Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-08-21
EXTRE NE PENALTY.
Spies, Parsons, Lingg, Fischer,
Fielden, Engle and Schwab
Will be Hung,
Nebe Escaping With Fifteen
Years at Hard Labor
in the Pen.
Too Much Palavering Between
Mexico and the United States
to be Fight.
The Extreme Penalty.

CHICAGO, Aug. 20.-Spies, Parsons,
Lingg, Fisher, Fielden. Engel and
Schwab, have been found guilty of
murder with the penalty of death.
Nebe escapes with fifteen years in the
penitentiary.
When the prisoners were brought
into the court to hear the verdict they
were shown To their new seats at the
east door. Parsons, attracted by the
crowd in the street, stopped and
waved red silk handkerchief out of
the window until he was forced into
his seat. Schwab, who was on the
verge OF collapse, sank upon a bench;
rallying "A little he also glanced into
the street and turning to Parsons, he
said in English, II wish l could go
down and make those fellows a
speech" Just AS the jury was coming
in, Parsons looked up at the police
men who were facing him and shout
ed, 81 don't want to be stared at by
those officers" Following this re-
mark, sotto voce, II didn't come
here TO be made show Of AS
the verdict was read, Parsons turned
his face to the window and whistled
softly through his half-compressed
lips. Schwab fell back 10 his seat and
clutching Parsons arm gasped in
German, "My God! We die and Nebe
gets but fifteen years" AS the con-
demned men We're being led back to
Jail through an elevated iron passage
way, Fielden required support.
Lingg and Engel walked firmly and
showed little emotion and Spies and
Fischer looked pale but retained their
strength. Schwab tottered behinp
Parsons, but it was on Neebe that tn Q
blow fell heaviest. He had been con
fident OF acquittal. While seated in
the bailiff's office last night he was
asked, "What will you take right now
ss Il compromise sentence?" Not
one hour" stoutly declared Neebe.
As he entered the Jail OH the march
from court. he looked like corpse.
The court room was quickly emp
tied. the crowds joining In the cheer
ing in the streets. The effect of the
verdict upon the friends of the con.
demned WAS as positive as upon the
defendants themselves. The wives of
Schwab. Engel, Parsons and Nebe,
with the relatives of all, save Lingg,
who Is friendless in America, occu-
pied benches to the left of the judge,
and turned as pale as death when the
finding Of the jury was read. No de-
monstration attended its close from
this deeply interested quarter, but
Mrs. Schwab grew livid and closing
her eyes she sat motionless; she had
tainted, although the faint was not
discovered until the court room was
cleared. Messrs. Grinnell, Further
man, Foster and Inspector Bonfield
sat in the states attorneys Office chat
ting after the verdict had been render
ed. II feel very soIIy for the jurors, ~
said Mr.. Foster lmpressively. IF the
day ever comes that the ropes are
placed about the necks of these prison
ers, the members of the jury will moi
be out of danger. / have urged the
prisoners to have all their friends ex'
ercise their influence against violence
between now and the end of the
case" II want to say" interposed
Inspector Bonfield. "that If any VIC.
lence Is done by the friends of these
men that the lamp posts of Chicago
will bear fruit. In my opinion the
police will be pow erless to quell the
popular rage and public vengeance
that will be wreaked upon all the
friends and pronounced smypathizers
of anarchy.