The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-13

.a.n1 men TO 60 straight
The hatred aud the rage OF all kinds
OF men during those months while the
anarchists were on our hands before
they were finally hanged or sent to
prison are hard to understand now 1t
this distance from the event That
bomb In its murderous course had stir
red our people to the depths Of terror
and hate. Even easy going hustlers
like myself seemed to look At that
time In the face Of an awful fate. The
pity Of 1t all was-I say 1t now openly
and advisedly-that our one motive
was hate Stamp this thing out-that
was the one cry. Few stopped to think
Of justice and no one OF mercy. We
were afraid. and We hated
Finally 1t came time for the trial.
The venire for the jury was issued
One night, to my CONSERVATION.
found a summons at the house. When
I showed 1t to q fellow clerk at the Of
dee the next morning he whistled:
II thought l saw the bailin In here
yesterday looking around for likely
men. They are after . safe jury this
time sure"
asked Carmichael to use his infiu-
ence to get me excused. as I knew he
usually did for the boys when they
were summoned for jury duty. But all
he said was:
You're a nervy youngster. You'd
better do the thing II you are accept.
ed
1T means weeks, maybe months
or" objected.
well make that all right. You won't
lose nothing by it. But you mustn't
mind finding a stick Of dynamite un
der your bed when you SO home afteI
the trial." he grinned.
81 guess there's no trouble with my
Lerve." I said stifly, thinking he was
cha.6ng me- But don't want the Job
all the same"
well. you'll have to see the old mar
this time. Maybe he can get you on"
So 1 went into Mr.. Grounds private
Office and made my request. The chic
asked me to take q chair and handed
me a cigar. Then he began to tall
about the privileges and duties OF citi
| xenship. From another man 1t Nigh
have been just slobber. but Henry
Dround meant 1t. every word.
"Why don't you server" l asked hin
pretty bluntly. He flushed.
81 haven't been drawn. Besides,
| has been thought wiser not to give tn
| jury too capitalistic a character. Thi
is a young mans duty. And I under
stand from Mr.. Carmichael that 20,
are one of the most energetic and RICH
minded Of our young men. Mr.. Hal
rington."
He stood facing the window an
talked along for some time in a ger
eral way. His talk was rather sin
pie and condescending. but kind. II
spoke of the future before me. Of m
having the right influence in the con
| munity. When left him. l knew Pc
fectly well that the house expected m
to serve on that jury If l was chose
and that Mr.. Dround would take. pc
sonally, the warmest interest In
young man who had the courage to d
his duty ''in behalf OF society,"" as
kept saying.
Still hoped to escape. I was toler'
bly, far down the list. So day afts
day l listened to the wrangle anon
the lawyers over the selection Of tt
jurors. 1t was clear enough frol
the start that the state wanted 0n
one kind Of man on that jury-an Il
telligent. well to do clerk or sma
manufacturer No laboring man ne<
apply. His class was suspect. AZ
clerk in Steele's store said to me viii
| We waited our turn:
THAT bailin came into our place n
walked down past our department wi
the manager. I heard him say to n
Bent: I'm running this case. Let q
tell you there won't be no hung jury.
do you want to serve" I asked q
man from Steele's.
"Well, l do and I don't" Then
leaned over and whispered into a
ear, ''It looks 10 me that there mig
be a better place for me at Steele's
everything goes on to suit. and .
q part of It." He nudged me and pu
ed a straight face. Il guess they Dug
, to be hanged. all right" he added as
to square himself with what he "
ready to do.
After the. defense. had used mp