Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-08-01
CHICAGO ANARCHISTS
FURTHER INTERESTING DEVELOP
kzHTs OF THEIR pEvILIsH1HTENT.::
Apparent Effect Of the Trial Upon the
Prisoners-More Incendiary Articles
Read by the Prosecution.
IBy telegraph to the Dispatch

CHICA0O, July ol.-Inc Ansrculsss
resumed the wearing Of their red
boufonnieres this morning with the ex-
ception Of Spies, who discarded the one
profered him by female sympathizers.
The defendants, Spies, Schwab, Fiel-
! den, and Fischer, have colorless faces.
showing the evident effect Of the trial.
The young bomb-maker, Lingg, is the
only one of the cluste. ON trial who ap-
pears to carry himself in an uncon-
ceIned manner. The courtroom was
crowded, as usual. John Deegan, a
brother OF the murdered officer, Mat
thias j. Desgan, was called and tcsti-
fed to seeing the dead body Of his
brother at the morgue on the morning
May 5tb.. Officer Burns testified to
aiding in lifting Officer Deegan's body
into the patrol wagon soon after
the explosion Of the bomb, and testified
to the fact of his death. This was
merely formal testimony. The defence
declined to cross.examine. The State
offered in evidence the articles which
appeared in the Arbeiter Zeitung just
prior to the May massacre outlining the
violence which would follow the inau-
guration of the eight-hour movement.
One of the articles declared that no
morning should pass without an an
nouncement being published that the
carcass OF a Pinkerton detective had
been found by the roadside. Under
date OF November q, 1885, notice
was printed announcing that armed
drills would be held every Sunday morn
ing at SO Clybourn avenue to prepare
for a revolution on May lst. The same
date method for fashioning dynamite
| bombs was outlined. In December,
1885, an article warned the working
men not to assemble on May lst unless
armed. In later article, penned by
Spies, he warned all workingmen to
thoroughly arm themselves and be pre-
pared to fight the police, the Pinkerton
detectives, and the militia on May lst.
In January an article was printed i'm
ploring that dynamite bombs should be
prepared for use against these forces.
The defence suggested that this mat.
ter was q communication to the paper,
and that Spies should not be held re.
sponsible for the suggestion. Other
articles from the pen Of Spies were read,
published at different times down to
May 4th, urging the workingmen to
arm and fight ,ine police and militia to
the death on MAY lst. The reading
Of an editorial signed by Spies directed
against the justice Of the Appellate
Court, and threatening him with death by
dynamite, owing to his decision in favor
of the railway company as against an
injured employee, caused at first a wave
of merriment among the defendants.
| During the forenoon the reading Of
these articles were prolonged longer
than had been expected, with pros
pect that it would prolong the case for
the prosecution beyond the hour OF ad-
jouIDment. Without concluding the
reading of these articles the court adj
jouIned to 2 p. NJ.
When the State had finished its read
ipgs Detective James Bonfeld was
placed on the stand and identified some
red flags and banners which were
brought into court as those found in
the Arbeiter Zeitung office. They bear
such inscriptions as Every Govern
ment is o conspiracy against the peo-
pie "; "Dick Oglesby, who murdered
poor workiDgmen at Lamont, is 10: in
this procession-you can see him
later "; "Boys, stick together" etc.
Mayor Harrison being in court, the fol-
lowing inscription on another banner
created considerable amusement and
caused the Mayor to smile. 1t read !:
"Carter Harrison, who dubbed our
citizens during the Garments strike, is
not in this procession. You can see
bin later"
"Here the State rests" said States
Attorney Grinnell, and the Court or
dered the defence to proceed with its
case.
After a whispered consultation with
his colleagues Attorney Zeislcr arose
and asked that the Court authorize the
removal of the jury pending arguments
upon motion which the defence wished
to make.
Judge Gary could not see the pro-
priety Of breaking up the court on any
such account. lie knew Of no such
precedent in this country.
Mr.. Foster said he had never kno gn
such request to be refused, and the
Court replied that such a custom had
been in vogue in Scotland, but he knew
of no reason why the custom should be
initiated here. Il shall not remove the
jury" said the Court.
Mr.. Solomon, for the defence, then
moved that the case against Oscar
Neebe be dismissed. He said "The
evidence brought in has been mainly to
establish what is called a conspiracy.
None of the evidence brought in, how
ever, identifies Neebe with any Of the
overt acts charged against the defend
ants in the case. The only evidence
brought here to show tina. Neebe has
any connection with the case is that he
distributed some circulars on the Mon
day before the riot, and that . gun,
pistol, and sword were found at his
house. But none Of this evidence con-
meets in any way Neebe with the overt
acts which are the basis OF this trial"
This theory was supported by each
of the attorneys for the defence in short
speeches, and when Judge Gary said,
81 shall not interfere with the jury in
the case of Neebe," the motion being
tina. the Judge instruct the jury to re-
turn verdict Of aequi.tal in Neebs's
case, Captain Black answered in an i'm
FASHIONED speech, which was, however,
simply plea for Neebe on the grounds
given for the motion under discussion.
One Of Captain Blacks illustrations
was quite dramatic. Referring to the
revolutionary articles and circulars pre-
scented by the State, Captain Black
pointed a long finger at Mayor Harri-
son, who still occupied Q seat near that
Of the States attorney, and said: a" The
municipal authorities knew Of the pub.
LEGATION of these articles, and, standing
idly by, are just as culpable as he."
The Court overruled the motion.
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