Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-08
THE CONDEMNED ANARCHISTS.
Their Speeches i'm Court Yesterday.

Their Speeches i'm Court Yesterday.
WILD TALK BY SPIES. scHwAB, AND THE
oTHERs-THEY WANT TO DIE LIKE MARTYRS.
1T was mentioned in yesterdays STAR that
Judge Gary. in the criminal court in Chicago
yesterday morning, oyerruied the motion for q
new trial in the cases OF the eight anarchists
charged with the Haymarket massacre, and
confirmed the verdict OF the jury, that Spies
Parsons Ficl6en, Schwab, Engel, Fischer and
Lingg should be hanged, and that Neebe
should suffer Imprisonment Tor fifteen years in
the state penitentIary- Spies addressed the
court, when it reassembled in the afternoon
He spoke at great length and said: "Not the
slightest evidence has been produced TO show
that had nything to- do with the throwing OF
the missile unless you believe the testimony
oi the acconplices vi the states attorney and
Bonheld, the testimony of Thompson and
GiiHer. IL there vas no evidence to show that
was Responsible for IL. then my execution
but wiiful, malicious and deliberate murder.
We were convicted by jury PACKED
: 70 convict and u.s. oes charge the states
conspiracy to commit murder. The
prisoner then dissected some of the evidence
given for The prosecution, and declared that
witnesses for the defense were spirited away
The speecn was very rambling throughout, as
the following extracts will show: The system
al wages IL the root OF the present social iniqui-
tle>-tniqultics so monstruus to- cry to
heaven. Grinnell has informed Us that an
speculative pnliosopny, and not word was
said about anarchisfn at the Haymarket. But
II anarchism is on trial, am proud to say am
an anarchist lou may pronounce your sen
teDce Oh me, honorable judge, but let ii be
known that in the year 1856, in the skate OF Iili-
nols, eight men have mol lost their iaith III
human progress. IL is the old question. Look
over the pages OF the history of Greece aud
Rome. There you will see the records OF tine
seli-saine struggle-the ruling class dominating
the poorer one. Honorable Judge, the demons
OF hell would join the laughter that follows
your sentence III the opinion of the court is to
become Jaw, Then there Is no person In this
country who could not lawfully be hung. Ii you
Sioie Tor the blood that v Ill be shed. and the
blood of the innocent will come upon you.
Let the world know what u civilized and
CHRISTIAN country is this, i'll which the VAN
deTbiIts, the Jay Goulds and the rest
pose the rescutrs OF law and lib-
erty. GrinneIl has repeatedly said, Our coun-
Try Is an enlightened country. Well, he may
put that in his album. IL you want To stamp
out the conspiracies and the agitators you must
stamp out every factory lord VINO has made his
wealth upon the unpaid labor OF his employees,
and the landlord who has made his money from
Eround-down and oppressed Iaborers ana iafm-
ers. 1t is Z; fact that a lew men control all me-
chanical appliances, out OF which they make
gold By sacrificing the lives OF little children,
while able bodied men are starving. But we
cannot 20 back. We are advancing. The tide
cannot he stopped In socialism is to be found
the doctrine OF cooperation. 1t teaches that
Iabor-savins machines are tue property of the
state. as are all the mines and the natural re-
sources OF the country. Society will even
rights, though you erect - gallows on every
street corner. II you think you crush out
these ideas. which are gaining ground every
day, by sending us 10 the galows,y you will faiI.'
Then. nourlshlng his arms wildly. Spies fairly
shriekeL: Il shall die proudly defiantly for the
cause OF justice There Is Socrates, there is Gal
llco, there Is Giordano Bruno. there is Christ
why, the number cannot be estimated u those
who have trodden III these paths, and we are
ready 10 follow them.
Michael Schwab ther began: ut is not much
have TO say. and would say nothing at all
ali al
ardly approval OF VIVA. las been done here. l
am condemned to die Tor writing news paper
editorials" The anarchist then went Oh 10
Justify these articles. by going over in detail
all the real or imaginary evils OF the accumula-
tons of capital anu the injustice OF the reIa-
lions between employer and employed. He
concluded by disavowIng all Knowledge of the
man who threw the bomb, and protested he
intended 10 DO no violence at the Eaymarket
Oscar Neebe. the next speaker, had no sooner
taken the floor than he burst into violent
abuse. calling states Attorney GrinDell u cur, !
his assistants, MeSSrS. Walker and Furthmau |
scoundre.>, saying there WAS only gentle |
mlan In the crowd, and that was Mr.. Inghanl.
The police were asstiled, and, III short. Neebe's
speech was TRADE OF abuse, viiliiying the |
police and authorities.
Adolph Fischer's turn came next, and he was |
on the point OF admitting his connection with |
the revenge circular when Solomon, mindful |
OF the bearing il might have before the supreme |
court, tried 10 check him. II was useless |
Fischer said Il protest against being sentenced
10 death, because have committed NO crime |
was tried in this jury room tor murder, and
was one of the parties who summoned TIL,
meeting in the Haymarket, but know no
more aoou. the throwing of tine bomb than Mr.
Grinneli does Fischer continued: II do not
deny that got up the circular aud had q, line
put IN calling On The workmen To come armed
i had my reasons. / am prepared to die Tor the
principles, on account oi holding which feel
Am 10 be sentenced To DEATH"
LiDsg expressed the wish to have his say In |
German. An interpreter was placed at his |
service. LiDgg declared il lad not been
proven that any bombs made by him had |
been taken To the Haymarket. He accused |
The police OF stealing his books and Clothing in
TIC station and then perjuring themselves
against MIN on the witness stand. '.tirlnpeil"
shouted Lings, "has connived with miserable |
people To get evidence Kill me, when he |
KNOWS Was driven 10 the Course / pursued to
gain education Tor my brothers-to lift them
up. As the youthful anarchist slowly pro-
crossed with his speech his form seemed TO |
swell and dilate with the intensity of his feel
1ngs his frame shook with passion, ana his
gutteral voice poured forth a torrent of EN-
platic sentences III his native language He
strobe impatieutly back and forward while the I
interpreter translated each sentence and occa- |
sioDaiIy emphasized his words by a violent
oiow upon the little table in front oi him. AT
!ast, turning Hereby 10 the states attorney
Llnsg roareG: "Icu smile because YOU think
VIII never Use bombs again. die Willingly on
the SS1liows with tine saline contempt Tor death
that nave Tor your laws.
capt Black ilere asked the court 10 adjourn
as the Time Tor doing So had arrived, and EngIe,