Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1886-08-26

your liberty and your rights" The speaker
held that there was nothing in the above to
warrant that Parsons was then speaking in
behalf of the alleged conspiracy. do not
the circumstances prove that August Spies
was not aware of The meeting held on Aug
ust3? Do they not prove that he could have
no share III the design of that meeting"
Regarding Lingr, he declared the evidence
certainly did not prove that Lingg gave
bombs TO be thrown ut the hay market
meeting Referring 10 Religer's testimony,
impeaching Lingg, the speaker sharply crit
icised the prosecution for what he termed
making bargain with an old and expe-
rienced criminal IN order 20 put the
moose around a boys neck and re-
garding the testimony of accomplices,
Captain Black informed the jurors that
they must exercise the utmost caution.
CHICAGO, August l9.-The knowledge that
States Attorney Grinnell would begin the
closing address in the anarchist trial upon
the assembling of court IN the afternoon,
had tremendous effect on the public. half
an hour before Judge Gary took his seat four
officers on duty at the main entrance Of the
criminal court building were obliged to cloek
the doors, so great was the pressure outside.
The thousand or more persons then striving
for admission were informed that the court
room was already packed to its utmost Ca
pacitv. Several prominent lawyers who had
watched the progress of the trial from ita
beginning were sternly refused admission
by the exasperated doorkeepers, and even
one or two belated reporters, whom they
knew perfectly well, were forced TO use
stateuy to gain entrance. For the first time
during the progress of the trial the galleries
of the court room were opened, and they
were almost instantly packed. Mr.. Grinnell
devoted the first part of his address to com
pairing the defendants TO revolutionists cele-
brated in history. why" he said, these
men have been compared TO George NAeh-
ington. Then, gentlemen, let these defend
ants be taken out of this court room and
crowned with garlands." "A little
further on MIR. Grinnell, discussing. the
Question of free speech, referred to John
Smart Mills advocacy of that right, while
however, he declared that person was
directly responsible for whatever unlawful
effects might result from his utteranCes.
Mr.. Grinnell devoted considerable time 20
illustrations relating TO conspiracy, and 70
the guilt borne by persons who encourage
or advise others to commit crimes. Mp.
Grinnell's language on this point was prao-
ticallv the same used by him in opening the
case for the state, and is illustrated by
the course taken by the prosecution
thrnR4hMt the progress Oh tho
triA :, hen murder resulted through -
conspiracy, ne said, or in crowd, where the
immediate perpetrator of the crime could
not be identified, all who could be identified
with plan or purpose to commit the crime,
were equally guilty and could be convicted.
If the case which the attorneys for the de-
Tense hao Eendeavored to establish should
prevail, no anarchist could ever be convicted
In this country. This was because an an
archist was autonomous, each member for
himself. yet without identity. IL these de-
PENDANTS were acquitted, the 5000 anarchists
in this country were safe to propagate their
,6ctrine BY whatever means we're to their
liking.