Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-05-20
CHICAGO DYNAMITERS.
II is Expected that they VIII be Indict-
ed for Murder.

On the morning of the nth, In Chicago, the
wheels of the mills of justice between the up
per and the Lether stones of which it is ex-
pected that the leaders of the anarchists will
be ground exceedingly fine, commenced to
rcvolve. The grand jury for the May term
was empanneled and the court house was
crowded with people who were anxious to
''size up'' the men who are to determine
whether or not those responsible for the Hay
Market massacre shall be tried for their lives
or merely indicted for cons piracy and riot.
For the first time in many years 1t was found
that not salooonkeeper, politician or
'rounder'' figured among the chosen twenty
three, but that all were men of intelligence,
reputation and business standing. There are
George Walls and Charles and Theodore
Schultz, three sturdy, honest farmers: Ferd
| Wilkinson and Frank Sell, prominent real
estate men; Sawyer A j. Grover, Z. A. Jersel,
the well known auctioneer; Joseph Rosen-
baum, wealthy stock yards dealer, while
| the balance are tradesmen or professional
| men, After brief charge in the court, in
which they were reminded Of the important
nature of their duties the body retired, and
| and State Attorney Grinnell proceeded TO lay
before 1t the necessary papers. The principal
cases in which the action of the grand jury is
| awaited with considerable anxiety on the part
of the public ard the members of the police
force are those of August Spies, Christopher
Spies, his brother, Michael Schivah, Samuel
FIelden, A. S. Parsons "a fugitive from JUS
tice), Adolph Fischer and Louis LANCE.
About twenty others who participated In
the Mccormick and Hay Market
rin To-,
arsenals were brought to light, are In prison
awaiting the action of the grand jury, but the
charges against them are considered trivial as
compared with those upon which it will be
sought to convict the seven arch conspirators
above named. While the states attorney has
maintained a profound reticence concerning
the facts in his possession, 1t was understood
around police headquarters that the conspir-
acy which resulted in the bomb throwing was
Matched early in the year, that the anarchists
had for months been preparing explosives in
anticipation Of labor troubles on May /, that
one hour before the Haymarket meeting there
was conference at the Office of the Arbeiter
Zeitung between the Spies brothers, Schwab,
Parsons and Fielden, that the use of the
bombs was then and there decided upon, that
the explosives was given by Fischer to LANCE,
and that it was thrown by the lattgr. The prob
abilities are that the grand jury will indict
the whole crowd for murder, and in that event
1t is said that at least one of the number will
squeal liz order to save his own neck
Judge Rodgers, in his charge said: "We
hear good deal lately Of what constitutes
freedom Of speech. There is no constitutional
right for men to assemble together and en-
gage in wild harangue, and incendlary speech.
If men are melted to riot, arson and other I'M
lawful acts, the men responsible for this may
be held answerabe for the results. Mere
spectators-mere lockers on-are not the ones,
but the men who advised the commission of
crime are guilty parties as we'll"
Chris Spies was released on $1,000 bail.
The prohibition suits against nins saloon
keepers in Clinton were decided May 18th.
Judge Lefllngwell decided that no nuisance
existing twas impossible to grant temporary
injunction as the evidence showed the defend
ants had gone out Of business May /. The
Clark bill authorizes the court to grant tenn
porary injunction and restrain nuisance I'M
til the final hearing OF the case, provided that
the court Is satisfied that the nuisance is
actually maintained. The evidence showing
that no nuisance has existed since May /, the
granting of temporary writ Of injunction
was denied. The plaintiff gave notice Of an
appeal to the supreme court, !