Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-08-21
TALKING TO THE JURY.
All the Evidence in the Anarchists
,.. . Trial Taken.
Strong Arguments For and Against the
Accused Men Made by the Able
Lawyers-Synopsis Of the
Proceedings.
TRYING IHE ANARCHISTS.

bomb lit it himself Witness replied in the
negative. Graham was then called and
snid that Gilmor did tell him in the
interview referred to, that the bomb
was lighted by the person throwing
it; that that person mad his back
turned towards him (Gilmer), but he
thought he would know him il be saw him
again. The defense then rested its case,
and evidence in Iebuttal was taken. This
consisted mainly in the testimony OF wit
nessess who knew Gilmer. EXUnited
States District Attorney Richard $. Tut
hill, of this city was among those testify
ing to Gimers good character.
Samuel Merrill, preslaent OF the Citizens
National Bank OF Des Moines, Ia, hal
been resident Of that city seventeen
years. He had been Governor of the
Hawkeyo State. He said that Gllmer's rep. |
utation for truth and veracIty was good. |
Anumber of policemen we're next called |
to prove that no revolvers were displayed
by them before the explosion of the bomb |
al the Havmarket meeting.
Inspector Bonfield swore that he never
said to Simonson, a witness for the de
fense that if he could get together 1900
Socialists, without their women and chill
dren he would fix them, The State then
announced the close of their case
CHICAGO, Aug. 12-Mr Walkers speech
in the Anarchists trial yesterday made lt
evident that while the prosecution Will
insist that tho witness Gilmer told the
truth about the throwing Of the bomb
by Schnaubelt and the lighting OF the
fuse by Spies, they Will claim that even
though Gimers testimony and that OF
Thompson's should not be taken into &C
count there is ample evidence to show that
the defendants are guilty of The crime as
charged III the Indictment, Having made
u comprehensive statement as to the law
in the case, and having quoted freely to
sustain the claim that when num-
Der of persons agree to commit murder, or
advise Others to do so, the time and place
not being definitely determined on, the
adviser or conspirators are guilty OF the
otlense when committed equally with
tho PRINCIPAL Mr. Walker p coed.
ed to snow from the writings and
speeches of the principal defendants that
they had organized q conspiracy OF mur.
der in this city, and that they counseIed and
| preached the overthrow of the existing So
c1al system by force. He pointed out
with great effect that the defense
had made no effort to disprove this
charge Of general conspiracy, as lald
down in the opening speech OF the
States Attorney. On the contrary Mr.
Salomon's opening speech for the defense
was a virtual plea OF guilty on this general
charge Mr.. Walker held there was abun-
| dance of uncontradcted testimony, some
of which was supplied by the defen iants'
| witnesses, to prove an organized consplra-
cy for the murder Of the police the night
Of the ith Of May. The appeals Of Parsons
and Flellen to the working-men to arm
themselves were slliilfully used in support
of Mr., Walkers position,
CHICAGO. Aug. 13.-Mr, Walker closed
his speech for the prosecution in the An
archists' case Yesterday morning. lie
quoted freely from the evidence, the
speeches and admissions Of Spies, Fielden
Schwab and Parsons to prove that they
were members OF the band Of conspiratoiF
who organized the massacre OF the HAY
market square; connected Lingg, Englt
and Fischer with the arch Anarchists; anc
ridiculed the efforts of the defense to prove
alibs.
Mr.. Zeisler's speech, following that Of
Mr. Walker. showed that the defense
as was anticipated. relies on convincing
one or more of the jurors that Gilmer'
story about SChnaubeltS throwing thc
bomb is untrue He characterized the
police as body of cOwardly knavei
and denounced Gilmer as a profes
sional tramp and constitutional
} liar. Mr.. IeiSler maintained that unless
the identity of the principal in the murder
of officer Degan was established the prlS
oners could not be held as ac
cessores. 1t should be shown tina
the person who threw the bomb was I
member of the conspiracy to which thu
prisoners belonged in order to connect th'
latter with the murders He denied tina
there was general conspiracy TO brln!
, about social revolution. The adyo
cacy of force was open and pub
lie, II was permitted by tine. munici
pal authorities, therefore II mus
, have been harmless. No time was fixet
for the revolution to occur. The socia
revolution was to come but no one coul(
fix the date--the time was as indefinite t
the propagandistS of Socialism as the com
ing of the Messiah was to the Jews
Referring To the testimony as to Spies
utterances at Grand Rapids, Mich, ant
his interview with Reporter Wilkinson re
specting the inauguration of the socia
! revolution on May |, Mr., Zeisler endeav
, ored to show that Spies was jesting abou
these things, and that he re
ferrcd to some indefinite revolution whic
time would bring about. The advice glveI
bv Spies, Parsons and Fielden to working
men to arm themselves meant nothing bu
that they should organize and stand td
gether and Fielden's speech in which b
urged his hearers to visit several lead
ing business houses and help them
selves only meant that the Sy'
tenn was unjust which allowed S
unequal a distribution of property. Thes
, men were talking TO men who were igno
rant of the aims of Socialism and these u
terances were used merely as logical d(
= ductons to Illustrate the problems as
, teacher would use illustrations to eXplal
: intricate problems to his scholars.
, After referring TO the meeting at j
, Lake street on the night before the tras
edy, at which the alleged conspiracy wa
concocted, Mr. Zeiser said that Waller
who was the arch -conspirator havln
been chairman of that meeting, tol
much in his evidence for the prosecutio
5 that was untrue. His testimony was fC
t the greater part manufactured and he n
- ceived payment therefor in cold cash froi
Q Captain Setback.
4 Court adjourned at FIVE O'Clock, and NJ
+. Zeisler will finish his address to-day.
CHICAGO, Aug. H-Mr. Zeisler conclude
his argument for the defense IN the Al
archists' trial yesterday morning with
bitter dcnunciation of the police ana u
: witness Glmer, and an appeal to al
t member of the jury who might have
: reasonable doubt, TO hold out until doom
, day rather than convict and not to
q starved into an agreement on verdict.
Mr.. lngham followed for the prosecute
in the afternoon. Dwelling first on Il
evidence as whole, he showed that ea'
proven fact was not as link
l chain of guilt but as the strai
of a cable which SCANNED the who
tide of criminality. The theory of q
State was that for two or more years the
had existed an organized conspiracy
+ overthrow the law and that every man
that conspiracy threw the bomb that Kill
Officer Degap. The defendants had soug
the destruction of the law, but that Ia
was strong enough to secure the punis
ment of those who sought to throttle
Y Mr. Ingham then proceeded with an anal
sis of the general conspiracy, tracing
history, and iugeniously weaving into |
l narrative every important fact of the Il
timony. =,
He dwelt on the fact that in the social
' american group there were not me
than a score of Americans, and more th
D half of these were women and cram
many of them, ns In the case OF Ling
not being residents here for me
than twelvemonth He compar
a Spies writings during the first days
MAY with those of the Commune th
flooded Paris with gore and subsutut
10 for the Virgin Mother a brazen prostitt
q who personated the Goddess OF Liberty.
!, Mr.. lngham traced the development
~ the Haymarket conspiracy, and made
10 strong argument TO prove its careful pie
o ming, the utilization OK the lat