The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-12
IAN OBJECT LESSON.
How Popular Intolerance Packs
Juries and Sends men to the
GallOwS.
The Dangerous Power of the
Courts and the Press.

1he dangerous ROVER OF the
Courts and the Press.
We want it clearly understood that
we have no sympathy with Andr-
chism. 1t is an attempt to overthrow
all governments; while the peoples
party seeks to extend the powers of
government, for the benefit of the
people. Anorchism could only find
Judgment in brains driven to mad
ness by old-world oppression and
wretchedness. There is no place for
it in these United States. and will
not be, we trust ever, in the future.
The reader has only to imagine
; himself on trial for has lite, with one
man picking out the jury to try him,
and packing it against him, to realize
the 'enormity of the injustice done
the prisoners in this case.
The governor then gives the affi-
davit of one Otis S. Favor, whom he
speaks of as zone of the most feput-
able and honorable business men of
Chicago" in which Favor swears:
'That on several occasions in con-
versations between atfiant and said
Ryce touching the SummOning of the
jurors by said Ryce, and while said
Ryce, was so acting as Special Bailiff
as aforesaid, said Ryce said to this
affiant and to. other persons in af-
fant'S presence, in substance and eff
feet as follows, to-wit: II (meaning
said Ryce) am managing this case,
(meaning this case against Spies ct
ALL and know what l am about
Those fellows (meaning the defend
ants, Spies ct al.) are going to be
hanged as certain as death. | am
calling such men as the defendants
will have to challenge peremptOrily
and waste their time and challenges.
Then they will have to take such
men as the prosecution wants."
That affiant has been very reluctant
to make any affidavit in this case,
having no sympathy with anarchy
nor relationship to or personal inter
est in the defendants or any of them,
and not being a Socialist, COmmun-
ist, or Anarchist; but affiant has an
interest as citizen, in the due ad-
minstration of the law, and that no
injustice should be done under judi
cial procedure, and believes that
jurors should not be selected with
reference to their known views or
prejudice. Affiant further says that
about the beginning of October, 1886,
when the motion for new trial was
being argued in said cases before
Judge Gary, and when, as he was in
formed, application was made before
Judge Gary for leave to examine af-
fiant in open court touching the mat
tiers above stated, this affiant went
upon request from States Attorney
Grinnell, to his office during the noon
recess of the court, and there held an
interview with said Grinnell Mr..
Ingham, and said Ryce, in the pres
ence of several other persons, includ-
ing some police officers, where affiant
repeated substantially the matters
above stated, and the said Ryce did
not deny atlantis statements, and
.affiant said that he would have to
testify thereto if summoned as wit
ness, but had refused to make an
affidavit thereto, and d6i0nt acds then
and there asked and urged to persist IN
has refusal and to make no affidavit.
Here we not only have the bailiff-
the officer of the court, packing the
jury to hang the men on trial, but
the District Attorney persuading the
witness, Favor, not to make an aft
davit, which might have. given the
defendants new trial, and another
chance for their lives. Can anything
be more horrible?
The trial judge, Gary, deserves to
go down in history as one of the
most infamous of men. He was de-
termined that the eight persons
should be tried in bunch; and that
they should be tried by men who be-
lieved them to be guilty. The gov
error gives numerous instances of
the way the jury was packed. l ex-
tract one or two.
f. L. WilSOn-Am a manufacturer.
Lam prejudiced and have formed and
expressed an opinion that would influ-
ence me in rendering a verdict.
He was challenged for cause, but
was then examined by the court as
follows:
Q. Are you conscious in your own
mind of any wish or desire that there
should be evidence produced in this
trial which should prove some of
these men, or any of them, to be
guilty?
A. Well, think / have.
Being further pressed by the court
he said that the only feeling he had
against the defendants was based up
on having taken it for granted that
what he read about them was, in the
main, true; that he believed that sitting
ds juror the effect of the eridence either
for or against the defendants acould be an
creased or diminished by schat he had
heard on read about the case. Then, on
being still further pressed by the
court, he finally said: Well, | feel
that [ hope that the guilty one will
be discovered or punished, not neces-
sarily these men,"
Z. Are you conscious of any other
wish or desire about the matter than
that the actual truth may be dis
covered?
A. don't think | am.
Thereupon the challenge was over
ruled.
George N. Porter, grocer, testified
that he had formed and expressed an
opinion as to the guilt of the defend