The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1893-07-01
THE ANARCHISTS FREE
Fielden, sohwab and Neebe Par
doned by Governor Altgeld.
JUDGE GARY SEVERELY SCORED.

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The Governor Declares That the Judge
Showed His Prejudice Throughout the
Trial-wnd Manifesto from John Most,
the EHiled German.
SPRINGFIELD, Ills, June 27.-Anarchists
Fielden, Neebe and Schwab were pardoned
by Governor AltReld yesterday Banker
E. s. Dreyer, who had been interested In
their case from the start. came down from
Chicago, and after securing a pardon for
each of them from the hands Of Governor
Altgeld, left with them for Joliet at noon
Il Is supposed Mr.. Dreyer's influence was
decisive It was not even known that their
case was being considered by the governor,
and his action created great surprise
Governor Altgeld gives to the press a
lengthy statement regarding his action IA
the matter. The statements says the faets
tend to show that the bomb was thrown
as IN act Of personal revenge, and that the
prosecution never discovered who threw 1t.
Speaking of Judge Gary, he says; 'Tt s
charged with much bitterness by those
who speak for the prisoners that the record
of the case shows that the judge conducted
the trial with malicious feroolty, and
forced the men to be tried together; that
page after page Of the record contains in
sinuating remarks of the Judge, made in
the hearing of the jury and with the evil
dent intention of bringing the jury TO his
way Of thinking, that these speeches, com
ing from the court, were much more dam
aging than any speeches from the state's
attorney could possibly have been; that
the states attorney often took his cue
from the Judges remarks, and that the
4NHora1a r,,urrogfno aNfiolA WnaaRflw h
lished, written nearly six years after the
trial. is yet full Of venom.
The anarchist riot az the Haymarket in
Chicago occurred on May 4, 1885. Eight
men were arrAigned in the August follow
ing for the murderous outbreak, and
seven, Spies, Sohwab, Fischer, F1eldsn,
Parsons, Engel and Llngg were found
guilty Of murder in the frat degree. Neebe
was sentenced to imprisonment for fifteen
years A request for pardon was made BY
Bielden and Sohwab. which the supreme
court granted. The others were hanged
Nov. IL, 1887, except Lingg, who commit
ted suicide. The pardon of Fielden,
Schwab and Neebe ends one Of the ugiiest
chapters In the history Of Chicago.
| CHICAGO, June 2s.--At least one Of the
pardoned anarchists, Samuel Fieldsn, has
no resentment against any one connected
with his trial andimprisoRment. "My In
tention is to forget the past, to let the dead
bury its dead, and begin life all ovei
again." said he as he sat in the parlor oi
General NJ M. Trumbun, chairman Of the
amnesty committee. ~ have never hurt
anybody yet, and do not intend to begin
81 still hold the same ideas Of right an(
wrong" he said, but as to the carrying
out Of the principles, my views hAv'
changed some. The futility Of some Of oui
plans has appeared to me. and have be
come more conservative"
NRw YORK, June e9.-In The Freiheit
bearing the date Of July /, John Most de
votes full page to 0 leader concerning
the liberation from prison Of the Anarch
lists Fielden, Schwah and Neeba Afte
alluding briefly to the fact Of their libera
tlon he says;
"That Altgeld liberated cur eomrads
was Just. His action, however, mean
much more than this The manner Il
which he defends his decision proves at tn
same time the truth Of our contention
that on Nov. IL, 1887, our comrades wer
murdered. The highest official Of the stat
Of Illinois says TO these men In their graves
/ You were murdered by the bandits q
capital, headed by man whose prOfel
sion 1t was to administer Justice impal
tally That Is the essence Of the exceeC
ingly comprehensive defense which Al
geld makes for his decisions defenE
drawn consciously from the documentar
evidence in the case.
1--WE are anarohists, and as such are IL
enemies of every state official We eve
: believe that the better the Official the mol
he injares our cause, because he sultivat,
among the people belief in the honesty
the state Nevertheless we must oonfe
Q that Altgeld has shown himself to be
Y man OF honor. Il would be difficult
8 find another man like him among the 70
.bers, murderers and idiots who eonstitu
modern society.
n "The German Social Democracy is prot
e because It has won forty-fouT seats in Il
reiohstag. We consider II much more IL
=, portant that three of our old conrad
l. have come back to our ranks and that
governor has been compelled to state {
Q hcialy that the execution on Nov. II was
Of horrible crime. Il will be seen soon VIII
" mighty influence this agitation will ha
II every man does his best to make use
to this opportunity. Forward, ever forwaI
m the future is ours"
ra Most also says that the release
Fielden, Schwab and Neebe has reliev
the anarchists OF their last obligation
In proceed cautiously.