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iSfWf ■■■ W c ELGIN, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 20,1886. BY DOHERTV & HEMMENS. LOOK FOR OUR MONDAY'S AD 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, LOOK FOR OUR MONDAY'S AD 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 .!• r;; \. • , . • I;.- ( V: • ! , - * „ 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 4 ■ 4 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 . ■ • ! 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*. doubt. T
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Title | 1886-08-20 Elgin Daily Courier |
Description | Issue of the Elgin Daily Courier newspaper from August 20, 1886. |
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Newspapers Elgin (Ill.) -- History |
Keywords | newspapers |
Date Original | 1886-08-20 |
Date Digital | 2015-01-29 |
Date Created | 1886-08-20 |
Organization-Subject | Gail Borden Public Library District |
Publisher | Elgin Daily Courier |
Contributing Institution | Gail Borden Public Library District |
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City, State | Illinois |
Country | United States |
Time Period | 1880s (1880-1889) |
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Language | eng |
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FullText | iSfWf ■■■ W c ELGIN, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 20,1886. BY DOHERTV & HEMMENS. LOOK FOR OUR MONDAY'S AD 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, LOOK FOR OUR MONDAY'S AD 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 .!• r;; \. • , . • I;.- ( V: • ! , - * „ 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 4 ■ 4 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 . ■ • ! 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*. doubt. T |
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