The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-20
AWAITING THE VERDICT.
THE FATE OF THE CHICAGO An
ARCHISTS
In the Hands Of the Jury-Judge
Gary's InstructiO Clos
Ing Argument.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, August lS,-lt was
we'll understood that the proceedings
in the Criminal Court, so far ss the
counsel in the case were concerned,
Would close today, and, as a result,
there was an inordinate desire to hear
the closing by Mr.. Grinnell on behalf
NJ the State. Early in his address, he
said "For few days before the hay
market riot-for a whole week, as Is
plsjn from the testimony in the case,
and from Cspt.SChasck-there was not
fine lesst parties of knowledge or Gus
melon, great as had lIeen the crime
that was committed, that it was any
father reaching than the result OF
those repeated infammatory speeches
which our city had listened to year
after year. But the magnificent efforts
of Setback, without my personal
knowledge at the time, got the lead.
ing striug which led up to the con-
spiracy. Then it was for the first time
that we knew of Schnaubelt, or that
we knew or suspected that a conspi-
racy existed at all. l confess here
a weakness, because whatever may be
the instincts of the prosecution, as
they eay, have not been 30 long in
this Office as to be ca)lous to humane
sentiments and 10 humanity, aud |
have not yet got to be so hardened
that l believe everybody accused OF a
crime is guilty. | hope IN the prose
cution of my duties in this office that
that time will never come. When we
had Spies under arrest, l confess TO
YOU, then and after it WIS developed
that a conspiracy existed-l confess
this weakness. that | did not suppose
that a man living in our community
would enler into conspiracy go hell
ish and damuable as the proof shows,
and our vtstigGtion subsequently
showed, he had entered into, and,
therefore, Notwithstanding Giimer's
statement to us go frequently, he was
not shown and not identified.
MIR. Grinnell Coocluded by saying
his labor YVES over the jury's was just
beginning. They had the power to
exact the lives Of some of the prison
ers, to others they might give term
of years in the psnitentiary and some
again they might acquit. He would
not ssk the jury to take the life OF Os-
car Neebe. He would not ask the
iury to do what he would not do him
self. The proof was not sufficient to
convict Neebe, but tome OF them,
Spies, Fscher, Lingg, Engel, Fielden,
Parsons and Schwap, ought 10 have
the extreme penalty administered to
them.
The anarchists were deadly pale as
Mr., Grinnell went on with tremen-
dous earne stness. Pointing his hand
at the prisoners, he said: Personally,
| have rot word to say against these
men. But the law demands that they
be punished. They have violated the
law, and you, gentlemen OF the jury,
stand between the living and the dead.
Do your duty. Do rot disagree. II
ycu think thst some OF these men do
not deserve the death penalty, give
them fe sentence, but do not disa'
gree"
Mr.. Grinuel.'s voice is broken. He
said: "Gentlemen, this is no pleasant
task for me, but it is my duty; dc
yours"
The closing words OF the States At
torney were listeued to with rapt at
teption. The great crowd was still as
death. Not whisper or rustic broke
the stiffness. The jury were keenly
awake and were under the spell OF the
genuine eloquence Of the speaker
The anarchists sat upright III theil
seats. On the faces Of all were sci
hard lines, showing the inteneity o
their emotions,
The court then adjourned fol
dinner, Judge Gary announcing tina
ON reconvening he would deliver hi
charge to the jury.