Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-08-15
THE DEFENSE RESUMES
Nr. Foster Makes an Able Argument For
His Clients
QUESTION OF CHARGE and EVIDENCE
They Are Charged With Conspiracy and
Murder
not WHAT THEY BELIEVED OR SAID

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prosecution. He addressed himself par
ticularly to the great haste and energy
shown by Lingy and Engel on May 9TH,
and its significance with the prununcia-
mentos Of Spies leading up to the HaymaI-
ket massacre. He dwelt with great force
upon the fact that the bomb which killed
the police was unquestionably the handi-
work of Lin@.
Mr. Ingham's address was considered
the strongest plea yet made for the conyic-
ton of the prisoners. His ontory was not
only powerful but his analysis Of the evi-
dencc was considered very convincing.
He concluded his speech about 10 o'clock
when
MR.. FOSTER FOR THE DEFENSE
began. The speaker said the fact that all
defendants were foreigners except Parsors
should make no difference with the jury.
He then described the defendants ~ SUI
rounded by their families against whom
the entire legal and defending forces Of the
city were arrlyed.
Resuming his address when the court
rcaSscmbled at two o'clock Mr.. Foster de-
voted considerable time to a further dis
cussion Of the power
PREJUDICE
wiclds in the decisions of mankind. He
said hc WAS confident that did the jury
consult the evidence presented in this cass
only and diyest their decision wholly Of the
a
prcudces, the defendants were safe other
wise they were not safe Mr.. Foster said he
felt syrc that the Judges charge 20 the
jury would not recognize the question OF
whether or not the defendants had con
spired To throw the government and bring
about social revolution unless he found
that such conspiracy was directly connected
with the murders committed on the Hay
market. A verdict rendered on any other
basis would not be- worth the paper re-
quirrd Ia write il upon. The speaker WAS
not here Ia discuss Socialism and Anarchy.
| He wished Ia Siy ut once and for all that
he was opposed Ia Socialism, Communism
and Anarchy; hut, believing as he did, that
| that the doctrines were wrong, hc did not
sec that his faith in his ease should bc
| lcSscncd thereby. lie would admit that
the defendants were, in his opinion alto
gcthcr wrong in preaching Anarchy ~ they
had done hut that did not affect
the case The one question Ia bc consid'
cred was, did the defendants commit mur-
der, or could they be proven 10 have con
spircd Ia commit murder
After referring Ia other points involved
| in the case Mr.. Foster made an earnest
PLEA FOR DEFENDANT LINGG,
devoting himself principally 10 the circum-
stances of Iingg's arrest. lie maintained
| that I.iugg's resistance Of an officer was the
only charge upon which he could bo
placed under arrest. With thn, object in
view officers in plain clothes were sent Ia
arrest him. Was il strange that Lingg re-
sisted? lie was set upon In his own home
| by strange men who bore no evidence
that they were officers of the law,
| and il was no wonder he resisted. Foster
criticised the States Attorney Tor having
made Job lot, of the defendants, aud
for attempting 10 convict them ''by whole
sale" This was the reason why nearly
every public uttcrancc or published article
Spies and Parsons which hal violent
| ,ingc had been dragged into court ~ evil
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fined in the indictment u did not prove
that the defendants had consulted or had
conspired Ia commit murder.
A great paper in Chicago" said Mr..
Foster, "in an article relating 10 the labor
troubles then current, proposed that those
troubles be settled with the aid of GaitliDg
guns and brave men behind them. Why,
if the Alarm or the drbdtrr X,iiaHg had
published such sentences ~ this the State
would never tire Of ringing the changes
upon them. But the great papers Of Chi
cagD are protected, only the itaTJa and the
drbdt,r ZcituHg are culpablc when yig0r-
Gus statements are made IN their columns.
| am not here t0 defend the Alarm and the
Arbatcr I,ifaHg, but to protest that thess
defendants are not on trial for socialism
nor for anarchy. but for murder"
Mr. Foster Tidculcd the parade the State
had made Of revolver and file sharpen
cd into dagger which had been found In
possession Of Fischer
why" he said, II am
WILLING TO WAGER
~ much rs tho value Of n good Eve
cent cigar that the States Attorney
when he goes upon the street of dark
night carries q revolver with which 30 pro-
| tect himself against possible attack "
Mr.. Grinnell-"You would lose your five
cents
Mr. FoSter-"I don't believe Il; must
have you sworn frst"
At this point Mr. Poster placed ia
most ridiculous light what he called the
parading by the State of tin cans discover
- - L.. H.. n.
| IIaymarkct riot. All of his expressions
were witty tD a remarkable degree and
with the pantornimic gestures of the speak
er conyulsed the audience at times while
even the Judge and the States
Attorney could not repress their
smile. entirely. Mr. Poster declared that
the speeches at the Haymarket were not of
a character liable 10 incite such an act NJ the
| throwing Of bomb. lie said any one
might make them hut those defendants.
| They alone were responsible and the State
would have IL that their life virtually hung
upon thee utterances. ''LiDgy made
| bombs" He maintained an arsenal and
turned out 800 bombs day, say. Then let
him lie indicted for making bombs and we
will meet the State on that ground. Fischer
carried areyolyer and dagger. All right,
indict him and try him for that and well
meet You. Spies and Parsons preached in
| favor OF q social revolution. Very well,
try them for that and well defend them;
but we will never meet you on that ground
in the world till you embody that issue In
your indictments. Those defendants arc
here charged with murder and ocnspiring
TO commit murder, bat you can directly
connect the speeches Of Parsons; Spiesand
Fielden and the revolver Of Fischer with
the throwing Of the bomb which resulted
in that murder, snch evidence IL not 70 be
considered.
/ Mr.. Foster had not finished when the
court adjourned tIii Monday morning.
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