The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-08-01
THE ANARCHISTS.
The Prosecution Rests and the
Defense Begins.
WHAT THEY INTEND TO PROVE.
solomon VIII EndeAvor TO Prove the
Defendants Had Nothing 90 do
With the Murders.
The Anarchists Trial.

CHICAGO, July 31.-In the Anarchist
trial to day the prosecution continued
to read editorials by Spies urging work
lngmen TO buy guns and dynamite for
use on May Ist.
When the State had finished its read
ings, Detective James BOnfield WAS
placed on the stand and testified TO
some red flags and banners which were
brought into court as those found in the
Arbsi;er-ZeituRg office. They bsar such
inscriptions as: Every government is
a conspiracy against the people. >
"Dick Oelesby. who murdered three
poor workingmen al Lamont is not in
this procession. You can see Lin later, 4"
Boys stick together" etc.
Mayor Harrison being IN court. the
following inscription on another
banner created considerable amuse-
Ilent and caused the Mayor TO smile.
1t read Garter Harrison. who dubbed
our citizens during the Garments strike
IS not in this procession. You can see
him later"
"Here the State rests" said States
Attorney Grinnell. and the court or
dered the defense to proceed with lis
case.
Before opening the case, the defense
Neebe, on the ground that there was no
evidence connecting him with the Of
lenses. charged. This was oyerruled
and Attorney Solomon proceeded to
address the jury for the defense. He
first complimented the jury on
its patience endured and of its
trying position, and asked that
each member give the same close
attention TO the evide- ce produced by
the defendant as they had to all that
had been presented by the State. He
assed the jury TO decide whether the
State attorney had fulfilled his prom
ises in the opening of the case for e
State. The States attorney had stated
that he would produce in court testi-
mony proving who threw the bombs.
Had this been done2 Solomon claimed
that it had not. Proceeding to the
charges against the prisoner, Solomon
said they were not charged with an
archy or socialism, but, as shown by
The indictment, the charge was the
murder of Matthias ]. began. The law,
the attorney said, did not provide
any clause which declared. or
could be constrained to declare.
that the defendants had committed
murder. Solomon read from the stat
utes to show that the evidence brought
against the defendants did not prove
that they we're accessories to murder.
Solomon then read from several author
tiles to show what constituted the Of
Tense of conspiracy. If the State had
a case at all il was on the charge of
murder or conspiracy, and upon no
other. These defendants" he said,
ARE net murderers, or thieves, or burg
lars. They are not criminals, but are
possessed of feeling of broad human
ity. We expect 10 prove that
these men assembled at the Hay
market on the night of the
4th Of NAV, 10 exercise the right
of free speech. to hold a peaceable meet
ing, held for the purpose of discussing
the interests of the laboring man. But
we see in the action of the police an in
credible animus; we see in them devil
ish design, a fiendlsh design, an inten-
ton to destroy every life on that mar
ket. We expect TO prove to you that
Fielden fired no shot at that me- ting.
and that he had not and never had a
revolver. We expect 20 show you that
the witness Gilmer is a constitutional
and professional liar. We expect TO
prove that on the night OF the Ha- mar
ket meeting. Schwab did not peak
TO Spies as has been TESTIFIED,
but tina the left the meeting some
time before the explosion occurred. We
expect to show that PARSONS and
Fischer left the meeting early and
were seated in Zeph's Hall, perhaps
drinking a glass OF beer, when the bomb
exploded. We shall prove that Neebe
was at home, and. expect TO show that
be had no knowledge of the meeting.
You are familiar with the movements
of Lingg. The evidence in no way con,
meets him with throwing the bomb and
If he made bombs he did no more
than he had a perfect right to do. We
expect to show that none Of these de-
PENDANTS fired the shots at the Hay
market meeting, and that the hrst
shots were fred BY the policemen. AT
the conclusion Of Solomon's address
the court adjourned.