The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1893-07-01
ALL OUT OF PRISON.
The Three Chicago Anarchists PardOned by
Gov. htg6Id,

Gov. Atg6Id.
SPRINGFIELD, H., June 26.-t,ov. Alt
geld to-day issued an absolute pardon
to Samuel Ficlden and Michael >chwab,
sentenced to life imprisonment in Joliet
penltcntlary, and to Oscar Neebe, sen
fenced to fifteen years imprisonment
there. The men We're indicted with
Spies, Albert K. Parsons Louis Lingg,
George Engel and Adolph Fischer. the
Anarchists who were hanged in Chicago
III November, lSS7, for their participa-
ton III the Ilaymarket riot on MAY /.
1856. EIelden and SchWab were sen
fenced to hang but toy. Oglesbv com
muted their sentence to imprisonment
for life. When the pardon papers were
made out tHcy were given to T.. -.
Dreyer, a wealthy banker of Chicago
who has for a long time past Interested
himself in behalf of Schwab, Fielden and
Neebe, and he left on the noon train for
Joliet where he delivered the papers to
Warden Allen and secured the release
of the men. The pardon message occu-
pies Il .NO words and is Il lahored effort
to show that the men did not have a fair
trial and that the court prciu'iiCed.
He scores Judge Gary and Chief of Pn-
lice Bonticld severely.
CHICAGO. ILL.,, June 26.-The news of
the P3rd"i! "l me AIaftniSIS cfed'e'l
SIed' sur iltie' "''iiooSi 'iioee iii'si
interested IN lhe men nave inhS ilai
it"Soii !" = AP'It ~ Hh' Wy pa
'i"h "''s h"t Hoohe" i"f to-daH II
N'9 'I tNi,',''' I'm nv ~ 'toa
ter that pardons We're merely
a question OF time and a short time at
that Ever since the men went to ,loh
ct there has been strong movement
on i"'t iot t'''li i'''aS' ny -ie''
mass ct c'efillansI 'le "riler sonitlieS ,l,1
1'i' 't't ~, =, t1,' ',,,'
Few prtitions 50 LARGE as Those, sent in
behalf of Schuab. F'iclden and Nocbc
were ever prepared in this country.
Thn ,,.titi,,,, ra,nn from al n3rts Of
t I,,i,I -. ,,,,, e
N'ii'i' F." '''''' ~ " -, =
tht'N Nt'hi - 'I'iiu,i' "'''' 'N'iH 7i''io
ol PpSl'i"h ana M'ai'i'.
H'lNdhr Iitihtii 'i'i ->'''' '''i'i'
quietly To- their homes mere lo-nlgnt.
IN the gray twilight three men clad in
sombrr black with soft felt hats pulled
Iii ,,,.n,. tl.i, f,.av ct.,,,nd from tbn
S,nt, 10 tr,in ~ \inrtv-third street
,rJ tr,i,or 1,a,,,,n ,t ! o'cTnrk this
- 49,. ni,;ll,,I
evening, hiI lIV"i '"'' -,
"lilliil lhlct u 'ili'ae g'i''0 'ii' t'i' i"o' "
act III the most famous drama In In mo iefi
history had been acted. Inc news
that the sentences of the Anarchists
had been COMMITTED had not reached
thnir families authoritatiycly. Wit
IL rI,,,,,,. tI,at tbny had bppn set free
'. ~, ,,, ,I,t tIo,- would r.ncI
,@'!' '''' = - ~
hl'dG" H''lh' 'i'I', -, :. III ~
thiGt hti'' 70" - -, ~ - 'I,,i -,
nedlattIN AMER tltN ila'i eteii l'di''N
their par'lons ana came 10 I hlcdgo as
ulirklV and quietly AZ possible. There
,.as ,,I upuSu.l scene ghout the great
.t',,,,, ,,,.,n ~ I.,Iiat when the men
I.C.
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Some of the Governors Reasons
SPRINGFIELD. H., june h.-GoE. Ait
coils ol,iuion arcoul,auying the pardon is
very leIigthy. containing some 1909 words.
,tcr briefly reviewing the history of the
Hayunarkct riot and the trial and the con
yi,.iian nf the men. he >av>. The several
thousand merchants. bankers, judges, law
,-er~ and other prominent citizens of hi
,,,.-n u h, have ~ Ictitiun bv letter and IN
other Nav- urged executive clcucucy, most
IL base thcir appeal on the ground that, az
sImiuu the prisoner, to be guilty, they have
b,e, tupi>ECd enough but a number Of
tI,o,,, v-Ln have examined the ease more
,.t,,II,- and arc more, IA amiIiar with the rec
III ami with the facts disclosed by the
,,,,,,,r. an file base their appeal on entirely
ii,;4f,r,,,,t ,,rounI~ They assert.
t.I-,,,,,, tL,.,,,i,,,tiou nf having been pun
;I,ri,,,,,,1,,,I, yyifI ,aI- that II the defend
ial :, +,ir t-i,l ana uathiulr has dpyel-
oue, since to show that they are not guilty