The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-27
ANARCHISTS ARR FREE,
Gov. Altgeld Pardons Three Of
the Haymarket Rioters
REASONS FOR THEIR RELEASE.
The Executive Criticises the Judre
and the Manner of Trial.
= SeseaSe Newspaper Resents the Re-
AsetioA en the Cours-rhe liberated
Aea - TAsir Henes-ssery OF the
Riot and Trial.


Riot and Trial.
SrKIxerlErp. Ill.,, June N--(;ov. Ai,re,d
today pardoned Fielden, Neebe and
Schwab. the anarchists, who, With the ex-
ception of Neehe, were serving life SEN
fences In the Joliet penisentiasy for CON-
plicity IN the Haymarkes riot in Chicago
on the night OF MAY 4, isss. in which a
large number Of police were killed aud
wounded and for which Parsons, Spies
and others were hanged, and over whose
graves monument vas unveiled BY Chi
caRo anarchists yesterday.
This morning the secretary of state re-
ceived . note from William r. DOGS, the
governors private secretary, transmitting
the papers pertaining to the application
for pardon and the executive order grant
ing pardon to the men. Papers were inn
mediatcly made out and given TO +. d.
Dryer, Who left on the noon train for
Joliet He delivered tho papers to War
den Alien and the men were at oncc re-
leased. Gov. Aitgeld's opinion is very
lengthy. After reviewing the history
OF the Haymarkes riot, trial and
conviction OF the men. he says
the people who urged executive
clemency based their appeal on tho
ground that assuming that the prisoners
we're guilty they had been punished
enough. But others assert that the jury
which tried the case had been packed, and
according to law the jurors were not CON-
petent and the trial the rcfore not legal.
Further, that defepdants had not been
proved guilty Of tho charges in tn. in
dictment and that the states attorney had
declared that there wss no case against
Neebe, and that the trial judge was either
so prejudiced or else 80 determined to win
the applause Of = certain class that he did
not grant . fair trial.
After reviewing these reasons the COVER
nor says:
II the defendants had fair trial, there should
be no executive interference in this case. On
the nrst proposition the governor shows tha4
the jury was not selected In the usual way. bus
men summOne6 who were known 70 b pseiu.
diced against defendants.
On the question OF compelling the Jurors 70
act ~ such. the governor quotes from the record
OF the supreme court Of Illinois In what 10
known - tho Ceouin case. In which jurors an
sweriug questions almost the same - in this
case we're held to Be incompetent
On the indictment question. the governor
says II 70 not known who threw the bomb He
further shows that the actual thsowing Wa
probably an act OF vengeance By some one Who
had been maltrsatsd BY Police Captain BonAeld.
The gcvsrncr eieo quotes stassnsnt nads hy
then Chief Of rolios Ebesold, frem which Il ep-
pears is was the policyof numbss Of police Of
feiais 70 sir mp ssatfrusnt b. largely exas-
gerating the number sna activity OF the anarcn.
ists Ebsrsod 10 quoted - saying: II began
to think there was perhaps mot 20 much - this
anarchist business - tnG1 claimed" The
governor holds from this that most Of the
so-called conspfraciss were really mere creations
OF the police ofAcsn In search Of glory and
reward By subsequently dtscovssing them.
A. to Nsebe's innocence the governor quotes
letter written By Mayor Harrison. In which 70
10 shown that thers never was any evidence
AGAINST him- Harrison's letter 10 indoeed By
Fred q Winston. then corporation counsel OF
Chicago
In concluaion the governor rsisrs 20 the con-
duct OF Prssadtng Judge Gary, showing that on
every point his ruling Was In favor OF the State,
and that throughout the trial Judge Gary mani
fssted feeling and venom against the defend
ants which left their pronounced mark upon
the jury.
CHICAGO, Jnne 26-Fislden. shwab and
Neebe. the anarchists pardoned from Jol-
let by Gov. Aitgeld today. arrived in this
city this evening, in company
with Banker +. S. Dryer. The lat
ter, whom he arrived at Joliet
this afternoon. made brief speech to tho
men. saying that clemency was extended
them on condition that they promised for
ever more to refrain from associating
wieh men who preached tho
doctrine which brought them with
I'm prison walls and refrain
themselves from again propagatins an
archistic theories. They got off at Twenty.
third street. to avoid . possible demon
stration at the depot. but nevertheless
found large crowd about their residences.
No demonstrations were made.
Gov. Altgeld's action in pardoning tho
anarchists created no great surprise hero.
While IL Was not looked for today. it was
expected that. from the governors opinion
on tho matter OF pardons, It was merely .
question Of time. Ever since these men
were sent to Joliet there has been strong
movement on foot for their release. Few
petitions so large as those sent in were ever
prepared in this country. The Times,
commenting on the pardons, says:
These men were wrong. bat not capitaIly
wrong Ia the method OF their agitation for re-
dress OF what they considered grievances. Gov.
Aisgcld has done no more than right In giving
The Inter Ocean says:
Gov. Altgeld aid not stop with tha exercise
of his constitutional prssDaative, bas he vent
out OF his wsy TO criticize The judge who pre-
aided over the Trial court ana the chief detective
who fesrsssd ous the testimony Ia the casa
This was without excuse
rssmuel F.sldeu. Oscar NeetA and Michssl
sehwab we're convicted for their eounsctioa
with the dynamite conspiracy which resulted
in the explosion OF bombs as the Hsymaskst
riot aud the killing and wounding OF numbss
o. the policemen Who wsre endeavossng 20 qusii
the disorder The anarchist riot Ia Chicago OF
Tuexday, May t. 1854, msy - said 10 have begun
In the eight houf movement on me pfsvious
saturday, followed BY The attack On the MeCoS-
raiek reaper works on Monday. Nay On sas-
u.tay. May I. 5000 labossss struck in Chicago
for an eight hour day. procession os 1900
rabsrmsn. In front Of which . man carried .
rel nag. visited various points la the city and
held meetings. ~ which highly inesndiary
speseass we're made. The railroad freight
hsnaiefs ssYueE ss Chicago. Burlington 4
Quincy sheds. and marched from station 10 sta
tana, inducing fellow men 20 Join them,
thus Gripping all the railroads ana PARA irxlng
evcry iueassry 10 the ess.. The freight handlers
who sook the places OF the strikers hers snd
there wsrs protected BY guards With drawn re-
vo.vsra one OF the proeesssons was healed hy
Q stout German. Who carried o big WOODEN
swoed, which he hsd evidently fashioaed With
his own ksnea number OF them marched
like sosdaars, their correct movements heing
ch>eYsd hy sas crowds OF tire s.cewsIxA These
we're Of the snaSchlss g,o.ps. Who kad drilled
~fv In. NJ hatta - hera fkey ketd their