The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-19
FOR AND AGAINST ANARCHY.
Captain Black Concludes His Speech in
Behalf of the Accused Anarchists,
and States Attorney GrinneIl Begins the
Closing Address ON the Part of the Pros
eeution-Its Effect Upon the Defendants.

ing address to the jury on behalf OF the defend
ants, renewed his argument that as the State
had not shown who had thrown the bomb, the
defendants could not be held for the crime
charged In the present Indictment Towards
the close of his speech he became very violent In
his remarks directed at the police. and INDUCED
what appeared to be defense OF Socialism.
ssThe Haymarket meeting he said, "was called
for the purpose of discussing the common good
of those participating. 1t had gone on peace
ably, and it was nearing peaceful close; bad, in
fact begun dissolution, when, as | believe,
gentlemen. the police made an unwarrantable
and uujustiied and outrageous invasion Of these
citizens rights. Inspector Bonfeld ordered the
formation of that column which began the march
of DEATH" continued Captain Black. II ask you,
gentlemen, on your oath before God, who was
responsible for the Haymarket massacre9 If In
Gpector Bonfeld had not marched, would there
have been any murder7 When peaceful meet
ing is on the Of dissolution can petty police
official take the law into his own hands and com
pei them to dispersed That were anarchy, gen.
tiemen; ray, that were chaos-chaos OF constitu-
tional right charge no legal responsibility
here, but l ask you. gentlemen, who was the
When the followers of the great Socialist of
Judea sought to spread the great principles of
the Teacher there were those who thought by
erucifxion to strangle the great truth. But it
would not be strangled. 1t burst forth in spite
Of the puny efforts of Its foes, and enveoped the
world"
Captain Black then concluded his address to
the jury as follows: 'These defendants stand
S In tn heir Let rs
change their convictions, if we can, by argu-
nents. Let US persuade them, If we cam that
they shall rot do violence. But / tell you that
II the only answer you have to them is the
hempen noose you are turning back to the bar
barism of eighteen hundred years ago. You are
turning back to the crime of those past Gen.
Euries You are recreant to the thought of pas
sion aud inspiration OF God in this great hour Of
our civilization. Until you can blot out Jesus
Christ from the worlds history until you can
obliterate His teachings, until you can seal I'D
His doctrine of fellowship, brotherhood and
love within some casket. set upon it some seal OF
absolute despotism and cast it into some sea
of oblivion whose waves will never stir
until then You cannot drive Socialism
out of the world; until then you cannot make
men stop thinking; until then. when men see
wrong. oppression. injustice, poverty, crime,
death, they will think, advise, and hope for
brighter to morrow. If there comes from the
State appeal for vengeance; if you are told to
think of the dead who died in their place of duty
on that sad May night; if, again. there are men
toned to you the tears that fall upon these
fresh-made graves, and you asked. under the
old lex taiionis to give life for life. and one
for interest-eight for seven-I say to you again,
is 1t right Will the tears of those widows with
whom we weep be assuaged because few
graves, dishonored, break the sweet green earth2
Will the verdure be brighter. tenderer. fairer
upon the grassy plats of those accomplishing
load because their graves have been multiplied?
Will those children bereft be compensated when
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richer because other of her children snatched
from her fostering care and strangled without
right Will humanity step upward, Godward,
pver these graves2 | plead for life. do not
have to satisfy you that my theory may he cor
rect, that is within reason; and If it be within
reason, then there arises that reasonable doubt
which shelters every accused man.
Gentlemen, the last words for these eight
lives They are in your hands, with no power
TO whom you are answerable but God and his
tory, and | say to you, in closing only the
words of that divine Socialist: AS We would
that others should do to ycu do ye even so to
khem.'p
The knowledge that States Attorney Grinnell
would begin the closing address in the trial upon
she assembling of court, in the afternoon had a
tremendous effect on the public Half an hour
before Judge Gary took his seat the four officers
on duty at the main entrance of the Criminal
Court building were obliged to close the doors,
30 great was the pressure from the outside
The thousand or more persons then striving for
admission were informed that the courtroom
kWas already packed to its utmost. Several
prominent lawyers, who had watched the pro-
Rress of the trial from its beginning,
were sternly refused admission by the
exasperated door keepers, and even one
or two belated reporters, whom they knew
perfectly well, were forced TO use strategy to
gain entrance. For the first time during the
trial the galleries of the courtroom were opened
and they were almost instantly packed. It was
some moments before Judge Gary could secure
the QUOT from the audience which he has all
along demanded. Then Mr.. Grinnell stepped in
front of the judges bench and said:
MAY it please the Court-Gentlemen of the
jury shall have to ask your great indulgence
as l approach this part of my duty, in which
there is no pleasure to me, in humility and fear
humility. in view of the Importance of the
interests which are placed, in measure, in my
charge, and that the result may in some way de-
pend upon me: and in fear that may leave
done or unsaid something that should be said.
Therefore. ] shall need your careful consider
alton, which know you will accord me-"
Mr. Grinnell devoted the first part of his ad-
sdress to comparing the defendants to revolution
ssts celebrated in history. why" he said,
those men have been compared to George
Washington. Then, gentlemen, let these de-
PENDANTS be taken ont of this court room and
crowned with garlands,p
A littlo further on, Mr. Grinnell discussed the
question OF free speech, and referred to John
Stuart Mills advocacy of that right, while.
however, he declared, that person was directly
responsible for whatever unlawful effects might
result from his utterances.
The bearing of the defendants, which had
grown somewhatconfdentd during the addresses
of Mr.. Foster and Captain Black, changed visi-
bly, before Mr.. Grinnel had spoken dozen SEN
fences. From Spies to Enge the line
of pale faces and anxious demeanors. Their
evidences of anxiety increased when Mr. Grin
nell, smpressing upon the jury the great impor-
lance of the case, said when the bomb ex-
pleded in the Haymarket, the sound of that
explosion echoed all around the world"
After enlarging upon this point, the States
attorney explained to the jury the nature Of the
indictments against the defendants and the PEN
atty which the law allowed them to impose The
Indictment was for murder and the penalty
could be q sentence to the State penitentiary for
any number Of years over fourteen, or the ex-