Anarchy and Anarchists: A History of the Red Terror and the Social Revolution in America and Europe; Communism, Socialism, and Nihilism in Doctrine and in Deed; The Chicago Haymarket Conspiracy and the Detection and Trial of the Conspirators — John Shaqi
Anarchy and Anarchists: A History of the Red Terror and the Social Revolution in America and Europe; Communism, Socialism, and Nihilism in Doctrine and in Deed; The Chicago Haymarket Conspiracy and the Detection and Trial of the ConspiratorsSchaack, Michael J.
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Anarchy and Anarchists: A History of the Red Terror and the Social Revolution in America and Europe; Communism, Socialism, and Nihilism in Doctrine and in Deed; The Chicago Haymarket Conspiracy and the Detection and Trial of the Conspirators
The Last Scene in Court—Reasons Against the Death
Sentence—Spies’ Speech—A Heinous Conspiracy to Commit
Murder—Death for the Truth—The Anarchists’ Final
Defense—Dying for Labor—The Conflict of the Classes—Not
Guilty, but Scapegoats—Michael Schwab’s Appeal—The Curse of
Labor-saving Machinery—Neebe Finds Out what Law Is—“I am
Sorry I am not to be Hung”—Adolph Fischer’s Last Words—Louis
Lingg in his own Behalf—“Convicted, not of Murder, but of
Anarchy”—An Attack on the Police—“I Despise your Order, your
Laws, your Force-propped Authority. Hang me for it!”—George
Engel’s Unconcern—The Development of Anarchy—“I Hate and
Combat, not the Individual Capitalist, but the System”—Samuel
Fielden and the Haymarket—An Illegal Arrest—The Defense
of Albert R. Parsons—The History of his Life—A Long
and Thrilling Speech—The Sentence of Death—“Remove the
Prisoners,” 587
CHAPTER XXXIV.
In the Supreme Court—A _Supersedeas_ Secured—Justice
Magruder Delivers the Opinion—A Comprehensive Statement of
the Case—How Degan was Murdered—Who Killed Him?—The Law of
Accessory—The Meaning of the Statute—Were the Defendants
Accessories?—The Questions at Issue—The Characteristics
of the Bomb—Fastening the Guilt on Lingg—The Purposes
of the Conspiracy—How they were Proved—A Damning Array
of Evidence—Examining the Instructions—No Error Found
in the Trial Court’s Work—The Objection to the Jury—The
Juror Sandford—Judge Gary Sustained—Mr. Justice Mulkey’s
Remarks—The Law Vindicated, 608
CHAPTER XXXV.
The Last Legal Struggle—The Need of Money—Expensive Counsel
Secured—Work of the “Defense Committee”—Pardon, the Only
Hope—Pleas for Mercy to Gov. Oglesby—Curious Changes
of Sentiment—Spies’ Remarkable Offer—Lingg’s Horrible
Death—Bombs in the Starch-box—An Accidental Discovery—My
own Theory—Description of the “Suicide Bombs”—Meaning of
the Short Fuse—“Count Four and Throw”—Details of Lingg’s
Self-murder—A Human Wreck—The Bloody Record in the Cell—The
Governor’s Decision—Fielden and Schwab Taken to the
Penitentiary, 620
CHAPTER XXXVI.
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