Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-07-06
THE ANARCHIST PaapoNs.
Gov. Altgeld's Action Severely Criticised
by Members of the Jury.-New York An

Gov. Altgeld's Action Severely Criticised
by Members of the Jury-New York An
archists Jubilant.
CHICAGO, June 2S.-Charles B. Todd,
who was one of the jurors in the an
archist trial, was seen in regard to the
alleged boast of Bailiff Ryce, as told by
Gov. Altgeld, that he was managing
this case, and that these fellows (the
anarchists would hang as certain as
death; that he was calling such men as
the defendants would have to challenge
peremptorily and waste their chal-
lenges on, and that when their chal-
1enges were exhausted they would
have to take such men as the prosecu.
ton wanted"
Mr.. Todd, with much reluctance,
consented to talk about the case. He
said: ST consider this an outrage ON
American citizenship. If Gov. Altgeld
had given the pardon as an act OF
mercy, it would have been different.
It would be bad enough in that case,
for feel very strongly against having
the pardoning power in any way con-
nected with politics. But for Gov.
A1tgeld to constitute himself the judge
and jury is an outrage"
Charles 81. Ludwig, another of those
who sat as jurors in the famous trial,
said:
''Any charge, by whosoever made,
that there was anything unfair or pre-
arranged in the selection of the jury is
perfectly preposterous- I am mantel-
maker by trade and was yanked away
from my business right in my busiest
time. did not want to go and would
gladly have got out of serving. AS to
my being prejudiced, must say that
no man could have been less SO. At
first, from a hasty reading of the
paper. was inclined tc think
they had got the wrong people.
thought that, like many other
harmless Germans, the defendants were
| in the habit of sitting down and drink
ing beer and at such times had way
of talking through their hats. But
after listening to the evidence as given
at the trial there was but one conclu-
| sion 1 could arrive at I had no doubt
| the men were guilty. If I had it to go
| through again, l should do just as I
| did"
! Arrangements will be made with the
| Pioneer Aid association, which took
care of the families of the men, to raise
fund for the establishing of the three
|
was printer, Fielder a stonecutter,
while Neebe was engaged in selling
yeast.
THE NEWS IN NEW YORK.
| NEW YORK, June 2S.-The news that
Gov. Altge1d, of Illinois, had pardoned
! Neebe, Schwab and Fielder was re-
| ceived by the anarchist colony of New
| York with the widest enthusiasm.
johann Most was about the only one
who could be found out of bed, so late
| was the celebration kept up in honor
| of the release of the men convicted for
! the Haymarlet outrage.
| Most had a ferocious pompadour on
| the hirsute covering to stir up his fiery
| brain, for Die Freiheit comeSOut to-day
! and the king of the anarchists had a
| five column editorial to write, each
word of which will be hotter and more
| anarchistic than the other.
sit will be hard" said he, ''to find
any of our friends in time for the after
noon press. You can't fnd Justus
| Schwab before evening for he was up
! late celebrating.
"Gov. Altgeld stated nothing but
| 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.
snow is the time they ought to be
| hanged, right away"
This Most shouted through his teeth
as he strobe savagely around his dusty
! quarters.
The newspapers generally severely
condemn Gov. Altgeld for pardoning
| the men and criticise in strong terms
| his lengthy reasons for so doing.