Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 July 1886 — THE WEST. [ARTICLE]

THE WEST.

The bondsmen of Thompson, the absconding bank cashier of St. Louis, have mad 2 a proposition to settle 1 their liability for $50,000.... At Butte, M. T., J. \\\ Moore shot and killed Joseph Henderson, a clothing dealer, and then killed himself. The nonpayment of an alleged debt of $30,000 due Moore led to the tragedy. Near Shanesville, Ohio, J. H. Smith, a farmer, went into his field cursing and swearing at the drought. As he raised his arm to cut thjp-rmrtpe corn it became paralyzed, and he has not been able to change its' position since.... In the Great Western handicap, at the Chicago /aces, Jim Gnest ran a mile and Jt half in 2:34, equaling the feat of Luke Blackbnrn at Saratoga six years ag0.... A report comes from Hutchinson, Minn.,, stating that several people have died there from eating pickled beef... .Mrs. Henry White, of Wabash, Ind., had a quarrel with her husband and then cut her tliroaC ~. Live 6tock in Montana is said to be in excellent condition. The sensation of the anarchist trial in Chicago was the appearance upon the w itness stand of Andrew C. Johnson, a Pinkerton detective: He held in his hands, says a report of the trial, a bundle of foolscap manuscript about four inches thick, and stated that it was att in his own handwriting, and that it consisted of reports of meetings held at different times during the past year and a half by the International Workingmen's Association, and the armed section thereof. The detective had for the purposes of his profession joined the association. and had become an active mem-., ber. He gave the substance of various speeches made by Parsons and Fielden at the meetings of the society between the winter of 1884-5 and the past winter, which set those two individuals forth as arcli-eonspirators of the blackest type. They had persistently taught the workingmen that nothing could Jt>e gained except by the use of force, such as dynamite and other deadly weapons . The testimony was the hardest against the two prisoners named that has yet beep submitted, and was so conclusive that even the fiendish-looking Fielden hung his bead in silent submission with gwat drops of perspiration on his brow. Mrs. Parsons actually grew pale, and in that condition looked more like an Italian sfnging-unud than a descendent of Ham. Attorney Foster hugged his quid of tobacco close to his upper jaw and looked with disgusted astonishment at the witness, while Captain Black stroked his neatly trimmed beard anxiously. The prisoners bent forward spell-bound, while the jurors took notes and looked as if an avalanche had been let loose upon them. The witness had finally been promoted to the armed section of the Socialists. On that occasion the Captain had demanded of him some one to vouch for his character, in order that be might be sure that he was of the. proper material to be Intrusted vyitn a position in their rinks, and'"both"Parsons and Fielden, who were present, hod vouched for his qualifications. Speeches of the most incendiary character had been made by Parsons and Fiefden, and by Spies and Schwab in German, times without number, and the substance of these he continued to give from 3 o'clock in the afternoon until adjournment, and then the defense was not half through with him. No testimony since the trial commenced has occupied the attention of Judge Gary equal to that -of Johnson. The good-natured old gentleman leaned forward from hiß chair upon the desk, and. staring at the witness almost constantly, appeared to take in every word that was uttered. The witness was very much composed. He took his time, occasionally glancing at his manuscript, w hich he kept slipping one page under the others, so as always to keep the proper notes before ._ him. _ ~ : ■ -■