The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-08

is the man who has the cheek to tell US our doc
trines will not prevaill" he asked The Ques-
tion occasioned the first smile tnat was seen in
the courtroom all day.
Oscar Neebe the next speaker, had no sooner
taken the floor than he burst into violent abuse
calling States Attorney Grinnell cur, his as
sistants-Messrs. Walker and Furthman-scoun-
drels, saving there was only one gentleman in
the crowd, and that was Mr.. Ingham. The po-
lice were assailed and, in short, Neebe's speech
was TRADE of abuse, vilifying the police and
authorities. He said: Il have found ont during
the last few days what the law is ! know now
that have been arrested charged and convicted
on account of having known Spies and Schwab
1t is true presided at meeting on West Lake
street, 10 which your Honor, as we'll as all the
other capitalists and judges of the city were in
vited. | considered it an honor to be elected
chairman of that meeting acted as marshal OF
the procession of the workingmen of the city of
Chicago to protest against their wrongs, and l.
an American born, for the first time learned that
it was against the laws OF this country. The
friends of the labor agitators and the marshals OF
labor demonstrations will know In future that 1t
is CRIME"
Neebe then went on to describe the manner in
which the Arbeter Zeitung Office was raided by
the police, and abused them for their action on
that occasion. He said the police were always
able to catch workingman, poor, down-trod-
den wretch, but though there were l, 200 police
men in the city, who had ever heard of police
man catching burglarl They could make out
a case of burglary against man. but who ever
heard of their catching burelarl Then Neebe
abandoned himself to wild appeal for the
Judge to hang him with the others. He cried
1T would be more honorable to be strancled by
the neck than to die by inches. My wife and
children will then be at sometime. but they
can never get over it if their husband and father
iS sent to Joliet Hang me, your Honor, with
my comrades"
Adolph Fischers turn came next, and he was
uron the point of admitting his connection with
the Revenge circular when Solomon, mindful
of the bearing 1t might have before the Supreme
Court, tried to check him. 1t was useless.
Fischer said:
Your Honor, you ask me to say why sentence
OF death should not be passed upon me. l will
not talk much. protest against being sentenced
to death because l have committed no crime.
was tried in this jury room for murder and
was convicted for anarchy | don't deny that
was one of the parties who summoned this meet
ing in the Haymarket but know no more about
the throwing of the bomb than Mr.. Grinnell
docs perhaps. It is fact, do not deny"
Here Mr.. Solomon rose, and going over to
Fischer whispered something in his ear.
Fischer. turning round, said sharply Don't
interrupt me; know what am talking about"
Solomon retired and Fischer continued: Il do
not deny that got up the circular, and had a
line put in calling the workingmen to come
armed. had my reasons am not convicted
because | am murderer. | am convicted be-
cause l Anarchists have never been a
L
TO becoming a murderer, and that is States At
torney Grinnell, because he has placed men here
upon the stand whom he knew would swear
falsely in a where eight lives we're at stake.
An Anarchist loves his principles better than his
life, and am prepared to die for the principles
on account of holding which feel / am to be
sentenced to death. That is all 1 have to say"
Louis Lingg the bomb thrower. expressed a
wish to have his say in German. Ar interpreter
was placed at his service, and in deer-chested
tones bingg exclaimed:
II view this court of justice with the same
contempt with which have tried to live human
lv on this American soil | am now granted the
privilege to speak. If do speak It is because of
the indignities that have been heaped upon me
in this court"
Lngg declared it had not been proven that
any bombs made by him mad been taken to the
Haymarket. He accused the police of stealing
his books and clothing in the station house, and
then periuring themselves against him on the
witness stand. "Grinnell," shouted Lingg. ''has
eonnived with miserable people to get evidence
to kill me, when he knows | was driven to the
course l pursued TO gain an education for my
brothers TO lift them up"
AS the youthful Anarchist slowly progressed
with his speech his form seemed to swell and
dilate with the intensity OF his feelings His
frame shook with passion and his cultural voice
poured forth torrents of emphatic sentences in
his native language He strode impatiently
back and forward while the interpreter trans
lated each sentence, and occasionally en-
phasized his words by vio
lent blow upon the little table
in front of him. At last, turning fiercely to the
States attorney, Lingg roared: You smile be-
cause you think will never use bombs again.
die willingly on the eallows with the same con-
tempt that have for your laws"
Captain Black here asked the court to ad iourn,
as the time for doing so had arrived and Engle
and some of the others desired to speak. The
court adjourned until 10 A. NJ. to morrow.
OPEN the State Treasury; count the money.