The Labor enquirer., 1886-08-28

tion and ordered the balllH6 20 PICK ouG
the persons who W ere guilty of the act.
but. of course, the bailiffs were unable(D
to find them. Now tits almost certain
that this was a preconceived plan by the
states attorney and his tools to make q
telling point before the jury should re-
tire. Judge Gary had frequently
threatened that, upon the slightest show
of feeling on either side, he would i'm
mediately clear the court room. He did
not clear the court room, however, but
simply renewed the threat. One cannot
help thinking how quickly the bailitfs
would have foun1 the guilty parties and
the audience been dismissed if the DEM
onstration had come from the friends of
the prisoners, while Black. was making
his eloquent appeal. \
In the course of his argument Grinnell
stated that one of the counsel for the
defendants had said to him (Grinnell)
that Ingham's argument was unansWer-
able. and therefore the defense would
not undertake to answer it. Captain
Black Immediately sprang to his feet
and Indignantly denied this, and was
followed by Messrs. Zelsler and Foster,
all the lawyers characterizing this trick
of G rinnell's as outrageous. The states
attorney then denied that he had &C
cused any of the lawyers of saying it.
and craw- fished out of it by declaring he
was only giving to Mr.. Ingham's argu-
ment the compliment which il deserved
This is a sample of the characteristic
meauness of the man who has been
mainly instrumental in planning the
conspiracy to put to death seven brave
men,. First he tells deliberate lie to
the jury, then, when rebuked by the
opposing counsel, he excuses himself by
saying that he was only giving to Mr.
Ingham's argument the compliment
which it deserved.
Fosters argument, like his manner O.
questioning witnesses, was cool, cleal
and,critical. His analysis of the case was
splendid. He steadily ignored the So
cialistlc phase of the trial, but insisted
that tn trial was upon the Indictment.
His argument, on the whole, was great
help to his clients, but he seem ingll
could not forbear saying considerable
about "our glorious country" ETC., and
otherwise showing his bourgeoise lean
ings. Undoubtedly the desire to keeI
on good terms with Grinnell and the
powers that be, Influenced him consid
erably.
1t is not necessary to say anything
about the arguments of the other law.
} yers. Each undoubtedly did his bes
for his respective side. All is now pas
and the verdict of the jury which hal
anxiously been anticipated is before the
world.
Shall that verdict stand and its muir.
derous sentence be executed? ? lfso, theI
good-by freedom, hope and justice,
believe in my inmost soul that upon the
final result of this case hangs the futur'
of the wage class of this country. If tn,
sentence of prejud iced court and jurl
is carried out the workingmen il
America may as we'll give up all hope o.
constitutional agitation. Free speech
will be thing of the past, and the lib
ertY of the press chimera ofth human
brain. Any meeting of workingmel
can be suppressed or forcibly dlspellet
by the authorities on the ground that
it is turbulent and seditious. The future
alone can determine whether the work
ingmen of this country are really mer
and deserving of economic freedo m.
CATO.