Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-21
THE CONDEMNED ANARCHISTS.
Their Female Relatives Hold q Meetin,
and Embrace One Another.
THE POLICE SAY THEIR WORK HAS JUST BF
GUN-MoRE ARRESTS ExPECTED-A GERMA,
EDITORS VIEW OF THE TRIAL.

GUN-MoRE ARRESTS ExPECTED-A GERMAN
EDITORS VIEW OF THE TRIAL.
CHICAGO, August 21.-There was q meeting
last night of all the female relatives OF the
sentenced anarchists. They were reinforced by
men from all parts OF the city, and Miss Spies
subsequently, said that over $4,000 was sub
scribed to the fund to carry the case to the
supreme court. -
Miss Spies said: 1--WE have been watched and
bounded by detectives and newspaper men
until we are nearly harrassed to death. But we
got away with them all this time and have had
Gary's rulings and by the special pleas made
by Mr.. Grinnell, but the supreme court never
Will ~, indorse or rule the same way; Judge
my brother being hanged when he was only
trying to do the best he could TO help the work.
It was reported that Mrs. Holmes made an
energetic plea to the meeting in favor of await
ing the decision Of the supreme court.
The women said that they had 20 fears of
starvation or being distrained for rent. as the
oppressed of all nations would come to their
succor.
When the meeting dispersed 1t was an early
morning hour, and the women all embraced
and declared that they would stand together.
TO GO TO THE SUPREME COURT.
w. H. Parsons, brother OF The condemned
anarchist said to reporter last night that the
case would be carried to the Supreme Court of
the United States If necessary. 1t is very well
understood that the leading exception will be
the refusal of Judge Gary to give for the defense
the instruction which gave to all men the right
to peaceably assemble, and TO repel by force
any attempt either by the authorities or private
individuals to break up such a meeting. Ii the
state supreme court overrules them on this
point they will appeal to the United States
Is a constitutional one.
A GERMAN EDITORS VIEWS OF THE TRIAL.
The Illinois Stats Zeit,oag in its leading edi-
torial to-day says: "The great American repub-
lie has announced To the whole world, through
the mouths of twelve honest men in Chicago,
throw OF the principles OF well-Ordered govern
mental and social states, and that Ii under
stands how to protect the true American tree
dom against that contemplate European
outgrowth-anarchy. The saddest thought for
us Gerfnan-Amerieans is the tact that
the majority of the men who, through the
terrors of the Haymarket, have brought
upon themselves the contempt and anger
of the entire republic, of our father
MANS OF course the majority OF the American
people have become convinced that the German
anarchists form but very small minority OF
the German American element, and is totally
foreign to it, The judicial decentralization OF
anarchy in America will prove its most potent
influence upon the american n and German.
decision OF the twelve jurors in Chicago, the
great American workingmen's movement, in
ment OF the dignity OF labor, has been freed
from a fearful and bloody oppression. beneath
which it has suffered since the 4th OF May
THE WORK BUT BARELY COMMENCED.
Captain Michael Setback, who is credited
with having obtained the chief evidence
against the condemned anarchists, was asked
if the police were now through with their
labOrs.
Through" said the officer, "why they have
but barely commenced"
"You mean you have others who areindicted
on the same charger
"You mustn't ask too much. tell you the
anarchist business in Chicago has only COM
menced, and before 1t is through with we will
have them all In jail. hung, or driven out OF
the CITY,"
"Did you place any men under arrest yester-
day."
"The report is that you have secured war
rants for the arrests OF q large number OF per-
sons"
"If you think Q minute you can see how tool
ish the idea would be. We have no accommo-
dations for any Large number Of people, and II
would be q needless expense 10 the state arrest
ing too many at once. l can get them all rs
want them. 1 don't need TO arrest them now"
"They may try to leave the city,"
slime enough TO arrest them when they do.
can get them Just the same"
"Wiu any or the women be arrested?"
"Why not the women? Some Of them are .
good sight worse than the men,"
"DO you think" continued the captain, ''if
had told the newspapers what was doing
while the anarchist trial was going on that the
jury would have brought In the verdict OF yes
terday? No, sir; thousand times no. The
prisoners would have gone free. Every re-
was working up the evidence little by little,
piece by piece, and putting 1t together where II
belonged. That's where got the evidence. II
had told all knew, ~ last as got points the
defense would have known what evidence was
70 be brought against them aud have been pre-
pared to meet It. There was but one man be-
side myself who knew anything about what
was doing"