Telegram-herald., 1886-10-09
THE REDS ROARING YET
Speeches OF FielGen and Par
sons ln Court.
.FlsLOtA MAKES A GOOD IMPRESSION
Parsons Declares rs Sentence 20 e,
Judicial Murder MS SpstCn 49,
Not Re Finished Unfi
THIS Noon.

CmfAee. Oei fhe crowds which bs
siesed lAe Criminal Court tins maralns ior
adn.iuancr 10 Jaiee Gary s court room
were larger and earlier than al any time
du os .tle anarchists trial lAe speeches
which ihe condemned are making in tleir
0Mn behalf au3 tbe fact that tie date for
their execution was i0 os faxed today. being
fes ponslo'e for itis. Nlly small portion
Il those who e, l-ht admission were sue.
cessial. The entrances being carefully guard
al uy deputies aui police oll and Tie
Judge permitting n1 one lu Tile room Who
could uot te accommodated Win d seat
When The court opened George Eusei one ol
the defendants al once began speech iu
answer 10 the Judge inquiry as 10 Why
seuttuc, should IOt be PASSED upon Alm.
Engei recounteg his experience lu Ger
many where Lt Mas born. and reCounfcl
the hariships and tyfanies which The people
We're forced To- submit 60 there lie came 10
tins country. sought WORK in Pbiaieip phla
and Chicago. aud found the same stale 81
affairs existing. Capitalists became fich bF
the oppression Of the working classes
Eueei then made study of Tie 4uss s.lUn.
lie read Henry George book and became
socialist. Engel concluded with q fraie
against capitalists
Samuel Fielding was the neAt defendant
90 speak. lie saii revolution wa~ "a crime
il Tie revo'uu0nist happened 10 be- poor.
and deciarei be- had been arrested and
indicted Tor murder bul had been tried Tor
anarchy The lonest criminal, be
said would never have been con-
victed on such testimony as had
been brought here ID he had no.
been dangerous man in the opinion of ihe
privileged classes. lie and Lis fellow lt-
PENDANTS he claimed were convicted nor
because they had committed murder, 1lt
because they We're very energetic in the
advocacy of the rights of labor. II lie Was
10 be- taken for The advocating the priuC
pies OF socialism AMI anarchy ~ be under
stood them and honestly believed them. he
freely gave himself up. The price ws- very
small for q result SD great He trusted The
time would come when there would be a
| better understanding and more intelligence.
| Fiedeu' speect was much more temper
ate harrangue than any OF the others that
preceded il, and impressed the audience
favoIahlv. 10 was the general comment That
had Fieiden spoken this speech before
| The iurv iusleac Of letting hls lawyers talk
for him IL might have Influenced their YER
! dict in ms favor.
Ii was $3.50 clock when Ilelden finish d
| speaking. Parsons armed with "a huge
! bundle Of manuscript, rose and said thai "a.
/ ii would be- impossible for him 1, c)nclud,
! he wanted the court 20 All.
/ iourn until tomorrow morning. judy,
Gary concluded however that Parsons
might 90 ON. This trial he said, bad beer
immersed in pls-i)l. aud even now. sfaDl
ing q the shallow of the galiows. with fhe
hdngman waiting with his moose the cap.
taiisi press vas clamOrinz for hi, blood an
| the blood OF his comrades He had -
| paused the interest of the wage worker, aut
he stood here as one OF the people and a'
a workingman. He believed that repre-
| sen'afives of that organization Of million
| aires the Citizens Association had demand
ei that he and his fellow defendants shoII /
be puf ont OF the way by an isuDmIni ou
death. but where was the Justice of ihi
raiiroadiug of human bel = % ihe gailow
/ with the speed Of an express train. clndem
| nation did not mean Thar the c0udenue.
we're always guilty.. aud history slowe'
We might also have unjust judges Bars0n
| held that the execution pf the sentence q
be- imposed on him WAS nothing but judi
cal murder Il was "a friai by "a mob IL
! honor must know This he said. and Il va
for him 10 look az the matter from ih
standpoint Of reason and common sense
Parsons spoke until 4.aO when ihe Ceur
adjourned a. his request