The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-10-21
JUDGE GARY'S LAST WORDS.
Passing Sentence Upon the Convicted
Anarchists-TO BE Hanged by
the Neck Dec. 3.
Prom che Chicnqo TrIbune. |


Gary began his address 10 the prisoners.
When he came to the formal pre- nouncing OF
the sentence, even Parsons, seemingly In spite
OF himself, fixed his eye upon his face. Spies
listened to the words Of doom with steadfast
eye and defiant smile schwab's face was
grave and inscrutable Neebe looked excited
Fielden pulled at his long beard. Lingg and
Fischer gave no outward signs OF emotion ana
Engels manner was as stolid as ever ar
more agitated than the prisoners was Judge
Gary himself His voice fell lower and lower.
AS he pronounced the words hanged by the
neck" he paused. turned in his chair, ana the
concluding words, until dead" were barely
audible. The full text OF his address and the
sentence is as follows:
am quite well aware that what you have
said, although addressed 70 me- has been said
TO the world yet nothing has been said which
weakens the force OF the proof or the conclu-
sions therefrom upon which the verdict 10
based. You are all men OF intelligence, and
know that IL the verdict stands it 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 IL about. l shall adj
dress 70 you neither reproaches nor exhorta-
ton. What / shall say shall be said in the
faint hope that few words from place
where the People of the State OF Hi nois have
delegated the authority to declare the penalty
OF violation of their laws, and spoken upon
an occasion so solemn and awful as this, may
COlIle Inc knOWIedpe OF ana DC uttu-
ed by the ignorant, deluded, and misguided
men who have listened TO your counsels
and followed your advice. l say in the faint
hope for IL 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
II 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 warming.
1t is not the least among the hardships OF the
peaceable, frugal, and laborious poor, TO endure
dictate 70 them, under penalty of peril to limb
ana life, where, when, and upon what terms
they may earn n livelihood for themselves and
their families. Any government that is worthy
OF the name will strenuously endeavorto secure
10 all within It's jurisdiction freedom 70 follow
the lawful Hvocatons and safety for their prop
erty and their PEI sons, while obeying the law
and the law is common sense. 1t holds each
man rCspOLs BILE 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 a forci bic
resistance TO the execution Of the law, and ad-
wise murder as a means Of making such resist
ance effcctual, whether such advice be TO one
man 20 murder another, or TO a numerous class
TO murder men Of another class, all who 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 vio-
lence and murder. those institutions shall be
broken down, their homes despoiled, and their
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enough to protect and sustain their institutions
and to punish oil offenders against their laws :;
and those who threaten danger 10 civil society,
If the law is 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 man
has the full right TO entertain and advocate by
speech and print such opinions as suit himself,
and the great body of the people will usually
care little what he says But if he proposes
murder as means Of enforcing. he puts his
IA mr. CfnE An1 M oil olar1f frnA
speech or the evils to be cured or the wrongs TO
be redressed will shield him from the conse-
quences Of his crime. His liberty is not Ii
cense to destroy. The liberation that he enjoys
he must extend to others, and not arrogantly
assume that the great majority are wrong and
may rightfully be coerced BY terror or removed
by dynamite.
1t only remains that for the crime you have
committed, and of which you have been convict
ed after trial unexampled in the patience with
which an outraged people have extended TO you
every protection and privilege of the law which
you derided and defed, that the sentence OF that
law be now given.
upon the records of the court. In substance
and effect il is that the defendant Neebe be i'm
prisonod in the State Pentertiary at Joliet at
hard labor for the term of fifteen years
And that each of the other defendants, be-
tween the hours Of ten o'clock in the forenoon
and two o'clock in the afternoon of the third day
of December next, in the manner provided by
the statute of this State, be hung by the neck
until he is dead. Remove the prisoners.
Capt. Black-Your Honor knows that we I'm
tend TO take an appeal to the Supreme Court in
behalf of all the defendants. 1 ask that there
be a stay OF execution in the case of MIR. Neebe
until Dec. 3.
Mr.. Grinnell-If the court please, that is a
matter that usually stands between counsel for
the defendants and the State. Every possible
facility will be granted you and no order can
possibly be entered of record which would not
be other but that will be allowed. Everything
shall be granted you in that particular that
good sense and propriety dictate
Capt. Black-That is sufficient.
Instantly upon the announcement OF the
sentence all was confusion. Every eye was
turned upon the prisoners, who rose from their
seats as though from force of habit and without
volition. The spectators rose also and the rela-
tives of the condemned men pressed forward.
The court called sharply for order and the
heavy wand of the crier descended upon the
bar The women shrank back and the prison
ers hastily resumed their seats. Only for an
instant, however for the bailiffs seeing that il
was but burst Of natural affection, let Nature
have her way. Mrs. Parsons alone did not
heed the criers gavel, but rushed forward and
threw her arms about her husbands neck
as he stood at his chair. She hid her
face in his neck and he bent his head
until his face was concealed from view
in her arms. Husband and wife retained their
attitude for nearly n minute. Then she re-
leased him and turned away, her dark face
hard and tense and her eyes dry. AS she
turned away Gen. Parsons threw his arms
about his brothers neck, and tho two men hid
their faces on each others shoulders. Spies,
with Il careless smile on his face. shook hands
with his sister and other relatives, and spoke a
few reassuring words TO their fearful express
sions OF npathy. AS he turned to go Mrs
Parsons rushed up TO him, threw her arms
about his neck and kissed him vehemently on
the lips. The other prisoners received the ex-
pressions OF sympathy quietly aud filed out OF
handsome Louis Lingg looking even mole in
different and scornful than usual