The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-10-22
THE ANARCHISTS


cember.
The Chicago Anarchists, found guilty Of
murder, were brought into Chicago for sem
selves. and occupied two days. Parsons
speaking five hours, when he sank into his
seat exhausted. Judge Geary then spoke
astollows to the convicted men:
l am quite well aware that what you
have said, although addressed to me, has
been said to the world; yet nothing has
been said which weakens the force OF the
proof, or the conclusions therefrom, upon
which the verdict is based. You ure all
men Of intelligence, and know that if the
verdict stands it must be executed. The
reason why it shall stand l have already
sufficiently stated in deciding the motion
for new trial. l am sorry beyond any
power OF expression for your unhappy con-
dition and for the terrible events that have
brought it about. / shall address to you
neither reproaches nor orexhortations. What
shall say shall be in the faint hope that
few words from the place where the peo-
pie OF the state OF Illinois have delegated
the authority to declare the penalty OF a
violation OF their laws, and spoken
upon. an occasion so solemn and
awful as this may come to the
knowledge of and be needed by the ignor
ant, deluded and misguided men who have
listened to your counsels and followed
your advice. 1t is not the least among
the hardships OF the peaceful, frugal and In.
borious poor to endure the tyranny Of
mobs who with lawless force dictate to
them under penalty OF peril to limb
and lie where, when and upon what
terms they may earn livlihood for
themselves or for their families. Any
government that is worthy OF the name
will strenuously endeavor to secure to all
wi h 70 %<Hf f<~nr
the lawful yocations, and safety for their
property and their persons while obeying
the law, and the law is common sense. 1t
holds each man responsible Tor the natur-
al and probable consequences OF his own
acts. 1t holds whoever advises murder is
himself guilty OF murder that is committed
pursuant to his advice; and if men band
together for a forcible resistance to the
execution OF the law and
ADVISE MURDER
as a means of making such resistance ef-
fectual, whether such advice be to one man
to murder another or to numerous class
are SO banded toge ther are guilty OF any
murder that is committed in pursuance Of
such advice. The people OF this country
love their institutions. They love their
homes, they love their property. They
will never consent that by violence and
murder those institutions shall be
broken down, their homes despoiled
and their property destroyed, and the
people are strong enough to protect and
sustain their institutions and punish all
offenders against their laws and those who
threaten danger to civil society, il the law
is enforced, are leading to destruction who
ever may attempt to execute such threats.
The existing order ofsociety can be changed
only by the will OF the majority. Each
man has the right to entertain and advo-
cate by speech and print such opinions as
suit himself and the great body
OF the people will usually care lit
proposes murder as Il means OF enforcing,
he puts his own life at stake, and no clam
or about free speech or the evils to be cur
ed or the wrongs to be redressed will
shield him from the consequences Of his
crime. His liberty is net a license to de-
stroy. The federation that he enjoys he
must extend to others and not arrogantly
assume that the great majority are wrong,
and may rightfully be coerced by terror or
that for the crime you have committed and
OF which you have been convicted,
after q trial unexampled in the pa
thence with which an outraged people have
extended to you every protection and
privilege OF the law which you derided and
| detiled, the sentence OF that law be now
| given. In form and detail that sentence
will appear upon the records OF the court
In substance and effect it is that the de
fendant Neebe be imprisoned in the state
| penitentiary at Joliet at hard labor fol
| the term OF fifteen years; and that each OF
the other defendants, between the hours
OF 10 O'Clock in the forenoon and 2 O'Clock
i'll the afternoon OF the Sd day OF December
next, in the manner provided by the stat
ute OF this state, shall be hung by the neck
until he is dead. Remove the prisoners.