Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-27
Luck Of Schwah, Fiel-
den and Neebe.
Banker Dreyer Aids
the Prisoners.


SFa4sGFulo. III. June 3i-Anarch-
l-.s fislsien. >eebe and Seh~ab were
pardoned by Governor Al,xeld today.
Banker +. y Dreyer. ho has, been in
terrsteJ IN their case in the start. came
doSn from Chicago this morning. and
after securing parsion Tor each ~ them
from The hands u Governor AltreId.
ieft fur Joliet at noon. IL is supposed
NJ Dsetcris Influence Vas decisive. It
was mol es~c xnowa that the case was
being considered by TIE governor and
his action created great surprise. The
gosesn,,r bas prepared long statement.
and kaliroai Commissioner Csntrali
ieft az nooa with copi-s ot IL f,r the
tbicast0 press. u hss not Yet isen
given cut here. Lai IL il - said the gov
ernor eFilieies Gary and Bonfield
severely. Governor Altgcidrs statement
accompanying his pardon Of the i'm
pglsoDed anarchists oOatains i1.oo
wossis- The governor reviews the his
tory u The hasmarket meeting of May
4. lS>i. IN dctsjl and SAYS TIE basis of
the appes. fof The pardon was the retI-
Ion. sagned hy ~se-sl thousand lner-
shsD,s. han xeFs. iudscs lawyers and
other prominent eitizees OF Chicago,
which assining the prisonefs TO De
guilty. sta eel the belief that the prison.
ers hare i'esn punished enough. but
number ,sf them who have examined the
case noe carefully base their appeal
on enIrciy different grounds aud
asserts
What Moved AItgrid,
First That the Jury which tried the
csse was packed Jury selected to con-
wet
Second Ths; according to the lax. as
laid down by the supreme court. both
prior 70 and again since the trial ~ this
ease. the jurors. according 20 their own
answers. ~ere not competent jurors and
ths. the trial vas therefore not legal
trial
Third That the defendants we're not
pfoken 70 De guilty - the crime charged
IN the Indictment
Fourth As g. the defendant. Neebe.
the state attorney had declared az the
close ~ TIE evidence that there was 10
Gaze against him. aud yet he has been
kept in prison al fhcss years.
fifth That the trial Judge was either
e.ec 20 determined 20 ain the applause
Il a certain class IN the community that
be could not aud did rot grant a fair
trial
The governors statement sustains the
i've ~peciiced points in the arreal re-
ferrei - aud says the facts tend to shos
that The bomb was thrown "a an act n
persouai revenge ard that the pFosecu.
ton never discovered who threw lt.
crnsc,-e. Jadge Gary.
Speaking - Judge GARY. ne says: 1T
Il further charged With much bitter
nee<. by thnse Who sresk for the prison
ers. that the record 0f the case shows
that the iesige conducted The trial with
malicious feroclty and forced eight rien
- he trs.i ts<ether. thar IA cross evan.
ming The states witnesses he confnei
counsel rnr tke defense "a the specific
pointx foucn>si on by the state. While "A
Tho cress. .exsali nation u the eefendaatS
witnesses be pexmittri the states a;.o;.
ness - 20 irto az manner of subjects
enfirels foreign 70 the matters on which
thc titresxe= wrrr examined ia en- ie':
aieo that every fuilng throughout tha
tunt tEisi "a a6y contested po,nt was In
farag 20 the stale. and further. that rs,x~
after pae. - ine record contains insanu.
sfinT remasSs from the Judge. male in
fhe hearing - the jury snd with the -.
iient = bringing the jury n his wsy -
thinking. that thess speeches. cnaiit,v
from the court. we're much more ilsnaz
frx than any speeches froc, the states
attorney cfuid g.,ssihiy have tcen. that
sh~ states attorney often b K hia cue
fFom the inssg~s rcularks that the
judge. magazine articis. recently pub
ished although written nearly AZ years
after the trial. - yet fali - venom.
\. Af--rsuse PARTON.
While pretending 10 Simply revisw
The cssc hs had o. drag into his arfi.le
ssrsttsn letter written ~ ar excited
wsnsn - a newsrsI@r sfter the trial
So ever ard whieh therrfose had moth.
ire - dn With the esee. ard was Put
fnts the articie amFly - cfeaie q pr~in-
dice a.ainst the goman. ~ sell s@
szaiasf the desf antt&fhe iifis< sd
that not enntent ssth~thi@ ~ in the
rsnoe artitie nskes sn fnss0natiriz a.
sack cn oria - the lawyers ~ ihe 10
fsnsr not faf snyfhirc si.,ne ~ 80 trial.
fus h~fsaae more th1n year after shs
trial sh~n ~nnle "a ih~ 3efeotisnts had
been hung he vrnfurrf - expre-- lev
kfnd n r<rnneou@ eenfimenfs over the
zrzres ~ his dead clients. sbom ke az
ieaef believed q, 20 irurc-at
II = arve3 'het sash frrocity ~ sse-
scrvi~ocy - withont parallel sa . iiis
t-rr fhsf even teffie. n EeRisHEi cen
feotesi kifrs~8 sifh haexing hf< vst.fins
ard dai not Efsep - berste them aftrf
they rrrrI firati
Thee rhsrve~ ar - . r~r=ensl cesr
scfer srt ehfie they se~as o. te ssts
ssinesi ~ ne res-sr.l q the trial vhish
~as nof fslr I 'iosf care 20 dsscass tbs
fesfufr - the $3.50 snv further, t-ees 8~r
IL = naf necrs~aFg. ! sas cnevinccd tssf
ts . ms datf ~ sef ~ ttie esse ~ th~
ses@ase sifrsris s,seu sad thvrsfer~
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