St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-01
THEY USE DYNAMITE"
The Remarkable Admission Made by At
torney Solomon on Behalf of the
Chicago Anarchists.
But, All the Same, They Are the Friends
ofthe Downtrodden and Abused
Masses.
The State Closes Its Case and the
Defense Outlines Its
Policy.
Lfngg Had Right to Make Bombs
if He Chose and Gilmer
Lied.
The Anarchists, Trial.

CHICAGO, July 31.-The anarchists re-
,umed the wearing of their red bouton-
aaires this morning with the exception of
Spies, who discarded the one proffered him
Dy a female sympathZer. The defendants,
Spies. Schwab Fielden and Fischer have
.oloress faces. showing the evident effect
sf the trial. The young bombmaker, Lingg,
the one of the cluster on trial, who APP
pears to carry himself in an unconcerned
manner. The court room was crowded as
usual. John Deegan. a brother OF the
murdered officer, Michael j. Deegan, was
called and testified to seeing the dead body
Of his brother at the morgue on the morn
ing after the explosion. Officer Burns
testified to aiding in lifting Officer Deegans
body into the patrol wagon soon after the
explosion of the bomb, and testified to the
fact of his death. This was merely formal
testimony. The defense declined to cross
examine. The state offered III evidence
articles which appeared in the Arbeiter
Zeitung just prior to the May massacre.
OUTLINING THE VIOLENCE
which would follow the Inauguration of the
eight-hour movement. One of the articles
declared that no morning should pass with
out the announcement being published that
the carcass of a PnkertOn detective had
been found by the roadside. Under date
of Nov. ), 1885, notice was printed an
nouncing that armed drills would be held
every Sunday morning at No. So Clybourne
avenue, to prepare for the revolution on
Nav /. On the same date the method for
fashioning dynamite bombs was outlined.
In December, 1885, an article warning
workingmen not to assemble Oh May 1 un-
less armed. In later article penned by
Spies he warned all the workingmen to
thoroughly arm themselves and be prepared
to fight the police, the Pinkerton detectives
and the militia on May 1. In January an
article was printed urging that dynamite
bombs should be prepared for use against
these forces.
THE DEFENSE SUGGESTED
that this latter was Il communication to the
paper and that Spies should not be held
responsible Tor the suggestion. Other ar
ticleS from the pen Of Spies were read,
published at various times down to May 4,
urging wOrkingmen to arm and fight the
police and military to the death on May 1.
The reading of an editorial directed against
a Justice of the court and threatening him
with death by dynamite owing to his d.
ciSOn in favor Of railway company as
against an injured employee, caused the first
wave of merriment among the defendants
during the forenoon. Without concluding
the reading of these articles the court adj
journed until 2 p. m.
When the state had finished its readings,
Detective James Bonffeld was placed on the
stand and identified some red flags and BAN
ners which were brought into court as those
found ia the -Arbeiler Ze1tung Office. They
bore such inscriptions as EVERY govern
ment is conspiracy against the people,
''Dck Oglesby, who murdered three poor
workingmen at LemOnt, is not in this process
sion, you can see him later;" Boys, stick
o+n hsio
court, the following inscription another
banner created considerable amusement and
caused the mayor to smile. 1t read: Garter
Harrison, who dubbed our citizens during
the car mems strike, is not in this process
sion, you see him later.
HERE THE STATE RESTS
said States Attorney Grnnell, and the court
ordered the defense to proceed with its case.
After whispered consultation with his col
leagues, Attorney Zeiser rose and asked that
the court authorize
THE REMOVAL OF THE JURY
pending arguments upon a motion which the
defense wished to make. Judge Gary could
not see the proprety of breaking up the
court on any such precedent in this country.
Mr.. Foster said he had never known such q
request to be refused, and the court replied
that such custom had been in vogue in
Scotland but he knew Of no reason why the
custom should be initiated here. Il shall
not remove the jury said the court. Mr..
Solomon then moved thae the case against
Oscar Neebe be dismissed. He said; 1.-THE
evidence brought III has been mainly to es-
tabish what is called conspiracy. None Of
the evidence brought in, however, identifies
Mr.. Neebe with any of the overt acts charged
against the defendant in the case. The only
witness brought here to show that Mr.. Neebe
has any connection with the case Is that he
distributed some circulars on the Monday be-
fore the riot, and that a gun, pistol and
sword were found at his house. But, none
of this evidence in any way connects Mr..
Neebe with the overt acts which are the basis
of this trial. This theory was supported by
each of the attorneys for the defense in short
speeches, and when Judge Gary said; Il
shall not interfere with the jury
in the case of Neebe.' (The mo-
ton being that the judge instruct
the jury to return verdict of acquittal in
Neebe's case) Capt. Black answered in an
imprisoned speech, which was, however,
simply plea for Neebe on the strength of
the grounds given for the motion under dis
cussion. One of Capt. Blacks illustrations
was quite dramatic. Referring to the revo-
lutiOnary articles and circulars presented by
the state, Capt. Black
POINTED HIS LONG, BONY FINGER
at Mayor Harrison, who still occupied seat
near that of the states attorney, and said,
''The municipal authorities know of the pub
lie action of these articles and standing idly
by, as Neebe did, are just as culpable as he."
L u
then, matter of form, he said, made the
same motion in the case against all the other
defendants except Spies and Fischer. This
was overruled and an exception taken. At
torney Solomon then rose and opened the
case for the defense. First he complimented
the Jury on its patient endurance of its try
ing position, and asked that each member
give the same close attention to the evidence
produced by the defense as they had to all
that had been presented by the state. He
A. fn rhath
states attorney had fulfilled his prom
Ise in the opening of the case for
the state. The states attorney had said
that he would produce in court testimony
proving who threw the bomb. Had this been
done? Mr.. Solomon claimed 1t had not. Pro-
ceedng to the charges against the prisoners
Mr.. Solomon said they were not charged with
anarchy or socialism, but, as SHOWN py. the
Indictment, they were charged with the MUIR
der of Matthias j. began. The law, the attor-
ney said, did not provide any clause winch
declared or could be construed TO declare
that the defendants had committed murder.
Mr.. Solomon read from the statutes to snow
that the evidence brought against the de-
PENDANTS did not prove that they were aces
sores to murder. He then read from several
authorities to show what constituted the
offense of conspiracy. Ii the state had a
case at all it was on the charge of murder or
conspiracy and upon no other. He could
read, he said, from the reports as to the
VI IuS ONINCuCS NECESSARY 10 COHSlSI
of murder or conspiracy. Il will read these"
said Attorney Solomon, 'sfor the
IMPORTATION OF THE JURY,
and for the judge as well.' Continuing, Mr..
Solomon said the defendants could be held
for conspiracy if it was proven that the meet
ing in which they took part was called for the
purpose OF killing the police. These defend
ants" he said, ''are not murderers or thieves
or burglars. They are not criminals, but are
possessed of feelings of broad humanity
They have not desired to appropriate the
goods of Marshall Field to their own use. but
all they have done has been in support of
principle which is the eradication of a social
wrong They have not advocated assassina-
tion or recourse to arms account of per-
sonal feelings against any man on EARTH but
AL their efforts have been put forth with the