What happened before the spies could strike ?
Malvern Thompson , a grocer , testified he observed Spies preparing for the Haymarket rally in Crane ’s alley , where he heard Spies ask Michael Schwab , “ Do you think one is enough or had n’t we better go and get more ? ” and a reference to “ pistols ” and “ police . ” Thompson said he heard Schwab tell Spies , “ Now , if they come , we will give it to them . ” Thompson said the two were joined by a third man who Thompson later identified as Rudolph Schnaubelt , the lead suspect as the bomb thrower and Schwab ’s brother in law .