Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-08-26
A Jury of Noble Men Who, Knowing
Their Duty, Dared to Perform
It to the Letter.
Heartrendlng Scenes Among the Rela-
tives and Friends of the Condemned
Upon Learning the Verdict.
Interesting Interview with One OF the
- Jurors-The Business-Like Method
of Arriving at a Conclusion.
The Closing Scenes.

CHICAGO, Aug. 2U.-Peopie tfleu to get
into the courtroom at seven O'Clock this
morning and the first applicant was a
woman, who became angry when re-
fused. She appealed to every one Of the
forty officers gathered about, but they
were firm in their refusal, and the
five hundred people who applied beSween
that time and nine O'Clock were given
the same answer. Every conceivable
ruse was resortedto, but the officers were
inexorable, and when the verdict was
brought in there were probably less peo-
pie in the courtroom than at any time
during the trial. The crowd outside
numbered q thousand, and they were
kept informed of the progress Of affairs
inside by the police.
Some people succeeded in getting up
stairs and took seats. At the west end
of the room were Mrs. Spies, Mrs. Par
sons, Neebe's wife, Lingg's sweetheart,
Aug. Spies sister and his brother Ferdi-
nand, Mrs. Ames, General Parsons,
Spies mother and half dozen others,
who have been regular attendants at the
trial.
Judge Gary was on time, and at four
minutes to ten the court opened, and the
Judge sang out to the spectators to take
their seats and make no demonstration.
The prisoners were then brought in and
ranged along the south wall by the Win
dows. The Judge turned and told the
| clerk to call the names of the jurors.
| This was done amid an oppressive ST.
| lence, except ON the part of Neebe, who
| was probably the most affected of the
| prisoners. He turned and looked across
| the room to the place where his wife was
| sitting, craned his neck forward and said
| something in an undertone to himself.
| Parsons looked straight ahead to the
place where his brother, the General, was
| standing. He then turned and looked
into the street, where, under the burning
| sun thousand men and women gazed
| anxfously at the upper windows. Par
| sons glanced hurriediy around, and. with
O bold, defiant look in his eyes, pulled
something from his pocket. 1t was q
battle flag of the Anarchists dirty red
silk handkerchief. Turning so that all
in the streets might see, but in such g
manner that the court could not, he
waved it for moment or two. Some
one in the street caught sight of it, ant
a cheer was uttered, but quickly stopped
When the people in the courtroom
turned TO ascertain the cause of the
demonstration, Parsons sat stif1y in hi:
chair and gaZed vacantly at the clerk
The Others gazed anxiously into thu
faces of the jury and of their friends
and then looked up at the judge. as if il
the hope of cleaning some indication o
, their fate.
The relatives and friends of the pris
: oners were the most affected. Over Il
the corner sat little old woman nearl
hidden by big policeman. 1t was th
. mother of Spies, and during the hal
. hour that she was in the courtroom sh
wept constantly, holding handkerchle
! to her eyes.
Mrs. Parsons and General Parsons sal
nothing, and betrayed no evidence of tn
, suspense they must have experienced.
Mrs. Schwab looked at her husban
: with fearful eyes and once or twic
wiped the tears away. Lingg's swee'
d heart was next to her, and during th
81 calling of the jurors names kept up
constant signalling with him.
The roll-call was finally finished
and then it was that the prisoners an
their friends betrayed the fist excite
= ment. At two minutes after ten o'cloc
Foreman Osborne rose TO his feet an
e faced the court. The suspense was te
q rible, and as if already aware OF the ia
in store for them, a tremor ran over Il
IS prisoners. while the feelings of their rel
is tives and friends were manifested |
twitching muscles, hard breathing al
shaking limbs.
"Have you agreed upon a verdict!"
N The voice of the Judge was almost
audible, and even he gave way to nome
u tary solemnity and suspense.
r tHave you agreed?"
All ewes were withdrawn from him al
turned on the foreman, who reached ic
ward and gave the paper which he he
In his hand to the clerk, who gave 1t
n the Judge. The foreman's work W
Z, done. The Judge and clerk held VIII
Ill pered conference, and finally the Gle
al raised the paper where the light fell
It, and the Judge bent forward and fx
ol his eyes on the spectators.
The people were like marble figur'
Not a word or sign did they make. Tn
ia Eyes merely shifted from judge to clel
T.: The latter then began reading slowly
"a" follows:
er THE VERDICT.
We find Spies, Parso&s, Fielden, schw
ne Fischer, Lingg and Engel, guiity as chare
in the Indictment, and punishment Dy ueN
We find Seebe guiRy of mansiaughter
fix his punishment at fifteen years IN
Ia penitentiary.
The clerk then sat down, but the juC
pe and foreman still remained standi
he ! There was not sound, and for owe
mirrIte the people seemed stricken duI
'os Then there was fain. sob, low W
in. moan came from the corner where
little old mother of Spies sat, and it
ct the signal for the outbreak OF murn
which ran over the assemblage.
" "QUiET, EVERYBODY SIT DOWN.
of and the Judges voice came clear
distinct. But even his authority CO
not prevent expressions of -snEnrise
outourst of peut-up feelings, ana
IN pressed murmurs OF anguish that CT
AZ from friends and relatives OF the {
W. demned men. The unfortunate defs
his ants themselves said nothing; nor e
did they moye-only looked into sp
and it was as If all hope had gone,
.ho now for the first time they knew
'Ae their lives had been failures.
1n. The Judge was the first to mai
movement. Stepping TO the front, he
dered that the jurors be polled. l
r, Juror was then asked by the clerk II
LII verdict expressed his true conviction,
ne If he agreed to the verdict. In ans
there came
FIRM. But LOW, 81 DO"