Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-10-20
pRoNoUNclNG SENTENCE.
Judge Gary's Last Words to tho
Doomed Anarchists An I'm
pressive soene.
From the Chicago Tribune. ]

In tones SO low and sympathetic that those
lot Immediately around the bench could with
.!itlicplty catch the import OF his words, Judge
Gary began his address to the prisoners.
When he came to the formal pr nouncing OF
the ntence, even Parsons, seemingly in spite
of himself fixed Lis eye upon his faca Spies
Stoned to the words OF doom with steadfAst
eye and defiant smile. schwab's face was
grave and inscrutabe Neebe looked excited
fieden pulled ut his long beard. Lingg and
Fischer gave no outward signs Of emotion and
Ensels manner was as stolid MS ever Ear
more asitated than the prisoners was Judge
Gary himself His voice fell lower and lower.
A. he pronounced the words hanged by the
neck he paused. turned in his chair. and the
concluding words, until dead, were barely
sentence is as follows:
am quite we'll aware that what you have
said. although addressed to me, has been said
s e az m0r III 4 IS sssa %
sions therefrom upon which the verdict IL
based. You are al men Of intelligence, and
know that II the verdict stands 1t must be exc
cuted The reasons why it shall stand have
already sufficiently stated in deciding the mo-
ton for new trial.
am sorry beyond any power Of expression
for your unhappy condition, and for the terrible
events that have brought it about. shall ad-
dress to you neither reproaches nor exhorta-
ton. What shall say shall he said in the
faint hope that few words from a place
where the People OF the State OF Illinois have
delegated the authority to declare the penalty
Of violation of their laws, aud spoken upon
an occasion solemn and awful as this, may
come to the knowledge OF and be heed
ed by the ignorant, deluded, and misguided
men who have listened to your counsels
and followed your advice. say in the faint
hope; for II men are persuaded that because
Of business differences, whether about labor or
anything else, they may destroy property and
assault and beat other men, and kill the police
If they, in the discharge OF their duty, inter-
fere to preserve the peace, there is little ground
to hope that they will listen 10 any warning
1t is not the least among the hard ships of the
peaceable, frugal and laborious poor, 70 endure
the tyranny Of mobs who, with lawless force.
dictate to them under penalty of peril to limb
and life, where, when, and upon what terms
they may earn q livelihood for themselves and
their families. Any government that is worthy
of the name will strenuously endeavor TO secure
to all within its jurisdiction freedom to follow
the lawful avocations and safety for their prop
erty and their persons, while Obeying the law,
and the law is common sense. 1t holds each
man responsible for the natural and probable
consequences of his own acts. 1t holds that
whoever advises murder is himself guilty Of
the murder that is committed pursuant to his
advice, and il men band together for forcible
resistance to the execution of the law, and ad.
wise murder q means OF making such resist
ance effectual, whether such advice be to one
man to murder another, or to u numerous class
TO murder men OF another class, all who are so
banded together are guilty Of any murder that
Is committed in pursuance of such advice.
The people Of this country love their institu-
tons, they love their homes, they love Their
property. They will never consent that, by VIC
lence and murder, those institutions shall b<
broken down, their homes despoiled, and theil
property destroyed. And the people are strong
enough to protect and sustain their institutions
and to punish all offenders against their laws
and those who threaten danger to civil society
II the law s enforced, are leading to destruction
whoever may attempt to execute such threats
The existing order Of society can be changed
only by the will Of the majority. Each mar
has the full right to entertain and advocate b!
speech and print SUCH opinions as suit himself
and the great body Of the people will usual,
care little what he says. But If he proposel
murder as a means Of enforcing. he puts hi
own life ut stake. And no clamor about fire..
speech or the evils to be cured or the wrongs u
be redressed will shield him from the conse
quences Of his crime. His liberty is not II
cense to destroy. The federation that he enjoy
he must extend to others, and not arrogantll
assume that the great majority are wrong ana
may rightfully be coerced BY terror or removed
by dynamite.
1t only remains that for the crime you hav
| committed, and of which You have been convict
ed after tr al unexampied In the patience will
which an outraged people have extended to 70,
every protection and privilege OF the law whicl
you derided and defed, that the sentence of tina
law be now given
In form and detail that sentence will appea
upon the records of the court. In substance
and effect it 10 that the defendant Neebe be i'm
prison d in the State Pententiary at Joliet u
bard labor for the term Of fifteen " ars
And that each OF the other defendants, be
tween the hours Of ten O'Clock in the lorenzo,
and two o'clock in the afternoon Of the third da,
Of December next, in the manner provided b,
the statute OF this State, be hung by the necl
until he is dead Remove the prisoners.
Capt. Black-Your Honor knows that we In
behalf Of all the defendants. / ask that Their
be a stay of execution In the case Of Mr.. Neeb
| until Dec. 8.
| Mr.. Crinnell-u the court please, that ia
matter that usually stands between counsel TO
the defendants and the State. Every possible
facility will be granted you, and no order cal
possibly be entered Of record which would no
be other but that will be allowed. Everything
shall be granted yon in that particular tina
good sense and propriety dictate.
Capt. Black-ihat is sufficient.
Instantly upon the pronouncem ent OF thu
sentence all was confusion. Every eye wa
turned upon the prisoners, who rose from thei
50 is as though from force Of habit and withou
voltion The spectators rose also and the rela
tives Of the condemned men pressed forward
| The court called sharply for order and til
heavy wand of tho crier descended upon tn
bar. The women shrank back and the prison
ers hastily resumed their seats. Only for al
instant however, for the balifTs, seeing that /
was but u burst Of natural affection, let Natur
have her way. Mrs. Parsons alone did no
threw her arms about her husbands necl
he stood at his chair. She hid he
face in his neck and he bent his heaa
in her arms. Husband and wife retained thei
| attitude for nearly minute. Then she re
leased him and turned away, her dark fac
hard ana tense ana nef eyes dry. As sh
turned away Gen. Parsons threw his arm
about his brothers neck. and the two men hi,
their faces on each others shoulders. Spies
with careless smile on his face. shook hand
| with his sister and other relatives, and spoke
| few reassuring words to their fearful expires
sions Of sympathy. As he turned to so Mrs.
Parsons rushed up TO him, threw her arm
about his neck, and kissed him vchemently o.
| the lips The other prisoners received the OF
pressions Of sympathy quietly and fled out Q
court without betraying emotion OF any kind
handsome Louis Lingg looking oven more In
| different and scorrlful than nsual