Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-21
AFTER THE VERDICT,
"A Conference Between Parsons Relatives
How the Prisoners Were Affected.

after the swOOning of Mrs. Schwab, will
the exception of Mrs. Parsons and her fe
male companion, who, after leaving tn,
court room, returned and seated themselve,
by Gen. w. II. Parsons, of Texas, 9
brother Of one of the condemned. They
discussed the outcome among themselves,
and dwelt upOnthe possibility of a reversal
Ofthe verdict by the Supreme Court.
The eight prisoners were eonveyed
through the covered iron way which leads
from the court room to the Jail, and were
at once placed in the Gage" a small CON-
partment near the entrance to the Jail, and
which Is heavily barred and very COM
pletely covered with thick wire netting,
They were Joined there shortly by their
four attorneys, who gave them what en-
eouragement was in their power of relief
ON an appeal. Spies had divested himself
OF his coat, and seemed to be the most thor
oughly composed of the eight. Hedeclined
t. converse with any one but his attorneys,
but IT IS stated that he had premonition
that his fate was sealed.
Engel, who maintained very quiet air
throughout the trial. appeared to be the
most thoroughly depressed one of the lot.
Tie sat on bench with his hands clinched
IN front of him, looking ut the floor and he
did not even look up to respond to a re-
mark from one of his companions.
Llngg, the young bomb maker, walked
about the cage" somewhat nervously, and
would not respond to a salutatiOn by a
newspaper reporter. He had lost his smile,
and he displayed the effect of the excite
ment OF the ordeal of the morning by a
complete loss of color.
Parsons, who had given himself up for
trial, looked disconnected and broken down,
but Joined ut intervals in the questions di-
rected ut the attorneys.
Fischer, who had looked very badly dur
ing the trial, having an almost absolutely
eOlOrleSS face, had, in measure, recovered
himself, and smoked cigar as he listened
to the interchange of views between cOun-
sci and Spies. Fielden, the Englishman,
sat on 4 box at the side of Engel, and Of
tered very little comment during the talk
Schwab stood near Spies, taking in the
but offered no remark. Nee
be, who was given fifteen years in the
penitentiary, was thoroughly composed
and seemed to appear rs though he was
grateful that he had escaped the death
penalty. None of the friends or relatives
of the prisoners had appeared at Jail up to
the noon hour.
PLACED IN "NIURDERS' ROW"
After the attorneys had departed, the
prisoners were taken from their cells and
placed in cells on what is knownas "Mur-
derers' Row" The jury, after receiving
their pay, were driven away in carriages
TO escape the lingering crowds outside the
Jail
Mr. Zeisler, of counsel for the defense,
Sid that he believed the verdict was
against Anarchy and not the Anarchists
on trial. He thought the verdict was
great surprise to States Attorney Grinnell
himself People stood in groups on all
the streets leading to the court rooms and
eagerly purchased the various editions Of
the papers, which followed each other
rapidly.
During the reading of the verdict the
prisoners were completely hidden from the
view Ofevery one in the court room, Il cor
don of police completely surrounding
them, and whatever immediate effect the
reading of the verdict had upon them could
not be disCerned. The precautions Of the
police were apparently directed so rs to
guard against any demonstration by the
prisoners OF their friends of any character
whatever.
THE MOTION FOR \ NEW TRIAL,
4 4 l., ~, .aCf
month. II it is Overruled, Judge Gary
will pronounce sentence and fix the date
for the carrying out of the death penalty.
The case will then 90 to the Supreme Court
sor review. 1t is the generally expressed
view of lawyers that the Supreme Court
will not interfere if Judge Gary refuses a
new trial, rs the Court, it is cOntended,
ruled with great hberality towards the de-
.endantS' counsel, and read to the jury
nearly every instruction asked for OH be-
half of the defendants.
WHOLESALE ARRESTS RCMORED.
At two o'clock this afternoon Il large
force of police was gathered at the Chicago
Avenue police station, under command OF
Captain Setback, and little later, Chief
I'D
lround town that the police have list
the names of nearly three hun
dred men who were engaged in the An
lrchist conspiracy, and that wholesale ar
rests will henceforth be the order. 1t was
reported that the names Of Mrs. Lucy Par
sons and Mrs. Lizzie Holmes are among
those for whom warrants have been issued,
charging them with completely, etc, etc.
A newsman and bOOtblack known aS
Corkey, who has been familiar figure at
the corner of Washington and LaSalie
streets, and who it is explained has been
blacking the boots OF one ofthe counsel for
the defense, kept crying out this morn,
inc: 'sThe Jury is no good" and "Ill
throw bomb into the Court House, y was
arrested by policeman during one OF his
lights and taken to the station. lie was
A TALK WITH THE JURORS.
SsVVe had our verdict made up before