The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1886-10-15

Sentenced to be Hanged on the Third Day Of %
cember.

Sentenced to be Hanged on the Third Day Of De-
cember.
The Chicago Anarchists, found guilty az
murder, were brought into Chicago for sen.
tence. They were allowed to speakf for thsm
selves, and occupied two days, Parsons
speaking five hours, when he sank into ne
seat exhausted. Judge Geary then spoke
as follows TO the convicted men:
] am quite well aware that what Won
have said, although addressed to me, has
been said to the world; yet nothing has
been said which weakens the force Of tba
proof, or the conclusions therefrom. upon
which the verdict is based. You are an
men of intelligence, and know that il the
verdict stands it must be executed. The
reason why it shall stand have already
sufficiently stated in deciding the motion
for a new trial. l am sorry beyond any
power OF expression for your unhappy con.
dition and for the terrible events that have
brought it about. | shall address TO ynu
neither reproaches nor exhortations. What
/ shall say shall be in the faint hope that
q few words from the place where the peo-
pie OF the state OF Illinois lave delegated
the authority to declare the penalty OF a
violation of their laws, and spoken
upon an occasion so solemn and
awful rs this may come to the
knowledge Of and be needed by the icnor.
ant, deluded and misguided men who have
listened to your counsels and followed
your advice. 1t is not the least among
the hardships OF the peaceful, frugal and la.
borious poor to ndure the tyranny OF
mobs who with lawless force dictate to
them under penalty OF peril to limb
and life where, when and upon what
terms they may earn q livelihood for
themselves or for their families. Any
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will strenuously endeavor to secure to all
within its jurisdiction, freedom TO follow
the lawful vocations, and safety for their
property and their persons while obeying
the law, and the law is common sense. II
holds each man responsible for the natur-
al and probable consequences Of his own
acts. 1t holds whoever advises murder ia
himself guilty Of murder that is committed
pursuant to his advice; and il men band
together for a forcible resistance to the
execution Of the law and
ADVISE URDER
az a means of making such resistance et
fectual, whether such advice be TO one man
to murder another or to a numerous class
to murder men OF another class, all who
are so banded together are guilty OF any
murder that is committed in pursuance OF
such advice. The people OF this country
love their institutions. They love their
homes, they love their property. They
will never consent that by violence and
murder those institutions shall be
broken down, their homes despoiled
and their property destroyed, and the
people are strong enough to protect and
sustain their institutions and punish all
offenders against their laws and those who
threaten danger to civil society, il the law
is enforced, are leading to destruction who
ever m v affarant ~ axact1fa oftch fbraafa
The existing order oisociety can be changed
only by the win OF the majority. Each
man has the right to entertain and advo-
cate by speech and print such opinions as
suit himself and the great body
the people will usually care lit
tie what he says. But if. he
proposes murder as a means OF enforcing
he puts his W life at stake, and no clam
or about free speech or the evils to be cur
shield him from the consequences Of his
His liberty is net a license to de-
stroy. The liberation that he enjoys he
must extend to others and not arrogantly
assume that the great majority are wrong,
and may rightfully be coerced by terror or
by dynamite. 1t only remains
for the crime you have committed and
which you nave been convicted,
after a trial u~nexampled in the pa
thence with which an outraged people have
to you every protection and
privilege OF the law which you derided and
the sentence OF that law be now
given. In form and detail that sentence
will appear upon the records OF the court.
In substance and effect it is that the de-
Neebe be imprisoned in the state
penitentiary at Joliet at hard labor for
the term OF fifteen years; and that each OF
the other defendants, between the hours
OF 10 o'clock in the forenoon and 2 o'clock
in the afternoon OF the Sd day OF December
next, in the manner provided by the stat
ute OF thiss state, shall be hung by the neck
until he 10 dead. Remove the prisoners.