Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-08-21

Does this not look like q conspiracy to
murder the police?" said the speaker; land
10 there no significance in the fact that Spies
called the revenge meeting to meet ON tho
porter Wilkinson as the location of the com
mencement OF the social revolutionT
MI. Walker ridiculed that part of Spies
testimony regarding the word ''ruhe." Spies
salo on the witness stand, on cross examina-
ton, that he was unable to define the signii-
canoe OF the word "ruhe" when asked, and
he asked Fischer. The latter told him that
It meant Keep your powder dry; you may
have to fight tomorrow" Spies said he re-
monstrated with Fischer, and said such non
sense must cease. "Yes.n said Mr. Walker
ironic lily, "Spies had just written the re-
venge' circular. virtually calling for volun-
teers to murder the police, and vet thought
1t nonsense to be called upon to keep his
Mr.. Walker was still speaking when the
court adjourned.
Mr.. Ingham, assistant state attorney next
argued for the prosecution. Mr.. InRham
said there are verdicts of juries which make
history. Your verdict in this case will make
history, and it is of great importance that
your verdict be right. We live il Chicago,
the metropolis of the great northwest and
the very center of the civilization of the
west. This is the 18th day or August, 1886,
and in the latter half of the nineteenth
century, and We are investigating an offense
as great as ever disRraced humanity. Seven
men were killed and eixty were wounded,
but this crime pales into insigni6cance be-
side the point at issue which We are to pass
upon. The great question which you are to
decide, is whether the law of this state is
strong enough to protect itself, or whether
it ls to be trampled upon by those eight men,
but one of whom is a native of this soil.
Mr.. Ingham defined the meaning of the
offense called conspiracy as given in the
statue of this state, and said: 'Was the
bomb throwing on the night of May 4th the
result of conspiracy? If 80, these men are
guilty, and the law is strong enough to pro-
MIR. InRham devoted some time to show.
ing that the public speeches of Spies, Par
sons and Fielden, and the editorials pub
hshed In the Arbeiter Zeit,ng and the Alarm
we're part of distinct purpose to put those
teachings into practice. Then, in answer to
an argument of Mr.. Zeisler, that the igner-
ance OF their hearers demanded that Spies
and Parsons should use violent language.
he said it was their design to prey on the
troubles and poverty of the laboring men
until they we're excited to frenzy. This was
how they got their power. Their doctrine
anarchy could not be made to thrive
among prosperous people. Everywhere
the wrongs shared by the poor, excl them
to the point of madness and lead them
against the law. Mr.. Ingham cited the fact
that the legislature had passed a law pro
hiblting such organizations ~ the Lehr and
wehr Verein from arming and drilling, and
thereupOn that organization met in secret.
armed with the best of modern weapons.
One of the defendants had in reply to the
speakers question, stated that the American
group, numbering in it the only English
speaking persons, who we're members of the
armed section of anarchists, had q member
ship Ct nearly hundreds; detective witness
who had attended meetings of this group,
said the attendance did not average, over
fifteen or twenty persons. This was the
English speaking contingent in a secret
armed organization, which Spies had de-
s ribbed as three thousand strong. Scarcely
witness OF the hay market riot, examined
by defense, had been in this country as
much as ten years. We we're alive to the
enjoyment of our free and enlightened form
of government, but these off -scourings of
older countries, where liberty was only
known in theory, forced to leave their ma
tional shores, came here to force their ideas
of liberty down our throats with dynamite.
CHICAGO August 15.-The closing speech of
the anarchists trial was read by Mr.. lngham
In his opening he addressed himself par
ticularly to the great haste and energy shown
by Llngg and Engel on May 4, and It's signifi-
canoe with the announcement of Spies and
Lingg up to the hsymarket massacre. Hedwelt
With great force upon the fact that the bomb
which killed the police was uuquestionably
he handwork of Lingg. Ingham's address
vas considered the strongest by the prison
,rs. His Oratory was not only powerful,
put his analysis of the evidence was con-
'idered very convincing. He concluded
,bout l O'Clock, when Mr.. Foster begst for
H. defense. Mr.. Foster said that the fact
hat the defendants were foreigners should
make no difference with the jury. He then
described the defendants martyrs, surrounded
" their weeping families, against whom
he entire legal and detective
orce of the city are arranged
Ir. Foster devoted considerable time t.
urther discussion of the power prejudice
Yields in the decisions of mankind. He
aid he was confident that did the jury con-
'ult the evidence presented in this case only,
md divest their decision wholly of the effect
If previously acquired opinions and preju-
ices, the defendants we're safe; otherwise
hey were not safe. Mr.. Foster said he felt
'ure that the judges charge to the jury
would not recognize the question whether
)r not the defendants had conspired to over
throw the government aud bring about
revolution unless he found that such conspi-
'acy was directly connected with the muir
lers committed on the hay market. A YER
iict rendered upon any other basis would not
Dc worth the paper required to write itupon.
Mr.. Foster next criticized the atate's attor-
icy for having made lob lot" # the de
endants, and for attempting to convict them
by Wholesale" This was the reason why
nearly every public utterance or publ shed
'rticle of Spies and Parsons which had
'iolent tinge had been dragged into court as
violence. But it did not affect the case as
fined in the indictment. 1t did not prove
hat the defendants had committed, or
lad conspired to commit, murder.
dr. Foster ridiculed the parade the state
rad made of a revolver and file shaped in
o dagger, which had been found in DOS
ession of Fischer. It was the testimony of
DR.. Walker in his address, and that only,
which was not under oath, which filed the
.rOoves in the file with prussia acid. Mr..
Walker took this file and Mo is book
lost seemed to be on trial herein his hand
nd explained to the jury how a deadly
olson placed in the grooves OF Fischer's file
ad converted it into a poisonous weapon.
It this point Mr.. Foster placed in q most
light what he called the parading
y the state Of tin cans di .covered under the
idewalks two months after the haymarket
lot.
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Ter of Wisconsin counties, are still ablazs
nd are likely to remain on fire until rains
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