St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-09
THE COURT CROWDED..
A Great Audience Present to Hear tie
Pleas of the Condemned
Anarchists.
Many Women Who sympathizs With the
Prisoners Among the People
in Attendance.
Enge1 Attributes His Present Posi-
ton to the Influence of
Henry George.
Sam Ffelden Drops into Poetry and
Parsons Begins His Final
Statement.
The CHICAGO Auarcbists.


CHICAGO, Oct S.-The crowds which
besieged the criminal court this morning for
admittance to Judge Gary's court room
were larger and earlier than at any
time during the anarchists trial, the
speeches which the condemned men are
making in their own behalf. and the fact
that the date of their execution was to be
given to-day being responsible for this.
Only small portion of those who sought
admission were successful, the entrances
being carefully guarded by deputies and
police officers, and the judge permitting no
one in the room who could not be accom-
modated with a seat. Many women, fash
lonably dressed, were among the lockers
on. Several of the lady admirers of August
Spies were present. Of the friends and
relatives of the prisoners in court were Mrs
Parsons and her two children, Mrs. Neebe
and her little boy, Miss Spies and Mrs.
Capt. Black. Capt. Setback and a large
number OF
POLICE IN FULL UNIFORM
and detectives in civilian dress, were as
usual in and about the court. Judge Gary's
wife and daughters and a number of special
lady friends were given seats inside the
rail among the attorneys and reporters.
When the court opened George Engel, one
OF the defendants at once began a speech
IN answer to the judges inquiry as to why
sentence should not be passed upon him.
Engel recounted his experiences in Ger
many. where he was born, and recounted
the hardShips and tyrannieS the people were
forced to submit to there. He came to this
country, sought work in Philadelphia and
found the same state of affairs existing; the
capitalists became rich by their oppression
of the working classes. Engel then made
study of the question. He read Henry
Georges books and became socialist.
Engel concluded with TRADE against
the capitalists. 1t was IL O'Clock when he
stopped speaking. Three minutes were
spent by the counsel and spectators in
whispered discussions and then
SAM FIELDEN ROSE
and prefaced what he had to say by recit-
ing poem from the German of Ferdinand
Freiligorth, entitled Revolution" The
first stanZa was as follows:
And tho ye caught your noble prey within
your hangmans sordid thrall;
And tho your captive was led forth beneath
your city's rampant wall;
And tho the grass lies DER her green, where
at the mornings early red,
The peasant girl brings funeral wreaths,
tell you still-She is not dead.
Fielden's speech, however, was quiet and
commonplace. He related the story or his
connection with the anarchists as related
on the witness stand. He said he had not
intended to go to the Haymarket meeting.
but went there owing to seeing little
advertisement and by seeing the advertise
ment he had come to his death. He de-
clared that the newspapers had misuDder-
stood and mlsrepresenUed him and were the
cause of his going to the scaffold He had
not advised the sacking of stores. He was
severe on the jury and said some of them
were dependents of capitalists. After a
few more remarks, in which he denied hav-
ing been the friend of Lingg, Engel and
Fischer, Fielder
CONCLUDED AS FOLLOWS:
To-day as the beautiful autumn sun kisses
the cheek of my fellowman STAND here never
to battle my head in its rays. / have loved my
fellowman as I have loved myself. l have
hated trickery, and the mOnstrous injustice
of the nineteenth century commits the crime
of killing its best friends and it will have to
repent it some day, but as l have said before,
it it will do any good freely give my self up.
1 trust the time will come when there will be
a better understanding, more intelligence,
and if the mountains of iniquity. wrong and
Will Uo ISpldCSu ny IuS lIulu anu
justice which will come to battle in the pure
light of an emancipated world, then l am
satisfied. THANK your honor for your atten-
ton.
PARSONS FOLLOWED AND SAID:
zone thing beyond others that character
lied the trial was it's virus, its passion, and
rancorous prejudice. Now, 1 hold that the
execution of the sentence to be imposed on
me is nothing but judicial murder. 1t was
trial by mob, with mob's howl continually
sounding in our ears. Your honor knows
this and 1t is for you to look at the matter
from the standpoint Of reason and common
sense"
Parsons spoke until 4:S0, when the court
adjourned at his request.