The Rise and Fall of Anarchy in America: From its Incipient Stage to the First Bomb Thrown in ChicagoMcLean, George N.
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The Rise and Fall of Anarchy in America: From its Incipient Stage to the First Bomb Thrown in Chicago
McLean, George N.
Anarchists -- United States; Haymarket Square Riot, Chicago, Ill., 1886
Col. W. P. Black, Solomon Zeisler, and Mr. Foster, of Iowa, were for
the defence, who availed themselves of every technicality in the
interests of their clients. Four long and tedious weeks were consumed
in obtaining a jury, exhausting fourteen panels of jurors in securing
twelve competent men to try this case. His Honor, Judge J. E. Gary,
presiding.
The names of the jury accepted by the State and the defence were Major
J. H. Cole, F. E. Osborne, S. G. Randall, A. H. Reed, J. H. Bruyton, A.
Hamilton, G. W. Adams, J. B. Greiner, C. B. Todd, C. A. Ludwig, T. E.
Denker, and H. T. Sanford.
An application was filed with State's Attorney Grinnell for a separate
trial in the case of Neebe, Spies, Schwab, and Fielden, but was
overruled by his Honor, Judge Gary, as they had been jointly indicted
for conspiracy and murder.
On Friday, July 10th, 1886, the case of the anarchists was opened by
the prosecution in the taking of evidence.
Officers Steel, Barber, Reed and McMahon, who were wounded in the riot
of May the 4th, were so far recovered as to be able to be present.
Felix Puschek was sworn and submitted plans of the Haymarket and
several halls in the city known to be headquarters for the meetings of
the anarchists.
Police Inspector Bonfield next took the stand and related how the
police attempted to disperse the unlawful assemblage of armed
Anarchists, and detailed the circumstance of the bomb-throwing, already
related. He also identified the following circular, by which the
meeting was called:
"Attention, working men! Great mass-meeting to-night, at 7
o'clock, Haymarket square, between Desplaines and Halsted.
Good speakers will be present to denounce the late atrocious
act of the police, the shooting of our fellow working men
yesterday afternoon. Working men, arm and appear in full
force."
"THE COMMITTEE."
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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