The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-10-10
THE ANARCHISTS 10 DIE
ON THE THIRD OF DECEMBER
NEXT.
ParsOns's Protest Vas Of No Avail,
the Court and Pnblic Opinion
We're Against Him.

CHICAGO, III, October Gas the
concludiDg scenes Of the great tTlal OF
the anarchists approach a close, more
interest is taken, and the suppressed
excitement becomes more maTKeo.
Hundreds Of people wended their way
toward the Criminal Court buldlng,
each ore DESTROYS of listening to the
conclusion of the speech Of Anarchist
Parsons, and with the expectation OF
hearing the death seIt1nee pro-
nounced.
Parsons resumed lis speech as soo1
as court was opened. he create d
something OF sensation by declaring
in very dramatic ard impressive
manner that they had positive proof
that the bomb which created such de-
struction at the hay market was
thrown by an SCENT oil tie New York
capitalists end monarChisis, who sent
the man cut here to take this means
of breaking the eight hour movement,
AS proof OF his assertions that there
was create nspiIacy on the part of
capital against lstor, Psrsons quoted
the expressions OF thee Senators on
the floor OF the United States Sspa'e,
in which all agreed on the following
theory: There is q conspiracy 10 iu-
crease the value Of the dollar and de-
crease the valus CT labor the world
over. Parsons claimed sgain that he
and his cole agues were the victims Of
this copspirsc y. He asked: What
ara the zeal flcs of the hay market
tragedy, your Honor2 Mayor Her
rison has C; used to be published hIs
opinion as 10 the matter OF Conjec ure
in the New York World, which Was
copied into the Tribune CT tbs city
and in which lie said: do not be-
lieve that h5re was any intent on the
part Of Spies and those men 10 have
bombs throw n at the hay market. If
they had, Why was there hut enc
throwO? 1t was as easy to have had
a dozen or fifty, 10 have them thrown
in all par of the city, as
10 throw one. And again,
If it was intended to ihrow bombs
that night the lesdels would not have
been there at sll, Ut, in my opinion,
like commanders-in-Chef, would have
been in a safe pace. Now, it cant be
lllhD v W d5 Ol
the part of those individuals to have
that act peIpstrated at that particular
meeting. Now, your Honor, this is
the Mayor of Chicago. He is sensi-
BILE man; be il in a position to know
what he is talking about; he ought to
be able 10 form an int ligent opinion,
and enc that is worthy Of respect. He
knows more about this thing than the
jury. l expect that the Mayor knows
more about the methods by which
this evidence and this tt stimopy was
manufactured. Your Honor, there is
too much at stake to take anything
for granted. Mayor Harrison thinks
60, and your Honor, too, should not
destroy seven lives as a species oil
light ussment. Parsons maintained
that the Am rican group were justified
in bearing arms that the consti utio o
gave them that right. But that ques-
ton was not raised so far rs
Parsons was concerned. II Wac
not sught to prove that he was
vic 'ating the lSw while member Of
this organic ltion. Judge McAlisteI
had held that the police could not in
Vaue tnelr meetings. WITHOUT regal pro-
GEES. But the police, in 1877, d d
break into the Turner Hall on Twelfth
street during a meeting Of the furni.
ture workers which was being held
and killed enc mao, and Judge Nc
Alister said that if every policeman in
the crowd was killed those par!icipat
ing in the meeting could not be held
responsible. Were Psrsous and his
friends, then, to be blamed because
they followed Judge McA listers ad.
vice as contained in his decision
which meant that the American grouI
could bear arms? Why, then, wss
this construed as illegal when an emf
nent Judge taid it was according t.
constitutional law? About tits timt
Parsons asked to be allowed recess
promising to finish up this evening
The request was denied.
Parsons ceased speaking ct SAL
o'clock pm. and Judge Gary tber
sentenced the seven anarchists to b.
hanged December Sd.