point? No,
you will have to go back to work 10 less
wages than you formerly 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't do,
II Jay Gould was put out Of the way to,
day another Jay Gould or ono hundred
Jay Goulds would rise up, 1t isn't the
man, but the system that ought to be de-
stroyed."
The witnesa said the crowd seemed
entirely In sympathy with Parsons, and
applRuded him frequently, Mr.. Allen was
at Zspis Hall when the explosion occur
red. AT the meeting at the HsymRrket
he saw Spies, Parsons, Fielden, and, he
thinks, SChwab, but is not certain Of the
latter. On CrossexaminatiOn the wltness
said he did not ses Parsons at AspPs Hall
that evening. He was not at the Hay
market in the capacity OF q reporter, but,
having another assignment in the neigh
borhood, strolled down to the Haymarkst
in an "abstracted mood"
MORE FLOWERS FOR THE PRIsoNRRs,
A stout, matrouIy woman, whose ample
figure was enlolded in a dress Of white
lawn, was in Judge Gary's court early
this morning, with number OF bouquets.
When the AnarCh Bts we're brought in
from the jail, the woman IN white arose
in q hurry, and, quickly running over TO
the prisoners, rendered each one OF them
bunch OF flowers.
Detective Cossrove was one OF the olli-
GERS detailed to attend the HaymRrket
meeting. He testified particularly regard.
ing the speech made by Parsons. The
crowd present he estimated at 1000, and
vas very unIuly and excited. Parsons,
near the close Of his speech frequently
cried, "Io arms !" which served to greatly
increase 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 to report the
character OF Parsons inCOndiary utter.
AnCes the police were mastering to move
down DesplainVs street. The witness went
ahead and remained bshind telegraph
pole when the firing commenced.
SAW TaE ExPLosIoN.
E. E. Owens, a reporter, saw ParDons
at the corner OF Randolph and Halstead
streets shortly before the Haymarket
meeting began. He asked Parsona where
the meeting was 10 bs held. Parsonu re.
piled that he did not know.
"Why," remarked the witness, "you
are going to speak, aren't youP"
"Eo," replied Parsons, II am going to
the South Side" Saying thia, Parsons
started for street car, but drew back, and
slspping the witness iamiliarly on the
oack, remarked: Are you armed2 Have
you any dynamite about you2"
Parsons then moved away. His wife
accompanied him. Almost at the came
time he saw Mayor Harrison. He did not
see SChwab, who was running across the
street, almost ran into Harrison. He did
not see schwab again that night. He
heard Spies, Parsons aud Fielden speak
and bis recital Of their utterauCes va.
ried very slightly from the former &C.
counts.
me witness saw tho approach oil the
police aud running ahead ofthem, mount.
cd an iron stairway at the corner Of Ran.
lolph and Desplainea streets. He heard
the warning Of the police very distinctly
and Immediately atterward q hendish cry
came from the wagon followed by the ex.
plosion Of the bomb,