St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-10

SENTENCED TO SWING.
The Condemned Chicago Anarchists Have
Their Fate Formally Announced by
Judge Gary.
They Are to Suffer the Extreme Penalty of
the Law On the Sd Day of
December.
No Emotion Shown by the Doomed
Men on Hearing the Dread
Words.
Their Female Relatives Also Exhibit
Remarkable Nerve Parsons
Long Speech.
The Chicago Anarchists.


CHICAGO, Oct. 9.-As the concluding
scenes of the great trial of the anarchists
approached a close more interest was taken,
and the suppressed excitement became more
marked. Hundreds and hundreds of people
wendell their way toward the criminal court
building, each one DESTROYS Of listening to
the conclusion of the speech OF Anarchist
Parsons, and with the expectation OF hear
ing the death sentence pronounced. Far
sons resumed his speech as soon as court
was opened. He created something Of
sensation by declaring in very dramatic
and impressive manner that they had posi-
tive proof that the bomb which created such
destruction at the Haymarket was thrown
by an agent Of the New York capitalists
and monopolists, who sent the man here to
take this means of breaking up the eight
hour movement.
AS PROOF OF HIS ASSERTION
that there was great conspiracy on the
part of capital against labor Parsons
quoted the expressions of three senators on
the floor of the United States senate in
which all agreed on the following theory:
There is conspiracy to increase the value
OF the dollar and decrease the value
of labor the world over. Parsons claimed
again that he and his colleagues were the
victims of this conspiracy. He asked:
What are the real facts of the Haymarket
tragedy, your honor? Mayor Harrison has
caused to be published his opinion as to the
matter of conjecture in the New York World,
which was copied into the Tribune, of this
city, and in which he said: Il do not believe
that there was any intent on the part OF
Spies and those men to have bombs thrown
at the Haymarket. Ifs they had, why was
there but one thrown? 1t was as easy to
~
have them thrown in all parts
of the city as to thrown oue
and again, if it was intended to thro
bombs that night, the leaders would noe
have been there at all, but in my opinion,
like commanders-in-chief, would have
BEEN IN A SAFE PLACE.
No, it can't be shown that there was any
intention on the part of those individuals to
have that act perpetrated at that particular
meeting Now, your honor, this is the
mayor Of Chicago. He is q sensible man;
he is in position to know what be is talking
about: he ought to be able to form an intelli-
gent opinion. I expect that the mayor knows
more about the methods by which this evil
dence and this testimony has been manu-
featured. Your honor, there is too much at
stake to take anything for granted. Mayor
Harrison thinks so, and, your honor, too,
should not destroy seven lives as d species Of
light amusement.
Parsons maintained that the American
group were justified in bearing arms. that
the constitution gave them that right. but
that question was not raised so far as Par
sons was concerned. 1t was not sought to
prove that he was violating the law while a
member of this organization. Judge Nc
Allister had held that the police could not
invade their meetings without legal process.
but the police in 1877 did break into the
Turner hall on Twelfth street during a
meeting of the furniture workers which was
being held and killed one man, and Judge
McAllister said that if every policeman in
the crowd was killed those participating in
the meeting could not be held responsible.
Were Parsons and his friends then to be
blamed because they
FOLLOWED JUDGE MALLIsTER's ADVICE
as cotained in this decision, which meant
that.the American group could bear arms?
Why then was this construed as illegal.
when an eminent judge said it was accord
ing to constitutional law? About this time
Parsons asked to be allowed recess, prom
Using to finish up this evening. The re-
quest was denied. The court said there
seemed to be no good reason for granting
repeated adjournments to listen to disser-
tations on political economy and readings
from newspapers. He had intended to
have only one session. Parsons said his
condition was not as good as it had been
once and he felt exhausted. He was told
to go on and no limit as to time would be
placed on him. Parsons resumed, but
though at times dramatic, his speech was
in the main purely argumentative. Many
got up and vert out for lunch, but the
court and Parsons had to stay. Most Of the
40 sin rx,I,o hot PorC Nh
and every one in the court room,
EXCEPT the Judge, was hungry and
tired out and anxious for recess,
the speech was wearisome in the extreme.
The monotony was relieved once in while
by remark which revived the interest. He
walked up every policeman in the room by
saying that mans standing Old the force
depended on his clubbing and clubbing con-
stantly. His motto was, Hit everything
in sight" if he would have preferment.
When he had finished speaking from his
notes, Parsons entered upon an account of
what he knew about the Haymarket meet
ing, and of his movements Immediately
afterward up to the time when he surrend-
cred himself in court When he began
this portion of his speech he paced up and
down the limited space around the table on
which were his notes. He said
HE HAD SURRENDERED HIMSELF,
willing to meet a fair trial along with the
other defendants. knowing himself to be in
nocent. In relating how he met Capt.
Black in front of the court room, Parsons
placed his hand affectionately on
Capt. Blacks shoulder and spoke
in a gentler voice. He concluded, holding
up his head proudly: SEVEN now l have
nothing to regret" He had spoken con.
tinuously five hours and forty minutes, and
he sank into his seat exhausted. Judge
Gary was about to pronounce sentence
when Capt Black desired that motion in
arrest of judgment should be entered, MIR.
Grinnell having assured him that no merely
technical matters should interfere with the
defendants rights. The court then pro-
ceeded to execute the solemn duty devOlv-
ing upon him. In brief but impressive
words, and in tones which at any time
would have commanded respectful atten-
ton. the judge gave fitting expression to
the judgment of the court. His face
worked convulSively when he began, and
when he reached the word changed" he
faltered, and could with difficulty utter
It'll you-are-dead." The last words were
scarcely audible.
THE DATE FIXED
was LQo oTu Ol OeCSIuDeT.
Judge Gary spoke as follows to the de-
PENDANTS:
am quite well aware that what you have
said, although addressed to me, has been said
to the world. yet nothing has been said which
weakens the force of the proof, or the con-
illusions therefrom, upon which the verdict
| is based. You are all men of intelligence and
know that if the verdict stands it must be
executed. The reasons why it shall stand l
| have already sufficiently stated in deciding
| the motion for new trial. am sorry beyond
| any power of expression for your unhappy
| condition, and for the terrible events that
have brought it about. l shall address to
| you neither reproaches nor exhortation.
What / shall say shall be in the faint hope
that few words from place where the peo-
pie of the State of Illinois have delegated
the authority to declare the penalty of vio-
lation of their laws, and spoken upon an oc-
casion so solemn and awful as this, may
come to the knowledge of and be headed by
then ignorant, deluded and misguided men
who have listened to your counsels and fol-
lowed your advice. It is not the least among
the hardships Of the peaceable, frugal and