The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-07-22
Ttis CHICAGO ANARCHISTS.
The jury to Try the Haymarket Murderers
Finally Secured and the Case Opened by
States Attorney GriunelI - The Case
Against the Accused Briefly stated


Against the Accused Briefly stated.
CHICAGO, July I6.-The jury which is
to try the Anarchists is at last completed,
after many weeks of examination of tales
men. The last one to be chosen was
Toward T. Sanford, of Oak Park, and a
voucher clerk in the freight department
of the Chicago G Northwestern Railroad
Company.
There was general feeling of reiiet
wheE it was realized that the long and
arduous task of securing the jury was at
length ended.
States Attorney Grinnell at once be-
gan his opening address to the jury. Mr..
Grinnell, as he began his address, had a
big map of the scene of the Haymarket
riot carried in and placed before the
sworn twelve. He asked the jury to sit
in Judgment ispassionately and be guild
ed wholly by the evidence that would be
advanced before them. The institutions
of this country mad, he said, been tram
pied under foot and belttled by the
conduct of such men as participated in
the Haymarket meeting May 3. The citi-
Zens of this country believe in the insti-
buttons of this country, and believe these
institutions are above cavil, and have
been since the Declaration of indie
pendence But our citizens, with their
idea of liberty, have been prone TO put
too much confidence in strangers who
are enemies of the government.
Mr. Grinnell, continuing, said the
State would prove to the jury that Spies
not longer ago than last February said
that men were armed in this city for
blood and riot, and that Chicago was
now ready for anarchism. When told
that if he advocated such doctrines he
would be hung, he replied that he was
was not hung. Spies, Necbe, Schwab,
Parsons ana Fielden have said that dy-
Mantle was king, and have shouted,
clown with the police, and we Will be
free to riot" ParsonS-the shame of
our country-haS defended the use
of dynamite, and has described its man.
ufacture, and with this, he said, capital
lists and policemen could be disposed OF.
The leaders of any great cause are cithe.
braves or towards. The testimony will
show that Parsons, Ncebe and Spies are
the most abject towards. They have
advised dynamite and destruction for
months and years, and now seek to es-
tablish an alibi, when then they have
been connected with the proceedings OF
May "a. The firing on Sumter was a
fearful thing, but was open warfare, and
could not be compared with this secret
attempt to destroy our laws.
Mr. 0rinncll said the State was in
possession of copies of the "rcvenge"
circular with the type used in printing il
and the manuscript in Spies handwril
ing from which the type WAS set.
son Monday preceding the day of the
riot,n continued Mr.. Grinnell, there ap-
peared in The 1rJeiter ZeitHRg ut the
head of the editorial column Il secret
word Tpsalon.' This word in English
means Come and was the signal
agreed uDon for calling armed
men together Pursuant to tn
word the men went to Grefs Hall
Lake street. Here the armed men as
Sembled. Among these were Fischer,
Lingg, Engel and Schavbert. The hall
was occupied. and the men went into the
basement There the secret was
divulged. Engel was there and told the
D an. when you see in the Arbeiter
ZeitURg,' said Engei, under the letter
box, the word 'Ruhe,' then be ready
'Ruhe' means rest or peace, and this word
was the call to war. This word APP
pealed Tuesday morning. 1t was
double loaded and surrounded by mark.
calling attention to it. The copy which
went to the printer, who set this word,
was in Spies handwriting. Everything
was ready but the bombs, and Lingg was
selected 10 make these. To him alone
was intruSted the manufacture of the
bomb used on May 4. We will prove to
Won that Lin@g made that bomb and gave
it to the man who threw 1t.
ON Tuesday morning eight bombs had
been prepared; but more were needed,
and he undertook TO make them. Tues
day afternoon it was planned to
distribute men throughout the
city armed with bombs who would throw
them at every patrol wagon going toward
the seat of trouble. All that night Ling
trampeu the streets with bombs i'll hi
pocket. which he was only restrained
from using by his friends. That meeting
that night was fruitful of great results.
Seven were killed and many wounded
"When the order TO diSperSc WaS given
by CAPTAIN Ward" said the States At
torney, "Fielden stepped from the wagon
and said in loud voic.: 'We are peace
able At this remark, as though il was
some secret signal, 4 man, who had be-
fore been on the wagon, taking a bomb
from his pocket, lit the fuse and threw
it into the ranks of the police. Ficlden,
standing behind the wagon, opened fire,
and kept it up for several minutes, when
he in turn disappeared. Fiedcn was the
only one of all the men who had a spark
of heroism in him. He stood his ground
until be saw that any further opposition
was useless:
81 will try and show you who threw
the bomb, and will prove to your salts
faction that Lingg made it. There never
was Il conspiracy yet where some conspir-
ator did not divUlgc the secret. In this
case the man was Sili%er.
"Thcre are Il great many counts in this
case; but murder is the main one. 1t Is
not necessary 10 bring the bomb thrower
into court. Though none OF these men,
perhaps. threw the bomb personally,
they aided and abetted the throwing of it,
and are as responsible as the actual
thrower."
As Mr.. Grinnell finished speaking not
sound was To be heard in the entire court
room. \ LOOK of deep anxiety was on the
faces of the prisoners. Attorneys for the
defense waived their right TO make an
opening address. The examination OF
Witnesses will begin this morning.
Crop Prospects.
CINCINNATI, July 15.-The Price Cur
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