The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-10-14
THE LESSER LIGHTS.
Necbc Wishes He Was Going to- Hang, Too
-Iingc Becomes Abusive


Michael schwab followed the chief anarchist
reading manuscript speech, which he held in
both hands, through u pair OF old-fashioned
spectacles, in an awkward position, and with
bad voice. He remarked that he would have
kept silence If keeping silence did not look cow
ardly. He won't over much OF the same ground
occupied by Spies. pictured the sufferngs and
hardships OF the working people, and extolling
the excellence Of socialism and anarchy.
Oscar Neebe then took the floor, speaking
without notes in n firm strong, grating voice,
with decided German accent He said that
he had been marshal OF procession and chair
man of a LABOR meeting and for those offenses
he had been accounted n criminal and convicted.
He devoted some time 10 denouncing the de-
tectives OF Chicago, called Grinnell and Furth-
man scoundrels to their faces, and said that
Mr.. ngham was the only gentleman among the
attorneys for tho State. Mr.. Grinnell had
caused him to be indicted in order 20 crush out
the rbetter-Zeitung, but he had found his mis-
take To-day that paper had two presses instead
Of one, and now the workingmen read
ing it's LANGUAGE owned their own paper He
explained his connection with the labor move
ment, and disclaimed oil connection with the
Haymarket business. He enumerated the vari-
Gus crimes" which, he said he had committed
but according TO his own account these were ali
virtuous deeds on behalf of the cause OF labor
He pictured the terrible poverty of the lower
classes of laboring men in the city, and said that
when these rats were let out OF their holes then
look ont" The police had searched his home
and found a red flag and q revolver. They had
acted like wild Indians. He was sorry that he
oners. Then his wife and children could visit
his grave. Now they would have to live under
the stigma that he was n criminal in the peni-
Tertiary.
Adolph Fischer explained as to tho printing
of the Revenge" circular, and said that when
he would be sentenced to death IL would be
not because he was n murderer, but be-
cause he was an anarchist When he first began
10 speak Attorney Solomon advanced with the
intention of giving the prisoner some instruc-
| tions. but was received with n rebuff: Don't
bother me l know what to say" was tho reply.
| lie made but brief address, was very sulky,
| and out OF temper with his attorneys and all
concerned.
| He was followed by Louis Lingg, who spoke
in German. He said that the bombs he nude
were not the same as that exploded at the Hay
market. He SPOKE in very loud voice, and fire.
quently pounded the table with his clenchcd
| fist in accentuatlon OF his remarks walk
| ing nervously up and down tho space
| which had been cleared TO Accommodate
| tie speakers. He frequently turned upon
i Mr.. Grinnel and his co-attorneys with out
/ bursts OF wrath and German invectives in n
i style which led TO some epprehonsions that he
| was about to pounce upon them. His address
/ was simply a tirade against the police and the
| authorities generally. He concluded by saying
| that II he was hanged thousands OF Others
would use dynamite after no was dead. He
4 defied the law and despisod it's administrators
4 aud would go TO the gallows i'm the cause OF
| dynamite against unjust oppression OF tho capt
/ talists.