Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-08-14
THE araaCHIsTs.
A Terrible Denuncfatton by the
states Attorney.

n
states Attorney.
CHICAGO, August l3.-During the
argument in the anarchists case to-day
Assistant States Attorney Ipgham com
menced his address in The following
words. There are verdicts Of q jury
which make history. Your verdict in
this case will make history. II Is of
great Importance that your verdict be
right. We live in Chicago, the mstropo-
lis of the great Northwest, aud the very
center Of civilization Of the nineteenth
century; and we are investigating an OF
fense as great as as ever disgraced hu-
manity. Seven men were killed and
sixty were wounded. But this crime
pales into insignificance beside the point
Of issue which you are to pass
upon. Matthias ]. Degan, on the 14th
Of March, left Desplaine's street station
full Of life aud hope and without malice
toward any living creature. Between
him and them there could not possibly
have been any i'll will. Now he hes in
his grave because he defended the law.
These defendants struck at the law.
The great question which you are to de-
eide is whether the law Of this state is
strong enough to protect itself. or whether
it as TO be tramped upon by these eight
men, but one Of whom Is native OF this
soil" From the opening OF Iugham's ad-
dress till his arrival at this point it did not
appear that single ear in the room had
lost word that had been uttered. From
the Judge on the bench to the jury. the
eousel, defendants and each individual
spectator, every attitude betokened the
most earnest attention, and when the
speaker began to pour out torrent of
denunciation npon the heads Of the de-
PENDANTS and upon their doctrine the
keenest interest was depicted Oh nearly
every countensncs, with the excep ion
Of Spies. who continued to smile in
solsntly. The defendants listened
with solemn countenances. II know, :"
said Ingham, that johann Most, Of New
York, is the acknowledged head
OF the Anarchists in this coun-
try, / know that these defendants
are his ardent followers. They tried to
PASS here as socialists, as Johann Most
does iu New York, but know that At
congress Of socialists in Europe not long
ogo Johann Most was expelled. There
were only two votes cast in his favor"
Here Iuuham's emphasis became terri 'fic,
when be continued: "Just as a turkey
buzzard spews his vomit upon the fair
fields, so Europe spewed Most upon these
shores and Just as the vomit of turkey
buzzard testers and corrupts whatever it
touches, so Johann Most detiles his as
soea es.1 In answer TO an argument Of
Mr.. ZeisIer that the ignorance of their
hearers demanded that Spies and Par
sons should use violent language. he
said 1t was their design to prey upon the
troubles and poverty Of the laboring
men until they were excited
to frenzy. This was how they
got their power. Their doctrines
Of anarcl y could not be made 10 thrive
among prosperous people. even q COM
fortably situated laborer was loath to
listen to IL. The defendants wanted,
however. ultimate plunder. Their only
way to get this was to magnify the
wrongs suffered by the poor. excite them
to . point of madness, arm them and
lead them against the law. Lingg was q
disciple Of Spies, Spies had outstripped
Most, whom Europe had spewed upon
our shore. Lingg had not been in this
country nine months, but instantly up IN
his arrival he began to prepare to blow
into smithereens the Americans who
had in fifty years Of economy aud indus
try accumulated competence. which
they were not willing to part with upon
demand The court then adjourned.
Captain Black and Mrs. Persons are
quoted as saying this morning that they
were terribly afraid OF the effect Of Ing
ham'a address