The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-05
KNOWN AS AN ANARCHIST
Several Persons Testify that Such Is
the Reputation of Phil Rappaport.
Trsnslations of His Editorials Bitterly De-
nouncing the Chicago Hanging-Trial OF
Liquor Cases-Items from the Courts.

DAYS attracted much attention. Many OF those
who could not get in the small courtroom COM
planned because larger room had no. been pro-
vided The friends and followers OF the Social
LIST were greatly in the majority in the crowd
present and frequently showed their confidence
In their leader by applauding anything that was
said in his favor. They were SO noisy and bois-
ferrous that the time of one constable was re-
CURED to keep order in the courtroom.
The evidence submitted during the afternoon
was all in behalf Of the defendants in the case,
and its object in the main was to prove that
Mr.. RAppaport has the reputation of being an
Anarchist
George A. Buskirk, county probate clerk. was
the first witness He wss asked if he had heard
any general rumors to the effect that Rappaport
was an Anarchist, and he said he had. He said
the plaintiff usually designated an Anar-
chist by frequenters of the court house who had
occasion to speak of him. He had heard quite a
number of prominent attorneys say that they re-
garded Mr.. Rappaports teachings as quite as
dangerous to Indianapolis society as the teach
ings of the Chicago Anarchists were to Chicago
society. The witness admitted that he was a
Democrat
j. P. Hornaday, o Journal reporter, testiH ed
to having had an interview with Mr. Rappaport
anarchy were well known TO the people of Ind-
annapolis and that he regarded the hanging of
the Chicago Anarchists as judicial murder
The third witness W. T. Stief, book
binder, and Knight of Labor. He said he had
formerly taught German in the public schools
of Ohio, and spoke and understood the German.
French and English languages He attended
the meeting of the Socialists at Turner Hall.
under the impression that it was to be a Knights
of Labor gathering. That night the witness
met Reporter Stokes at the meeting of the Anti
IL pfafu md WA ~aka nv mar
WAS said at the meeting II told him." said
Mr.. Stieff, that Mrs. Patterson spoke the
labor question in general, and that Mr. Kappa
port also devoted most of his speech to the labor
movement. l was asked concerning the seEti-
ment of his speech, and replied that, like all
his speeches, IL was somewhat sensational.
quoted him as saying that as long as the labor
ing men did not step to the front IN body and
defend their rights, which were being trampled
upon by the capitalists, all their efforts to re-
ceive their just rewards would be in vain.
Stokes then asked me if did not understand
that the speech advised the use of force, and I
told him that that was my personal understand
ing of it." The witness said that he did not
state to the reporter that the speech was Kissed.
but he did say that MaEorney, in his remarks
criticised what MIR. Rappaport had said, and
suggested that what the laborng people wanted
was work. and better pay for it. The witness
concluded his testimony by saying that the pub
lished report of Mr. Rappaports speech was sub
stantially correct. according to his interpreta-
tion of the speech.
Superintendent of Police Travis, and patrol
man La Porte testified that Mr.. Rappaport
bore the reputation of an Anarchist among the
members of the police force, and was al ways
ferred to as such, when talked about Sergeant
Bruce, who until recently was detective on the
force. said that the general reputation of Rap
paport was that OF an Anarchist. The witness
eaid he was frat convinced of the fact that the
plaintiff was an Anarchist by the conduct of
the members of the so-called SocIalistic society
at q meeting held in Mozart Hall nearly year
ago. The police. he said, had been instructed
10 attend the meeting aud see that no beer was
sold there after ii o'clock, and when they went
to the hall they found the door locked.
The officers, he said, were subjected to all sorts
of taunts and insults, and wine bottles were
thrown from the windows of the hall at them
front of the hall One or two of the officers, he
said. came near being hit by the falling bottles.
The members of the society cried "Haymarket"
from the windows of the hall When the police
who was more boisJerous than the Others and
locked him in the station house. After the ad-
journment of the meeting Rappaport went on
the bond OF the man arrested.
Charles Stewart, managing editor, and Scott
G. Bone, city editor of the Sentinel, testified
that Stokes was sober and reliable reporter,
after which Mr. Adolph Maeullen was placed on
the stand to read translations he had made of q
number of editorials written by Rappaport and
published in the German Tribune during the
month Of November, 1887 The editorials were
nearly all in reference to the execution of the
Anarchists and expressed the sentiment that the
trial of the men was a farce. and that their hang
the report of the murder were among the trans
lations, and were: lit is Done" THE Murder
Perpstrated.n ''The Conspiracy Accomplished"
The translation of a long editorial from the
issue Of Nov. Is was read. in which
the question of free speech discussed. 1t
took the ground that the Constitution provided
the Anarchists the Constitution was
being violated. The American police, it said,
were omnipotent-abovet the Constitution. The
riot. it charged, was the result of
ira int HfA YVN
free country; it was in charge Of the police and
as q land of freedom was not above despotic
The trial will be resumed at 10 o'clock this
aud will probably be concluded to-day.
Three more witnesses are to be examined by the
defense, and then considerable testimony in re-
buttal will be submitted by the State.
Trial of Appealed Liquor Gases. :.
Slow progress is being made in the Criminal
Court in the trial of the appealed cases of
Much difficulty is experienced in
inding the witnesses who testified before the
Mayor, aud the trials are being made tedious by
nearly all the defendants demanding hearing
BY jury. The case against Frank McKerner |
convicted in the city court of giving away beer |
IN Sunday, and fined $25, occupied all day yea |
terday. The officers testified positively to |
me act OF giving, but, usual, witnesses were |
brought IN by the defendant. who testified that |
me oripk given away was not intoxicating. The |
'aso '" 90 euouiltJeu 10 the jury AT O'CLOCK, ana
after being out short time a verdict of not |
guilty was returned
The II . f Jacob Henry, which is by court, /
will not oe concluded until Saturday as one of |
he wiz esses for the defendant is out of the /
lily, an. will not return until that day. To-day
Charles Stuckey and John Brown will be tried
There are three cases pending against Stuckey,
md in each be receiyed O work house sentence.
Complications Arising from Two Wills
A transcript of the will of Magdalsna Freese.
f Germany, received at the city clerks
flee yesterday. Mrs. Freese was the mother
4 Charles Freese. of the firm of Louter e.
reese. Of this city. who died several months
go. When Mr. Freese died, he left will, Civ
ne half OF his estate TO his mother, who died
CIV DAYS after be did. and mada him one of her