The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-07-05

friendship. On one hand was the word
Anarchy" and on the other "Altgeld"
The effigy hanging in the moonlight at
tracted large crowd of people. many
of whom gave expression of their APP
prevail There was considerable excite
ment and it was not until this morning
that the effigy was cut down by the au-
thorities.
Fire-Eater Most Hilarious
NEW YORK, June 27.-The news that
Governor Altgeld of Illinois had pardon
ed Neebe, Schwab and Fielden was re-
ceived by the anarchists colony of New
York with wild enthusiasm. John Most
was about the only one who could be
found out of bed this morning. so late
was last nights celebration kept up in
honor of the release of the men convict
ed for the Haymarket outrage John
Most had a ferocious pompadour on the
hirsute covering to his fiery brain this
evening for Die Freiheit comes out to-
morrow and the king OF the anarchists
had five column editorial to write. each
particular word of which will be hotter
and more anarchistic than the other.
1T will be hard said he, Ito find any
of our friends i'm time for the afternoon
press. You can't find Justus Schwab be-
fore evening for he was up late cele-
brating last night.
Governor Altgeld stated nothing but
exactly what we claimed at the time
Gary, Grinnell and Bonfield and all the
other raScals had the same opinion all
the time, but they felt bound to do as
they did for the benefit of capitalists.
Now is the time they ought TO be
hanged right away"
This Most shouted through his teeth
as he strobe savagely around his dusty
quarters.
My Cod" he shouted. kicking up
cloud in his rage, there never has been
committed a murder more wild than this
they know, they knew it all the while
| will write four or five columns for Die
Freiheit, which comes out tomorrow
yes. it will be hot.
This case was a clear one from the
beginning. 1t was not a case of justice
but of revenge"
superintendent Brynes declined to ex-
press any opinion of the action of Gov
ernor Altgeld Notwithstanding Most's
prediction as to Justus Schwab's prOba-
BILE condition he was up early this morn
ing dealing out beer to the thirsty an
archists in his saloon. The marks of
last nights celebration were still plain
ly visible about the saloon The top of
the bulletin board on the wall was
adorned with Western Union tele-
graph blank bearing this message:
"Altgeld has liberated Fielden. Schwab
and Neebe. Come to the worlds fair
&c. NJ. SCHILLING."
Anarchy is only in its infancy" said
Schwab. but Governor Altgeld has
helped il on TO maturity. My feeling to-
ward him are of the kindest Here Is
the message / sent him last night:
Dear Sir-Accept our heartfelt salu-
tation. JUSTUS II. SCHWAB."
The newspapers of this city all de-
vote considerable space TO editorials on
this subject. The World says:
1t is not the fact that these men have
been given their liberty that Is remark
able and startling. Ii is the tone of Gov
ernor Altgeld'S statement in which he
sets forth the reasons for has action
that will astonish if it does not alarm
the country. The governors action Is
not accepted nor regarded as mercy. 1t
makes martyrs Of the men who paid the
penalty of their revolving crime on the
galloWs and sanctifes hereafter the de-
vOtOn Of the day of their execution to
memorial services. Let US hope that
Governor Altgeld's acts may be as pow
erless to breed mischief I'm the future as
it will to soil the reputation of the ma
ton, of the judge who presided at the an
archiSts' trial, and of the jury who rem
dered the verdict in the past. But what
ever may be its effect ii is TO be regret
ted that it was ever made by the eX-
ecutive of a great state.
The Herald says the governors action
is well calculated 10 startle the public.
Referring to Governor Altgeld's reasons.
the Herald says:
1T is strange that Governor Altgeld.
who has been in Office six months. has
just made this amazing discovery. II is
more remarkable that il was not made
by any of his predecessors during seven
years, nor by either the supreme court
OF Illinois, or the supreme court Of the
United States. both of whom sustaincd
the conviction. Anarchy in this cOun-
try never received a more deadly blow
diabolical boTab throwers who terrified
Chicago some years ago. 1t is no time
to silence the warning then given TO an
archistic unrest i'm various parts of
Europe and We even read of a monu-
ment to anarchy just erected in Chi
cago."
The Tribune: Governor Altgeld of
Illinois has assumed a responsibility of
the gravest character in pardoning the
three Chicago anarchists. His reasons
for doing so will not bear examination.
| That the anarchists had a fair trial and
We're justly condemned is the universal
opinion of Americans whose opinions are
worth regarding. Moreover the case
was carried to the supreme court Of the
nation and the findings of the state
tribunals were upheld. IT is late in the
day for Governor Altgeld to come for
ward with the assertion that they were
not fairly tried and that Judge Gary
manifested prejudice against them
The Post this afternoon says: 1T is
simply truth to say that the whole coun-
try was startled by the news that Gov
ernor Altgeld of Illinois had pardoned
the three Chicago anarchists, who We're
in the pentitentiary for their participa-
ton in the riots of 1886 No verdict ever
pronounced in this country had been re-
ceived with more profound thankfulness
by the American people than the one
upon which the men who had instigated
the most cowardly and fiendish attack
upon law and order which had ever been
witnessed in this country.
Governor Altgeld's reason for setting
the verdict aside are even more aston
ishing than his action itself In fact
the document reads almost as If the gov
ernor himself We're an anarchist. His
conduct furnishes an additional and
startling example of the dangers which
Turk in having the pardOning power
lodged in the hands of the executive,
and as such strengthens the argument
against the abolition of capital punish
ment Unquestionably. If the four other
anarchists had not been hanged they
would have been pardoned with their as
sociates now"
The Sun says: Governor Altgeld
thinks 1900 words will be enough to
justify him 10 the law-abiding citizens of
Illinois in overriding the DEGREES of the