Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-10-07
THE CHICAGO ANARCHISTS.

OF1tSAaS AN
The Proceedings Looking to the Securing
of New Trial for the Condemned Hay
market Murderers--The Grounds Upon
Which the Defense Rely to Maintain
Their Request-AIleeed Newly Discov.
cred Evidence.
CHICAGO, Sept. 29.-The afidavits to
support the motion for a new trial for
the seven condemned Anarchists have
been filed by their attorneys. The usual
plea is entered that the verdict is not
supported by the evidence, and it is also
urged that the counsel for the State en-
ployed form OF argument which was
calculated to prejudice the jury. The
chief point urged, however, is the story
telegraphed from Indianapolis shortly
after the conclusion OF the trial, to the
effect thar man entered a drinking
saloon in that city one or two days before
the Haymarket massacre, and exhibited
a sachel intimating that a slaughter would
occur in Chicago in a few days. The
theory of the defense is that this mysteri-
Gus stranger had quantity of dynamite
bombs, and that he is the person who in
all likelihood threw the bomb into the
ranks of the police. The manner in
which the jury was summoned, before
whom the defendants were tried, is also
objected TO.
Following ire the counts in the mo-
ton:
]. The verdict in said court is contrary te
the law and idence.
:. There is no evidence in the record sup
porting justify ing said verdict
- The court erred in giving the several in
structions asked and given on behalf OF the
e. The Court erred in refusing to give the
several Instructions which were asked on
behalf OF the defendant and refused by the
Court.
s. The Court erred in admitting improper
incompetent. irrelevant material testimo ny
offered on behalf of the people.
O. The Court erred In excluding certain
testimony offered in behalf of said defend
ants.
T. The trial of the said cause was not had
before, nor was the verdict therein rendered
by.an impartial jury.
g. There was misconduct upon the part OF
the officers of the law in the selection and
summoning of the jurors in said cause so
that the persons summoned under the vari-
Gus special venires issued in said cause were
not impartial jurors, but chosen with special
reference to their known or supposed pref a.
dices against the defendants and for the
purpose of insuring Il conviction of the de-
PENDANTS in said cause.
Q. There is newly discovered evidence
touching the issues involved in the SAID
cause.
10. The closing argument of the state At
torney was improper in its statement of
substantintive Initters not in evidence; In
it's appeals to the prejudiceS and passions
of the jury; in its misstatements of the is
sues-aEd in its abusiveness toward the de-
PENDANTS, all having natural tendency &c
mslead the jury and prevent a fair and i'm
partial verdict.
II. The Court erred in its several rulings
as to the qualifications of jurors and theiI
competency, and in refusing to allow de-
PENDANTS to ask of the jurors certain ques-
tons proposed to be put to them, and also
peremptory challenges in the cause
IL. The court erred in modifying the in,
structions asked in behalf OF the defend
ants.
Is. Til court erred in uverruling the mo
tion of defendants Spies, Schwab, Fielder
and Neebe for sc parate trial.
There were eight affidavits filed in sup.
port of the motion. John Sorrell made
affidavit that he was not an Anarchist,
and that on the Sunday morning follow
Randall say. in reference to Spies
Fischer, Fieiden, Parsons and Others,
that they ought TO be hung.
The defendants themselves set forth
Jointly that, since their trial, certain evi
dence-such as the afffdavits of De Luse
and reports of opinions expressed by the
jurors-has come to their knowledge and
they will be better prepared for second
defense.
John Phillips De Luse, saloon-keepel
at Indianapolis, whose story was printed
III TIE papers at Juc bInc Ht HGSG luduC i
public, asserts and Swears that at seven
O'Clock on morning in May of this year
an unknown man, wearing a mustache
and dressed in dark clothes, came to his
place. and setting small satchel on the
bar, asked for drink. Taking his whisky
the stranger said he came from New
York and was on his way to Chicago
Speaking briefly about the pending Labor
trouble the stranger closed with the re
mark that the saloon-keeper would
shortly hear of trouble in Chicago. Point
ing to his sachel he continued: 81 have
got something in here that will work
You will hear of it," Turning at tn,
door as he departed the unknown EN-
phasized, s'you will hear of it soon.
Shortly following this episode the new:
of the Haymarket tragedy reached De
Luse The de ponent appeals to a Ger
tain Oscar Sputh as witness to this
strange conversation, and this individual
k.,.lows in an affidavit 10 the truth OF thu
statement.
Jacob L. Beiler, of Indianapolis, testi
fies that he heard Sputh tell on last Sat
urday OF the incident with DeLuse'
strange customer back in May.
Thomas j. Morgan, a reputed Socialist
declares that he heard Juror Denker say
cit don't make any difference whether |
is like him or not, he and the whole GREY
ought to be hanged" Morgan swear
that Denker made this statement Il
WoodIawn on May in dispute concern
ang certain portrait of Spies i'll dali
newspaper aud its resemblance to tn
original.
Thomas S. Morgan, the son of tn
foregoing deponent, upholds the truth
his fathers affidavit.
The counsel for the defense promise a
affidavit at an early date impeachin
Juror Cole.
State-Attorney Grinnell, in speaking o
tie motion, said the impeachment of tn
Jurors will not avail, and that the ID
Luce affidavit, which is the main poin
OF new evidence is little more than bur
combe.
A chief of Police Accused of Blackmai
NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-Captain William
f. Mahedy, chief of the Saratoga polio
force. was arraigned at Jefferson Marke
Police Court yesterday morning an
remanded until the afternoon on acharg