The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-08-15
ARE THEY MURDERERS
Arguments in the Anarchist
Case Still Continue.
PENNSYLVANIA FLOOD.
Ineham's Address Considered the
strongest Plea Yet Made-A Penn
sylvania Cloudburst.
The Anarchists.

OHlCAoOs august At.-1n nc COuIb TOOLl
was crowded this afternoon to hear the
closing of Ingham's speech for the pros
ecution. On his opening, he addressed
himself particularly to the great haste
and energy shown by Lingg and Engel
on May 4th, and its significance with
the pronunciamentos Of Spies, leading
ND 10 the Haymarket massacre. He
dTelt with great force upon the TACT
that the bomb which killed the
police was unquestionably the
handiword, OF Lingg. Ingham's sd-
dress was considered the strongest
plea yet made for the conviction Of the
prisoners. His oratory was not only
powerful, but his analysis Of the eVi-
denc: was considered very convincing.
he concluded his speech about 10
O'Clock, when Foster began for the. de-
tense. The speaker said the fsct that
all the defendants were foreigners, ex-
cep. Parsons, should make no differ
ence with thejury. He then described
the defendants as martyrs. surrounded
by their weeping families, against whom
the entire legal detective forces OF the
city were arrayed
Kesuming his address when the court
Eeassembled at 2 O'Clock, Foster
devoted considerable time to further
discussion of the power prejudice wields
in the decisions Of mankind. He said
be was confident that did the jury COL
suit the evidence presented in this
case only and divest their decision
wholly of the effect of prejudice. &C
quired opinions and prejudices, the &C.
ltendants were safe, 9th erwfse they. were
not safe. Mr.. Foster said he felt
sure that the judges charge to the jury
would not recognize the question Of
whether or not the defendants had con-
spired. TO .oyerthrpW the ,goyerpment
ind bring about social rryolutiOb I'M.
less he found that such Conspiracy was
directly connected with the murder
committed in Haymarket. A verdict
rendered upon any other basis would
mot be worth the, paper required to
write 1t upon. The Speaker was not
hereto discuss socialism and anarchy.
He wished to say, at once and for all,
that he was opposed to socialism, COM
munism and anarchy, but, believ-
ing as he did, that these doc
trines were wrong. he did not
SET. that his faith IN his case should be
| fessened thereby. he would admit
that the defendants were IN his opinion
altogether wrong IN preaching anarchy
as they had done. but that did not affect
the case One question to be considered
WAS, did the defendants commit murder
OF could they; be proven the rave con-
spiredu 70 commit MURDER Foster next
criticised the State attorneys for having
made lob LOTT of the defendants,
1by wholesale. s This was the rea-
son why nearly every public utter
iance or published article of Spies aud
Parsons which had violent Language
had been dragged into court as sevi-
denee. But il did not affect the case as
defined in the Indictment. II did not
prove that the defendants had commit
ted or had conspired 10 murder. AT
this point. Fost T placed in a most re-
diculous light what he called, THE
/ parsding by the State of tim can
discovered lundeI sidewalks two
months after the Haymarket rot"
Many Of his expressions were
witty TO q remarkable degree and
the pantomImic gestures Of the speaker
oouvulsed the ~ dience At times, while
even the judge and State1s attorney
lcould not fepress smiles entirely before
Foster became serious again. He said
that the theory of the prosecution. IL
/ the iury would pardon him for men
i tioning it, vas ike 1.-THE flowers that
bloom in Nthe spring. he Eouldn't
have it so: il had nothing to do with
the case" The theme of Fos-
ter's address throughout was that
the indictment ana the evidence
OF the State did not correspond. Again
and again be declared that the defend
ants were not being tried for Socialism
s.or. anarchy, or even for making bombs
and preaching anarchial revolution
but for murder, and no testimony was
competent which did not convict the
defendants with murder, specific.
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