The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-08-13

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CnucAGo. August The Anarchists
resumed The wearing o. their rod booton'
nalros yesterday morning, with the e.
esption q Spies, who discarded Ne one
proGsrcd rim By female svmpathizes.
he descendants. Spies, 6cAwab. kleloen
end Fischer have colorless faces, show
ing che evident elRect Of the trial. 1he
voune bomb maker, LinRg, y the only
one q the cluster on Trial who appears
70 onrry himself IN - unconcerned nan
ner. The court-room was crowded -
usual.
ne state, after Ire introduction q
Iistls unlmportant testimony, announced
IL case closed, and he opening Tor the
defense was begun. Some routine mo-
lions by counsel Tor The defense were
made and disposed Of By the court.
Attorney Solomon then rose and opened
he case for the defense. First be com
plimenied the Jury on it, patient encur
snce OF its trying position and asked that
each member give The same close atten-
don 70 the evideuce produced BY the de-
tense, - they Nod 70 al hat had been
presented b. Tie 6tato.
He asked he jury.to decide whether
the States attorney had fulfilled his prom
lees n the opening Of the case for the
State. The States attorney had said that
be would produce u court testimony
proving who threw he bomb. Had this
been donc2 M. Solomon claimed u had
not. Proceeding 20 the charges against
the prisoners, Mr.. Solomon said they
were not charged with anarchy and
socialism. but - shown BY The indict-
ment. lhe charge was the murder Of
Matthias ,. Deegan. The law, The aftor'
new said, did not provide any
clause which declared or could oe
construed to declare that the defen'
dants had committed murtcr. NJ SAL
ONION read from the statutes to show
that The evidence brought against the
the defendants did not prove that tney
were accessories 20 murder. ne tnen
read from several authorities to snow
what constituted the olense Of consptn'
cy. II the State had case q al. e vas
On the charge Of murder or conspiracy,
and upon no other. He would reao, ne
snid. iron the reports a. TO the nature q
fhe evidepce necessary TO convict Of
murder or conspiracy ~ viii read
these" said Attorney Solomon, aior the
information Of the jury, and Tor me
Judge a well"
Continuing, Mr.. Solomon said the Dc,
- HI To- n.<nmnfr~~W III
AZ was proven that the meeting IN which
they took part was called for the purpos<
81 killing the police. "These defend
ants. y be said. ssare not murderers, o.
thieves. or burglars. They are not Grim
inals. buf are possessed Of feelings O
broad humanity. They have not desired
% appropriate the goods Of Marshal
Field to their own use. but all they have
done has been in support Of Q princ1pI<
which Is the eradication Of . social wrong
They have not advocated assassination
or recourse 70 arms on account Of per
s0nal feelings against any man on earth
but al their Efforts have been put fortl
with the single object in view Of better
ing the condition Of their fellow-men-"
The defendants, the attorney declared
had right 70 preach their doctrines an
make converts. 1.-THE people wanted social
isu or anarchy they would have u. In
law could not put down Socialism On
more than Il could suppress Republican
isD and destroy Democracy. "Yo'
fought in he rebellion" said Mr.. Salo
mon. ssto put down slavery 80 that ON
man should not own another; these de
PENDANTS believe that there are whit
slaves. and. therefore. put forth their 81
forts toward their liberation. II they rs
dynamite they use Il for that end only
We do not desire to 20 into the cvidenc
presented here because We do not Dc
5ieve Il proves any thing. We expec
fully 70 prove that none Of these me
have done murder or have conspired !
DO murder. We expert 70 prove th1
these men assembled At the Haymarks
On he night Of the lth Of May 70 ez
crcise the right Of free speech; to hold
peaceable meeting for the purpose Of di'
cussInz the Interests Of lab0ring. mel
We do not believe that any Of The defer
dants present once thought Of the poss
bihty Of such thing e . bomb bein
thrown at that meeting, but We see
the action OF the police IN y
credible snimus. We zee IN theI
: dcvilish design, . 6endish de
sign, an Intention 70 destroy every III
on IUMI mITXel& We KxF<Nt " tuOW ~
that Mr.. Fielden fired no shot q thu
meeting and that he had NOT then n
never had . revolver. We expect
show you that pthe wifnes, 0ilmer,
Z constitutional ana profession
liar; We do NOT believe that
the minds o. The Jury the testimony Of
sw0rn witness ID necessary TO establis
che fact that 0llmer's testimony II abs
lutely valuclcss. We expect 70 prot
chat On the night Of the Ijaymarket NEE
Ing Mr. SchWnb did not speak 70 Spie
- has been testified to, but thot he le
The meeting some time before ~ expl
lon occurred. We expect 70 show "a
Parsons and Fischer left the meeting e
N and were seated IN Zepp's Hall, drIn
ing glass Of beer when the bomb {
ploded. We shall prove that Nee
VS. q home, and expect 20 show n
be had 10 knowledge Of the met
inc. You are familiar with {
novements Of Lintg. The eviden
n no way connects him with the thro
Ing o. the bombs. and 4 he made BON
he did no more than be had peril
right 70 do, and there u no law prohi1
ing his having dynamite IN biz house
be choose. We expect 20 show mat %
81 these defendants fred shots -
Havmarkef meeting and that the d