The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-08-21
And Sentence of Death Passed
Upon Them.
SCENE IN THE COURTROOM
Motion for New Trial Made, and VIII
Be Heard At the September
Term OF Court.
Guilty of Murder and the Sentence
Death


ing as 10 the verdict decided upon by
the jury in the Anarchist CO es. The
only accepted fact is that the jury has
decided upon a verdict and hat al the
defendants. except Neebe have been
found guilty, and have been given
various grades Of punishment. The
police rumor is that six men, Spies,
Fielden, Fischer, Parsons. Schwab am
Lingg, have been found guilty OF
murder and that Neeoe and Engel
will be given peritentiary sent
ences. Another statement reduced
the number who will receive the capital
punishment to three, SPIES, Fielden and
Fisher. There are no means OF &C
curately determining as to any OF these
rumors and until the verdict Is given At
10 clock, no absolute credence can be
given any of them. The jurymen re-
main in their rooms at the Revere
House Just across the street from the
courtroom. About this building are q
large number of police to prevent any
attempt 10 break in upon the privacy Of
the Jury. In front of the main entrance
ID the court house are thirty police. and
three lines of police and court bailiffs
have 70 be encountered befor any one
can approach the courtroom. At 8
O'Clock this morning there were twenty
police in uniform in the courtroom and
several press representatives.
The court officials decided that the
relatives of the prisoners should be al
lowed in the courtroom, and at 9.l5
O'Clock, the sister of Spies with another
young woman, made her appearance.
She moved as though she would pro-
coed to close proximity Of the chairs
heretofore occupied by the prisoners,
but she was motioned to q seat on the
opposite side of the court, in the rear
of the line of Uolice officers, thus
indicating that the prisoners are not to
be surrounded by their admirers, this
forenoon. Shortly afterward the
mother of Spies, accompanied by q
younger son, also entered the court
room aud took seats on the back
benches. The jury left their hotel at
y16 and under the guidance of ten
bailiffs took their way to the Court
House, and were conducted TO the
inner room Immediately adjoining the
main courtroom. At $40 Mrs. Par
sons entered the courtroom. She was
given a seat between two policemen.
and with two policemen Immediately in
her rear. Whether this precautio1 was
TO guard against any extraordi airy
exploit in the courtroom or not, is. of
of course unknown, but the seat &C
corded the female Anarchist was
deemed sufficient.
The tremendous interest taken in the
outcome of the trial and finding Of the
jury is illustrated by the crowd which
has gathered in front of the Court
House TO await the announcement;
nearly 5000 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, however. and |
it appeared TO be composed |
almost entirely OF simply curious peo-
pie. Judge Gary arrived at 9.47 O'Clock, |
and almost at the same moment the |
counsel arrived. The pri- |
souers were brought into the court |
room at ESP, and were seated at the |
corner OF the courtroom, on
the same side of the benches. The court |
was called TO order at 9.54. The pri- |
soners presented about the usual APP
Pearance, though Spies and Fischer
looked deadly pale. The jury arrived |
sive silence as they filed in. When the |
Jury appeared, Judge Gary enjoined alb
solu:e silence. There was q whispered /
between the Judge and |
the clerk, when the verdict was read as
follows:
We, the Jury, find defendants. August
Spies, Michael Schwab, Samuel Fielden,
Albert r. Parsons, Adolph Fischer.
George Angel. and Louis Lingg, guilty
Of murder as charged in the Indictment;
and ok the penalty at death. We find |
defendant Oscar w. Neebe guilty of |
murder in the manner and form as
charged in the indictment, and fix the |
penalty at imprisonment in the peni-
tentiary at fifteen years"
Capt. Black asked that the Jury be |
polled. The jurymen answered with |
hrm voices. Captain Black said he |
would make motion for q new trial. |
States Attorney Grinnell said il would |
be impossible to dispose of the motion |
during the present term, but by agree
the September term. This was agreed |
10 by the defense.
Court-"Let the motion be entertd |
and continued till next term, and the |
taken to Jail"
The prisoners then filed out during |
the interim, under the guidance |
Of the bailiffs; hardly had the |
Jury left The room when a |
3 piercing shrek was heard followed by |
the heavy falling Of the wife OF Schwab |
TO the floor TO whom the result of the /
verdict had been interpreted. She is |
also the sister of SchnaubeIt. the /
alleged bomb-thrower. She was carried |
out 70 the air by the police and soon re
vived. Mrs. Parsons looked hsggard as |
she started to leave the courtroom, but |
maintained q moderate degree of com
posure. The crowd remained outside /
for an hour after the reading of the YER
dict.
II is understood the Eauthorities now
contemplate the immediate arrest OF all
persons even indirectly connected with /
the Haymarket tragedy for conspiracy.
and that in this knowledge many Of the
active leaders. hearing the outcome Of
the verdict, are preparing to leave the
city.
At 9 o'clock this afternoon, large
force Of police was gathered at Chicago
Avenue police station uncer the com
mand Of Captains SchacK and Little.
Later Chief Ebersold arrived. Itisa
current rumor about town that the
police have a list containing the names /
Of nearly three hundred men who wera