Daily Republican., 1886-08-21
The A.archists Convicted.

CHICAGO, August 20 AT 8 O'Clock
this morning there were 20 police In
uniform In the court room, and several
repre- Ientstives Of the press. The court
officials decided that the relatives OF
the prisoners should be allowed In the
court room, and at 9.15 O'Clock the sis.
ter Of Spies, with another younn
woman, made her appearance. She
moved rs though she would proceed tt
close proximity Of the chairs heretofore
occupied by the prisoners, but she wa
motioDed to seat On the opposite sios
of tue court room, In the rear Of o lint
of police fficers, thus indicating tba
the prisoners were not to be surround I'd
by their admirers
Shortly afterward the mother Of Spies
accompanied by younger son, also
entered the court room and took q sea
or the back benches. The jury lef
their hotel at 9.16 O'Clock, and undel
the guidance OF ten bailiffs took theil
way to the court house. and were con
Quoted to an inner room Immediately
ao Joining the main court room. AT 8. .2(
a. m. Mrs. Parsons entered the court
room accompanied by woman who
has attended her throughout the trial
licemen, and with two police men i'm
mediately in her rear. BY 9 30 thu
crowd in the court room mum bereG
about one hundreds but was still com
posed, with the exception OF the personl
named, Of police, court bailitfs ant
press representatives.
The Sheriff refused to allow any on,
to sec the prisoners. and no one hal
been permitted to enter the jail sine
the case was given To the jury yester
day afternoon.
The interest taken in the outcome o
the trial and the finding of the jury wa
illustrated by the crowd which gath
cred In front of the court house u
await the announcement. N arly tw'
thousand people were gathered OF
Michigan street IL front Of the mail
entrance to the building gazing up a
the windows. The police kept tn,
crowd moving, however, and 1t ap
peared to be composed aim Dat entirel,
Of simply curious people.
THE VERDICT.
The court was called to order at 9 40
The prisoners were observable TO tn
eyes of but very few in the court room
1uoy PiooChtCA hDUub buO usual al
pearance, though Spies and Fische
looked deathiy pale. The jury arrives
at 9.55 o'clock. There was an impres
sive silence as they flied in. Wnel
the jury appeared Judge GARY enj oine'
absolute silence. There was whis
pered consultation between the Judg
and the Clerk, when the verdict wt
read as follows:
| "We the jury, find the defendant,
August Spies, Michael Schwab, Samu
\ ell Fielden, A lbert Il. Parsons, Adolp
Fischer, George Eogel and Louis Lipgf
guilty of murder, as charged in the In
dictment, and fix the penalty at death
We find the defendant Oscar w, Mech
guilty Of murder in the manner an
iorm charged In the iudiotne Ut aad ii
the penalty at imprisonment in IL
pen itentiary for fifteen 5 yesrs."
Captain Black asked that the jury b
polled. The jurymen answered wit
| tirm voices.
| Captain Black said he desired to max
q motion for q new trial. States Alto
ney Grinpell said it would be imposs
ole to dispose Of the motion curing tn
present term, but by agreement Ii
motion could be argued at the Septen
ber term. This was agrt ed to by tt
defence. The Court let the motion /
entered and continued uotil the ne1
term and the defendants taken back I
jail.