Huntsville gazette., 1886-10-16
THE DEATH SENTENCE.

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The Closing Scene In Judge Gary's Court
| in Chica go in the Anarchists Trial-After
| Listening to Speeches From All the Gull
| prits the Judge Passes Formal Sentence
Upon Them. Es sgH
CHICAGO, Oct. f0.@At- the concluding
scenes of the great trial of the Anarchists
approached close, more interest. was
taken and the suppressed excitement be-
come more marked Hundreds of peo-
| pie wended their way toward the Grim
inal Court building, each one desirous
of listening to the conclusion OF the
speech of Anarchist Parsons and with
the expectation of hearing the death
sentence pronounced. 'lAS
Parsons resumed his speech as soon as
| court was opened. He created some
| thing of a sensation by declaring in a
very dramatic and impressive manner
/ that they had positive proof that the
| bomb which created such destruction at
| the Haymarket was thrown by an agent
of the New York capitalists and monOpO-
lists, who sent the man out here to take
this means of breaking the Eight Hour
movement AS proof of his assertion
| that there was great conspiracy on the
part of capital against labor, Parsons
| quoted the expressions Of three Senator'S
on the floor of the ,Senate, imwfrich all
agreed on the following theory: "There
! is conspiracy to increase the value of
the dollar and decrease the value of labor
the world over" Parsons claimed again
| that he and his colleagues were the VIC
inns OF this conspiracy. He asked
"What are the real facts in the
Haymarket tragedy, your honor? Mayor
Harrison has caused to be published his
opinion as to the matter of conjecture in
the New York World, which was copied
in the Tribune, Of this city, and in which
he said Il do not believe that there
was any intent on the part of Spies and
those men to have bombs thrown at the
Haymarket. If they had why was there
but one thrown? 1t was as easy to have
dozen or fifty of them thrown in all
parts Of the city as to throw one. And,
again, if it was intended~to threw bombs
nat night, the leaders would not have
been there at all; but, in my opinion,
ike commanders-in chief, wonld have
been in safe place. No, it can't be
shown that there was any intention on
the part of those individuals to have that
act perpetrated at that particular meet
ing
Of Chicago. He is a sensible man; he
is in position to know what he is talk
ne about; he ought to be able to form
an Intelligent opinion, and one that IS
worthy of respect. He knows more
about this thing than the jury.
| Parsons maintained that the American
group were justified in bearing arms;
that the Constitution gave them that
right. But that question was not raised,
so far as Parsons was concerned. 1t was
not sought to prove that he was vio-
laing the law while member OF this or
ganization. Judge McAllister had held
hat the police could not invade their
meetings without legal process. Bnt the
police, in ST. did break into the Turner
Hall on Twelfth sire ct during Il meeting
of the furniture workers which was be-
ing held and killed one man, and JUDGE
McAlister said thatif every porcernau
in the crowd was killed those partici-
pating in the meeting could not be held
responsible. Were Parsons and his
friends, then, to be blamed because they
followed Judge McAlister's advice as
contained in his decision, which meant
that the American group could bear
armsf Why, then, was this construed
as illegal when an eminent judge said it
was according to Constitutional lawy
When he had finished speaking from
his notes Parsons entered upon an ac-
count of what he knew about the Hay
market killing and of his movements i'm
nedately afterward up to the time when
ie surrendered himself in court When
he began this portion of his speach he
laced up and down the limited space
round the table on which where his
Ha ho had lpr him.
elf. willing 10 get a fair trial along with
he other defendants, knowing himself
O be innocent. In relating how ne met
'aptain Black in front of the courtroom
aud ascended the stairs with him, Par
5ons placed his hand affectionately on
aptain Blacks shoulder and spoke in
more gentle voice. He concluded, hold
Nc up his head proudly. ''Eyen now ]
ave nothing to regret"
lie had spoken continuously five hours
md forty minutes and he sank into his
seat exhausted.
Judge Gary was about to pronounce
,entence, when Captain Black desired
that motion in arrest OF Judgment
should be entered, Mr.. GrinneH having
assured him that no technical matter
,hould interfere with the defendants
lights. The Court proceeded to execute
the solemn duty devolving upon him. In
orief but impressive words and in tones
which at any time would nave COM "A
lnanded respectful attention, the judge
cave fitting expression to the Judgment
of the court. His face worked cOnvui-
sIvely when he began, and when he
reached the word changed" he faltered
and could with difficulty utter "till-you
-are-dead The last words were
scarcely audible. The date fixed was. the
3d of December. EE
deep Sigh and every spectator was
on his feet 10 get a glance OF the pris-
oners. Captain Black arose to save some
technical point, when silence was re-
stored. When the matter was decided
the prisoners rose and BEGAN slowly to
walk out of the courtroom with the
hailiffs who had them in charge. The
prisoners, who had turned to listen to
he sentence with added pallor, exhibited
no other emotion on hearing the fatal
words. AS they rose Mrs. Parsons
came up and kissed her hus-
and. Mrs. Ames also kissed
Parsons on the cheek. The rela-
ives of the other defendants wrung their
lands but none of the women shed