Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-08
TO Be HANGED.
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Tense is your accusation.' The
cause of my alleged crime is
your history. have been indicted
on charge Of murder as an accomplish or
accessory. Upon this indictment l have
been convicted. There was no evidence
produced by the state TO show or even
indicate that had any knowledge OF the
man who threw that bomb
or that myself had anything
TO do with IL; not the slightest evidence
was ever produced to show that had
anything to do with the throwing OF the
missile, unless you believe the testimony
OF the accomplices, Of the states attorney
and Bonheld, the testimony OF Thomp-
son and Gllmer. II there was no evidence
70 show that was responsible
for it, then my execution and the execu-
ton Of the verdict is nothing but wilful,
malicious and deliberate murder, as foul a
murder as may be found in the annals Of
religious, political, or any other
sort OF persecution. Judicial murders
have In many cases been committed where
the representatives OF the state were act
ing In good faith, believing their action
to be guilty Of the charge they were ac
cused of. In this case the representa-
tives OF the state cannot shield themselves
with similar excuses, for they
themselves have fabricated most
of the testimony which was used as
pretense to convict us. We were convicted
by jury packed TO convict us.
charge the states attorney and
Bon6eld with a heinous conspiracy to
commit murder. Will now state
little incident which may
throw some light on this.
Upon the evening of the Haymarket meet
Ing, about O'Clock, met young man,
Knockyer by name My daughter was with
me at the time and never left me
on that evening until l jumped from the
wagon a few seconds before
the explosion occurred. He knew
had not seen Schwab on
that evening, and he knew that no
such conversation ever took place
between US as was testified to by
Thompson. He knew never struck
a match and guided the fuse in the bomb.
He is not a socialist Why did we not
bring him here and pnt him on the
stand, you ask. Because the honorable
representatives of Grinnell and Bonfield
spirited him away. They knew his testi-
mony would prove the perjury of Thomp-
son and Gilmer. | will refer to the
testimony given bya few of our witnesses.
The wage-workers began to say a few
things very Objectionable to some of our
patrician friends. They Thought
eight hours of toll ought to constitute a
days work. The rabble ought to be |
1t was felt that Bone field was
the man to communicate the wishes |
Of the citv. Boneaeld, with ylsage that |
only needs to be seen to be mistrusted |
was the man to do this work. II / had
thrown that bomb, if knew the man
who did throw it, 1 would
not hesitate to own it. This
your honor, is one reason why the SEN |
Ience of death should not be passed upon
me. Justice, II that term can be
applied to this tribunal, remember that
Chicago Tribune Of February 90, 1885,
contained long account OF dynamite
bombs being used against the rebel work |
ing men. Why was not the Tribune tried
Tor exposing the doctrine OF dynamitep
This is all the Arbeiter Zeitung did and
why was not the editor of the
Daily News tried? In his paper there
was long account of the manufacture
Of bombs. None Of them were found
IN his possession This, your honor,
IS another reason why sentence |
Of death should not be pronounced. l |
have been resident of this city tor as |
long time as Grlnnell, and as |
good one, know. should |
not like to be compared to him
He has appealed TO the patriotism
Of the jury, but in answer to that / shall
quote from an English statesman,
Patriotism was the last resort of a
scoundrel." The system of wages is the
root OF the present social iniqulties SO
as to cry to heaven. Grinnel
has informed us that anarchism was on
trial. Anarchism belongs to speculative
philosophy, and not word was said
about anarchism at that Haymarket, but
Il anarchism Is on trial, am proud to say
an anarchist. You may pronounce
your sentence on me, honorable Judge,
out let 1t be known that, in the year 1886,
m the state of Illinois, eight men
nave lost their faith in human
progress. 1t is the old question; look
over the pages of the history OF Greece
md Rome; there You will see the records
II the selt.same struggles, the ruling
class dominating the poorer
'ne. Honorable Judge the demons
'f hell would join in the laughter that
ollows your sentence II the opinion of
he court is to become law, then there is
10 person in this country who
'ould not be lawfully hung.
say that upon the law
very person In this country could be
of conspiracy, or as the
Ease may be for murder. Every men,
yer OF trades union, Knights OF Labor, {
'r any such organization could
20 convicted of conspiracy. II you
larry that ruling into effrct, you will
'e responsible for the blood that