The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-13
Albanian Sesaton

When Mr.. Zsisler resumed his adj
dress in the afternoon, there was a
perceptible decrease in the size of the
audience. The atmosphere of the
courtroom WAS as oppressive as on
any day since the opening OF the trial.
The jury has had hardly sufficient
energy to make use of the fans with
which they are supplied. The Judge
occupied himself at times with the
perusal OF the morning papers, and
the defendants, apparently soothed by
the pleading of their attorney, lounged
carelessly in their chairs, the attitude
of each being in marked contrast to
those involuntary assumed yesterday
duiing M. Walkers delivery of some
Of the startling points of his argu-
ment. Mr.. u isler took considerable
pains to impress upon the Jury that
the calls TO arms referred to by the
State, were only intended to signify
that If employers protected their in
teiesis by recourse o arms, the work
ingman had a right to protect them
selves in the same manner.
"The social revolution hat Spies re-
iuAA1h W. hdld NLo bpcbhSJy 10 LOJ u
revolution 10 be suddenly consum-
mated by force, but that social %revolu-
ton which is inevitable" The eight
hour movement YVES a part OF the gen.
erSl pan Of revolution, and no one
had intimated that tbis movement wae
in defiance TO law and order; "0rgauize
and arm yourselves" Mr.. BE sler x
planned was stand by your upi0n;
10 union there is sttengLh; and the
time will come when your strength
will right your wrongs; arm your
selves organize and stand together,
and you will get the recognition which
will come to you in no other way.
What alternative was there when the
employers said i've will use force"
aud the papers advocated the use Of
hand grenAdes upon refractory wage
workersP This is why they were ad-
vised to keep their powder dry.
Mr.. zeisler then pleadedas an excuse
for the more energetic u~ttersnCe" Of
Spies, Parsons and Fielden that their
hearers were oitea Of that cless Of
laboring men who were ignorant, be.
Cauee the amount Of time required
to earn bread for themselves aud their
families left them little in which to
gain knowledge. In order 10 have the
desired effect upon such an audience
ordinary language would not suffice;
II was necessary to uss emphatic fig
ures of speech. This explained the
remarks Of Parsons that Marshall
Field in accommodating his vast fortune
had robbed the poor, aud that his
hearers would do nothing criminal il
they matched TO Marshall Fields
store and took what they required for
themselves,
Mr.. Zeisler belittled "the attempt 10
turn the Arbeiter Aeitung Office into an
arsenal" The reporter who testified
for the State, he said, bad been OPEN
ly shown a coupe of shells, a bit OF
fuse, q few Illuminating caps and a
couple Of dynamite cartridges; and
when he returned again with two de-
tectiyes the exhibition was again
made. and Mr.. Parsons took pains TO
explain the manner of using the arti-
Giles. As to the package OF dynamite
found in the Arbeiter Zeitung Office by
the State, q witness had proved that
no such package was there prior to
the 9th oil May, and 1t afterward trans
PRED that Il had been found on an
other floor OF the building. Mr.. Zeis-
Ter maintained that conspiracy implied
secrecy, and there had been no secrecy
about the speeches Of the defendants
nor regarding the specimen bombs,
fuses and caps found In Spies's Office.
The speaker created a small s~entation
when, in laundering tones, he pointed
TO the seats OF the defendants and
said; "Ii the hay merket riot is the
result Of a conspiracy, then Mr.. Grim
nell, the States A torney is the fret
man who should be placed there.
! Next Mayor Hirrison and the NUM-
| cipAl authorities Of Chica9o, who have
! allowed these things to 20 on, should
! be tried on the only charge which hrs