New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-17
THE TRIAL or THE ANARCHISTS
TESTIMONY OF A MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION

TESTIMONY OF MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION
AS TO THE MURDEROUs PLOT.
Chicago, July 16.-OLficers were statloned
at the front door of Judge Garys courtroom ana AZ
tho foot OF the stairway leading to the couroom ana
,hov trned almost every back who applied Tor ad
ms.ion No one was admitted to the gallery at all anu
40, mara than fifty spectators besides lawyers, report
ar. nolice witnesses and relatives OF the defendants
were admitted to part OF the roo Inc prisone's
looked careworn and little disheyeled Due DOT
great deal cast down. When the court met an auJourn
ont wa. had for an hour at the request OF the
counsel for the State, and the jury was
allowed to go out for a walk. When they had gone the
ourt a.ked counsel IL they had come to any conclusion
an made by him at the close OF the proceed
nss afternoon that the jury Dc each
day with transcript OF the proceedngs Vi
the preceding day, with the que7uons u"
iected to and not allowed. and all the ruiihss
~ the court cut out Mr. Foster said they had consd
erea the matter and had como TO the conclusion that
,h.r. uere a number reasons why the jury should
no, bo furnished with copy Of the evidence AS sueh
action coud only taken with consent OIL all par'es
the idea was abandoned
Puctually at IL o'clock tho jury were In their seats
again and the prosecution called b. V. BuscheR'
an and architect He made the map Produced
which was copy of Haymarket square ana the aaJoin
,rc .,reets which he explained to the jury.
Iu.pector John Borneld then took tho stand and ex-
nlatned how he led to the meeting at the Haymar
ket lie continued
As we approached truck at this point linacaung
he spot on The map designated where the speaker hd
possession OF tho truck Captain "ard' VINO WAS VII"
me- said to those In the crowd , o,,ns sta,e
NJ Iiuos to disperse and call on you and y0u pont
Ing to the crowdb TO ala III aispersnS 'i''
AZ that time Mr. Tereden standing In front OF the
trnck He turned to US and said "wo are peaceable
Instantly the crowd parted-in peculiar manner.
I thought. Then heard Kissing noise. L nave e
had some experience with dynamite ana
Sa and diyned In an instant what was going tohappen
The next moment terrific exp osion took ace lhen
butnrs .nrie shot was fired by police. the
order 10 up and TO return the hre
sveral OF the police wounded at tho Hsymarket were
IN court, in the afternoon An interpreter was sworn
and Gottfrsd Waller SWISS was called to the stand.
HI. a cabinet maker and formerly q Socialist,
member OF the Lehr .und Wehr'Veren.
..what does that term meant
.t, means a society for exercising arms and instruc
tons."
Counsel for the defence quibbled over the definition
"rlett them four months ago. he said In answer to
u. De- you remember the time when tho bomb WAS
thrCr.rT ry,.r
Where were you IN the evening T.
" In (,riers Hall, No. "a West i.ake,st
.What time did you go to that hAll
Inc n" Fischer and Engel were present. Several
"Reyenxe postersweIe distributed atthtinceng ~
talked .OO%1 .aa '1 ' what S
done the ne 1t few days Epgel introduced resolution
an with the police then there should bc meet
-. various places aid the
sIriter,. that the north slde had resolved on
I'VE ali thought there would be fight anu 80 cAlcu-
Thr plan wa adopted with tho uDderst andihg
Ss every group should independently according 70
the general plan Those present were from @n '"0
groups from all parts OF tho city. -. - ,,h.
The witness said that year and haif ago oomvs
| han heeu distributed to him aud others oy
| Fischer for use at meetlng' IL Nv.
| tackled by the police. just as IL nap
n.nsd th,s time Those present at 81 WestakesI
on the night OF May g. whom witness could reinehos.
were Fischer. Engel. Brottcnfoi Khen ntr
who 4. d.adi another Kruger, Grucnwad. schraoci'
49,. ff'-.,'.r ,wo Ian nd Hermann.