1886-08-20 Elgin Daily Courier

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ELGIN, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 20,1886.

BY DOHERTV & HEMMENS.

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A VERDICT REACHED.

The Jury in the Anarchist Trial
Take? the Case and Speed-
ily Agrees.

The Verdict Not Yet Made Public—A
Rumor That It Favors the Death
Penalty for Three of the Accused.

For the fall trade begin to arrive and We must make room:
T erefore will offer for the next

REMNANT SALE

STILL CONTINUES.

FRED SAUER,

!	36 and 38 DOUGLAS AVE

Various Terms of Imprisonment for the
Best—Grinnsll's Closing Argument
—The Court's Instructions.

Till! JURY AOKEES.

Chicago, Aug. 20.—The jury in the Anar-
chist case came to an agreement shortly be-
fore eight o'clock last evening, but as Judge
Gary and counsel had gone home their ver-
dict will not be known until ten o'clock this
morninu;. From the fact that the jury was
out so short a time it is thought their verdict
is guilty with various forms of punishment
for eacii, and that Hanging is a part of
the verdict. All sorts of rumor* were
afloat last night. The latest report was
that the jury had passed sentence of
death upon three of the prisoners, Au-
gust Spies, Louis Lingg and Adolpli
Fischer. It was further reported that A.
R. Parsons and George En gel had received'
life sentences, and that Sam Fielden and
Michael Schwiiib had been given seventeen
and fourteen years respectively. The
latest rumor obtainable from semi-official
sources was that Oscar Neebe had been ac.
quitted.

MR. GRIN'XELL'S CLOSE.

Mr. Griunell proceeded with his argu-
ment yesterday saying the case had his
absorbing attention since nine o'clock May
5. Government was on trial. Murder had
been committed. It was sought to know
, who was responsible. For a few daye after
the Haymarket riot it was not thought it
was more -far-reachingthan the results of
the inflammatory speech-making. It was
not until after the magnificent efforts
of Captain Schaack that a conspiracy was
developed. Then Schnaubelt was discov-
ered. It was not until after Spies was ar-
rested that it became apparent that a man
was capable of the hellish act in which he
was concerned. These «men were not So-
cialists, but Anarchists, and their cread is
no government, no law. Until placed on
the stand these men never hedged on that
definition. .

It was sought to be shown that the de-
fendants were barking dogs that would
not bite. These men were on trial, law was
on trial, anarchy was on trial for treason.
The penalty of treason is death. A man
can commit an overt act of treason and
not kill anybody. Is it any the less-
treason because seven men are killed
and sixty wounded! There is no
statute of limitation for threats wbejn re-
peated threats resulted in the commission
of the deod. For years past on the lake
front and at the different so-called Social-
istic halls in the city these men had

§ reached the use of dynamite, poison and

aggers as a means of effecting the social
Vevolution.

The thing should have been stopped long
ago. But that was foreign; the men were
here now on trial for murder. Their
threats now had been carried out. It did
not matter whether any police officers had
overstepped their duty, the jury had noth-
ing at all to do with that : they were here
on trial for murder. The witness Ryan
who attended the meetings at the lake
front had heard a speaker there say that
dynamite experiments had been made at
Sheffield. Why! To further the social
revolution. J

This must be understood above all
things: that that bomb was thrown in fur-
therance of the common design, no matter
whq threw it. Gilmer said Spies handed the
bomb to Schnaubelt. Is that improbable ?
For vears be preached the throwing of
bombs. An article over his own sig-
natur" is in evidence, and in this ho
gives directions as to the manner in wfeich
bombs should be ignited and hurled at the
enemy. Who was Schnaubelt? Schyab'*
brother-in-law. He is the man who was
arrested before thef conspiracy was known
and let go, then sKavea off his whiskers,
and has not been teen since.

Mr. Grinnell concluded by saying his la-
bor was over; the jury's was just begun.
Th*y had the power to exact the lives of
some of the prisoners, to others they
might give a term of years ih thepentiten-
tiary, and some again they might acquit.
He would not ask the jury to take the life
of Oscar Neebe. He would not ask
the jury to do what he would not do him-
self. The proof was not sufficient to con-
vict Neebe, but some of them, Spies, Fisch-
er, Lingg, Engel, Fielden, Parsons and
Schwab, ought to have the extreme p3ii-
alty administered to them. Pointing his
hand tremblingly at the prisoners, he said:

"Personally I have not a word to say
against these men. "But ihe law demands
they be punished. They have violated the
law, ana you, gentlemen of the jury, stand
between tbe living and tbe deijd- Do your
duty. Po not disagree. If you think that
some of them do not deserve tbe death
penalty give them a life seutqnce, but do
not disagree."

THE JUDGE'S CHARGK.

When the court convened in the after-
noon Judge Gary proceeded to instruct the
jury. After defining murder in -the lan-
guage of tbe statute and the punishment
for the crime, the court instructed the
jury as a matter of law that an accessory
is he who stands by and aids, abets or
assists, er «vbo, not being present, aid-
ing, abetting, or assisting, has advised, en-
couraged, aided, or abetted the perpetra-
tion of the crime. He who thus aids,
abets, assists, advises, or encourages shall
be considered as a principal and
punished accordingly. Every such ac-
cessory when a crime is committed within
or without this State by bis aid or procure-
ment in this State, may be indicted and
cpnyicted at the same time as the princi-
pal or before or after his conviction, anfl
whether the principal is convicted pr
amenable to justico or not and punished as
prinoipal.

If the defendants attempted to over-
throw the law by force and threw the
bomb, then the defendants who were in the
conspiracy were guilty of .murder. If
th^re was an AnarchistV! conspiracy, and
the defendants were parties to it, they are
guilty of jnurder, though the date
of the culmination of the conspiracy
was not fixed. If any of the de-
fendants conspired to excite by ad-
vice people to riot and murder such de-
fendants are guilty if such murder was
done in pursuance of said conspiracy, the
impracticaines3 of the aims of
defendants is immaterial. Circumstan-
tial evidence is competent to prove
guilt, and, if defendants conspired
to overthrow the law and Degan
was killed in consequence, the parties are
guilty, and it is not necessary that
any or the defendants were present at the
killing. All parties to the conspiracy .are
equally guilty. Circumstantial evidence
must satisfy the jury beyond reasonable
doubt In such case the jury may find de-
fendants guilty. When defendants testi-
fied in the case they stood on tbe same
gronnd as other witnesses.

The jury can take into account the inter-
est of witnesses.

If guilty of murder, or any thing else, tbe
sentence should be fixed in accordance
with the statute. For s of verdicts were
given to the jury providing for all the sen-
tences and also acquittal. The jury might
find any or all defendants guilt}' or not,
and could fix the penalty for all.

For defendants the instructions were
that if the jury understood the law better
than the judge they should so act.

Before the jury can convict the defend-
ants they must find them guilty beyond all

insure

kiud at such prices (as

their sale.

call solicited.

Qf every

THAT IS

Respectfully Yours,

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BUT IT IS A CKRTATNTTY THAT NO ONE

WAS EVER DISSATISFIED WITH THE WORKING

For a short time only- To reduce stock we

will sell

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* „ J. -i.-	_	_	Price $l.50, at 85c.

T Down's Self-adjusting",

" $l.OO, at 75c.

Dermatoid	-

i	_	- " $l.OO, at 50c

M agic Clasp

Warner's adjustable, Flexible hip, -	" $1.15, at 75c

OF A STOVE MADE BY RATH BONE, SARD & CO., THE LARGEST AND TH BOLDEST STOVE

MAKERS IN THE COUNTRY. THEY LEAD AL L OTHERS WTTH:THE1R ACORN

Rattan Rockers

JJNE or GOODS AND
Heaters—the cheapest in the
end—We also sell the now
well known New Lyman Va-
por stove. This being the
third year's sale of it by us

HERE. EVER YONE WAR.
ranted. Nearly 300 now in
use in. Elgin.oAlways a suo»
cess and a comfort—clean
economical, durable, quick
convenient and simple

Kane Seat Rockers

other makes to close at reduced prices

Boston Rockers

At the lowest possible rates

Also a full line of Builders' Hardware, bought direc from the

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factories. Housekeeping outfits a speciality with us.

MITCHELL

KIMBALL &

Thornburg & j^e

15 Douglas Avenue

And if you want to buy a good substantial
well made

TRUNK OR TRAVELING BAG

At a reckless low price, now is your time and the

i:* River Street,

Nearly 200 pounds
sold in two days, at

RUGS and
OILCLOTHS

Bv leaving word at the store, our wagon will call for all repair

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jobs ano return same free of charge.

No. 5 CAICAGO Street, Elgin III.

A fine Bustle for 20 cents at the People's Cheap Store,

NEW COAL [YARD

for the business we
grades of

Having perfected all arrangements
ere now prepared to furnish all sizes and

A fine Bedspread, 3 yards long, best quality, for-90c. at the

stock now is the largest stock ever
shown in Elgin.

3 Chicago St

Our new

Hard and Soft Coal

Sole agents in Elgin for the Celebrated Prindle Carpet Sweeper,

Fine Hemstitched Handkerchiefs, white and colored, w<*i
ranted fast colors, for 9c. at the People's Cheap Store:

Is one of the Greatest Conveniencies in the commercial world.
There are a thousand little things which may occur, when a
bakery becomes a positive neccessity. Now as everyone mu
need atone time or another,sto patronize a bakery.it becomes
neocessarv todietermihe what one you will favor with your pat-
ronage, you must be governed entirely by selfish motives In
this and buy where you can get the best goods for the least
money. There can be but one place of that description* and
thatpiace is the bakery and grocdry of

FOR BARG

Turkish Bathing Towels, large size, for 10c. at the

CHICAGO VARIETY STORE
3© IDoiaglas -A.ve.

49 Chicago Street

Next to McBride's Coal office.

SPECIAL ATTENTION IS CALLED TO THE

Also atfull|llne of all Silk Mitts for Ladies and Children in black
anc new shades at

Though painM and wearing almost beyond ^5i4n*t2"&iSL

endurance, isnctan Incurable disease if treat-	prtfeSS ott £d laUL" "f

^VVM^VVWVCtism, and Is h«urtlly en-	8.0. Wobshak, M. D„ Marengd, 111.

B. F. Davis, Sturgeon, Ma
SOB SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS. PRICE ONE DOLLAR PER BOTTLE.
A. A. MELLIER. Sole Proprietor, 709 Wd Til WASHINGTON AVENUE. ST. LOOT*.

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