Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-09
THE ANARCHISTS MUST GO,
Spies and Schwab Speak-The Mormons
are Heard-The Knights at
Richmond.
THE ANARCHISTS.
Speech of Spies and Schwab Before Re
Ceiving Sentence,

| SPooSA OA spies @nO Scnw0D Before Re
Ceiving Sentence.
| CHICAGO, October Judge Gary in th
criminal court this morning overruled tn
motion for a new trial in the case of tn
eight Anarchists charged with the Hay
market massacre, and confirmed the ver
dict OF the jury that Spies, Parsons, Fiel
den. Schwab, Engel, Fisher and Ligg
SHOULD BE HANGED
and that Neebe should suffer Imprisonment
for fourteen years in the State Peniten
tiary. The court did not conclude his de
cision until 1890 o'clock and owing te
the interruption of counsel for the priso
ners he deferred passing sentence upor
them until 2 o'clock this afternoon.
This afternoon when Judge Gary asked
the prisoners whether they had anything
to offer why sentence should not be passed
upon them Spies stepped forward and
began reading prepared speech. While it
is not known with any degree of certainty
it is stated that December 3 will be the
date named for execution. g.,
Judge Garry in delivering his decision,
reviewed at length all the evidence brought
out at the trial and said the case was un-
precedented. There il no example of any
such crime having been committed. There
ia no precedent of any case like this having
become the subject of judicial investigation
but the principle OF law is well fixed. i
think upon the whole that no case could
be tried OF such magnitude as this with
less in the way of lrregularity OF proceeding
in the trial than was done in this case.
SPIES SPEAKS.
Spies commenced by saying: Your
Honor-In addressing this court speak as
the representative of one class addressing
a representative of another. I will begin
with words addressed 500 years ago on a
similar motion by q Venetian Doge, who.
addressing the court, said: my defense is
your accusation-the cause of my alleged
crime is your history" I have been in
dicted on the charge of murder. Upon this
have been convicted. There
show or even indicate that I lad any
knowledge OF the man who threw the bomb
Or that had anything to do with it. Not
the slightest evidence was ever produced to
show that l had anything to do with
THROWING THE MISSILE
Unless you believe the testimony OF the ac-
completes OF the State Attorney and Bop-
ield, and the testimony of Thompson and
iilmor. If there was no evidence to show
hat was responsible for it then my exc.
'ution is nothing but wilful, malicious and
deliberate murder rs foul as may be found
q the annals Of religious, political or any
,ther prosecution"
Spies then reviewed the evidence pre-
ented by the prosecution and charged the
States Attorney and Bonfeld with con-
piracy to commit murder. Spies devoted
ONE time to the discussion Of socialism
md said you want to stamp out conspir-
cy. You resemble child that is looking
or his picture behind the mirror. |
What you see and what you try to grasp ia
i your own bad consciences. II you want |
o stamp out conspiracies and agitatoB !
ou must stamp out every factory lord |
Tho has made his wealth npon the unpaid |
.bor.of his employss, andsstbs landlosd I
Tho has made his money from the ground |
own and oppressed laborers and farmers. |
you think you can crush out ideas which !
re gaining ground every day
BY SENDING US TO THE GALLONS
hat you can suppress the truth, for that |
all we have been preaching, you will |
ail." Then, flourishing his arms wildly, |
pics fairly shrieked, II shall die proudly |
nd deiiantly for the cause of justice. |
here is Socrates: there is Galileo, there is |
Fiordiano Bruno,
THERE is CHRIST.
Why the number cannot be estimated of
hose who have trodden in these paths and |
e are ready to follow them"
Michael Schwab then took the floor and |
I stentorian tones he began: 1T is much
ave to say but would not say anything at |
IL did I not fear silence would look like |
cowardly approval OF what has been |
one. am condemned to die for writing |
ewspaper editorials"