, 1886-07-22
The Anarchist Trial.

OiltAto, July Zl.-NOt u single uull
moment elapsed during the afternoon.
The jury, judge, lawyers and spectators
were kept fxedly without the slightest re.
taxation at the same high tension to which
they were raised when the days exciting
developments began in the early morning
hours. A determined effort was made by
the defense, to show that the bombs man.
utactured on the afternoon of the day on
which the massacre occurred, had no nee
essary connection with the riot in the hay
market. The witness was examined and
made answers more or less salts
factory to the defense, till the
court decided that the attempt
had proceeded far enough. A new line of
inquiries was quickly substantiated by
Foster, the object beng to impeach the
credibility of SeiIger and place him in as
odious a light as possible before the jury.
He was partly successful, though with
out affecting his testimony materially.
Seliger told how upon being liberated by
Capt. Setback he and his wife went home
together. Solomon, one of the attornt VS.
for the defense was soon called. Solomon
endeavored to induce him not to testify
against the defendant and tell Capt.
Setback that the previous statements con-
tanned nothing Of substantial importance.
Mrs. Seliger was then placed upon the
witness stand, and gave her testimony in
a thin, treble voice. She was very
nervous and at times embarrassed,
but displayed none Of the cravenness that
characterized her husband on the stand.
Lineg, she said, came to board with them
two weeks before Christmas. Did you
ever see any bombs in your house. - asked
the states attorney. Shortly before
May | saw some as Linpg was about to
hide them. Both long ones and round
ones-gas pipes and shells were there"
She had no talk with him then about the
bombs nor after Lingg. left the house;
she did not see any more of them. On
the night of the riot she heard people
say that bombs had fallen at the market.
That day there were several men in her
house-six or eight, or perhaps
more. Among them were Hueb-
ner, Hueman, Thiele, Liuqg and
her husband. They were in
the house until towards evening, coming
and going all day. The men were work
ing upon the bombs. She did not pay
particular attention, but remembered that
Hueman was filing. Said Mrs. Seliger
II was in the kitchen and when supper
was ready | ven in where the men were.
| was so mad that | could thrown them
all out" Are you a Socialist, Mrs. Sell
ger? interjected the states attorney.
NO" snapped the witness. ''They al
ways scold me. | frequently saw Lingg
melting lead right on my cooking stove.
Twice Hueman was with him and
once Thiele and my husband.
Lingg would gay to me don't act Sd fool
ishly standing there. You might be do
ing something Witness saw Lingg the
day after the bomb was thrown. He was
at home in the forenoon. Have you
ever seen this instrument" said Gunnel,
exhibiting an iron spoon into which a
dynamite shell was filled. Yes" was
the reply. "Lingg was always casting
with that Mrs, Seliger was cross ex
amined for the defense by Foster, who
began by a bland smile, saying; you
have ',een looked upon on account of this
bomb business; | believe, Mrs. Seliger. ;
Yes, have been looked upon on account
Of that man, answered witness, sharply.
The lawyer was a little staggered, but
recovered himself quickly and endeavored
to show that the witness was actuated by
spite against Lingg. Other questions
were directed to ascertain whether the
Sellger's were in receipt of money from
the police, and the the fact was brought
out that sinesAthe riot Can't Setback had
paid her rent ana given her money
enough to ~scantily live. ,
How old is your husband, Mrs.
Seliger?" casually asked Foster. Thirty
one
How old are you?'-The little woman
WINGED, then flushed to the roots of her
hair, and said, Il am forty"
Before Mrs. Seliger recovered from her
confusion the attorney %propounded the
following Immediately after the riot,
did not you and Mrs. Thiele agree that
you would raise a purse OF money for
Lingg to send him out of the country
and then lay the whole bomb making
scheme on him.
The witness denied having ever talked of
such a proposition. She had a converse
ton with Mrs. Thiele at the time referred
to. but nothing of the kind alleged was
mentioned, The hour of adjournment
bad arrived and the long session ended
by the states attorney handing TO the
jury for inspection an article which sew
eral of them had desired particularly to
see. 1t was the murderous dirk fashion.
ed from a file and taken from Fischer
the day after the slaughter of the
police in the Haymarket.