The Osceola times., 1886-10-16
TALKING FOR LlF {.


Tho Condemned Anarchists Responding 70
the Question; "Iiave You Any Ihihg 10
say WHY Sentence should Not NOW De
Passed Upon You" - Parsons has 'he
Floor.
Cu1cAGo. Oct. s.-Judge G1ty was on
the bench in the criminal court at ten
o'clock this morning. The eight defend
ants, Spies, Schwab, Neebe, Parsohs'
Fielden, Fischer, Lingg and Engei were
escorted from their cells In the county
jail to their customary seats in the court
room by a strong guard OF detect
ives and special baiIiffS The rush
OF spectators, curiosity seekers ana
chronic court sitters was something
unparalleled. Not half OF those VINO
came were admitted, the entrances oelng
carefully guarded by deputies and poiice
officers, and the judge permitting no one
TO enter the room who could not be gwen
A seat. Many women were among the
lookers.on. OF friends and relatives OF
the prisoners there were in coufti MIS-
Parsons and her two children; Mrs Nee0e
and her little boy; Miss Spies and MIS-
Captain Black.
Captain Shack and large number oi
nolice in full uniform and detectives In
civilian dress were, as usual, III ana
about the court. All those who came 10
court this morning came with the expec-
tation of hearing Judge Gary pass SEN
tence of death on seven convicted men,
and sentence OF Imprisonment for iiteen
wears on Oscar Ncebe. Also many came
for the purpose of hearing the speecnes
of Persons and Fielden, in expectation
Of sensational utterances. The entlre
group of prisoners are characterized oy
nouchalance and indifference to tAelr
fate. All the stories about their paleness
and trembling are nothing more than ro-
mances.
George Engel was the first OF the de-
PENDANTS TO speak to the court TINS morn
ing. During his speech EnGel sad that
the same causes that impelled him TO
leave Germany he found existing here.
Though this was the richest country III
the world naturally, he saw here human
beings fishing their daily food out Of
slop pals. He bought the works OF
Henry George and other authors to study
and investigate, and soon found WhY
equal Justice among men did not exist.
He then took up politics, but said
he found that the workingman
was not free in the exercise of his ballot.
Losing faith in politics as meahS on re
form, be turned over to the lniemalion-
alists, who were then organizing. Their
conviction was that the freedom OF the
working classes could only be brought
about by force.
Engel concluded with TRADE against
the capitalists. 1t was eleven o'clocN
when he ceased speaking. Thrc
minutes were spent by counsel aud spec
lators in whispered discussions, and then
Sam Fielden rose and preiaced what ne
had TO say by reciting a poem from The
German OF Ferdinand FrGiligrath, en-
titled "RevoIution." The first stanza
was as follows:
"And tho We caught your noble prey
Within your hangman'- soriid thrall,
And ito your captive was led away,
Beneath your CIty's rampant wall,
And tho the grass lies o'er her grave
Whore, at the morn ng's early red,
The peasant girl brings funeral wreaths-
/ tell you still, she Is not dead
Fcldens speech, however, was quic,
and commonplace. lie related his con.
nection with the Anarchists, the same A.
related on the witness stand. He said
he had not intended to 60 TO the Hay
market meeting, but went there owing to
seeing a little advertisement, and by see
L., Ia
death. lie declared that the newspapers
had either misunderstood or misrepre
sented him, aud were the cause OF hi
going to the scaffOld. lie had moi advised
the sacking of The stores. He was severe
on the Jury, and said some Of them were
dependent on capitalists. Before Fielder
concluded The court adjourned to > p. m
In the afternoon the same speaker con.
tinued and spoke as follows; "Ioui
honor, ! have tried to show you that the
meeting on the 4th Of May was a peace
able one. have told you what | meant
by the expression throttle the law You
interpret my remark to mean to Kill the
police. ought TO show what ! meant
II was not the intention OF our OrggniZl-
ton to take any mans life. II was the
system we were aiming at. | defy any.
one To find M my speech OF that night any
suggestion of violence. | spoke OF that
blind rage OF the mob mt McCormick's,
Did not that mean that did not sanction
acts done in ignorance and rIgeY Me
Cormick and Could aud Vanderbilt arc
victims OF this system as much rs the
beecars on the streets. The two classes
are at warfare"
After few more remarks, in which he
denied having been friend OF Lingg,
Engel aud Fischer, Fielden concluded as
follows: To-day as the beautiful
autumn sun kisses the cheek Of my fcl.
low man, stand here never to bathc my
head in its rays. ! have loved my fellow.
man as ! have loved myself. | have
hated tr.ckcry, and the monstrous in.
Justice OF the nineteenth century commits
the crime of killing its friends, II will
live to repent IL some day. But rs have
said before, II it will do any good freely
give myself up. | trust the time VIII
come when there will be n better under
standing and more Intelligence, and if
the mountains OF iniquity, wrong and
corruption will be replaced by truth and
justice which viii come TO balhe in the
pure light of an emancipaled world
then | am satisfied. thank your honor
for your attention"
Parsons followed and said cone thing
beyond others that characterized the great
trial was its virus, It's passion and the
rancorous prejudice that Characterized
the prosecution. Now, | hold that the
execution OF sentence TO be imposed on
me is nothing but judicial murder. 1t
was trial by a mob, with the mob's