Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-10-14
THE LESSER LIGHTS.
Neebe Wishes He Was Going to Hang, Too
-Lingg Becomes Abusive.

Michael Schwab followed the chief anarchist,
reading a manuscript speech. which he held in
spectacles, in an awkward position, and with
bad voice. He remarked that he would have
kept silence IL keeping silence did not look cow
ardly He went over much of the same ground
occupied by Spies. pictured the sufferings and
hardships of the working people, and extolling
the excellence of socialism and anarchy.
Oscar Neebe then took the floor, speaking
without notes in a firm, strong, grating voice,
with a decided German accent He said that
he had been marshal of procession and chair
man OF a LABOR meeting and for those offenses
he had been accounted a criminal and convicted.
He devoted some time to denouncing the de-
tectives of Chicago, called Grinnell and Furth-
man scoundrels to their faces, and said that
Mr.. Ingham was the only gentleman among the
attorneys for the State Mr. GrinnelI had
caused him to be indicted in order to crush out
the Arbetter- Zeitt1g, but he had found his mis-
take. To-day that paper had two presses instead
of one, and now the workingmen read
ing its language owned their own paper. He
explained his connection with the labor move
ment, and disclaimed oil connection with the
Gus ~crmes" which, he said he had committed,
but according to his own account these were all
virtuous deeds on behalf of the cause Of labor
He pictured the terrible poverty of the lower
classes OF laboring men in the city, and said that
when %these rats were let out of their holes then
look out" The police had searched his homo
and found q red flag and q revolver They had
acted like wild Indians. He was sorry that he
could not be hanged with the rest Of the pris-
OnofS. linen MS WlIo anu cnlluTen COulu WISH
his grave Now they would have to live under
the stigma that he was criminal in the peni-
tentiary.
Adolph Fischer explained as to the printing
of the Revenge circular, and said that when
he would be sentenced to death it would be
not because he was murderer, but be-
cause he was an anarchist When he first began
TO speak Attorney Salomon advanced with the
intention of giving the prisoner some instruo-
tions. but was rec ceived with rebuff Don't
bother me know what to say" was the reply.
He mnde but a brief address, was very sulky,
and out of temper with his attorneys and all
concerned.
He was followed by Louis Lingg, who spoke
in German. He said that the bombs he made
we're not the same as that exploded at the Hay
market. Ho spoke in n very loud voice, and fire.
quently pounded the table with his clenched u
fist In accentuation of his remarks walk
| ing nervously up and down the space
which had been cleared TO accommodate
| the speakers. He frequently turned upon
Mr.. Grinnell and his co-attorneys with out
bursts of wrath and German invectivcs in n
| style which led to some apprehcnsions that he
was about to pounce upon them. His address
was simply n TRADE against the police and the
| authorities generally. He concluded by saying
| that II he was hanged thousands OF others
| would use dynamite after he was dead. lie
defed the law and deapised its administrators,
| and would go TO the gallows in the cause OF
/ dynamite against unjust oppression OF the CAPT
| talists.