The Red Cloud chief., 1886-08-27
THE VERDICT.
C1crisg Scene Of the Great CHI.
cago Anarchist Trial
The Accused All Found Guilty Of Nnrdc,
Except Neeis. and lie Get. = TenI.
tcafiaryS enrenee-Th~ Dealt,
Penalty for the Rest.

into tie courtroom a. seven O'clock u 4
morning and the first appiIcan; was :
woman, who became angry wien re.
fused. She appealed 20 every one Of tie
forty officers gathered about, but the,
were firm in their refusal, and thc
G.e hundred people who applied between
that time and nine O'Clock were given
the same answer. Every conceivable
Tu-c was resor;ed to, butthc officer, were
MEMORABLE, and when the verdict wa.
brought in there were probably less r~o.
pie IN the courtroom than a; any time
duTin. The trial. The crowd outside
numbered n thousand. and they were
kept Informed OF tie progress of Affairs
inside by tie police.
Some PEOPLE succeeded In getting uu
stairs aud tool seats. At The west end
OF the room were Mrs. SPECS, Ers. Par
sons, Needles wife, Linc.', Sweetheart,
Ar2. Spires sister aud hi, brother fcid..
nand, Mrs. Amcs. General Parsons,
Spies mother amt hal. a duz.n others.
who have been regular attendants at the
trial.
Judge Gary was on lime, and n four
miHuI 10 ten tie court opened, and the
judge SAM GU tO the spectators IL take
their seats and make no demonstration.
The prisoners were then brought in ant!
RANGED alOr. the soGtn wall by the WIN
doHs. The Judge turned and tod the
clerk To call tie name, Of the Jurors.
This WIS done amid an oppressive IL
Ience, excerpt on the part oi Nccbc, VINO
was probably tie most affected o! the
prisoners. lie turned and looked across
the room 10 the place where his WIFI was
sitting, cTancd has neck forward and said
something III an undcrtonr 10 himself.
| Parsons looked straight ahead 10 the
place where his brother, the General, was
standing. lie then turned and looked
into The street, where, under the burning
Gun a thousand men and women gazed
~SnN!ousIy NJ the upper windows. Par
son glanced hurriedIy around, and, with
a bold. defiant look in his EYES. pulled
something from his pocket. IL was a
battle fiag Of the Anarchists dirty red
silk handkerchief. Turning SO that all
In the streets might see, but in such a
manner thai the OF could not, he
waved II Tor IA moment or two. Some
one IN the street cau.ht sight OF il, and
n cheer was uttered, but quickly stopped.
When the people in the COURTROOM
turned 10 ascertain the cause Of the
demonstration, Parsons sat siiiily in his
chair and gazed vacantiy ut the CLERK.
The Others caHed myiou>ly into the
faces OF The jury and Of their friends
and then looked up ut the judge, IL il in
the hope OF cleaning some indication of
their fate.
The relatives and friends Of the pris-
Oncrs were the most affected. over la
the corner sat "a lille old woman nearly
hidden by a hi. policeman. 1t WAS the
mother of Spies, and during the half
hour that she was in the courtroom She
wept constantly, holding Il handAerchie!
To her eyes.
Mrs. Parsons and General Parsons said
nothing, and BETRAYED no evidence of the
suspense they must have experienced.
Mrs. SChwab looked at her husband
with fearful eyes and once or twice
wiped the tear. away. Lin"g's sweet
heart Was next 10 her, and during the
calling OF the Jurors names kept no Il
constant signalling with han.
Tie rUl.-call WAS finally finished.
and then il WAS that The prisoners and
their friends BETRAYED the first excite
mcnt. At two minutes after ten O'Clock
Foreman Osborne rose 10 his feet and
faced the court. The suspense was ter
rib!c, and as il already aware of the fate
IN store for them, Il reno ran over the
prisoners. while the feelings of their ria
lives and friends We're manifested bv
twiic.Iin. muscles, hard brcaiiin. and
shaking limbs.
"IIavc you agreed p a verdict"
The voice OF the Judge was almost liz
al.l,t,I., ,,ns N.n I. u.H, t,- ~, o. N nan
tary >oicmuity and suspense.
'llavc you agrccd!'
All eyes were Withdrawn from him and
turned on The foreman. who reached for
ward and gave the paper which, he held
in his hand 10 the clerk, who gave il to
the Jude. The forcman's work WAS
done The Judge and clerk held a whi>.
,cr,d conference, and finally the clerk
raised The paper where the light fell on
il, and the Judge ben, forward and fixed
his eyes on The spectators.
The people were like marble figures.
Not a word or sicn did they make. Their
eyes merely shifted from Judge Ia Clerk.
The latter then began reading slowly rs
follows:
TIE
We ind Spies. arson Fi"lden. Schwah.
Ii~fief. IinsS anu F.N-fl. :hiilN - c.ilTs't
IL the Indictment. and puni- im-nt nv death.
We find >rcbe guilty OF man,iau :htcr and
fix H. pun:sIaEcn. N iift-en wears IN the
/, n'trntisry.
The clerk then sat down. but the Judge
and foreman still remained staining.
There was not a sound. and for over 4
minute The people SEEMED stricken dumb.
Then there WAS a lain. sob: a low wall
inc moan came from the corner where the
little old mother OF Spies sat, AMI IL WAS
the signal Tor the outbreak of a murmur
which IAN over the as>embli.c.
"SriEt. EVERYBODY SIT Down."
ard the judges voice came clear and
distinct. But even his authority could
moi prevent expressions Ut surprise and
outhurst of rent.up feelings. ami sup
pressed nurmur> az anguish that came
froin friends and rci1tivc> of the con-
Gemmed ncE. The unfortunate dcfcnd-
ants themselves said nothing: nor even
did thu uoyc-oIdy lookcl into space.
and Il MAS a- i; all hope had gnTc, and
now for The first time they kucw that
th-!r lives had been failures.
The Judge VAS the first 10 make 4
movement. Stepping To The front, he Or
Gcica that the jurors he ro'!cd. Each
Juror MAS then asked wv The clerk IL the
verdict expre>>ed his true conviction. and
If he agreed 10 the verdict. In answer
cane
FfRN ECT low. ~ DO"
Thea the jadye glanced for the first
At the prisoners and their friends.
lite Above HE gaze 10 rest far a omc
tn ;hc cr!r-iIg forms Of the little old
nGster. Weeping Si>ters AMI wives. Then
his eyes 10 the jary again. he
theta they hsd done their eork we'll.
'ioU have listened aacuiiyeiy 10 Tie
given. in every detail. both Cor
and a. aiiist the prisoners. Year close
and verde, j. the e1 preston
Of your convictions. Thi> has been q
lon. .nd tedious trial. but VOC have
we'll I ihiak you for y0ar Alien