The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-08-28


verdict expressed his true conviction, and
If he agreed to the verdict. In answer
there came
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Then the Judge glanced for the first
time at the prisoners and their friends.
He allowed his gaze to rest for a moment
on the cringing forms OF the little old
mother, weeping sisters and wives. Then
bringing his eyes to the jury again, he
told them they had done their work well.
"You have listened attentively to the
evidence given, in every detail, both for
and against the prisoners. Your close
attention and verdict is the expression
of your convictions. This has been a.
long and tedious trial, but you have
served we'll. think you for your atten.
tion.o
The Judge then in few words dis.
charged the jury, and notified them that.
that they were at liberty to go. There
was not one of the twelve good and true
men but looked thankful and drew sigh
of relief. The jury then rose and filed
out of the room, and the bailiffs made
their way to the sides OF the prisoners.
Not one word escaped any one OF the
eight. Their faces still wore the same
vacant look, and as they rose from their
seats and followed the bailiffs, 1t was
with slow, unsteady steps. Reaching
the door, Lingg turned to look at his
sweetheart, and his anguish was appar.
ent by the tears in his eyes. AS her
eyes meethe lovers, her tears burst out
afresh.
Grim, uncouth Michael Schwab also.
| A..
| ing shrek from his wife, and saw her.
fall against seat He made a motion
toward her, but collected himself and
went out with the rest
each GoTT" sHRIEKED THE WIFE,
Zach Gott?" Then her utterances took
the form of rawlings, and she fell back in
dead faint. Restoratives were applied,
and when she regained consciousness
she resumed her cries. Some of her
female friends finally eueted her, and
even the Judge came down from the
bench and looked pityingly at her. She
was then taken out of the room, and the
others followed.
Mrs. Parsons did not seem very much
agitated, though she bit her lips and
looked at the Judge and people with
strained eyes, as if striving to keep her
tears back
Spies mother went out still weeping,
and clinging to her daughters dress, and
tears gushed from her eyes freely. 9th
er women wept, and the crowd in the
street stood aside in a respectful manner
to let them pass.
Judge Gary came down shortly after,
and great many persons lifted their
hats as he passed The courtroom was
cleared, and the people went away to
home and work.
The trial of the Reds was over.
Before adjournment Judge Gary set the
time for any motions by the defense for
next Thursday.
A reporter for the United Press found
a couple of jurors after they had made
their escape from the building, and
questioned them regarding their deliber-
atoms and differences. When they re-
tired to the iuryroom yesterday after
+ noon the rirst thing agreed upon was to
keep their work, except as regarded gen.
eral information, profound secret, for
reasons which they refused to divulge,
, but which they considered competent.
A thorough discussion Of the contested
+ points in the testimony was gone into,
, as well as all the phases of the case
+ which the jury had become acquainted
with during the long siege. There
! were some differences at first, but in the
a main the jurors agreed upon the DISPOSE
tion of the prisoners. What their differ
, ences were they will not tell. Then they
) proceeded to ballot on each of the pris-
oners separately. The result of the first
o ballot, or any of them, or how many it
, took before Il verdict was reached is mat
ter which they will not give information.
They concluded their work and then had
! the verdict ready at half-past seven
: o'clock last evening before they left the
|, jury.roOm for their supper.
! ave had plenty of time for thinking
the matter over during the trial, as the
q evidence was voluminous and the argu-
o ments exhaustive" said one of the ia.
rors; 'and we had come to look on the
. matter spassonately, and with no feel
/ ing for or against the prisoners. We
calmly reviewed the evidence, and found
our verdict accordingly. We did not
l. consider that the claim that the thrower
l. of the bomb was acting independently Of
the leaders was reasonable enough to adj
NIT OF a judicial doubt and even If he
d was acting independently, it was the
r. teaching and preaching of Spies and his
d followers that caused him to throw it,
O In any event, the murder was the out
IS growth of the infammatory eXhortations
s. of the Anarchists.
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