New-York tribune., 1886-05-29
MOST FACES A JURY IN VAIN.
HIS PERSONAL APPEAL WITHOUT AVAIL.
HE AND HIS ALLIES FOUND GUILTY OF UNLAWFUL



argument in his behalf lie sat more quietly all day
under the that he would be allowed TO address
jury His appeal was and he Will spend
a term not exceeding year in the pentcntiary.
Recorder smyth ordered the to be cleared
| Of all persons who inclined 10 DO conver-
| satonal otherwise noisy. The defence did
| not call any witnessed to relate what
had occurred at the meeting in Germania Hall except
two OF the defendants Mrs. Louisa Schenck, the wife
OF Adolph Scnenck OF the defendants es fed that
her husband, who Is cOmpOsitor. was peaceful man
and was the main support OF his family OF twelve
children. Martha aud Hcdwig schenck, brgh.-lookng
girls. daughters OF the prisoner also testified to ther
fathers quistness ana industry, and James Kingston.
| the foreman Of the printing house where sshenc<
worked. testified as to schcncks chafacter schencx
| himself then called. lie was quiet in
manner and made favorable Impression
on the jury. He said that he had 10
| n this country FOR years and was citizen. He
said he believed the people should bc armed against
officers when they we're clubbed by the police. AMI IL
they received blow they should give IL back He said
that hc presided at the Germana Hal meeting and told
people peaceful aud orderly He had not heard
all OF AIosts speech.
"Dd you approve it as far as You hoard itl" askel
Colonel Fellows
"Iapproved OF what heard. dii not hear am talk
! about bombs"
| Q-Are you an Auarchistl A--Yes. sir.
Q-Do you believe n orStnhs goyernn 'nt Al
do-ju't now. lansher ibe!eyc in 1t because 1t ex'
Q-Then you do believe in government Al 1t is
o~Do you think thslsa gooi govcrnmenti At
is good enough concerned. but it Is not
good for others
The witness said that he beloved the evils must 10
corrected pcaceably possible If not by other means.
bat he would not state what the other 10
SAID that Most desired change just as George wash
ington dd.
"Thon," Colonel Fellows askol you estimate
presume Herr Most and George Washington as o. tho
same level in Affairs OF sovernmenti' T.
| "No; exactly"
Q--which 10 you rank the hgheri A-rhe man who
Q-fheo yo1 honor George Washington more only be-
cause he successful Al honor th' .uccess
Of George Washington ana what ho did for his country
| The defence followed the course VITA Brin-
schweig as with Scheuck Mrs Braunschweg AMI Juins
| Olienburg. a fellow-worlman with Braunschw wcg.
testified to his quetness AMI gooi behavior an tien
the defendant put the witnesstand. H. offered
contrast to Schonck in ben; nervous AMI excttble.
lie moved his hands aud feet constantly and wrgslel
about I'm his chair lie Oicn assumed oratorict tohe
ana sesticuatei with both hani% lie said that he WAS
present At the Germapia Hsi meeting He Continued:
Imade a speech dill not last more than ten minutes.
said :" It is shame when worklngneu NEE together
th AZ poic.meu should oe present" dill not say any
| thing a'Out D0mDs.
on cross-examlnation hs said THE policemen had a
look as If they titns Tor the workmen to make
| russ that they could club them
lows asked
"No sir but there must have been twenty or thirty
| OF them there"
The witness denied approving some OF the alleged
doc trnes the Anarchists. Wien asked whether no
d not think It there should be no policemen
IN The city, hs answered. II cannot say As state
meut OF belief he said: "when msn are
working hard aud could nothing to eas they had
| right 10 set Il somewhere"
"Do You tniak there are such mon in this countryF
! "Hundrets and thousands"
cond only mention the case o; an old man who re-
ceycd - week for sweeping out the place where the
( witness employed.
The defence rested with this witness and Recorder
smyrh granted motion TO dismiss the count OF the in-
diciment charging the defendants with melting riot.
lie refused dismiss the other count charging an un'
lawful assembly, Mr. Howe. counsel for the defsni.
ants then said that Most wished TO exercise
his constitutional right to address the jury. Tne
lawyer gave up MS own time for tho
purpose OF allowing Most the opportunity.
The short stout figure of the Anarchist aud ne
turned jury. lie did not occupy the hoar that
WAS allowed him, but ne spoke in rambling way FOR
forty minutes His seemed 20 stand up stralgher
than and his disigired mouth opened IN various
contorons He entirely self-possessei though he
apoo. zed first for speaking IN English, with WHICH
he WAS not very familiar. The difficulty with the Ian
cuage WAS not great after he fairly started.
He D ke IN and with mrcn earnestn-ss 50
that the perspiration gathered on his ioreaeai.
He had the of criminal law
yer OF ordinary grade In the uss
OF invcctive and Tho jury watched HIN close
Iy at rst. but when curiosity was satisfied ne became
rather tiresome. lie said in part:
You expected many things OF witnesses What came
Of Very nttls. There was only blank paper :e,e
when they finished. nave htt experience III germany
and Austria have heard hundreds of trials IN Europe
But there prosecuting Officers were setf. OF An en-
You are not under espots OF Europe. The p'iies
made upa pot asAinst me- They met IN st.ooi ,hi
They knew the first OF May was I. W'hg
when tue working people wonI d.a ,r,n .,.a na
the people They arrested me and they say they ioan
me me az S' noy showed yoa what Iaey foia IN
room bat tnoy ld not show ySn my pocSes2 ; ,,s;;
IIsngnter.l I work hard lor my living | print books
aud p'nph e's and write iHr my paper io' "'' Cd"
earn from - TO SlO week
Mos, then recited what he said was the substance OF
his speech at Cernana Hail. He read much of 1t from
q ne spaper report. lie continued:
Isaid the Constitution OF the United States granted
to every right 10 carry arms Inc eapi,AI'.s
WORKING people arm themselves There should never
ne any Interference with the arnag OF the people sta
IL 10 The meeting OF many, the capitalists do not care
snap sach demonstration with torches' Det tes
the wGrsnInen pn &c narcStnH % with arms NOT 10
us ~ tne There nothing sadn The Constitution anph
the KIND OF arms and IL might well mean cannon and
bombs a. guns They don't prosecute me because
spoke AT that meeting They want 10 make an att'cS
speech Then they VIII attacs Heo press '''
then VIII come despotlsn
Most looked self satisfied when he sat down. Colonel
Fellows Explained the jury that the Copstitnti"nh
provision referrei to the night TO organize
nil,i, i'm the states and them lie made
a stron. arraignment OF the aims and meth
DDS OF the Anarchists. Recorder smylh. IN
csr.f,, charge TO tho Jury. explained the Jaw under
vh,cn he Underwent was found. aud read from ease
IN Dalys reports. IN which an ohcnce OF the sam @Lt
w.seIpsiucI IN connection witn the trial OF persons
conccrned IN the AstOr Place riots. 80
The jury absent FOR an hour, but they differed
only "A t, whether should recOmnend schenrA 10
mercy Tn.y nnslly returned with verdict OF gdllty
.y,i. In. defendants, with recommend tation IN the
oi scnencs. Tho Recorder said that tnsr vcrdcs
was wise. and n ukci them Tor their setvces
Mos ana his associates rcualied u the Iomos
uutl Wednesday. Most SAID ~ did not expect any
thing lse jury Of cap alista Ihey were no' ny