The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-08-12
CONSPIRACY.
The Arguments Begun i'll the
Anarchist Trial.
qaB Law on ACCESSORIES
she vet that He had Advised or
Encouraged the Crime Made
Him an Accessory
,..r.ai...' rrial-ArEu ment. Begun

Anarchists rrtai-Argu ments Begun
CHICAGO, August 11.-In the Anar
.hist trial this morning. the State in.
--odneed a little evidence impeaching
sniss, testimony as to his iIl-treatment
~ the police, and his declar Ition that
scbnaubslt, the alleged bomb thrower,
,.on,d not speak English. The argu-
n,nt bv Assistant States Attorney
yVslke- vas then commenced. The
scesker said the defendants, though
lDsrch;sis. were entitled to fair treat
nsnt and trial under the law which
thew tried to "throttle;" but if gailty
ofthe nonst.ous crime, they deserved
~ h punished like other criminals
vouId Be for the same offense, The de-
PENDANTS had every one been proven
nifty Of one Of the most shocking and
5esriIess crimes in the nations history
and their punishment should be ade-
onata with the crime. Three speeches
we're made by the defense, and two
more By the prosecution.
Continuing his speech at the opening
OF the afternoon session, Mr. Walker
defined the law of the State in relation
20 accessories, sBd said the conviction
of any one of the defendants was au-
thorized by law, though he was not
present ct the place of the commission
Of the crime nor had ever agreed that
the crimeJWas to. have been committed
at the time, Inc fact that be had
advised or encouraged the commits
sion Of such a crime, through speech
atpublic meetings, or through pubs
lished articles, or private conversation,
made him an accessory. Walker spoke
with cOntsmpt Of the efforts OF certain
defendants 70 base tier hopes OF
scquittal upon the ground that they
we're not present on the Haymarket
when the bomb was thrown, and
characterized them as leaders in q con-
spiracy to commit whole ale murder
He then read from Most's instruc ions
20 the defendants on the witness stand
advising them, first. 70 save themselves,
Il possible, for future deeds, and if that
proved Impossible. to use their position
n the witness chair to teach principles
OF revolution.
This SAID the speaker, was the
course followed by Parsons. Finding no
lOophole for escape, he turned the wit
ness stand into the stool OF proPa-
ganda?"
Walker was rewarded with a muir
fnur of applause from the audience
when he referred to Spies speech at
Grand Rapids, on Wsshington's birth
day. Said the speaker: ''-pies COM
pared himself to George Washington {;
said there will be revolution in 1886
when the eight-hour movement reached
its climax. George Washington led
the revolution. IL be had failed ne
would have been punished; II fail l
will be punished. There are 5000
known bv numbers and not by name
and any can Join by application"
Walker then read from the testimony
OF the witness Wilkinson, who swore
that Spies told him that the revolution
would occur on the LIST Of May, or about
that time. docs not this. asked the
speaker, glosk like conspiracy"
Walker devoted some time 70 an edi-
torial artlcle IN the Alarm, which closed
with the words: Tine social war has
come. Whoever Is not with US is against
US Does this look like cons piracy? 2"
asked The speaker. The editor of the
Harm was Parsons, the defendant"
Walker dwelt at some length on
Spies speech TO McCormick's strikers,
during the progress of winch a large
number of the audience broke away
snd joined in the riot, IN which several
persons were killed and wounded.
'Ther !" said the speaker, Spies came
back 70 the Ar5eiter Zeitung Office, be-
heying that he had 5000 new converts
at his back and wrote the editorial con-
tanning the words, Had they been
provided with good weapons and one
dynamite bomb, not one of the muir
derers would have ESCAPED"
Al this point Walker read the cele-
DRAFTED Revenge" circular, in which
he word and sentiment of Revenge"
Is the lnducement held out TO the
reader Of the circular to attend meet
Ang. and the purpose to revenge the
victims Of the bloodhOunds, the police.
Does this look like conspiracy 10
murder the police?" said the speaker,
and IS there no significance in the TACT
that Spies called the revenge meeting to
meet on the Hsymarket, the very place
designated to the reporter, Wilkinson
as the location of the commencement OF
ne social revolution ?'
Walker was still speaking when the
court adjourned.