The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-10-11
DOOMED TO DIE.
PARsONs o1osEs YHR r1nAs
OF the PrlsOnOFs-Judgs Gary Sentences
the seven to Hang on December a-The
Courts Remarks In Answer to the
ApaFchlsts Arguments,


more marked,
Hundreds Of people wended their way
toward the Criminal Court building, each
one desirous Of listening to the conclusion
OF the speech Of Anarchist Parsons, and
with the expectation OF hearing the death
sentence pronounced,
Parsons resumed his speech as soon az
court was opened. He created something
OF sensation by declaring in very dra
matte and impressive manner that they
had positive proof that tho bomb which
created such destruction at the Haymar.
ket was thrown by an agent OF the New
York capitalists and monOpolists, who
sent the man ont here 10 take this means
OF breaking the elght-hour movement,
As proof OF his assertion that there was
q great conspiracy on the part OF capital
against labor, Parsons quoted the express
sions OF three Senators on the floor Of the
u. s, Senate, in which all agreed on the
following theory: There is conspiracy
to iuCresge the value OF the dollar and de-
crease the value Of labor the world over,
Parsons claimed again that he and his
colleagues were the victims OF this con-
spiraey. He Raked:
"WhRt are the real facts OF the Hay
market tragedy, your HonorY Mayor Har-
rison has caused to be published hia opln-
ion as to the matter Of conf lecture, In the
New York World, which was copied into
the Tribune, Of this city, and in which he
said: 4 do not believe that there was any
intent on the part OF Spies aud those men
to have bombs thrown ut the Haymarket,
II they had, why was thOre but one
thrown? 1t was as easy To have had a
dozen, or fifty, and to havet them thrown
in all parts Of ths city, as to throw
one. And again, ii 1t was intended
TO throw bombs that night, the
leaders would not have been there at all
but, in my opinion, like ConmGnders.in.
chief, would have been in sale place.
No, II can't be shown that there was any
intention on the part OF those individuals
to have that act perpstrated at that par
ticular meeting
COMMUNICATING THE MAYOR.
snow, Your Honor, this Is the Mayor
Of Chicago, Heis a sensible man; he is
in position to know what he Is talking
about; he ought to be able to form an In
telligeut opinion and one that ls worthy
of respect. lie knows more about this
thing than the jury. expect the Mayor
knows more about the methods by which
this evidence and this testimony has been
manufactured. Yonr Honor, there Is too
much at stake to take anything for grant
ell. Mayor Harrison thinks 40, aud Your
Honor, too, should not destroy Stvau lives
as n species Of light Amusement"
Parsons maintained that tile American
Group were justified III bearing arns;
that the Constitution gave them that
right. Dut that question was not raised
so far as Parsons was concerned. Il was
sought 10 prove that he was violating the
law while member OF this ofgLaiz hion.
Judge McAlllster had held that the
police could not invade their msstings
without legal process. But the police, In
1877, did break into TurnHr Hall on
Twelfth strest, during meeting OF the
furniture workers which was baing held,
and killed one man, and judge McA)lister
said that II every policeman In the crowd
was killed, those participating In the
meeting could not be held responsible.
Were Parsons and hiE friends, than, to be
blamed because they followed Judge Nc.
Allister's advice, as contained In hig de-
lcIsion, which meant that the American
Group could bear arms2 Why, then, was
this construed IA Illegal when an eminent
Judge said 1t was according to Conatltu-
ton al law2
"NoTHING TO REaREr." !"
About this time Parson, asked to be al
lowed recess, promising to finish up this
evening. The request was denied.
The Court said there seemed to bo no
good reason for granting repeated ad-
Iiournments to listen 10 dissertations on
political economy and readings from
newspapers. He had intended TO have
only one session.
Parsons said his physical condition was
not as good as 1t had been 0nee, and he
felt exhausted. He was told TO 20 on,
and no limit as to time would bs placed
upon him. Parsons resumed, but,
though at times dramatic, his speech was
In the main purely arRumeutAtlve. Many
got up and went out for lunch, bat the
Court aud Parsons had To stay.
Most OF the time after / o'clock, when
both Parsons and everybody 10 the court
room except the Judge was hungry and
tired out, and anxious for o recess, the
speech was wearlSome In the extreme.
The monotony was relieved onCo In a
while by remark which revived the In.
Iterest, He wRkod up every policeman In
the room by saying that mans standing
on the force depended on his clubbing,
and clubbing constantly. His mot must
be "Hit everything in sight" II hO would
have preferment.
When he had flushed speaking from
his notes, Parsons entered upon an 40.
count Of what he knew about the Hay.
market meeting, and of his movements
Immediately attarwarl, up 10 the time
whom he surrendered himself 10 Court,
When he began this portion ot his speech
! be paced up and down the limited space
around the table, on which were his notes,
| He said he had surrendered hlmseli, will
Ing to meet q fair trial along with the
other deiendents, knowing himself TO ba
Innocent. In Felstlng how no met Cap.
tain Black 10 front Of the Cour! room, and
ascended the stairs with him, PArsons
placed hiS hand RHectiDnately on Captain
Blacpd shoulder and spoke In 0 more gen.
tle voice. He concluded, holding up his
head proudlyt "Even now, l have noth'
ing 10 regret"
lie had spoken continuously Aye hours
and forty minutes, and he sank into hia
seat exhausted.
Judge Gary was about 70 pronounce
the sentence, when Captain Black desired
that motion In arrest oil Judgment
should be entered Mr.. Gtinnel \ having
assured him that no merely technical mat,
teFs phould interfere with the defendants
, rights, the court proceeded to execute The
solemn duty dsyolvlnR upon him. ID
brief but impressive words, and IN tone,l
which, at any time, would have command
cd respectful attention, the Judge gave
fitting expression 10 the judgment, Of The
court. His face worked COnYulHlvell
when he began, and when lie reached thl
word changed" he iAllefCd, aud Coult
with difficulty utter, uull.-you-Are-