Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-08
SPIES LAST VAIL.

SPIES LAST VAIL.
''I shall die proudly, defantly, for the
cause of Justice. There is Socrates, there
is Galileo, there is Giordans, Bruno, there
is Christ-why the number cannot be esti-
mated OF those who have trodden these
paths and we are ready to follow them"
sCHwAB's ADDRESS.
Michael Schwab then took the floor. In
stentorian voice he began: ''It is not
much | have to say and / would say
nothing at all did l not fear that silence
would look like q cowardly approval of
what has been done here. am condemn
ed to die for writing newspaper editorials. !"
The Anarchist then went on to justify
the articles by going over in
detail all the real or imaginary
evils of the accumulatiOns of
capital and the injustice of the relations
between employer and emplOye. He said:
81 lived among the toilers. l was one
of them. 1 slept in their garrets and eel
lars; saw the prostitution Of female vir-
tue which had no honest means of support,
and strong men starve and die. But that
was in Europe, but found the same state
Of things existing on coming to this
country"
The speaker referred at some length to
the condition of
THE LABORING CLASSES IN CHICAGO,
of which he drew dismal picture.
He said: "There are more Socialists na-
tiyeS of this country than there are foreign
ers from these causes, but the capitalistic
press screens the fact very carefully"
Then followed disquisition on the
principal and theories of Socialism andAn-
archy. He concluded by disavowing all
knowledge of the man who threw the
boom and protested that he intended to do
no violence at the Haymarket. Schwab
is short sighted and he read his speech
from notes which he held up close to his
eyes and delivered in q mOnOtOnOuS voice.
His use of English was peculiar.
"WhO is the man who has the cheek to
tell us our doctrines will not prevail?'
He asked. The question OccasiOned the
first smile that was seen in court all day.
NEEBE's TRADE.
Oscar Neebe the next speaker had no
sooner taken the floor than he burst into
violent abuse, calling States Attorney
Grinnel cur, his assistants MeSsrs Walk
er and Furtherman scoundrels say
ing there was only one gentleman
in the crowd and that was Mr..
Ingham. The police were aSsailed and in
short, Neebe's speech was TRADE Ofabusc,
yillifying the police and authorities. He
said: IL have found during the last few
days what the law is. l know now that
have been arrested on account OF having
known Spies and Schwab. 1t is true |
presided at a meeting on West Lake street,
to which your Honor, as well as all the
other Capitalists and Judges of
the city were invited. consider
it IN honor to be elected chairman
of that meeting. | acted as Marshal OF
the procession OF the wOrkingmen OF the
city of Chicago to protest against their
wrongs and |, an American born, for the
first time learned that it was
THE LAWS
of this country. The friends Of the agita-
tors and the MarShalS OF labor demonstra-
tions will know that this is a crime.
Neebe then went on to describe the man
raided by the police and abused them for
their actions on that occasion. He said
the police were always able to catch a
wOrkingman, q poor dOwntrodden wretch,
but though there were 1000 policemen
in the city, who had ever heard
OF policeman catching burglar?
They could make out u case of burglary
against man, but who ever heard Of
their catching q burglar? Then Neebe
abandoned himself to
WILD APPEAL
for the Judge to hang him with the others.
He Said:
at would be more honorable to be
Strangled by the neck than die by
inches My wife and children
will then he at ease some time, but they
can never get over it if the husband and
father is sent to Joliet. Hang me, your
Honor, with my comrades y
ADOLPH FISCHER's s TURN
came next and he was on the point Of ad-
hitting his connection with the Revenge
circular when solomon, mindful of the
bearing it might have before the Supreme
Court, tried to check him. 1t was useless.
Fisher said: Your Honor, You ask me
to say why the sentence OF death should
not be passed upon me. will not talk
much. IprOtcst against being sentenced
to death because have committed
no murder | was tried in
this Jury room for murder
and was convicted for Anarchy. don't
deny that was one of the parties who
summoned this meeting in Haymarket,
but know no more about the throwing of
the bomb than Mr.. Grinnell does, per-
haps. 1t is fact and do not deny"
FISHER CONFESsEs.
Here Mr. Solomon rose aud going over
to Fischer whispered something in his
ear. Fischer turning round said sharply;
Don't interrupt me. know what l am
talking about" Solomon retired and
Fischer continued:
"I do not deny that got up the circu-
lar, and had q line put in calling on the
workingmen to come armed. | had my
reasons am tried because | am a MUIR
durer. l am convicted because | am
an Anarchist. | have never been muir
derer, but | know man who is on the
way to become murderer, and that Is
State Attorney Grinnell, because he
has placed men here on the stand
whom he knew would swear falsely in 4
case where eight lives were at stake. An
Anarchist loves his principles better than
his life and am prepared to die for the
principles, on account of holding which |
feel | am to be sentenced to death. That
is all have to say Lingg then began
speaking.
The Court at 5:05p. m. adjourned until
10 o'clock tomorrow without formally
passing sentence.
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