New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-07-28

to the state by which he was surrendered.
The convention is now before the senate
committee on judiciary. from which it will
be referred to the committee on foreign az
fairs.
Trial of the Chicago Bomb Thrower.
At the trial OF Fielden, the Chicago
Anarchist, Lieut.. Stanton, one of the
officers wounded at the Haymarket, de-
scribed in detail the events OF the night of
May 4. Officer H. f. Kruger, OF Lieut..
Steele's company, was the next witness.
He was in the front rank He heard
voice say: Here comes the bloodhounds,"
and thought this remark was made by the
speaker who was addressing the meeting.
II heard some one say, we are peaca BILE. "
The witness identified Feden as the man.
and said he fired two revolver shots and
then hid behind q wagon. ~ returned his
fire, then he started into the crowd. 1
shot at him again. saw him limp of. I
was wounded in the knee"
Officer John Wessler. of Lieut.. Steele's
company, testified:
He saw man, having big. bushy whisk-
ers, slip down from the wagon occupied by
the speaker and drop behind a wheel.
Every moment or two this man jumped up
and fired a revolver point blank at the po-
lice. Wesser saw this mans face. He was
sure it was Fielden. Two or three times
Fielden got up. and after emptying one
chamber OF his revolver he would
duck his head down again. Wessler the
and fired at him. He saw Fielden drop,
and knew from that he was wounded.
Fielden tumbled under the wagon.
Officer Foley corroborated the testimony
OF the other policemen concerning Fielden.
CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST.
Luther V. Moulton, Knight OF Labor.
OF Grand Rapids, Mich, who presided at a.
meeting at which Spies spoke, testified:
Mr.. Spies, in explaining to me the object.
ofthe socialist organization, said it was to.
give the laboring man more equitable
share in the fruits of his product that he
advocated force in the attainment OF this
object; that crime when successful, was
welcome means of delivery; that there were
enough socialists in Chicago to capture the
city, and were Chicago thus taken the
country at large would fall into line.
George w. Shook OF Grand Rapids, Mich,
testified:
Spies told him their secret organiza ton
numbered 5000 in Chicago, and they pro-
posed to revolutionize society in general;
that it was entirely useless to attempt leg
islation. He used the word "explosiye" in
connection with their mode OF warfare.
Lieut.. Bowler followed His testimony
simply conceded with that Of the other men
who participated in the fight. Officers
Bonner and Stanley were the first wit
nesses at the aftern DON session. They gave
clear, direct testimony that Fielden drew a
revolver and fired into the ranks OF the
police. James K. Magic testified concern
ing meeting in the West Twelfth Street
Turner hall Oct. IL. He said:
Spies and Fielder were present, and the
former proposed resolutions which were
supported by Fielden and passed. recon-
mending the use of force and arms instead
OF the ballot to redress the wrongs oflabor-
ing men.
Thomas Grife, owner OF the saloon at 81
West Lake street, the anarchists most no.
ted place Of meeting, minutely described the
premises, but when asked for details of the
meeting said he was too busy with custom
ers to notice the proceedings. The social
lists called themselves 'Ipslons." Officer
John b. Doyle, who received thirteen
wounds in the riot, identified Fielden
as the man who said to the mob,
"Now's your time" Detective James
Bonfield detailed the arrest of Spies
in the Arbeiter Zeitung Office. Ad-
! journed. The Lehr and Weir Verein tho
military organization whose intention was
to fight the police, was organized and in
corporated under the laws OF the state in
1875, but was rendered illegal by the state
militia act OF 1879. The incorporation
were thirty German and Bohemian social
lists, and the membership is now between
| 200 and 300.