Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-08
r,p tragedy BY THE ANARCHIST

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aGB TRAGEDY BY The ANARCHIST
ND Attempt to Class Labor With Social
: ism and Anarchy.
ggvlB FOLLOWS SPIES LEAD.
,.,rn, the Climax With Abuse Of Grin
nell and His Lawyers
., H., October At 9O'clOck
'". .,,;,gs few police paced back and
-, ,,,nt of the Criminal Court build
~ -rRis is sentence day said many
.,,,.ts Is they FASTENED toward the
~ .of entering the presence OF
,~..-r ,ni witnessing the expected
a,r arpes. But only one in ten
IL, IL, The guards at the outer uoOr,
-I m 10 o'clock the disaPpoint-
cs. formed quite an AS
r,r On the corners and in
.-...s,br Court House building. Inside
-. ,-, r,om the yellow curtains were
.rI the brightness Of the outer day
.l, .ubrr light ON the asSemblage. At
...,.i the prisoners were in their seats.
r. u.-. not ,tolid and indifferent As so
Atm hr5,t 4 change had come over
.,s them and they all exhibited evil
s-.. af ,r.t concern. Judge Gary, IN
....-., m, decision, reviewed at cOnSid-
r.r aus,h
THE EVIDENCE
r,.,.r or, at the trial, and said concern
n. distractions to which exceptions
A. gS-a by the defense: ''On the
..,.rg Of Instructions, whether these
f.-,g,, or any of them, did participate
.-rr-, ,ar throwing of the bomb on the
r.a.nra. tourth Of May, il not q queS-
rg aaga Inecd to consider, because the
-,,-saa, lid not 20 upon that ground.
r- .rr we've instructed to lind them
.f,arv believed that they anticl-
s.-. a the throwing of the bomb,
q -g.uuE,g,l OF advised the
r-ga. o. that bomb, OF
alsroalols. that il was to De thrown,
-arau, OF that sort. The conviction
5,r. .onr upon the ground that they
iIhvr any actual participation In the
ltrlra caused the death of Deegan, but
1,hp ground under the Instructions
a.rarg had generally, by speech and
r-sigi>cd largc class to commit muir
.- 4ad had lclt the occasion, time and
sr.,u ia. individual will, whim and
as-r, Of the individuals - advised;
g.. ,htt In consequence Of that
d - and in Pursuance of it and intlu-
.dw 70 somebody not known did
l-a tn bDmb that cIuSed DeegIn'S
,al WOW under these circumstances,
4.l. ulEmed state OI
rHE PUBLIC MIND
d la time ui each OF these orators ut the |
Au-USc, was still more mhaming the
g.n.r mind when he advised the people |
.a~ nDt and somr mani do not SAY /
..-.airI-uy undrntiied-SOme man in |
ia. Toad when the police approached !
a'a mbuI LiugS'S manufacture kills !
begun all who have advised suchlaCtiOn |
Is. quilts o: his murder.
nauy,hiug r,lu be- proved by circum-
"aa,Ai evidence that Is proved; that he |
.-.-s 'aI, bowb IN consequence of the in
"ar which these teachings, this advise |
o.. s.rsgl aua printing over y course Of |
l"Err that the man who threw that |
'"Db NJ, educated mp To it by the teach |
~ d" lUr defendants, The case, rs | said |
.s!".,. IS unprecedented, there is no exam
t.'. ANY such crime having been commit |
o.. There Is uO precedent OF any case
'ae ia,N having become the subject |
VI lldr1l INVESTIGATION, but the princi-
Pc U law Is we'll fixed" " The |
'''', then passed. To the objections urged !
~'-'i 10" lorm ui sentence and quoted |
.'~ 'hr lu1,h Illinois statute on the |
'... aai sud there was nothing in the |
'">lnr~uI this case anything less |
-'- alloier. The Instructions in regard |
--l'-'.lnshtrr might have been refused. !
.-'.. "A' no Tclsou Tor them at all. Pass
''1 A-L'E" DISQUALIFICATION or THE |
JURoEs
'-''aat Cd, having rrud reports in the |
.f.'"' lhr crime. and having formed |
--...' RI !. tneycou, he thought the New |
"a "a o''.'ion settled the clse and that it |
''N "rre To be- set aside for the rea-
~. '.-'. It would be the surest way !
n .'-- ABOUT An1,rhy for there would be |
w! 10 which the Government could be |
-gl-'l'l',I g. aud the law administered.
&, y Ss'I''aded by stying: II think upon !
d r'e p'''l that no c,GSc could be tried |
r.- ..1 y. magnitude ~ this with less i'm the |
a.. -? :. regularity i. OF prOceeding than was
T.,,,I "a Ia.S i., case. The motion must be
.1e Court then
r., ADDRESSED THE PRISONERS
i. .,oS>. ,. Prisoners at the bar: for the |
1 r.,I ..i'e during this painful and pro-
sr., preceding. it is ny duty to speak |
ii y, '. 1''d call upon you individually
v7 IS.''''lY now to say whether !
z..7, --'g anything to say why !
.a,,.. .,., sAou'd not be passed upon YOU !
. -Ir;i7 -I;i7 !. 70 The verdict Of the jury.
7 vi Inst call upon Mr.. Neebe
/, NM. u.''nC1nt Spies at once addressed
49, With manuscript in hand.
SPIES ADDRESS.
d 2,''it: 81. Your honor, in addressing
%e''' ooa Speak u the representative
Sasr, ,.'I' addressing the repre-
Y T0nls s,ly Will DcSla Win
Sa,.9' -''is H. addressed years ago, ON a similar
eastB, 'Ne Venetian DOge, who, ad-
Se Tue court, said: NV de-
uv YOUR accusation; the cause
e. Lgd L1i'gSgd crime is your his
SaqnI.," "l,e been indicted on a charge
pa ,bis i,.S. = an aeeomplice or accessory
Irsd T'S-u'c'hent. ] have been con-
gae ,S,,SII ,ncIe was no evidence produced
al an' ne TO show or even indicate that
e'sE m, tNnoWIe'ige OF the man who
SgthiDo !, bomb, OF that / myself had
S,darse W, i" 10 with it. Not the slightest
Saay,bias %as ever produced to show chat I
&Qigia n 10 do with the throwing of
sS. arro.lTsS ualesS you believe the testimony
a SO,saIi piiees Of the states attorney
= GiI%Ihe The testimony Of Thompson
Nae0es er. Ii there was no