Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-06-03
TIME ANARoHrsrs ooNrIorED.
Most and Htis Two Associates Found
Guilty Of misdemeanOr.

West and His Two Associates Found
entity of misdemeanor.
NEW YoRK, May 2s.-Herr Most, the
anarchist, was brought into court this
morning handcuffed TO a thief, His asso-
eiates, Schenck and Braunschweig, were
| with him. The defence called witnesses
| who testified to Schenck's good character.
| Adolph Schenek, the prisoner, then took
| the stand. He stated that he understood
| that the object OF the meeting was 10 advise
| the use OF arms against force; that IL blow
should be struck against them they should
| strike back. Under cross examination he
said that the purpose OF the meeting was
also TO protest against such action as had
been taken In st. Louis, where hired deputy
sheriifs shot down men and women. He
did not hear all OF Most's speech, and GER
| tainly not that part of II referring to explo-
sives. The meeting was that OF the Inter
| national Workingmen's Rifle Club. He was
not member OF It, and did not know why
he was made president Of the assemblage.
The witness said he was an anarchist; he
| knew the meaning of that word. Just now
he believed In the government of the
| United States. The government suited him,
but II did not suit every person else. Most
took like stand as our forefathers I'm the
| Revolution.
Testimony as to the good character of
Braunschweig WINS also given, and Braun.
/ schweig himself took the stand and said
that he was at work when arrested. He had
never been arrested before. When he en-
tered the hall Most was speaking. When
| Most had finished witness spoke in German
ten minutes, In his remarks he declared
that the presence of police at a working
mems meeting In free America was shame.
i He never mentioned anything OF bombs or
guns. He got his first citizens papers In
| Albany three years ago. He did not know
whether he was an anarchist or not. He
agreed with a great many of Most's senti-
ments as published In the Freibeit.
The witness did not believe In robbery,
arson and murder, and said that he was not
| even in sympathy with those who would
i use force. But when man was hungry
and his family starving he must do some
| thing. Witness knew Of hundreds Of men
who worked in this country and couldn't
| get food. He knew OF them in his own shop,
/ where they worked six weeks and were Ids
| eight weeks. He often had to give men his
| own dinner. Witness believed there was
| something wrong in our society, and would
change 1t peaceably or by other methods,
such as had been used before. He regarded
anarchism as something that would make
| all men brothers.
The lawyers for the defence declared that
/ this ended their case, and moved that the
| second count Of the indictment be taken
| from the consideration of the Jury. The
court granted the motion.
Lawyer Howe stated that Most desired to
address the jury on his own behalf-a right
| which he was entitled to. The recorder re-
| piled that Most had that privilege. Most
then arose and said;
cannot speak very veil English. You have
heard great deal about me. / suppose tina
i 20 expected great zeal Of wi nesses for 9
| prosecution and lot OF black devil lies about
/ me. But what has come off? have seen prose-
culirg officers in Austria and Germany going
| against me aud my associates; but they were
| slaves OF the kings and princee. l didn't expect
that here. There was a scheme got up, and Q
| pol CO and the press are against me- | know
| all about the policemen who met in the DIV r
saloon next 10 Captain McCullagh's statlcn-
| house and said "We'll get Most At last they
| arrested me under bed, l stood up III my
| room, the room mad lived in for two months
before. They chow yon booss and o her
| things they took from my room, but they DIDN'T
produce tue peck tbook With $3.50 they 10 *
| from me. suppose they want that.
Most then spoke of the meeting at which
he made an address, and shouted:
What did say? said that the Constitution
| of the I'm ted States of North America y r
mltted Its citizens to carry arms. told about
| 81 Louis, where the men who were paid IS a
| day by Gould shot down whoever Gould said
| should be shot. A dozen men and women have
been killed by them. said the WILLIAMSBURG
| strikers were quiet, bnt the police dubbed them
| and fired at them. About the eght-hour move
| ment and mt citing on the lst of May, dldnt
| advise that the men should get guns | said
|
they would BIZ more respected | DIDN'T tel
them they must shoot. | said the Constitution
let them carry arms 1t didn't make any off
ference what kiAd of arms. Certainly theN
could carry cannons, and, Of course, bombs
But didn't advise women to throw tirtbrand
III houses or tell anybody 10 throw yltriol out o
the windows on policemen. Beecher; you al
know him. lie advises people from his pulpit
Sunday after sunday to nuy rifles and guns Il
prot, ct themselves That was all the advice
gave That meeting was orderly, and not al
unlawful assembly. You know what tn W hrt
doing. They are not only putting me IN prlsoI
but are doing away with free speech. IL is tn,
first step 10 bring the republic down to mon
archy; the next will be stopping the freedom O
the press. Then We will only want an Emperor
After argument by counsel in behalf Of tn
other prisoners the case was given to tn
jury, which found the whole three guilty q
the charge In the Indictment, misdemeanof
and recommended Schenck to the mercy o
the court.
The prisoners will be sentenced oil
Wednesday next.
The maximum punishment for the prison
ers is one year in the penitentlary or n fin
of $3.50 or both.
He was brought into court yesterday AM
sentenced to the penitentiary for one yea
and fined $500.