New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-27
CHICAGO ANARCHISTS FREE.
GOV. ALTGELD PARDONS rltLDEN. SCHWAB
AND NEEBE.
HE ARR\IGNs. IN ASTOUNDING LANGUAGE. THE
JUDGE WHO CONDUCTED TIE HAYMARKET
RIOT TRIALs-THE RELEASE OF
THE PRISONER; OPINIONS {
CHICAGO OFFICIALS.

THE PRISONER OPINIONS OF
CHICAGO OFFICIALS.
Springfield. H.. June 2G.-Thc Anarchists fhih'h
Nccbe and Sclwab pardoncd 10y "oN'rnor MI
geld today l.. : Drcycr. the banker. who had been
Interested In their from the start. came o""n
from Chicago this morning and. after securing par
don for each Of them from the hands Of Governor
Angrld. started for Joliet at noon 1t i suppos'u
that Mr.. Drcycr'> innuenc" was decisive. II was nov
even known that the case WAS being CONSIDERED ny
the Governor. and his action created great SnrpHN"
Governor Altgcld's statement accompanying MS
pardon Of the impri oned Anar hst- contains 1000
words, The Governor reviews the history "l the
IIaymarkct meeting Of May 4, 1e-G. in detail. ana
says rhr basis Of the appeal for pardon was 'he p'
tion signed by several thousand mcrclanA hlhh'rS'
Judges lawyers and other prominent dtizchS I'll III"
cago. which, assuming the prisoners u he gW' !.
stated the belief that the prisoners had been puls'u
enough hut a number of them. who have eNah'"'"
the carefully, base their appeal OH '"'''S
different grounds and assert
THAT the jury which tried the case WIS Il P''"'"
Jury selected 10 convict.
THAT according 10 the law as lald DOWN ny ''''
Supreme Court. both prior 10 ana since 'he "l"' "
this case the jurors. according TO their own answer
were not competent Jurors and the trial wa, therefore
a legal trial. ,,
:;-Ihai the Defendants were not proven I" D. e"'''
Of the erin. charged in The indictment
4 That rs 10 the defendant Ncchc. the states d"
torncy had declared. at the close OF III" Niu','''
that there was no case against him. ana YET ~ n's
been hcpi in prison all these Years
;,-Tha, tie trial judge was either 80 p.'J"u''r'
AGAINST the defendants or else determined To win
the applause Of a certain class in the community
that he could not and did not grant fair 'ra''
The Governors statement Su,tainS the hv' >P'
fled points I'm the appeal referred to. ana says 'ha'
the facts tend 10 show that the bomb was thrown
rs an act of personal and that the pr''"'n
ton never discovered who threw IT,
speaking Of Judge Gary. hc says: III Is iur'h'r
charged with much bitterness. by these who speak for
the pri,orrS that the record Of the cas-" shows mat
the Judge conducted the trial with maclou, f'r"ciiy
md forced eight men be- tried together: that. IN
cross examining the states witnesses. II" '"hhh'n
counsel for the defence 10 the specific points touched
on by the state while. In the examination "i i'
defendants Witnesses he permitted the states Al
torney TO 20 into all manner Of subjects "hnr'N
foreign 10 the matters which the witnesses were
examined I'm chief: also that every ruling. throughout
thc long trial on any contested point. was In favor
OF the state and further that page after pag" Of me
record contains ir~inuaiing remarks OF ID" Jnise'
made In the hearing Of the jury, and with ia" cNu'h
intent ~ bringing The lu'y 10 bis WAY
of thinking: that these speeches. coming from
the Court. were much more damaging iihn any
speeches from the states Attorney could possibly
hay, been: that the states Attorney often took Ills
cue from the judges r,narh, that the judges maya
zine Article, recently published although written
nearly -N years after the trial. Is yet fn 81 V"u"m
that pretending simply 10 review the ease ne lAd 10
drag into his article letter written by an "Ncli'd mAn
10 a newspaper after the ual WAS over. and which
therefore had nothing whatever 10 do with the cas-
and wa, put into the article simply 10 crHie pr'lu-
dice against the woman Well - against III" d"a1
and the living and that not content with ms h' III
the same article makes an in-n'iai attack oH one
Of the lawyers for the defence. not Tor any imng zone
N the rial. but because NOR" than year aitr 'hr
trial when some Of the defendants had been hanged
he vcnimrrd 10 cApres, few kind " eiron"'n', ch-
tncnt, over tn. grave, ~ hl, dead client whom he.
M least believed 10 be- innocent. II /, urged ih1t
such fcrody or ,uh-crSicncy j. without parallel IA
all history that even Jcircys in England. 'oht'h'N
himself with hanging hi> victims. ana dd not stop 10
bcrate th'm after they were dead.
"Thcsr cAarscs' the Governor add. arc OF
personal character. and while they s""m To be- sns'
tanned ly the record Of the trial and III" papers
before me- and tend 10 show Tat III, trial WIS not
fair | don't care 10 discus TIL, feature oi Tie
case any further. bctau-c f. i, mo- necessary. !
an convinced that II Is clearly my duty 1" "'t III
this case Tor the reasons already given ana l.
therefore, grant nj soul" pardon To samuel flid'h
oscar Nccl- ana Michael >chwah. TIL, -'tn DAY "i
@1car,. June 2G.-Gcncrally ,prakine. the pardon
y, ,h lire. Nnnrhi,,s me. with The favor Of te city
"rciaiS who cared to ,Npro,, an opinion. MAYOR
Warrisnn oppressed HI, feeling, In thc singh" "gd
bell ". either -chwab or Fi"ldcu. WON lie Nic" Ven
NJ I.le,. had any direct connection WIN any purp,,'
10 destroy Ne. United states D''r" An'rh'N NH
II am not at all sorry to see the men liberated.
bat think that full justice AL around urnhnusu 'o',lr
nth.r excuse for the pardon tan that N" lude" was
moved by prejudice. That !, assuming frrnh "'ii
Al nj, l Cay Personally ymT %an T E"Ic al. al
wavs REGARDED ~ less guilt; than any OF ~" Others.
"' nj, Fxcrllcncy The Governor. NAV have had
4 -. fnr hardening
Brcnlano. bat cannot 80" why thr DINER n.y., 'no"u
br liberated As 10 JndFc Gary know mn ,S i IL,
n case Of that character. or any "ih'r l"r lia ',
do not approve Of th" departure 'oErrIr n,a'n, ,
has made In passing hSh'iy over '' "'''' VI '''
Iudr collins said: "The evidence against The con
yici~d men was patiently heard and carefully w,ig'n
p.ssed regularly from The trial court 10 ia" highest
tribunals and think ne people, , are agreed that 'h''
81, ,hn yorern Illinois state I-nitcntary has there
this AFTERNOON wnsn the paldon' 81 tns n'a mrnx.t
aG CS,cngo banker arrived from springfield With me
pnrdons for Michael schwab. samuel f"ldei ana
6.r Nc at Tc5 rec, o" 10 IN The r tar and
walked into the wardcn's prlvnt" Once ana t"a
thm trio Of Anarchists nov confined within the walls
Of the prison. Warden Allen at once sent Tor N"Do,
Sc a,cd naa a the waricns once w6cr, they were
met by Warden Alien ana Mr. Drcyer. nr' pr ,ri
I s,irnr,scd and they expressed their thanks to
Mr. Drcycr ana Warden Allen. Their faces ~ once
began 10 brighten up. a1d they were dhc h'pln'I'
men that lef The pcncntIay Thc, .il ,o aS
clarcd that they were innocent mcI ana ,n h' 'r ,nn
clothing room and riggcl out In civilian slhi~ ana
then they were taken T." the dining room whcrr
nri. office and received ticket, 10 chicago, ana
ihnn they babe the WARDEN goOdy. They thcn
wont IN The prison station tie AtohiSon I"neka
and Santa Fc Railroad ana started for their homes
In Chicago.
MIR cDr,JI, OF THE tN\RCJITS KS
RRIEF STORY or THE HAYMARKtT RIOT WHEN
OFF, ERS WE'RE KILLED AND
81 MEN WOUNDED.
The crime for which four Anarchists wrr" hanged
and three imprisoned occurred on the hiSh' 81 My