The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-21

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is friendless in America, occupied the tiers OF
benches to the left of the judge All were pale
as death when the finding of the jury was read.
Mrs. Engel asked to see her illfated husband.
and was denied the privilege. The other ladies
hastily departed, vith pale cheeks and compress
ed lips save Mrs. Parsons. She stepped out to
the middle of the room, and shaking hands with
Captain Black, said wearily, 'Well, Captain,
what of it21
''Oh, never mind" he replied, ''this is nothing
but verdict Have patience"
Mrs. Parsons remained for an hour, convers-
ing with Mrs Black.
None Of the friends or relatives of the
prisoners had appeared at the Jail up to the
noon hour After the attorneys had departed,
the prisoners were taken from their former ce. Is
and placed In cells on what is known as "mur-
derers row.
After the prisoners had remained in the "cage"
nearly two hours Fischer at first impatiently.
said to reporter No. have nothing to say.
Then, as he again came back to the bars. he
leaned upon the table placed there and said:
You may say that this only begins the hight
against the system. 1t is the birth of anarchy. "
Neebe, upon being asked if the verdict was a
surprise to his companions, said he did not know
whether it was or not He had not asked them,
and they had not expressed themselves to him
on the subject This question. SO far as the
leaders were concerned, was just then answered,
for Spies and Parsons were brought down and
taken into the cage" with the others, where
Black, Foster, Salomon and Zeisler, the attor-
neys for the defense, mad been shown. Spies, as
he shook hands with Captain Black said: "Gen-
tlemen. we did did not expect it." Parsons wore
his coat and his soft slouch hat and was quite
calm. The twain consulted with Black and Fos-
ter, while Neebe, Fielden and Lingg hovered at
their elbows Salomon, in another corner,
talked with the gaunt, wretched looking Schwab,
who, with his lank physique, unkempt beavd.
staring eyes and battered slouch hat. presented
the ideal appearance of a demoralized convict.
Engel and Fischer were being talked to by At
torney Zesler, who grew decidedly emphatic,
and expressed himself in language which sounded
strangely ike sympathy for the anarchist cause.
The scenes in the streets about the court
building were interesting. The first intimatIon
the great crowd received of verdict was brought
in startling fashion. The form of tall young
man. with an expression of intense excitement
on his face. his hat in his hand, appeared bound
ing through the door, only to be seized the next
instant by a dozen policemen.
Drop me, I'm reporter" gasped the young
MAJ, and being instantly released, he resumed
his ~ ad career, only to be caught and held half
dozen times by pursuing officers before he
reached the corner. The crowd had experienced
small panic at this incident. and were just re-
covering when a man appeared in window of
the States attorneys office and shouted the YER
dict. great cheer was raised. The throng
pressed into Michigan street and stood there for
hours. Three companies of police were on the
ground and made wide Gordon about the To-
cality. through which none were allowed to pass
Other policemen and undress officers mingled in
the crowd ami kept vigilant eye about. August
krumm, the Anarchist who testified that he had
lighted his cigar In the alley just before the
bomb was thrown, stood directly opposite the
main entrance of the building He was kept
under close surveillance.
'We had our verdict made up before o'clock
last night" said @. B. Todd, who was one of the
first four jurors accepted. Il don't think
ought to tell you why we did not reach con-
cluson sooner, for we resolved not to make
public our deliberations"
What speech had the greatest weight with
the iurygp
"Grinnell's. It was not an ornate speech, but
it showed the honesty of the man; showed how
earnest he was. He made everything so plain
that we fell into his way of looking at the case.
But in doing that we were only obeyipg our
judgment / think that, at the conclusion of the
evidence, and without any speech making at all.
we would have arrived at the same conclusion" !"
Mr.. Grinnell and his Observation-Disclosures
Walker and Furthman-Mr. Foster and Inspect
or Bonfeld sat in the States attorneys Office
chatting an hour after the verdict vas rendered.
II feel very sorry for the jurors" said Mr.
Foster, impressively. ''If the day ever comes
that the ropes are placed about the necks of
these prisoners the members of the jury will not
be out of danger. have urged the prisoners to
have all their friends exercise their influence
against violence between now and the end of the
case"
II want to say" interposed Inspector Bonield,
that, if any violence is done by the friends of
these men, the lamp posts of Chicago will bear
fruit In my opinion the police will be power
less to quell the popular rage and public ven
geance will be summarily wreaked upon all the
friends and pronounced sympathizers of an
archy."