Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-08-27

aDa-,gish a bold. defiant look il his eyes.
pulled something from his pocket. It was
the Anarchists battle fag--a dirty. red
sSlk handkerchief. Turning SO that all In
Che streets might see, but in such man
ner that the court could not. he waved it
for moment or two.
Some one in the street caught sight or 1t,
and cheer was uttered, but quickly stop
ped. When the people in The court room
turned to ascertain the cause of the DEM
onstration Parsons sat stift1y in his chair
and gazed vacantly at the clerk. Tbe
others gazed into the faces Of the jury and
their friends, and then up at the dignified
Judge, as if in hope of cleaning some indi-
cation of their fate. The relatives and
friends of the prisoners were the most at
fected. Over in a corner sat a little old
woman, nearly hidden by a big policeman.
1t was was the mother of August Spies,
and during the half hour that she was in
the courtroom she was constantly holding
white handkerchief to her eyes. Mrs.
Parsons and General Parsons said Moth
ing, and betrayed no evidence of the sus-
pense they must have experienced. Mrs.
Schwab looked at her husband with tear
full eyes, and once or twice wiped the tears
away. Lingg's sweetheart was next to her,
and during the calling of the jurors names
kept up constant signalling with him.
The roll call was finally finished, and
then it was that the prisoners and their
friends betrayed their first excitement.
Just two minutes after 10, Foreman Os-
borne rose to his feet and faced the court.
The suspense was terrible, and, as if al
ready aware of the fate in store for them
a tremor ran over the prisoners. while the
feelings of their relatives and friends were
manifested by twitching of the muscles,
hard breathing and shaking limbs.
"Have you agreed upon a verdict ?"
and the voice of the judge was almost in
audable, and even he rave away to the mo.
mentary solemnity and suspense.
''Have you agreed ?"
Then all eyes were withdrawn from him
and turned en- the foreman, who reache l
forward and gave the paper which he held
in his hand to the clerk, who in turn, gave
it to the judge. The foreman's work was
done.
The judge and the clerk held whisper
ed conversation, and finally the clerk rails
ed the paper where the light would fall on
it, and the Judge bent forward and fixe
his eyes on the spectators. The peopla
were like marble figures. not a word or
sign did they make, but their eyes merely
shifted from the Judge to the clerk
The latter then began reading slowly as
follows:
I'VE find Spies. Parsons, Fielden. Schwab,
Fischer, Lingg and Engel guilty as cha1g-
ed in the Indictment, and punishable by
death. We find Neebe guilty of man.
slaughter, and Fix his punishment at ff-
teen years in the penitentlary."
The clerk then sat down, but the judge
and the foreman remained standing
There was not sound and for o:er mo-
ment people seemed to be dambstricken.
Then there was faint SODA low, wall
ing moan. 1t came from the corner where
the little old mother of Spies sat, and it
was the signal for the outbreak of MUIR
murs which ran over the assemblage.
"Eve-yb body sit down." and the Judges
voice came clear and distinct; but even his
authority could not prevent the express
sions of surprise and Outburst of pent-up
feelings and the suppressed murmur of an
gulsh that came from the friends and rel
atives of the condemned men.
The unfortunate defendants themselves
said nothing, not even did they move. =
They only looked up and into space. 1t was
as if all hope had gone, and now for the
first they knew their lives had been a
failure.
The Judge was the first to make move.
ment. Stepping to the front, he ordered
that the Jurors be polled. Each juror was
then asked by the clerk if the verdict ex-
pressed his true conviction, and if he
agreed in the verdict? In answer came a
firm II do"
Then the Judge glanced for the first time
at the prisoners and their friends. He al
lowed his eyes to rest for a moment on the
cringing forms Of the little mother, weep.
ing sisters and wives. Then, bringing his
eyes to the jury again, he told them that
they had done their work well. s'Y GU
have listened attentively to the evidence;
given every detail, both for and against
the prisoners, your close attention, and
your verdict is an expression OF your con-
victions. This has been long and tedl-
Gus trial, but you have served we'll. l
thank YOU for your attention. The Judge
then, in few words, discharged the jury.
and notified them that they were at liberty
to 60.
There was not one of the twelve gooe
and true men but looked thankful and
drew sigh of relief. The jury then rose
and filed out of the room, and the bailiffs
made their way to the sides of the prison
ers Not one word escaped any of the
eight. Their faces still wore the same va
cant look, and az they rose from their seats
and followed the bailiffs it was with slow
and unsteady steps.
AS they reached the door, Lingg turned
and looked at his sweetheart, and his an.
guish was apparent by the tears in his
eyes. AS her eyes met those of her lover.
tears burst out afresh.
Grim and uncouth Michael Schwab also
turned, and he was just in time to hear a
heart-rending shrek from bis wife and see
her fall against the seat. He made a mo.
I, hut afod ,cnIf Pow, n
went out with the rest. Zach, Colt. D
screamed the wife, Zach. Gott." Then
her utterapces took the form of rawlings,
and she fell back into dead faint. Re-
storatives were applied, and when she re.
gained consciousness again she resumed
her cries. Some Of her female friends fin
ally quieted her, and even Judge Gary
as he came down from the bench looked
pityingly at her. She was then taken out
of the room, and the others followed.
Mrs. Parsons did not seem very much
agitated, though she bit her lips and look
ed at the Judge and the people with strain.
ed eyes, as if to keep back the tears.
Spies mother went out, still weeping
and clinging to her daughters dress, and
tears gushed from her eyes freely. The
other women also wept; and the crowd in
the street stood aside in respectful man
ner to let them pass,
Judge Gary came down shortly after,
and great many persons lifted their hats
as he passed.
The courtroom was ordered to be cleared
and the people went away to their homes
and their work. The trial of the ''Reds'
was over.
Before adjournment, Judge Gary set the
time for any motions by the defense fol
next Thursday.
A reporter for the United Press found
a couple of the jurors after they had made
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