The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-21
SENSATIONAL TESTIMONY
IN THE ANARCHIST TRIALS AT
CHICAGO.
Spies and the Authorship Of the "Re-
veBge" Observation-Disclosures
OF the Officers.

whom they admitted 10 Judge GaTy's
courtroom. The keen public interest
in the Sensational developments in the
anarchist cases is demonstrated by
the daily increasing crowds who apply
for admission. TheI courtroom was
crowded when
HENRY HEINKMANN,
a reporter, the FIST witness, was called.
Mr.. Grinnell asks him il he was at a
meeting on October 18th last at the
Twelfth street Turner Hall. He was.
A resolution was introduced by Au-
gust Spies. Fieldeu was there and the
mestiug was presidsd over by A. B4lz
| The contents OF the resolution sub
mitted by Spies related to the impend
ing eight hour movement, and that
the workingmen should not hope for
success unless they were prepared TO
enforce their demands. The resolu-
on concluded something like: Death
to the enemies OF the human race, our
despoilers. Itw also set forth in the
resolution, which was adopted unani-
mously by the meeting, that in al
Likelihood the capitalistic class would
oppose the laboring men by means of
the pc ice and the milit a, and that no
lasting reform could be accomplished
| un es3 a similar force was brought to
bear agains. the class ia authority.
The witness says May LIST was desig-
mated as the time the new labor
movement was ID be Introduced. The
resolutions were introduced in evil
denCe.
OFFICER j. A. WEST,
OF the Human Street S alton, Was
next put on the stand. He was at
McOormick's Reaper Factory on the
afternoon of May Sd, near where
meeting was being held, at which Au-
gust Spies was prominent speaker.
Witness proceeded to give at length
the particulars Of the riot which &C.
Cured at McCormick's The defense
interposed a violent obi sction to the
testimony and the efforts of the pros
ecution to connect the defendants with
all acts OF violence that had occurred
in Chicago. The States Attorney
said that he intended to prove con-
spiracy-Spes had addressed the
meeting at McCermick's with the de-
sire of paving the way for the meet.
ing OF May 4th. This they would
prove, step by step. 1t would be
sho wn that at er Spies had addIe' sed
the crowds in most violent language
he did not remain on the scene, but
at once came down town and wrote
the famous Revenge" circular, de-
nouncing the polcs and saying that
six workingmen had bean killed ut
MCCormick's, which was untrue.
Spies had no means OF knowing what
had occurred when he wrote the cir
cular, and his object was simply to IN
flame the passions of the people and
to make anarchy rule "a doctrine he
had been preaching for years. The
Court allowed the witness to proceed
with his narrative. He said many of
the mob were armed with fevolvers,
and that they Mt once opened fire
upon the police upon the la.ter's ar
rival on the scene.
JAMES FRASER,
who was employed near McCoruiCk's
factory and who witnessed the riot,
confirmed Offer Vets testimony.
When Spies was speaking to the
crowds he was v5ry violent. At the
conclusion of his speech some one
cried on pointing toward the factory:
Lets go and kill those id scabs "
The crowd Immediately started in that
direction, and Spies slid Off the plat
form and started for the street cars.
h. T. b ker also coroborated the
testimony Of the two Witnesses.
A, S. LEcKLIE,
reporter on the Daily Ne,os, gave evil
dence on the same subject. He said
in his address to the crowd Spies
spoke of bombs, revolvers, etc. The
witness was on the platform from
which Spies WAS speaking, but was or
dered to leave, and on refusing to do
so was violently assaulted.
F. HARAsTER,
president of the Lumber Showers
| Union, testified that the object of the
meeting near McC1rmick's was to hear
the report Of a committee who had
wal ed on the lumber bosses. He was
TO make that report, but upon arriv-
ing on the scene he found that violent
speeches were being made by out
siders, He jumped on the platform
and counseled moderation. He tod
the men the object o the meeting WAS
TO hear the report, but they threstened
TO throw him off the platform il he did
not keep quiet. When the crowd
started toward the fac DRY he tiled to
stop it, and warned them against
listening to the poisonous speeches
| IL LII
made an obi sction to this testimony,
but the objection was promptly oyer.
ruled by Judge Gary.
SERGEANT JOHN RNRIGHT
and another officer next ties fled as to
the riot at McCo mick's, their tasti-
mony agreeing with that OF their com.
rades.
CAPT. WARD,
| in command at the Desplaines Street
station, way asked to describe the
march OF the police to the hay ma kst.
There were 40 or $50 men in line
Leus. Steele and Quinn had com.
mand OF the frat company; Lieut.
Hubbard had the third company. The
rear was brought up by comm lnds un-
| WI l1itulSs hOulu ANU Il duhtUs OhDl.
Ward ordered the hay market crowd
{, disperse in the name of the State Of
Illinois. Felden was on the wagon
occupied by the speakers, and it WIS
he VINO said; "Ne are peaceable."
The bomb exp odod an instant or two
Ia or. Seven we're wounded, and in
al sixtv.six wera killed and in jnr d.
Altar The bomb exploded the crowd
opened a rafting vollpy on the police,
aud forty-tWo men IN hi precinct were
either killed or wounded. On cross
examination, Capt. Ward says Fielder
was Addressing HIM when he sid,
eve are p aceable," and tina slight
en- hass WAS aid on the word "peacs.
able" The court here adjourned.
Shortly alter ! As o'clock this af err
noon a patrol wagon drove up in front
of the Central Police Station, snd two
stalwart policemen begln the work Of
loading i with red flags, bombs, and
other stuff that had been captured
from the ana chiss. Among the mat
| ter nut into the wagon WAS the oYipi.