The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-11
JUDGE GARY TO THE ANARCHISTS.
His Remarks in Delivering Sentence Upol
the Apostles of Murder.

CHICAGO, Oct. 9-In sentencing the Anarch-
lists, to-day, Judge Gary spoke as folows.t to the
defendants:
II am quite well aware that what you have said al
though addressed to me, has been said the world
yet nothing has been said which weakens the force of
the proof or ths conclusions therefrom, upon which
the verdict is based. You all of intelligence
and know that if the verdict stands it must be
cuted. The why it shall stand have already
sufficiently stated in deciding the motion for new
trial
II am sorry beyond any power of expression for
ysAspnhappy condition. and for the terrible events
that have brought it about. shall address to you
neither reproach nor exhortation. What shall say
shall be in the faint hope that few words from
place where the people of the State of Illinois have
delegated the authority to declare the penalty of
violation of their laws, and spoken upon an
come to the knowledge of and be needed by
the ignorant, deluded and misguided men who have
listened to your counsels, and followed your advice.
1t is not the least among the hardshps Of the peace
Rble frugal and aborious poor to endure the tyranny
Of mobs who with.lawless force dictate to them
der penalty of peril to limb and life, where when and
upon what terms they mty livelihood for them
selves their families. Any that worthy
of the name will strenuously endeavor to to
all within its jurisdiction the freedom to follow the
lawful vocations and safety for their property and
their persons, while obeying The law, and the law
common sense it holds each responsible for the
natural and probable consequences of his own acts
It holds whoever advises murder is himself guilty of
the murder that is committed pursuant to his advice,
and If men band together for a forcble resistance
70 the execution OF Lne law, anu adVlSe murder as
means OF making such resistance effectual, whether
such advice be to man to murder another, or to
numerous class TO murder men OF another class-an
who so banded together guilty of any murder
that is committed in pursuance of such advice.
The people OF this country love their institutions.
They love their homes; they love their property.
They will never consent that by violence and murder
those institutions shall be broken down, their homes
despoiled and their property destroyed And the
people strong enough to protect and sustain their
institutions and to punish ali offenders against their
laws and those who threaten danger to civil society,
il the law is enforced, leading to destruction
whoever may attempt to execute sach threats. The
will of the majority. Each has the right to enter
tain and advocate by speech and print such opinions
suit themselves, and the great body of the people
will usually care little what he says. But if he pro-
poses murder of enforcing. he puts his
own life at stake. And carnor about free speech
wrongs to be redressed will shield him
from the consequences of his crime. His
liberty is not license to destroy. The liberation that
he enjoys he must extend to Others and not arrogant
iy that the great majority wrong and may
rghtfully be coerced by terror removed by dyna-
mite
ut only remains that. for the crime you have
mitted and for which you have been convicted after
trial unexampled in the patience with which out
ragged people have extended to you every protection
and privilege of the law which you derded and deed
that the sentence of that law be given. In form
Of the court In substance and effect it is that the
defendant Neebe be imprisoned in the State penten-
tary at Joliet, at hard labor for the term of fifteen
years. and that each of the other defendants between
the hours of 10 o'clock in the forenoon and o'clock in
the afternoon of the Sd day of December next in the
manner provided by the statute this State shall be
hanged by the neck until he is dead Remove the
prisoners"