Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-12
TRE ANARcRIsT TRIAL.
The Opeaing Argument for
the Prosecution.
TAs Exiaeaes sAswiag tAs Exl.ss.ss
q . Nurasruus Rlst-ns Expeet-
sd Rsvolusisa Inosasl4ry
sPssehss Ana wrltIsEA

CncAoo. Aug. l1.--En tbs AnarsAirf
trial this narninQ tha Sista inlro1ne,8
z little eFtde1ce inpeachinQ Spfes' fs9-
tfmauy ss 70 Ms III ssoafmenf 81 -
poiloe and bis oo8larakian fhaf Nshumu.
hel, he aileae8 bomh throwar. confd
na1 speak Eaqlish.
Ihe arzumsnl uas thsn beam ~ A
alzl4nt States kttoFneg WalkaF. Tha
speaksr said khat ehn defenlnntn. nl-
tn9uGh Anarchists. were enIitIaa q fnir
treatment undsr TIE law uhich thav a.
sired % = throllla.n II guilty. AZ 4 u,nn.
stroaa crime, they shonid 80 panirhed
hke ether criminals wuni6 ha fa4 ana
same ofcnse. AZ tha dafenaansa lad
every one been proved aailly of one 81
toe rnozt shocking and heaFelass erine1
h the nation's history their unninh-
ment shonld Be adeqaaae with sha efiune.
Conkinuinz hts gpeeeh a. the onrninr
q TIE afleFacon session, Mr.. walker
dedued the law 81 tie Siata IL relallnn
10 jury, and said tie eauviceina az nnv
cne Of the defendants waa aathoFiaeH
b. ne Law. though he vas ne3 nsessni
e. Ne plaoa of The eamnisslon a. fke
crime, nor had be ever aQrosd thnt The
crime vas - have hean committed al
tnat time. Tho fact that be had na-
viaed or encouraged the commission az
gaoh crime through Epasah at public
mastinga o. throuRh pnhllEhad aFtislea
uf pKivale conversation, made him An
Accessory. walker spoko with nantempt
of TIE e4orts q certain uf the dafend-
ants % base their hopes of acquifial on
TIE flcl t1at they Wura not praaant AZ
tbs Haymarket whaa TIE bomh wan
thrown. and characterised them aa lead
ers in q conspiracy 70 aommif uholanale
murder. He then rad from NoFf'a IN
aEruetions 70 The defendants on tha
witness stand, advising them nrsa %
save themselves. II poasible, fer future
deeds, and e thal prove impossible. %
uaa their position Ia the witness chair
% teach tha pfinaiplea uf Fapo-
lution. IRIS, said the speaker.
was the eoarse followed 81 Pars1ns.
flnoinR no loopbole for escape ha Turn
ed the witness stand into ths s1oci of
propaganda. walker vas rewarded
With q naurmuF Of applause from tha
audienee when be referred % Hpina'
speeoh q Grand Rapids 0a Washing.
tons birthday. Said be. aSpiea con-
pared himself 10 0eoERe Waahinaton.n =
He said, There viii 6e q r0guAn-
ton IN 1886. When The eight hour move
menf reaches is climax. George Waah-
ington led g revolution. If ha had fal-
tered, be would have been punished.
10 ehoala fail. I wilis be pnniahad.
theTe are 500 roVolutlunista Ia Chioa-
90. They are known By number and not
by name, and anyone can join b appli-
cation walker t1en read acme Of
the testimony of the witness. WtfkinRrn.
Who sWore Spies toid him that q FeEolu-
tion Would occur on The drat of Nay cr
about that time. Doas nnt thai
asked the speaker, "look hka q con.
apiFacyp Walker devosed mnue time
70 an editorial article ~ the Alarm
which closed With the Words, 'Eha 90
oial var has oauio; Whogser "a nat with
na, "a against aa HDoas thia look Hka
a oonspiracyYn p asked she nunaker. Thn
editor Of the Aiarm was Parsons. one 81
the defendants. Walker dwali at snua
lenath on Spies' speech 10 the NloCaF-
miek strikers, during the nroQraaa az
which q large number of fhe audianaa
broke away and Joined the riot Il which
several persons we're killed and wnund-
cd. ''Then." said The spsaksF. "splea
came back Is tie ArbeffsF Tsfiang aliiae,
believing that be had 5000 new converts
a hia back. and wrote an editorial aJn-
tanning ihe words, Had they been PRO
vide4 With good weapons and e0ma
dynamite, nat ona Of She marderara
weuid have escaped
AZ this point walker read the aRs-
tenReH circular ia which The sentiment
d the induoement held out 10 revenge
the victims q the bloodhound pollca.
'-Doss nos ihis look liks 4 conspiracy %
murdef The pollce3H eaid the speaker,
''and q theFe No siQniaoance IL the fkoi
thai TIE so-e8li1d revenge meeting vas
20 meet co the Haymarket, chs very
plaee designated 10 reporter Wilkinson
e. the location Of the commencement
81 the roYolati0Nfs
WalksE was stan speaking whsn iha
oouFt adiourned.