Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-08-25

would be impossible to dispose OF the
motion during the present term, but
by agreement the motion could be
argued at the September term. This
was agreed to by the defense.
The Court-"Let the motion be en-
tered and continued until the next
term and the defendants taken back
to jail" The Court then arose and
addressed the jury as follows
GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY You have
finished this long and very arduous trial.
which has required very considerable SEC
rifce OF time and some hardship. ] hope
that everything has been done that could
possibly tie done to make those sacrifices
and hardships as mild as might be per-
mitted. 1t does not become me to say any
| thing in regard to the case that you have
| tried, or the verdict you have rendered;
but men compulsorily serving as jurors, as
you have done, deserve some recognition OF
the service you have performed, beside the
meagre compensation you have received.
The foreman of the jury said:
The jury have deputed to me the only
agreeable duty that it is our province to
perform, and that is to thank the court
and counsel for the defense and for the
prosecution Tor your kindly care to make
us RS comfortable as possible during our
confinement. We thank you.
The court responded very briefly
The prisoners had filed out during
this interim, under the guidance Of
bailiffs.
Hardly had the jury left the room,
when a piercing shrek was heard fol-
lowed by the heavy falling of the wife
of Schwab to the floor, to whom the
result OF the verdict had been inter
preted. She is also the sister Of
Scbnaubelt the alleged bomb thrower.
She was carried out by the police and
soon revived. Mrs. Parsons looked
haggard as she started to leave the
courtroom, but maintained moder-
ate degree Of composure.
THE DOOMED MEN.
The eight prisoners were conveyed
through the iron-covered passage
which leads from the courtroom to
the jail and were at once placed in the
':cage," q small compartment near
the entrance to jail, which is heavily
barred and very completely covered
with thick wire netting. They were
joined there shortly by their four at
torneys, who extended to them what
encouragement was in their power of
relief on an appeal. Spies had Invested
himself of his coat, and seemed to be
the most thoroughly composed
of the eight. He declined to
converse to anyone but his attorneys,
but it is stated that he had Fremont
ton that his fate was sealed. Engel,
who has maintained q very quiet air
| throughout the trial, appeared to be
the most thoroughly depressed one of
the lot He sat on bench with his
| hands clenched In front of him, look.
ing at the floor He did not even look
up to respond to a remark from one
OF his companions. Lingg, the
young bomb-maker, walked about
the "cage" somewhat nervously, and
would not respond to q salutation
by a newspaper representative. He
had lost his smile, and he displayed
the effect Of the excitement of the or
deal of the morning by complete loss
of color. Parsons, who had given
himself up for trial, looked discon-
certed and broken down, but joined
at intervals in the questions directed
at the attorneys. Fischer. who had
looked very badly during the trial,
having an almost absolutely color
less face, had, in measure,
recovered himself, and smoked g.
cigar as he listened to the
Interchange of views between counsel
and Spies. Fielder, the Englishman,
sat on box at the side of Engel and
offered very little comment during the
talk. Schwab stood near Spies, taking
n the conversation, but offered no re-
mark. Neebe, who was given fifteen
years in the penitentiary, was thor
oughly composed, and seemed to ap-
pear as though he was grateful that be
had escaped the death penalty.
None OF the friends or relatives of
the prisoners had appeared at the jail
up to the noon hour. After the at
torneys had departed the prisoners
were taken from their former cells and
placed in cells on what is known as
''murderers' row."
JUROR INTERVIEWED.
eve had our verdict made up before
7 O'Clock last night" said G. B. Todd,
who was one of the first four Jurors
accepted. 81 don't think I ought to
tell you why we did not reach con-
clusion sooner, for we resolved not to
I11dkO pUO1lC Jul tACl1OCI dUiOuS.
"What speech had the greatest
weight with the iury?"
''Grinnell's. 1t was not an ornate
speech, but it showed the honesty of
the man, showed how earnest he was.
He made everything so plain that we
fell into his way of looking at the case;
but in doing that we were only obey
ing our Judgment. think that at the
conclusion Of the evidence, and with
out any speeches at all we would have
| arrived at the same conclusion"
OUTSIDE OF THE COURT.
| The excitement of the crowd in front
of the courthouse was something in
tense while the verdict was being
awaited. There was none of the jok-
ing and laughing that is heard on the
only other occasion that brings mob
to stand without those dreary walls
the execution of convicted criminal.
Each man seemed to be holding his
breath, and such conversations AS
were held were in low tone, and re-
lated solely to the one topic, the prob