Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-21
The Chicago Anarchists GuiItyof MUIR
der, Seven in the First and One
in the Second Degree,
How the Doomed Men Received the
Vcriict-Their Counsel Try 10
Brace Them up.
rhe General Opinion Is That tho Supreme
Court win Not Intsrfere-Further
Prosecutions Promised.
rms soENE IN COURT.

In uniform In the criminal courtroom
and several representatives OF the press
The court officials decided that relatives
OF the prisoner should be allowed in the
court. Ata:t6 O'Clock a sister OF Spies.
with another young woman, made her an.
p%earance. She moved as though abe
would proceed TO a close proximity Of Tho
chairs heretofore occupied by the prIs.
oners, but was motloned 10 a seat on Inc
opposite side Of the courtroom, In The
rear OF the line OF police officers, which
Indicated that the prisoners were not Ia
be surrounded by their admirers TODAY.
Shortly atterward the mother of spies.
accompanied by u younger son. also en-.
tered the courtroom and took seats
ON THE BAck ENCH,
The Jury left their hotel at g.IB and
took their way TO the courthouse ana
were conducted to the inner room i'm.
mediately adjoining the main court.
room, AT 1920 Mrs Parsons entered the
courtroom with her reticule, accom-.
panied by the woman who had attended
her throughout the trial, She WA given
q seat between two policemen and with
two policemen Immediately in her rear.
Whether this. p%recaution was TO guard
against any extraordinary exploit IN the
courtroom or not was not known, Dut
the seat accorded the female anarchist
WAS DEEMED SIGNIFICANT.
BY 1880 the crowd IN the courtroom
numbered about one hundred, but was
sun composed, with the exception of the
persons named, OF police, court bailifs
ana press representatives. Mrs. Black,
wife OF the chief counsel for the defense
VINO had been In court daily, proceeded to
take her former seat, near the prison.
ers, but was requested 10 take her seat
on the opposite side OF the courtroom.
Mrs. Black remarked To a newspapor re-
porter, as she laid her package Of news.
papers aside, swell, they say II has zone
against our men. They bear It very we'll.
though they seem TO expect it.i'
III prisoners were brought Ia ut 9i5b
a. m,
When the jury appeared Judge Carey
enlolned absolute silence. There was a
whispered consultation between the
Judge aud clerk, when the verdict, as fol.
4 i0t, f4la rePd
THE yERDIcr.
1--WE, The jury, ind the defendants,
August Spies, Michael Schwab, Samuel
Fielden, A. u. Parsons, Adolph Fisher,
George Engel ana Louis Lineg, guilty OF
murder as charged In the Indictment and
TX the penalty at death. We nnd the de-
PENDANT Oscar Neebe guilty OF murder In
manner aud form as charged In the in.
dictment and fix his penalty at Imprisor-
pent IN the penitentiary at fifteen years.ii
Capt. Black asked that the Jury be
polled. The jurymen answered with firm
voice. Capt. Black said he desired TO
make a motion for new tiiAl.
States Attorney Grlnnell said Il would
be Impossible TO dispose of the motion
during the present term, but by agree
meut the motion could be argued at the
September term. This was agreed To by
the defense. The court set the motion
and continued the case until the NEXT
term, and the defendants we're taken
back TO jail.
THANKING THE JURY.
The court then arose and addressed the
Jury rs follows: GENTLEMEN or THE
JuRY-You have finished this long and
very arduous trial, which has required a
very considerable sacrifice Of time and
some hardships. ! hope everything has
been done that could possibly be done 10
make those sacrifices and hardships as
mild as might be permitted. IL does not
become me 70 say anything Ia regard to
- 1850 wv haNt blti VI hiG NtfIlCLl
you have rendered, but men com.
pulsorlly serving on a Jury as
you have done deserve some
recognition for the service you have per-
formed beside the meager compensation
you have received.
THE JURY RETURN THANKS.
The foreman Of the Jury said the Jury
have deputed 10 me the only agreeable
duty II Is our province 10 perform and
that Is 10 thank the court and
counsel for the defense and
for the prosecution for your kindly
care 10 make us as comfortable as nos.
sible durlng'our confinement. We thank
you.
The court responded very briefly.
when
PIERCING SHREK
was heard, followed by the heavy falling |
OF the wife Of SchWab 10 the floor, 10 |
whom the result Of the verdict had been
told. She Is also a sister Of Schnaubel Il,
the alleged bomb-tbrowef. She was car.
rled out into the air by policemen and
revived. Mrs. Parsons looked bag
gard as she started to leave the court
room, but maintained a moderate degree
composure. The crowd remained out
slue lof an nour alter the reading Of the
verdict. II is understood that the auth
now contemplate tbs Immediate
arrest OF all the persons even Indirectly
connected with the hay-market tragedy,
and many OF the leaders hearing his and
the outcome Of the yerdict are
P~RKPAHfsG 10 LKAyE 4HE CITY.
Alter the condemned men were taken
back 70 jail they were placed ia the cage
and permitted 70 talk with their counsel,
All but Neebe seemed greatly depressed,
and Spies said he thought bis fate was
After the lawyers departed their
were changed aud they Wrro PLACED
10 murdefers' row. None Of their reia
lives o. friends had called up 70 noon
II is thought the motion fpr Z new trial. !
viii be heard earlY next month, and II is
supposed the motion will BE- oYerruled
,Hd the date Of execution Fixed. Thr