What happened before the spies could strike ?
“ There was no evidence produced by the State to show or even indicate that I had any knowledge of the man who threw the bomb , or that I myself had anything to do with the throwing of the missile , unless , of course , you weight the testimony of the accomplices of the State ’s Attorney and ( Inspector John ) Bonfield , the testimony of Thompson and Gilmer , by the price they were paid for it . ” Spies also charged that one witness , Gustav Legner , could prove his alibi but was threatened by police and paid to leave Chicago .