Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-07-16

or. Dacey wanted JAS. Murray 10 nave
the nomination. but Gaynor took up the
cause of w. F. Mahoney. The fight
which followed was bitter in the extreme.
The primaries were held q week before
the regular election and Dacoy was so
abusive at the polls that Gaynor haa
him arrested and locked up. The next
day he was fined and his hatred OF the
alderman increased. He IS said to have
made O threat that if Murray was beaten
at the election somebody would be
killed. He was an
fellow, but nobody thought he
would carry his threat
into execution. Mahoney wac success
full at the election, which occurred May
18th, 1884. That night Gaynor, the sue
~cessfnl candidate and q number OF other
politicians we're drinking in a saloon on
South Halstead street. Dacey entered
and offered to shake hands with Gaynor,
which he would no do. GaJnoT turned
his back and Dacey drew u revolver and
shot him in the back of the head. After
eleven days of intense suffer
ing Gaynor died. The feeling
was very strong against Dscey. Through
the intervention OF his attorneys he was.
| given O trial here and was convicted of
murder and the original sentence was
stayed 20 determine the question of his
sanity. He was a%dJudged. sane and
ordered to be hanged to-day.
He made no speech and was moder-
ately composed, though during the
morning he screamed continuously and
had his limbs bound to prevent mis-
making an assault on n of his atten-
dants.
ANARCHISTS ON TRIAL.
Chicago, July 16-The trial OF eight
anarchists charged with the haymarket
massacre was actively entered upon this
morning, a jury having been obtained
yesterday. A map showing where the
meeting was held and where the bombs
were thrown into the ranks OF the police
was exhibited to the Jury and its correct
ness was verified. 1t showed the loea.
ton of Griefs hall and Iephs hall
from which the anarchists proceeded to
make the assault on the police.
Police Inspector Bonfield was the
second witness called. He was in com
mand Of the police at Desplaines street
on the night of the haymarket meet
ing. The police had warning
Of the assemblage, through {
revenge circular, and one other circular
was issued by the anarchists. Bonfeld
said the police he took with him to the
Ahaymarket were armed. What were the
instructions? asked the states attorney.
That no one shonld fire unless ordered tt
do 80 by his superior officer. As we ap
preached this truck, said Bonfield, indi'
eating a spot on the map, we marched
up to it. Captain Ward, who was will
me, said to those in the crowd. / com
mand yon in the name of the people
Illinois to dispense, and / call or you
pointing to me, in the crowd. To aid il
dispensing the crowd. AT that tim
Fielden was standing in front of th'
truck. He turned at Us and said. ".
are peaceable. Instantly the crowd part
ed in a peculiar manner; | thought the
| heard a Missing noise. | have ha
some experience with dynamite on
fuse and OWNED in an instant what wa
going to happen. The next momen
a terrific explosion took place
other bullets were fired into us Cor pei
haps a minute or 30 before a single she
was fred by the police; / gave an orde
to close and return the fire.
How many persons were injured b
those bullets? 20 the best OF my. re
collection sixty.
How many have died? Seven.
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