West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-08-20
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2 That Fielden did not shoot at the po
| lice.
| 3 That Schnaubolt was not the person
/ who threw the bomb
CHICAGO Aug 12-Mr Walker speech
| in the Anarchists trial yesterday made il
| evident that while tho prosecution will
| insist that tho witness Gilmer told tho
/ truth about the throwing Of the bomb
/ by Schnaubclt and the lighting OF tho
| fuse 10y Spies, they will claim that even
| though Gilmer's testimony aud that OF
| Tbompson's should not be taken into ac-
count there II ample evidence 90 show that
the defendants are guilty OF tho crime ~
charged in the Indictment Having made
comprehensive statement a. TO tho law
III the case, and having quoted freely TO
sustain the claim that when num-
Der OF persons agree 10 commit murder, or
advise Others 10 DO so, tho time aud place
not being definitely determined on, the
adviser or conspirators arc guilty Of the
Oifense when committed puually with
the principal Mr. Walker proceed
ed to show from the writings and
speeches of the principal defendants that
they had organized "A conspiracy of muir
der in this city. and that they cOuu Splp 1 and
preached the overthrow OF the existing So
ciRl system by force. He pointed out
with great effect that the defense
bad made no effort TO disprove this
charge Of general conspiracy rs laid
down I'M the opening speech Of the
states Attorney. On the contrary, Mr..
Salomon's opening speech for the defense
was virtual plea OF guilty on this general
charge. MIR Walker held there WINS nbuu-
dance OF unCOutradiCtcd testimony some
OF which was supplied 10y the defcudants'
witnesses, 20 prove an organized Conspira-
cy for the murder of tho police the night
OF the 4th OF May, The appeals of Parsons
and Fielden To the workng-men 10 arm
themselves we're skillfully used i'm support
of Mr. Walkers position
CHICAGO, Aug. l3-Mr Walker closed
his speech for tho prosecution in the An
~ - ..t..ls. l..
quoted freely from the evidence tho
speeches and admissions OF Spies. Ficldeu
Schvab and Parsons 10 prove that thew
were members of the band of conspira tors
who organized the massacre OF the Hay
market square; connected Lingg, Englo
and Fischer with the arch Anarchists; and
rldiculed the efforts of the defense TO prove
alibis
Mr. Zei,lcr's speech. following that of
Mr.. Walker. showed that the defense,
as was ANTICIPATED relies on convincing
one or more of the jurors that Gilmer's
story about Schnaubelt's throwing tho
bomb IS untrue He characterized the
police rs body OF cowurdlv knnve5.
aud denounced Gilmer as prufes.
Sioual tramp and constitutional
liar Mr.. Ieisler maintained that unless
the identity of the principal in the murder
OF officer began was established the pris-
oners could not bn held as aC-
cesSories. II should be shown that
the person who threw the bomb was "A
member OF the conspiracy 10 which the
prisoners belonged in order to connect the
latter with the murders He denied that
there was general conspiracy to bring
about a social revolution. The advo-
cacy of force was open and pub
lie. 10 was permitted bV the munici-
pal authorities. therefore il must
have been harmless No time was fixed
for the revolution TO occur. The social
revolution was To come but no one could
fix the date-the time was as indefinite to
DTnnHrnnIIEtsn a ia - IN tb.,,
ing of the Messiah was TO the Jews
referring To the testimony as to Spi -
utterances at Grand Rapids Mich and
his interview with Reporter Wilkinson re-
spectlng the Inauguration of the social
revolution ON Nav ], Mr.. Xeisler endcnv-
ored 10 show that Spies was testing about
these things, aud that he re-
ierred to some indefinite revolution which
time would bring about The advice given
by spies Parsons and Fieiden TO working
men TO arm themselves meant nothing but
that they should organize and stand to-
gether, and Fleldens speech in which he
urged his hearers to visit several lead
ing business houses and help them
selves only meant that the sy,-
tenn was unjust which allowed so
unequal distribution of property. These
men were taking TO men who were igno-
rant OF the aims Of Socialism, and these ut
ternnccs were used merely a. logical d.
ductiOnS To illustrate the problems as "A
teacher would use Illustrations To explain
intricate problems To his scholars.
After referring 10 the meeting at -
Lake street on thu night before the trag-
edy. AT which the alleged conspiracy was
concOc'cd, Mir Ieisler said that Waller
who was the arch-conSpirator having
been chairman of that meeting told
much in his evidence for the prosecution
that was untrue. His testimony was for
the greater part manufactured. and he re-
ceived pawn mt therefor in cold cash from
Captain Setback
Court adjourned at five o'clock aud Mr..
Zeisler will finish his address today