Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-08-27

/ prisoners are nOJ W Dc nullOuhuCu
by their admirers this forenoon
Shortly afteryard the mother of
Spies, accompanied by a younger
son, also entered the court room
and took a seat on the back
benches.
THE JURY
left their hotel at 9:16 o'clock, and,
under the guidance of ten baillffs,
took their way to the court house,
and we're conducted to another
room, Immediately adjoining the
main court room. At 9:2O Mrs.
Parsons entered the court room
with her reticule, accompanied by
a woman who has attended her
throughout the trial. She was
given a seat between two police
men Immediately in her rear
Whether this precaution was to
guard against any extraordinary
exploit in the court room or not is,
of course, not known, but the seat
accorded
THE FEMALE ANARCHIST
was deemed significant. BY 9:3O
the crowd in the court room num-
bered about one hundred, but was
still composed, with the exception
of the persons named, of police,
court bailfls and press represen-
tatives.
Mrs. Black, the wife of the chief
counsel for the prisoners, who has
been in court daily, proceeded to
take her former seat near the prls-
oners, but was requested to take
her seat on the opposite side OF the
court room. Mrs. Black remarked
to a newspaper reporter as che laid
down her package of newspapers:
"Well, they say it has all gone
against our men. They take it
very well though. They seem to
expect it."
The sheriff has refused to allow
any one to see the prisoners, and
no one has been permitted to enter
the Jail since the case was given to
the jury yesterday afternoon.
The tremendous interest taken in
the outcome of the trial and the
finding of the jury was illustrated
by the crowd which gathered in
front of the court house to await
the announcement. Nearly two
thousand people were gathered on
Michigan street in front of the
main entrance to the building,
gazing up at the windows. The
police kept the crowd moving, how
ever, and it appeared to be com.
posed almost entirely Of simply
curious people.
THE JUDGE ARRIVES.
Judge Gary arrived at 9:47
o'clock, and almost at the same
moment, Capt. Black and Dir.
Zeisler, completing the quartette of
the defendants counsel, arrived
Capt. Black remarked to his wife
when he entered. 81 have just
had talk with the prisoners. They
have.seen the papers and know
what the probable outcome is
They will laugh at DEATH said the
attorney, with half tragic air. lie
declared that they void show no
excitement.
THE PRISONERS
we're brought into the court room
at 9:52 o'clock. and were seated at
the northeast corner of the court
room on some side benches.
THE CoURT CALLED TO ORDER.
The court was called to order at
9:5l. The prisoners were not OBJ
servable to the eyes of but very
few in the court room. They pre-
sented about the usual appearance,
though Spies and Fischer looked
deadly pale. The jury arrived at
900 o'clock. There was impressive
silence as they filed it.
THE VERDICT.
awe, the jury, find the defend
ants August Spies, Michael Schwab,
Samuel Fielden, Albert r. Parsons,
Adolph Fischer, George Engel and
Louis Lingg guilty of murder as
charged IN the indictment, and fix
the penalty at death. We find the
defendant Oscar w. Neebe guilty
of murder in manner and form as
charged in the indictment, and fix