New-York tribune., 1890-01-26
SWISS ANARCHISTS ON TRIAL.
A PUBLIC PROSECUTORS UNFORTUNATE
VERSES

perne. December go.

pcrne December &c.
remarkable trial Of Anarchists has been gong
on in the Assizes Court Of Neufchatel. the capital
of ZuTassic Helvetia. Last August. little while
after the excitement produced by the Wogemnin
affair. in which the German and Swiss Governments
were concerned the former a. melting in Swtzer-
land and paying socacd socialist provocateurs,
agents spies. and the latter as not sufficiently re-
sentinc that outrage of foreign government inter
fering IN Hevetian affairs. placafd was posted IN
most Of the swiss cities towns and Villages II wa
s-ncd The swlss Anarchists and was most
violent and insulting aran.t TIE bourgcosic middle
class Of the whole country because the GovcTnmen,
had decided upon the c~tabl.,hmc of new ohce'
that Of General Prosecutor VI the Confederation,
charged with the duty Of arragning all persons sn>
pcc,cd Of Matching in switzerland international plots
against foreign governments. After inquiry into
the case. taNe men were arraigncd as he4ng ur
authors and the distributors Of the Anarchist plaoafds
Tie jury Of the Federal Court held AZ Ncuchatel'
though composed Of upr eAt OF the middle cls~e-
pronounced the accused not guilty. Ana * "oHf
have been difficult to find otherwise after heafh-
the pleadiuss Of both sides. The iurynen were
however rather inclined to severity, because they
were vexcd AT discovering that the accused were no
longer as I'm former cases, some eNed foreigners but
native swiss, and citizen, OF that Eo-t ancient
Republic. where the worst doctrines can BE preached
thanks 20 the prevalence Of liberal ideas. bat "hcf"
any violent attempt 10 put them into operation l.
severely punished by law.
The principal defendant IN this trio Of native
Anarchists Wa, Albert Nicolet not q workman. bat
the head of q watch-ca,e en-rayiug shop al The
Cnaux- De Fouds. employing ten workmen. lie j.
nearly forty years Of age. vcry int"lleeni man.
possessing the instruction acquired lH the primary
school, Of switzerland. Felc.en Daricl.ay from te
Canton Of Nala.s. forty ve honest. rFc ci"h'H"'I'
iu h!, private lie. hard worker az h.' t"Ior-
bench lie is what they cal here = d,id water.
cit.t of an -
great deal Of al nlumnc" mystic Anarchist a
corl.n- 70 the Russian fashion. IAer Gave i"ti'
at his house many Tflc verses Transcribed cAr9
fully upon small bits oi paper. The th!7d "ai a
cti,ed Ferdinand Haenzi is eighteen wear o.d ron
solcure but residing IN Basls: very Aery and con
trbutor to the "Autonomie" and to tn ffehei''
Of New.York. All three appeared before tie coa1
without being put under arrest.
The suit revealed many important things relative
20 the Anarchist and socialist or-an1tt or- n S'l''.
land The pu,aai was admitted - ue -lrtc li.'
the work OF N.colct. Who, in fact EDITED i if'A
copie- and written version. furnished .y many con-
raul,ns- IN Anarchy. Ten tA1u,tc oop" wore
printed in tie shop OF Grave. an Aa"r'l.~' printer
formerly exiled from switzerland. AID r.-dHi "''r
ward AZ Paris TWO il- pacaas 81 5000 c'I.r.
each were sent by railroad g. Ncre t4c lA, station
on French soil where lI.cad, welc 10 cart them
ou their back, across tie line Ini' >' t'''-'i
Tho. friends. Ao..ycs. o,4N carry iIt 'ae i-et-.
discovered ny t.e French police. o!' o'-n'i'ei
OH. distribution aud posting of t"e he' I."c .d -.
age. ~ which be :.sVaried 20 La-.D..'. ai Lausanne
ana 2, Haea.. 80 Ia.l.. Ih. D.iI..e "' a.r-l
- Geneva ly tle female " c.a..a...n. %. 500.
his wife according 90 tne t-art- ot A-a.'.-, ia"-i'
The tire, ae-u el men showed good d.d o.
frankrc-s aad lo.duc-- dIrn- ue iii.. aal o.l h''
-rv to diminish t'r stare AZ 1896 ali.. % d"
zach ,r a.. url,i. .-umclt ~ the Public lio c,"i'.
Tbcy know what Na- hanging of h-r 4.'.tf. "..@
ILL. ~ 90 WITH tAc ~aDl4-, i-rf'-
f ..,....l.I. l.... ....I .l,. U.l- .,oa A-f
,r account o. t.- tl..ea'. 81 -- iif f.4.t ''
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- u -......l. t.. very Pl'h' Prose. ''' NN' N.-
,,dfi,.r- -te case a-iIf-l ftc a' N.'i 4. tr '.'
of t.e STATE. lic proceeded. ii'' I'd" 4.''
beaded I.c Plf.ctol- ot Deit.. NA.' 'i .hl
t.ol.tcl ualy years a.', iF u. -. .'.t.t y .
trIiCl .ncr-c' illy. iurou,t ara -'' --' 'i,' 'y:
$50 fr,1d ~ ,l 3D. tyraut-.- After cl a i'.cA- ID
W.. rDt a. Ore expected Tat it" .uF ""-lt A.n b"
,c,il.f against tac accused. who's. 4f -uf- i l.'
.e',... uiI,tr! was not -o Nio!e.. it .h ar i'' -
f,rrerlt by thc Pu3Dc Prose lt'r. l'r tN'l.
,-i1. q. rr.y..t Tie Latter from i"1Fcitllt 'aIa-
tic streets. could not throw ,-,9 !"l t.",,.r,
Sr,~,-l.f- whose saving were honey a- ''iA p'''
,-t.n n -t..brnar'- appeals &" revolt "t
tvr,tut-- lut. % crown il. fl''f "o' ''
uclyrtiao fu-fce. young Htc.I., one q" uc ui''
snarff -, par up "a claim "i $40 90. an Ii'u'N'i'
t,r l.,.r.. bee. uulG~tlF af-'..-d % i'' A,''.'
= t--..n,-. that the homes, ~"l-- lnr' lAd I't 3,
,.ro.,,urC. e,vc. this ueV a-pr. "4 -" '"-r -.
might lave granted the indemnify, "AI'H' HD"V'o''
~, refused Nv the court