The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-08-26
aAYMARkET RIOT.

The 18th, the fiftieth day of the triel, was
occupied by Capt. Black with the closing
argument Tor the conspirators. He smoke
all day without finishing, really adding
nothing to what had been said by his as
sociates, and bis speech was something of
Capt. Black finished his speech on the
18th, leaving Mr. Grinnell to close the case
The case of the conspirators went to the
jury at $3.50 p. m. on the 10Th, and an agree
@ent va: reached 80 that the jury retired
Chicago, in its issue Friday morning said :
1t is generally understood that the jury in
the anarchist cases found Spies, Lingg and
Engel guilty of murder In the first degree
The other defendants were one and ali de
clared guilty OF granddaughter and given
terms OF imprisonment ranging from twen-
~ years down to three years, the latter be-
ing the punishment melted out to Neebe
Not one of the defendants escaped scot
free. ~'
THE VERDICT.
AT 10 a. m. on the 10th the jury came in.
to court and reported their verdict to
Judge Gary finding spies, Fielden, Fischer,
Parsons, Schwab, Lingg and Eugel guilty
of marder in the first degree with the death
penalty and Neebs Of conspiracy, with IS
years In the tenitentiary: Great excite
..s;.<.;-S ~~' PoAAeSo O1uoI was
The verdict was a surprise to the
prisoners; Spies said to his lawyers,
'Gsntlemen We did not expect it," and the
others exhibited decentralization; Schwab
arm aud gasped, my God, We die and
Neebe gets but Is years. As the con
demned men were returned to jail, Fielder
hod to bc supported, and even Neebe, as
he marched away, looked like a corpse.
row. An immense throng was about the
court house and received the announce
nent OF tho verdict with shouts of sat
isfaction and appreciation. A motion was
entered for q now trial and arguments
S xl,i be beard oy Judge Gary early in
motion will be overruled, and it so, the case
will go to the Supreme court for review, and
should no exception be taken there, SEN
tence will be passed, fixing the date of exc
cution. BY the public of Chicago and by
dict is received with profound appreciation.
The following from the New York Herald
exhibits the universal feeling: The YER
dict will be hailed with a general satisfac-
ton not equaled since that which followed
the conviction OF Guiteau. The crime of
these mlscreants 10 more heniOus and more
dangerous than ordinary murder. They
have now been made to feel the prasD OF
that law, which they affected to despise and
attempted to trample under foot. The red
nag OF anarchism cannot be openly run up
that rendered it has done a national ser
vice.
the OLD WORLD
Cable news of the 18th reports a renewal
of hostilities at Belfast, Ireland. Expert
marksmen conducted a rifle fight from
P00fknr1o Nh3~n,,n~,
ners: Immense crowds Of partisans, who
carefully kept out of range, were prepared
to assist by supplying ammunition and re-
moving the wounded. The sides were
equally divided. The moon shone brightly
tnroughout the contest: The Orangemen
were killed. The fight took place by moon
hgbt and lasted from midnight until4 am
An imbecile widow named Lebo]. living
in selles, st. Denis, France, has met with a
horrible death: Her sons endeavored to
but failed. They didhot want to support
1er, and SO they tied her to q stake, built a
are around her and burned her to death.
Wnen inc woman was suffering the sons
spr1nkled holy water over her, aud when
arrested told the police that they had burn
Cd their mother because of religious mot.
ives. The woman was sixty yesrs old and
had the reputation of being sorceress.s.
The English Parliament opened on the
10th, Queen Victoria in her speech asking
attention to pressing financial measures
that were interrupted in order that the
sense OF the people might he taken in re-
gard to the Irish question, and the result
Of that appeal, she said, has been to con-
nrm the conclusion to which the late par
Lament had come"
The tenants of London Salters Com
pany's estate, Londonderry, have pur
chased their holdings on the terms OF Lord
Ash62urne's land purchase act. The price
ID H 4O'o0, l91 years purchase at the net
annual valuation, which is 20 to Is per
cent below the present rents.
Tho Berlin North German Gazette states
Prof. Brakenbusch has made large annex.
alton in South Patagonia in behalf of Ger
many. The London Standard, in com
menting on this, says it thinks that Bis.
the Argentine Republic.
An archaeological discovery that has lust
been made at Athens, Greece, is exciting
much interest. A number OF columns in a
state OF perfect preservation have been I'M
period beioro the Persian wars.
The London Times gives prominence to a
letter suggesting the prosecution for trea
son on their return to their homes of the
canadian delegates and other British sub
1ects whe figured in the Chicago conven-
ton.
In tie houte Of commons during the de-
bate on the address in reply to the Queens
speeco, ~. faroell will move an amend
ment with reference to the land question,
including the suspension Of evictions.
Tho sittings Of the Turkish- Bulgarian
commission to rsviss the Roumelian organ