Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-01
DYNAMITERS DEFENDED.
TIRE ANARCHIST PLEADING BE
GUN AT CHICAGO.

the Caso Against Nsebe--Love of Their
Fellowmon Pleaded in EXtenuation of
the Acts of the PrIsOners,
CHICAGO, July 3l.-The anarchists re-
sumed the wearing OF their red bouton-
naires this morning with the exception of
| Spies, who discarded one proGered him by
female sympathizer. The defendants,
! Spies, Schwab, Fielden and Fischer, have
oolorless faces, showing the evident effect
ofthe trial. The young bomb maker, Lingg,
| is the only one OF the cluster on trial who
| appears to carry himself in an uncon-
| cerned manner. The court room was
| crowded as usual. John Deegan, brother
| of the murdered officer, Matthias j. Dee
gan, was called aud testified TO seeing the
dead body of his brother at the morgue
on the morning of May 5.
Officer Burns testified to aiding in lift
! ing Officer Deegan's body In the pau ol
wagon coon after the explosion of the
bomb, and testified to the tact of his death
! This was merely formal testimony. The
| defense declined to cross examine.
ARTICLES FROM THE zEITUNG.
The State offered in evidence articles
which appeared in the Arbeiter Zeitung
| just prior TO the May massacre, outlining
| the violence which would follow the in
| auguration Of the eight-hour movement.
One of the articles declared that no morn
Ing should pass without an announce
meut being published that the carcass of
a Pinkerton detective had been found by
the roadside.
Under date OF Nov. 81, 1885, notice
was printed announcing that armed drills
would be held every Sunday morning at
| 6S ClybOurne avenue to prepare for the
| revolution on May /. On the same date a
method for fashioning dynamite bombs
was outlined, In December, 1885, an ar
ticle warned workingmen not to assem-
ole on May l unless armed. In a later
article penned by Spies, he warned work
| ingmen to thoroughly arm themselves and
be prepared to fight the police, Pinkerton
| detectives and militia on May /.
| DYNAMITE BOMBS SUGGESTED.
In January an article was printed in
| ferring that dynamite bombs should be
! prepared for use against these forces.
The defense suggested that this matter
| was communication to the paper, and
that Spies should not be held responsible
| for the suggestion. Other articles from
the pen OF Spies were read, published at
various times down to May 4, urging
wOrkingmen to arm and fight the police
and militia to the death on May 4. The
| rected against the Justice of the Appellate
COurt,and threatening him with death by
| dynamite owing to bis decision In favor
of railway company as against an in
jured employe, caused the first wave OF
| merriment among the defendants during
the forenoon. The reading OF these arti-
cles was prolonged longer than bad been
expected, with prospect that it would
prOlong the case for the prosecution be-
I Vnnh nHinIIFnmnnf
concluding the reading of these articles,
the court adjourned until 2 O'Clock.
READING ANARCHIST NOTICES.
When the State had finished its read
ings Detective James BOnfeld was placed
on the stand and identified some red flags
! and banners which were brought into
court as those found in the Arbeiter Zei-
| tung office. They bear such inscriptions
IS HEvery government is conspiracy
against the people," "Dick Oglesby, who
murdered poor worklngmen at Lamont,
Is not in this procession; you can see him
| later ;""Boys, stick together" etc. Mayor
| Harrison being In court the following
inscription on another banner created
considerable amusement and caused the
| Mayor to smile. 1t read: "Carter Harri-
son, who clubbed our citizens during the
car mems strike, ls not in this procession +;
You can see him later"
"Here the State rests" said States At
torney Grlnnell, and the Icourt ordered
the defense TO proceed with its case. AT
ter a whispered consultation with mis- col
leagues, Attorney Zeisler rose and asked
that the court authorize the removal OF
the jury pending arguments upon mo-
tion which the defense wished to make.
THE JUDGE DECLINES.
Judge Gary could not see the proprlety
! of breaking up the court on any such ac-
! count III knew of no such precedent in
this country. Mr.. Foster said he had
never known such a request to be re-
fused, and the court replied that such "A
custom bad been in vogue in Scotland,
| but he knew Of no reason why the custom
should be initiated here. ~ shall not re-
! move the jury" said the court. MT.
Salomon for the defense then moved that
the case against Oscar NeeDe be
dismissed. lie sad The evidence
brought in has been mainly to
establish what Is called conspiracy. None
of the evidence brought in, however, iden-
titles Neebe with any OF the overt acts
charged against the defendants in the
case. The only evidence brought here to
show that Neebe has any connection with
the case IS thathe distributed some circu.
lars on Monday before the riot, and that
gun, pistol and sword were found at his
| house, but none of this evidence connects
in any way Neebe with the overt acts
which are the basis OF this trialp
THE OBJECT OFTHE MOTION.
This theory was supported by each OF
the attorneys for the defense in short
speeches, and when Judge Gary said 81
! shall not interfere with the jury IN the
case OF Neebe the motion beng that the
.Judge,instruct the jury to return YER
dict Of acquttal in NeeDe's case" Cap
tain Black answered in an impassiOned
speech which was. however, simply a
| plea for Neebe on tho grounds given for
! The motion under discussion. One
| Of Captain Blacks illustrations was
quite dramatic. Referring TO the
revolutionary articles and circulars pre-
sented by the state, Capt. Black pointed
his long finger at Mayor Harrison, who
still occupied seat near that OF the
States attorney, and said: "The munich
pal authorities Knew OF the publication OF
these articles, and, standing idly by as
Neebe, are just as culpablo as he" The
I court oVerruled the motion.
Capt. Black then. as matter OF form,
he said, made the same motion IN the case
against all the other defendants except
spies and Fischer. This was oYerruled
and an exception taken.
OPENING THE DEFENSE.
Attorney SaomOn theh rose and opened
the case tor the defense.
First, he complimented the jury on its
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