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.Of txiUliS. Spies, I'iuvoiis, Fischer and Engi'l Swung Inlo Kleniily. UNMOVED TO THE LAST. As tlio Drop Fell Eugol Ories, Hurrah for Anarcliy!" LAST SCENES FULLY DESCRIBED. Tho Solemnity of tho Last Momonta Intensified by Parsons' Speech. X Long llrrnry Night nt tlm .lull Sleep Draws Hit Miinllo (Hit the Doomed loii Tlicy 15l.i i;iriy and lint a Hearty llrcaUrust Spies AVrllcs anil Smokes Culinlj Kerch Ing Their Last Mall. I'Urlirr Lifts l'l Hit Voire anil Slut;, tliu "JlnrM-yinUo" How the Newspaper .Mm I'n'(l tho Night TlirlllliiR Irenes at tlm Kxreutloii Tho Dion Tails at llifil Tho Trnccdy Witnessed liy Loss Than 300 Persons. C'lUCAOO, Nov, 11. August Spies, Adolph Fischer, Georgo Kneel nnd Albei t It. Tar pons, the four Anarchists whoso lives Gov ernor Oglesby refused to save ly commutn- tlon ot tlioir sentences or other interference with the law, have been hanged. The creat (Iron of tho scaffold in tho Cook county jail foil awuy at 11:.M a. in., and they plunged to their deaths as ono man. Thero was notn single hitch in the arrange mcnt: no commotion within or without tho jail, and the four bomb throwers were pro- nounced corpses within a few minutes after the drop fell. Tho tli nth warrant was rend first to Spies, 'hen Fischer, then Kngel, then Parsons. Tho shiouds were then nil justed upon each of tho prisoners, and they were led out upon the scaffold. Tho caps, also of black, were at onco placed upon their heads, and tho nooses slipped over tin m. It was n long and weary night. A great many dramatic and pathetic scenes were crowded into it. From the timo Gov. Ogles bv announced his final decision until tho black caps wero adjusted and tho con demned men swung into eternity those in tho jail wero tho witnesses of scenes that they can never forget. Tho first startling report thnt reached tho jail was that Stoto Attornoy Grinnell had been shot Inst night, but this proved to bo untrue. Tho condemned men spent their last night on earth strongly guarded. Some slept, others talked with tho guards, anil sorno wrote letters. Spies slept as peacefully as a baby upon its mother's bosom. Fischer laid on his back and snored loudly. They nil slept lnte. I'UEI'AniNO THE OALLOWS. Outside tho jail all wns quiet. Several hundred policemen nnd soldiers gunrded tho jail nnd its surroundings. No person was permitted to enter or leave. Spies refused to permit n good man of God to offer up a prnyer to heaven in Ins behalf. After bieakfnsting, Parsons, Fischer nnd Spies called for writing materials nnd went busily to work with them. Spies wns np. parently suffering from nn internal fever, to which repented diaughts of water furnished little relief. Ho nkod for a glass of Ithino wine, which wns given him, nnd he tossed it off nt n swnllow. When tho jail physician mndo his rounds Kngol nsked for somo port wine, of which he drank two largo glnsses, seemingly from u desiro to steady his nerves. Spies this time declined a stimulnnt, but took another copi ous drink of water. Tho Itov. Dr. Bolton enmo early to tho jail and hud mi interview with Parsons. Ho tried to talk to Spies, hut tho latter would pay no attention to him. kngel tried to on- gago him in n theological controversy. About 0 o'clock Mrs. Parsons applied for (idiuission, but wns turned away from tlio jiil door by the sheriff s orders. Mrs. Pnrsons was nccompnnind by Mrs. Holmes. AVhen thoy wero refused admis sion they mode n good deal of noise nnd wero promptly nrrested nnd tnken to tho polieo station. Engel's daughter also applied to tho sheriff this morning for perraissiou to visit her itther and say goodby, but was refused. buo was not apparently agitated in tho least, and took tho refnsnl in a very matter of fact wny. Tho official ccpy of tho governor's decision on the application for executive clomency was brought to Chicago by his son, and leached the sheriff shortly after '.. At 10 o'clock, after nil tho condemned men had been given a drink of brandy, Fischer relieved the mental tonsion of himself nnd his nssoeiutes by singing tho Mnrseillaise hymn. Tho others joined him, but their volets, though loud, sometimes quavered perceptibly. At live minutes ueioro ji tuny ysu now pupcr men, locnl politicians, nnd otliors, among them tho twelve jurors who wero to view the bodies after tho oxicution, passed through tho dark passago under tho gat bws and began seating themselves. At litis luncheon wns servod to tho con demned men and at 11 ") tho reading of tho death warrants began, tho sheriff' tnking Spies first. Meanwhile, in tlio spneo in front of tho callows where tho spectators wero gathered, tho noise of moving chairs nnd tables nnd tho limit of conversation nent on for some time, but gradually died away nnd wns sue eecdod by an almost painful stillnets. Tho bare whitewashed wnlls mudo a striking iKiiliust with the dark brown gallows with 1 jlfcVW THE KUK LING-TON, ii H III' lom; mux .unsldno, shouting siidduily window, fell on a c'liui' fold, nml in n slight decree r ii Its somber hue. Throiuli this Indow wor visible anumlnr of pollceni.m armed will rules loukini: down finm tli" root "i ' 1) inborn street Wing on tin" pi,oi,u"dii-.i 'ihu chief bailiff becan at 11 :K ciiIIim mil Iheimmesiif tho iieisons'-uiiiiiioiio I us jurois, in' niintrliiif them lonwiid 10 me row i little stools directly in final of the gn. lows, No oilier Bound wio hi .mi in the 1 "! . I'Wh eiuiidor bill tin- solemn, mount' 1 1 im of Iho ballllV and til" IU-IIIIU l Ihe .(ami's thoy tiptoed lorn., id tlnough the crowd lly the fulled Press Cook County Jail, CiiU'.siio, Nov. 11. The hands of tho clock in the tall tower in tho Hoard of Trade hi ro pointing to 5 when the vehicles contnlliiiu the repli "Illative of tho United Ticks rolled over the Clark street bridge and entered the north division of the city. Itwus a clear, cold morn nig. Tho dump. penetrating atmo sphere of midnight had disappeared and the stars twinkled brightly. Very few pooplo worn upon tho streets, nnd those whose business had called them out at so early an hour moved ipiicMy as the keen eyes of M-IKK. tho solitary ofll cors who were stationed nt uie inioisce-imiio of tho cross streets were iastened up-ii them. As tho vehicle crowd Ihe bridge tho hoarse Bound of the police troinzs wero heard close behind, nnd a moment later two patrol wagons, filled with police ollieers armi'd with rifles, dashed by. When tlio corner of Clark and Illinois streets, half a block fioni the jail, had been reached tho carriage was brought to a Hidden halt, and a stentorian voice- that of n canto in of detachiuintol armeil police that stretched across the stieet com manded the newspaper men to dis mount. Too command was quickly obeyed, The permit issued by tho sheriff was called lor nnd ligidly scrutinized while (mother of tho olllcers looked suspiciously at the box relny which tho United Tress tolo- mntih operator curried under ins arm well as at tho coil of wire thnt hung out of his l ticket. Tho uso nnd possession of these materials wero satisfactorily explained, tho passports wero pronounced m proper form and tho Loniors wero perinitled to pass the cordon. Close lehiiid them followed an officer. AVhen tho steps that lead to the jail had been reached another cm don of polieo had blocked tho way. Credentials were called for nnd exnmined a second time and tho strnncers wero ordered to puss in. Two raps wero given upon tho outer door, nnd as it revolved upon its hinges tho butt end of a inusket fell on tho floor with a suggestivo Tattle. A quick trot across tho spacious corridor, down tho steps, across tho court vnrd. up moro steps, a whispered confab with the lailer, whoso laco was prosseu ue tween the heavy iron bars of tho inner door, a clanking of keys, nnd tho npresentatives of tho United l'ress were w itlim u lew leet it the men w ho w ero so soon to die. Insido tho corridor wero ranged tho cells where tho condemned men wero sleeping .heir Inst sleep. All wns as still nR death, tin death watch in slippered feet moved jlowly up nnd down, stopping over nnd anon to peer through tho four barred dooi-s and -en thnt all wns right. It was a welcomo relief to the oppressive stillness when tho telegrnph instrument, which wns locnted in the lawyer's cage w ithin n dozen feet of tho cell in which l'nrsnns was con- lined, began its 'click," "click," "click." Outside in the jail olllce, where tho jailers, bailiffs nnd turn keys, wlio hnd teen sitting up through tho night, wero wntching for tho break of tho event ful day, the air was hot and foul. Everybody moved whispers, ns though the slightest noiso lnigAt penctrnto the thick walls and arouse tho sleepers. Sheriff Matson arrived ut 0 o'clock. ihero wns n look of inti-nso anxiety upou his fnce, nnd it was plain to bo seen thnt ho fully realized tho terrible responsi bility which in n few hours would fnl! to lis lot. Ho mudo his way through the crowded room to tho inner corridor, joined tho dentil wntch nnd jiaoed up nnd down with liini for several minutes. Satisfied that nil was well ho retired again and closetod himself with Jailer Folz in tho private oflico of tho latter. A moment later Fischer nwoke with n stnrt. Ho yuwned, rubbed his eyes, looked up nt tho dnylight that was now creeping in through tho skylights, sprang lightly from his cot nnd commenced to dress. Thero was n sullen look upon his fnce and ho only grunted when tho death wntch wished him a cheery good morning. Almost nt tho sumo moment Eugol and Spies nwoke. Kngel at oneo aroso trom ins bunk; Spits, however, stretched his arms and lay still n moimnt, ns if thinking. Parsons sat up upon tlio edgo of his cot and gnzed at tho opposito wall of his coll. Then ho sighed in a sad nnd weary wny anil siowjy arose. Fischer oioressod a desiro to wash himself. and, gunrdul by six turnkoys, ho was tnken to tho Inucet nt tho further end of the cago, where for months Uie condemned men havo held daily levees with their friends nnd relatives. As he emerged from the cell ho stood , still for n moment and looked in a strange, inquiring way nt tlio telegraph instrument, which nt thnt mo ment wns sending his every movement throughout tho country. When ho had reached tbn, stationary wushstund ho turned tho faucet with a shnrp jerk, plunged his hands iuto tho wnter and besprinkled his face and neck. Thon ho rubbed himself briskly with a towol, surveyed himself in tho glass, nml indicated w ith u nod to his keepers thnt ho wn.s ready to return. As tho key turned upon him the door of Spies' cell wns thrown open nnd he stopied out. Spies fuco wns pnlo ns denth, but then; wns n look of bravado upon his countenance, and as ho stood thero, with his bond planted firmly upon his shoulders mid his eyes looking straight into those of tho tall man before him, it was evident that ho wns making a strong and detenniiud iffort to bear himself bravely to the end. no wished the guard cood morning in an eusy manner, nnd then lollowing Fi"hcr's example, wnlked over to tho other end ol the con nior and washed himself. After ho finished his ablutions nml had been again locked up, Kngel nnd Par- sons wero brought out in turn nnd given an opportunity t clenuso themselves. Thev manifested u liimnrss or uemeunor. but said nothing 111 I espouse to tho questions of tho keepers regaidlng how they filt. Parsons, however, us'-ed for n hair brush, nml ono was furnished him from the matron's nuaitem. Ho irushfd his hair enre- fully, and with the brief toiuark, "That's ,.; . . .. - on," turned on tns ueei lowini ma ecu. vi r.utso.Ns. tiptoo and spoke TT.. FREE PRESS, 0 ' loo'' (lie food whiih hnd b'eti ordered win ! bl n I in yiiil taken to tho cells. All had or (liini b i-lst, nk, olfie, blend nnd butter bul Parsons, who nnu expressed a deslK I or ru w oystei-s, fried eggs and milk toast. All of them nto heartily; Pnr sons especinlly denied everything before him and n'ked for a plate of ft ied oysters. They wero quickly pro cui ed,and us quick ly put tat of sight. When tho prison era hnd finished, n touching letter of fniowell signed by risciiKii. F i i) 1 d o n n n d Schwab, part belnir in tho hand wilting of each ninn, wns brought down stairs by u big turnkey. It wns first passed in to bines, tneii in turn to Parsons, Kngel nnd Fischer. Dr. Gray, tho physician of tho jnll, arrived ifi:'V3 nnd visited ench of tho men. A few minutes Inter Kev. II. W. IJoltou, pastor of tho First Methodist church, arrived nt the courtyard door and asked to bo peimitted to tall: with tho condemned. He had been with them up to 11 o'clock Inst night, but hnd encountered cool tleatinent from all but Kngel, who remained passive nnd allowed tlm man of God to talk freely. Whether or not the efforts to direct his mind to things spiritual wns successful is an open question, ior with tho exception of a "Good night" when the minister left him ho did not ojieti his mouth, nlthough ho listened thoughtfully. "Ceitainly, como in," was Sheriff's Matson's response to the request, nnd tho minister, ut ids own desire, wns conducted to tho cell oc cupied by Pnrsons, with whom ho com menced to talk. Meanwhile Spies had called for paper, pen and ink, and wns soon busily engaged in writing. At 8:18 Mr. Holton, having passed just eighteen minutes with Pnrsons, left tho cell. The Anarchist fol lowed him to tho door, and then pulling it to stood with his liynds behind him, appar ently straining his eyes to determine tho personnel of tho crowd in tlio jailer's oillco across tho corridor. Tho preacher moved nlong tho coiridor nnd stopped nt the cell where Spies wns writing. Tho Anarchist looked up quickly, but without n word or n look of recognition ho relurncd his eyes to the paper before him nnd his pen to its woik. After standing nt tho door lor a few min utes in the vnin hopo thnt Spie-, after all, would consent to admit him, Mr. Hollonwent to tho next cell, which wns occupied by En gel. Hero ho was readily admitted. Death Wntch Osboi Tie, who had becoino so much attached to tho prisoner!, unmo in nt S:i;0 nnd greeted nil four in turn. Then ho went up to tho first tier of cells nnd tnlked witli Fielden nnd Scliwub. At 8:40 tho sheriff directed ono of tho turnkeys to nsk tho men whether they wonted any stimu lants. This was done, but nil declined ex cept Kngel, who expressed n desire for port wine. A bottle was procured, nnd ho emp tied three largo rum glasses filled to tho brim. Spies censed his writing long enough o light u cigar, crossed his legs, and then resumed his work. Ho sat in an attitudo o extreme ease. Ihero was n self satisfied look uiioii his face as his pen flow over tho pages, and ns ho blew tho snioko of his cigur into wrentlis ho looked more like n contented nnd hnppy business man in his oillco than n criminal whoso sands of lifo wero nearly run out. At S:."5 Spies quit writing, nnd, railing to tho doatli wntch, nsked for a couplo of envelopes. They wero furnished him; with great deliberation ho folded tho paper upon which ho had been writing, nnd placed three pages iu ono en velope nnd two in nnother, lheso ho sealed nnd directed, nnd then resuming his ensy position nnd his cigar ho gazed contempla tively through the bin's up nt tho skylight. Meanwhile Mr. llolton had taken his leavo of Kngel nnd wns conducted to the cell upon tho upper tier occupied by Schwnb, who welcomed him cordially. At bM letters caino to tho men. Pnrsons received ono from New Yoik. Thero wns ono for Spies from Icw lork; ono directed to "liro thers Lingg and Spies and Parsons, Kameraden," and others to Citizen Kngel. Ono re ceived from Mut- toon, Ills., wns nd dressed to con demned Anarchists nnd wns given to Spies. With enger hnnds tho mon tore open tho envelopes K.Nfi 3U nnd rend tho communications inclosed. Thero was a momentary cloud upon Spies' fnco as ho threw ono of tho letters ho lind ro ceived upon tho table. Ho sat nnother moment in deep thought nnd then requested tho death watch to send for tho sheriff'. Mr. Matson responded with alacrity, nnd nfter n brief whispered conversation tho ox- editor hnnded over tho two letters nnd the sheriff placed them in nn inner pocket of his cout. Spies also expressed a desiro for n draught of llhino wino and a messenger wns dispatched ucross tho street with instruc tions to procure n quart of tho best qinlity. lteturning to his table, Spies again com. menced to write, wliilo Pnrsons, Kngel and Fischer sat with n gloomy expression look ing out into tho corridor. Word was brought in that Mrs. Parsons, airs. Holmes nnd two children of Mrs. Kngel, Mary Engol und Edna Mueller hnd como to tho Illinois street gunrd nnd wero refused admittance. Thoy then went to tho Clnrk street cordon of police, but not having passes, wero not per mitted to pass. Word ulso cumo that they indulged in somo vehement yet tenrful talk nbout tho execution of innocent men. it 9:15 two n'ew suits of clotlies wero brought in for Spies nnd Kngel nnd tnken to their cells. Thoy wero full suits of plain black clothes. As they woro taken in Schwub appeared on tho gallery overhead and peered down into their cells. At 0:1!0 Sheriff Mutson arranged tho fol lowing guards around tho scaffold, with Deputy Cuhill iu chnrgo: Frnke, Halko, Ileurs, Gross, Moron, Hamilton, Foley, Scnntan, McCartney, Hrninerd, Healy, Cnr olnn, Frcise, Lynch, Dooley, Wulbridgo, Wnll, Kerns nnd Prico. At U::!0 Dr. Gray arrived. Ho tarried at tlio jailer's ollico u moment and thon went to Spies' roll. Tho sun wns now iu a position wliero it streamed iu through the skylight, nnd Pnrsons, Fischer and Engol wero bathed in its lays. At U:85 Dr. Gray visited each coll and administered medical stimulants to tho ininntes. Word was brought iuto tho jail thnt -Mrs. Parbons, with nor two children and Mrs. Holmes, presented themselves nt tho Denrborn avenue entrnnco and demanded to seo her husbnnd. Sho was refused admit tance, nnd, docllning to go a wny, tho four were placed In n pntrol wngdn nnd tnkon to tho Chicago avenuo station. Spies drank tho stimulant hnnded him by tho doctor almost groedily, while tlio others accepted tho glasses without deiiufr nnd drained them to the bottom, then (U;-Jl) o clock) Fischer Uugel and Pnrsons commenced to pneo up and down their cells, while Spies loaned Qgainst tho wnll away Mck In hii 40 lit 9 MM VK1DAT?, NOVEMBER nn(e, only tho edgo of his enrdlgnti jacket being visible from tho oIIIcd of tho jail. While Dr. Gray wns with tho men ho wns joined by Dr. Moyer, who spoke words of cournfto to ench. When Sheriff' Mnlsoii caino out he st.il' d that all tho condemned hud written li Iters to tho members of their Ininilies nnd other friends which had been inliusteil t' i him for personal delivery. At 10 o'clock Deputy Sheriff Gleason hurriedly entered the oillco with u letter, which ho passed to Spits. Tho superscription was in 11 feminine hand. He lead it without n movement of his facial muscles. All this timo notio but representatives of tho press had been admitted to tho jnll oillco. The tickets of admission notified tho holders to present themselves at tlio Illinois street entrnnco nt 10 o'clock, but, in order that tho repot tors and thero wero nenr n hundred of them should not bo ciowded, it wns decided to keep the holders of tho general tickets iu the j ill ynrd until the moment for tho execution arrived. This arrangement was an ndmirnblo ono for tlio newspapers, who nt previous executions in this building huvo been coinielled to per form their duties under great diillcillties. It wns not relished, however, by tho other visitors, who stood und shivered in tho cold nil- nnd stumped their feet to kiop tho blood iu circulation. At 10 o'clock -two telegraph dispatches wero taken to Parsons. Just ns tho dis pnlchoj hnd been taken in tho sound of sing ing in n guttural voice broke upon tho ears of those gathered in the olllce. In an instant all wns as still as death. The voice was that of Fischer, und ho was standing at his cell door singing tho ' Marseillaise" with all tho strength of his powerful lungs. Thero was n sinilo upon liis fnce, not one of cvnicism, butn hearty, opi li faced smile, as that ot a man who was entering heart unit soul into the sentiment of the words ho wn.s singing. Ho sang two stanzas of llmi.-et de Ilsle's famous song of the Flench revolution, und then subsided. None of his comrades joined in the chorus, ulthough tho faces ot Puisons arid Spies brightened up and they l.stemd intently until the notes had died away. Schwab, w ho many it timo in days gone by had joined in tho choi us at the meetings ot the Interna tiomil association, wns considerably exer cist d by the episode, and paced up and down his cell with energy. Fisclur was talking witli his dintli watch. Ho said last night ho dieained ot Gem -.ny and his happy child hood's home. J list tho. i u loud noise was heard. It was' n deputy U sling the scaffold with sand b.igs, Kngel cumo to the door of his cell. He know what the sound mount, nnd winked ut his dentil watch, llev. Dr. Bolton (lOilo) ngnin vLited one after another of tho colls, but fioni none of the condemned men did ho receive n wold of encouragement. Deputy Sheriff Gleason culled dipt. Kontield aside nnd nsked him anxiously nbout tho crowds on the outside nnd tho probability of trouble. Ihe enptain replied thnt nil wns quiet nnd Hint tho polieo wero '.ully able to cope with any distui banco. Ho pointed to tho roof nt the jail, which wns I t. .rally studded with officers armed with repeating rilles. "When I get to heaven I'll put in n good word for Hill Stobiu" (ono of the guards), nid Fischer to his death watch. Stobio has been very kind to tho condemned men. At 10:2.) Fischer tnlked cuvlv with his cunrd. Spies hnd lit nnother cignr nnd ulso talked to his keeper. Ho exhibited signs of nervous ness. Ho received a letter, nnd Parsons a telegram. Kngel walkod up and down his cell, Ho was offered some stiniulunt but re fused it. At 10:fi0 County Phyficinn Moyer took his leave of tho men, to w hoso health ho has been daily ministering for tho past seventeen months. All of thorn shook hnnds, but not ono of them displayed tl.o slightest emotion. From 10:50 to 11 Spies occupied himself iu reading u pnper. Tho others paced up nnd dow n their cells, stopping at overy turn to look out through tho bars like caged nni uiuls. The narrow corridor upon which tho cells of the quartette look was filled with deputies. I he scaffold was not painted, and was brown will ago and usage. Thero was n space of about two foot lw- tweon each of tho ropes and the four nooses huug on a dead level. Tho ropo was light, but of substantial make. At 11:10 tho jury filed in and took their plncos in tho double row of chnirs which iind lieeu reserved in front of tho press tables. Tho spectntors, of whom thero uro less than 200, were admitted to tho rear. Altogether tho corridor wns not hnlf filled. Tho cells on tho first floor ns well as those on the two upjwr tiers wero emptied of their occupants. 'Iho gathering was quiet and de corous, lints wero removed and cigars tin own away. Thero was none of tho crowd ing, pushing, smoking, sw curing mob that disgraced tho execution of the Italians two years ago. Tho mimes of the jurors were called, nnd each rose to icspond. Then thero wns quiet deep, nwful quiet. It was ns though every man hnd censed breathing; as if tho earth stood still; ns if tho blood was congealing in tl.o veins of tho anxious spectators. Tho stillness wns broken by u wail a weird, grewtomo sound. It was only the jwt jail cat, but it pales tho cheek of munv a inuii who at nnother timo would ninko the event n source ot Lilnrity. The animal, which hnd been secured in nil adjoining cage, is taken out, nnd ngnin tho stillness of suspense. Through tlio high barred frames of glass directly back of tho scaffold n score of armed men wero visiblo. They wero as motionless as statues, their guns ut their shoulders, nml tho muzzles bearing directly on tlio gullows window. Tho moments passed on. A report gnincd currency that tlio snerm was holding otr until tho last moment iu exiectntion thnt something would bo heard from Springfield, Suddenly the face of Deputy ttleason was seen nt the entrnnco of the corridor lending to tho scuffold. His fuco wns white; ho was trembling in every limb. He raised hislmnd. Tho moment hud nt rived. Tho shuffling of feet is heard in the coiridor. It wns 11:111 to tho minute. Sheiiff llutsou appeared, hi back to tho gathering; ho wns facing tho procession. Spies canto into view, a broad shouldered bailiff wns on his right; next enmo l-ischer, then Kngel. All three stopped from tho second tier of cells to tho scaffold; tho spectators drew u long breath. "Pnrsons is saved I" was tho word that goes around, but it wns not to ha A second later nnd Pnrfons appeared. Tho four men w cio placid upon tho trap. All wero glmstly pnle. Spies' hair seemed to literally stund uiku end. Kngei's shoulders seemed tuarly to touch the top of his hend. Parsons set his tteth firmly together nnd looked downinlmly ujion the crowd beneath. His fuco wns tho face of a man of iron. A murmur of admiration for his unflinching noi vu gocstluough tho spectators. Kngel turned around and said something inaudible, to tho deputy. It wns evidently of a jocular character, for tlio condemned man lunched hem til y. Fischer looked at him n moment, nnd then he, too, put in n remark. Spies nnd Parsons, nt either end of tho scat fold, muintnined a stolid nnd dignified de meanor, but thero wns n look of unuttcrnblo woo on the fuco of tho ex-editor, which pierced t lie In arts of thoso eui rounding tlio Binffold. J l.etnrcuiis inn already been ad justed before tl.e men left their cells. Nothing remained but to encircle each neck with tho 18. 1S87.-TWELYE PAGES. nooso, nnd to cover inch head with tho imp. Jailer IV1, approached Spiis. A quick movement, so quick thnt it could hardly bo noticed, mid the ropo was around his neck nnd U'lng drawn taut. Thero is int n move ment of a ime-ole. The saine'stoli 1 look, tho hiiiiio w oe be,;one look from the eyes. Folz moved a step, and In a moment lb" throat of I lscher was encircled by tho noose. He moved his head up nnd down ns if it hurl 111 ill. Kngel did not move ns the oentiii!i wns being pi rfoiined. Parsons riveted his gnzo on tlio gioutul nnd his features wero contracted. All four wero evident ly determined to die game. A deputy approached Spies with tho cap In Ids hnnds. The condemned man said soiiu thing in nn undertone. Ho was evidently remon strating. Tho deputy woven d lor a ino mont. Spies spoke still moio onrncitly. Tho doputy loots nt tho sheriff; tho hitter closed Ids eyes. It is enough, Tho enp wns quickly drawn over the fuco of tho Annichist lender. It bus been seen for tho hist time ill life. Tho hend of Kngel wns next coveie l, then I' ischer, Pnrsons last. Fischers head moved up and down in tho direction of the sheriff, who, with his hands upon tho iron railing of tho gallery, wns reudy to givo tho signal. It was as though tho Anarchist, ns well ns ho could in his muslin covered head, was 1 eckoning the sheriff to npproach him. That official, however, did not respond. Thero wns u moment of deuthllke stillness. Then clenr and distinct caino tho voice of Spios. His form straightens up. Tho muslin seems to inovo in harmony with ins lips. "Our silence is mom powerful than speech." That was nil, but there wns u ring to it that echoes far awny down tho corridor. Silence again for n second. Then in a round, full voico n shout "Hurrah for niiuiehyi" conies from Kngel. Another pause, broken this time by tho voico of Fischer. "This is tho linppiest moment ol my lifer Helms hud his sny. Then (he clear, well modulated voico of Parsons broke the oppressive still ness. There was not that enlhii-iastic ring In it which nun ked tho utterances of tho others. It is not tho voico of n judge deliv cring u decision. A scarcely deflnnbln pnuso betwtcu ench word: "Shall I bo allowed to siwnk, O men nnd women of denr America i" Tlio she iff shifted his position a little. Ho was several feet nway from the speaker, but tho speaker must havo seen tho movement through the lolds of tho cap. Thoiowas n rising mil etion in Ins voice, not so much of pleading s of demand. "Let mo speak of Sheriff' Matson,'' is what he says. "Let tho voico of tho people bo heard" Dowu went the drop. Tho last words of Parsons had died upon his lips. Four bodies swung in empty nir, and tho Hnyiunrket inussacro wns nvenged. siiKitirr matmin si'i:Aisi. WIl) He Did Not (ilvo the Aniui'lilutl Moro Time to Hpenk. Chicago, Jfov. 12. In answer to n ques tion ns to whether ho fenred any trouble ni the funeral of tho dead Anarchists, Sherill Matson said: I do not expect nny trouble. Tho good sense of tho pcoplo will prevail. Standliif In tho presence of those dead bodiesall jwopli must realize that tho law will piovail. Tin funeral may bo a tribute to the memory ol tho dead, but it will bo a reverential ono ni tho parts of their friends and cannot, undei aii3 circumstances, bo marked by any ills order." Spenking of tho Inst words of the Annrch ists nnd tho nbrupt termination of Parsons- siieech, tho sheriff said: "It bus been cus tomary to let men sny n last word on tho gal lows. Ihero is no law on tho subject, and rests entirely with tho indulgence of tht sheriff. Somo timo ngo tlio men nskesl m to givo them each twenty minutes foi speeches, but this was moro than I coult grant. Just before tho march to tho gnllow began they intimated that they did not care to siy anything. I did not deem it expedient for them to mako long speeches, and it Is not customary to allow delay after tho caps are adjusted. I delayed the execution until o'clock iu order to get the final decision fron tlio governor. 1 wanted to givo them ever chance for tlioir lives." I'ai--nii' Last Letter. Chicago, "ov. 12. Tho following letter wns written by Pnrsons four hours lielor execution: "County Jail, Nov. 11 S o'clock u. m. "My DkaR ComiiaiiK: The guard has ju nwnkencd mo. I havo washed my fnco und drunk n cup of coffee. The doctor nsked mo if I wniit'Hl stimulants. 1 said no. lht dear buys, Engol, Fischer und Spies, salutes! mo with linn voices. Please' sev .sheriff .Mat- sou and take charge of my p.iix'is and let- tots. Flouso have my book on "Anarchism: Its Philosophy nnd Scientific Musis," put into goo 1 shape, etc. Thero are millions of Americans who will want to lend it. "Well, my dear old comrade, tho hour draws nenr. Cuwir kept mo awake till late at night with tho noiso (music) of hammer and s.iw, erecting his thwme my scaffold; refinement, civilization. Matson, sherill, tells mo ho ret used to let Ciosar (tatc) secrete my body, and ho has just got my wife's nd dress from mo to send her my remains. Magnanimous Cunnr! Good by. Huil tho socinl revolution. Silutntions to nil. "A. It. Parsons." College Mlldcnts Mnl.o ll "sensation. Galesiiuiio, Ills., Nov. 12. Somo Knox college students buspended Ilvo clllgies from wfro stretched between two high trtvs ubovo tho ground just in front of tho col- lego Thursday night and, apparently to pre vent Interruption, smeared tho posts of the college guto with tnr nnd passed :i bonrd lie twoon them. Four of tho i id gos wero of men, the fifth n, woman. Iu addition to benrlng tho name's of four members of th'j senior class nnd ono of tho semi nniy, tho etllgios wero nlso named Pur sons, Spies, Kngol, Lingg nnd tho female elllgy Nina Van Zandt. Tho ull'nlr has caused n sensation nnd is roundly condemned. Tho mass of studonts are organizing n vig ilance committco to ferret out the perpe trators and expulsions may result. A Suit TarewelL Chicago, Nov. 12. Mrs. Schwab, her mother, Mrs. Sclmaubelt, and her two thil dren were ndmltted to the jail, tho latter bo- hind tho sort en, this morning, where tin) husband nnd father took n long farewell of his family. Jailer Folz hnd first given lenvo for them to assemble iu tlio olllce, but changed his mind, and husband and wife bid their adieus through tho wire screen. Mrs, Fiel.lon and her little ones cumo later, nnd luul nn nffe'Ctiug Interview with her sturdy husbnnd with tho snino restrictions. Tho two convicts left this forenoon for Jolie't, where they will bo met by n portion of tho mercy delegation that laid over nt Springfield to tho last. Precaution Taken in Hi'onhl) n, UliooKl Y., Nov. 12. The police reserves in this city were today ordered to bo he-Id iu reserve nt the station houses until Monday ovenlng. "We nto not going to allow nny party of Anarchists 1 pnrudo iu lirooklyn,' said Police Sup rliitendeut Campbell, "W'c will huvo no funny business whatsoever That must bo understood oneo nnd for ull, Ahh QUIET IN CHICAGO AN IMMENSE PROCESSION riCC 7 HE REMAINS TO THE VAIjLT Forty CurliiinlH of People go to the ( en. ter,y-G'it. Illm k tho I'i li.climi On lot s vein) A mil ell litn Mule Iu M.i in mutory .Spec oh h Ciik.'Aoo, 111., Nov. 111. Tho fui.c-a , tho uiiiuchlsts was held toiluj. It"", conducted in u quiet nnd orderly pnir r c he eiitlro squad ot thu central dst.1 police was on duty ut the dllleient poii.1 along thu Hue of miirch. The procession. Btnrted from August Splca'a lute I mo at about 12:4.- o'clock. The most i tikfnir view of the pioeesMon tvus ol)tnltie ut the corner of Luke mid Desplulnea .street autl brought vividly to mind the scetia-. oi May -t, 18S0, when tlio bomb wies turov.r At just 1:15 o'clock, thu hend id Kit lino, reuuhed the spot. At the corner ih the fculouii und hull of Charles 7,-ph the nniuchlst. H wns to this saloon that l'r sons took hi.s wife ami clillaion atttr he finished his speech ut thu lln market and wheru they sut when the bomb m.. thrown. Two hundred feet huuth w! the place where stood the wauu In uj which Spies unit liis comrades deiivtiei their hamiigues und counselled thiuit.iuf, the law ; here too was the alley froir which thu hUsing fatal bomb wut hurled into thu milks ot ihe police. A little f'ir ther south is the spot where thu ml je fell und did. -non awful dk-structu'ti. M accident or iu.1,411 the pjiuele wc 'u around this historic corner. Thu line ot inuiuti took thu n.,ue , o- llfliiy or sj liip.ilhi.ers dliectlj paoi Utlu' .- null, 111 liiu uasciuelll ol Which a i,iout o) led.i Usui to hold nightly conteie nee .ue' instruct each other in theusu ot tiurin ite and practice thu iiiauual of unns. At 'nt hour itbovu ineutloutd the Hist ,iu oL mull coillil be Men cio-stiii' JDY-iilu'i es Btieet ".v 1- 1 . it-Dluudv licit, f ok plucu la l ten 1 ii. iio.iceHud ihu railroad htriktiH. 1 neii was no ailvuncu trutirel ot police. 1 luy ouio no ied uul smipit uiiick e.101 iie.-,u itn crape on Jiuui'iii. llier catne 11 bi liiaiiuy urtsdeo corpse.' inua clans ot tlio Oeriimn tinny. D we, t. strange scene. rollowiiiLT the tit -i corDB of niusicliius walked the deleiiae commit tee. George A. fcchllllug led the commit tee und carried ti lloral tribute, Follow lug eight ubieast weruliuaily :'W mem bers ot Aurora Turn Verrleu, ot wnich Au gust Spies wus 11 member. Next 400 of thu Vtirwaerts Turuer society. WKitrlus red badges ou the breasts ; 11 hundred oi the Fortschritt brunch followed. Then the fentuie 01 the procer,ion was the hearse of August Spies. There iw no nodding black plumes, but the top was so covered with llorul tributes that no-h ing else could be seen, iusldu was the lichly covered casket; fetuudltie; out in bold relief agulust the black tiro idcloth of the coffin wus thrown a great saan of red silk, Spies', color. The crowtU- craneil their necks to get a glimpse of this the most imposing 01 an the hearses. As the band wheeled into Luke stracS playing a dirge, there lolloweel many huudred members of the Central Labor union ; behind them was the heur.se bear lug Fischer's colllu and also beatlus uiauy tlowers. No red silk emblem was on his hearse. Then came the funeral cerriace of Albert H. 1'arsous. Ou the box near the driver sat a man holding an immense lloral emblem with the iticriptiou : "From K. of L, assemblj, No. 130T," the lumeni' bly to which Parsons belonged until it was kicked out of the order lor adherence to the cause of the anarchists. Tins was the only the floral piece on or In the hearse. A simple strip of red silk ribbon was trailed carelessly from the head ot the casket to the centre, then strung along the floor of the heurse uutil it wound it belf Into llttlo heaps at the loot. Another cohort ot the Central Labor uulon followed and behind thorn came the hearses of George Kugel and Louis Liugtr , over both coffins were red banners imo several lloral pieces were carried b el no by stalwart meti. All through thu purl ot the demonstration were inters pes.ed carriages; contalnlug thu relatives, ant' ueai' friends. The next feature was the tarn oat o the people who followed after the hearses consistlnv; ut men, women, bay mid glTls all ou foot, babes in arms aud tutu (is of music. In ranks ot four to eight deep they tramped side by side, and not a won1 was uttered by those in the ranks or those on the corners. Tho local assemblies of the Knights of Labor wore red sctrlet iu their huts, bow.s of crimson nt the throats and loii stienmers of cnm-im lroui the shoulder, in trout marched Miss .Mar MiCeirmiuk, nniMer woiktiinti of thi or gam. Uiou known as the Luc) l'.ir.u-ig Assembly K. of L. She w.is aliunde I by two others, and the trio carried a huge wreath.to tlie to pot which wns attached u suow-white dove. tbU was the only whi'f dove In the line. The tribue was sfnt ft tr Cincinnati. Then came more men. we men mil children, and it took the niauh ing thousauds 23 minutes to pass the cor ner. Alter the people on toot came 50 . u ringes ovtrloadtd with people of aliases and sects. The line of vehicle kepi, cr in Uesplaines street squarely over the snot where the bomb tell the night of thu not The carriages reached the Wisconsin t eh tral depot 20 11111111161 ahead of tho 1 ro cession. As it pns.-td the office of the Ar biter-Zeitung and the Alarm a man id. 'he Aurora Turn Verrein raised in the ,r o small flu.: nnd waved it over his In id This was tho signal for a cheer from 'he loyal spectators on the bidewalk. At 'he depot the coffins were borne In on 'he shoulders of tho pnll bearers through the side entrance and deposited in the com bination baggage and smoking car anil started for Waldheim cemetery. Inside the depot 3000 people pushed mid jostler each other in a mad rush to gain be at 3 lr thu train. The first train consisted ot 1" coarhes besido tho bnggsge car containing collius. Iu thu tlrst passenger car we thu mourners, Capt. Black, Nina Vai Zundt, JJrs. Spies, Gretchen, August s. sister, Kenlinand and Chris, his twe brothers, .Mrs. Parsons, Mrs. Kngel nad her children, Mrs. Fischer and her two babies. Tlio next coach contained Mrs. Capt. UWiclc, her adopted boy, Mrs Schwab nnd Mrs. Fielden aud tho Aurora Turn Verrein, The rest of the cars were lllled with a miscellaneous throng whe filled every beat und completely choKeit up tho aisles. Three other trains were made up, aud 11 totalof 40 coach loads were taken out. Many were left behind who wanted to go, so dense was the crowd on the tracks. When the train pulled oft A was nt a suaiPs pace. The locomotive kept up a continual tooting as it ueared thu principal street crossings, where many curious pcoplo stood watchlug. When the train halted at the roiui lead lug to the cemetery tho passengers rushed out ot the cars and ran pell mell to thu burial around. Kuch casket vra? f borne from the depot upon the shoulders ot eight men. Tho procession was iieaued by four women in' iieep mourning upon whoso shoulders rested nn immense ,'ornl crown with a smaller one of crane 1 tho interior. Tho coffins were placed upon a platform erected in front ot tho n.volv Ing vault nnd 15,000 spectators gathered around. Cant. Black stepped tm thti front nnd all hats wero taken olT A deep silence fell upon the throng and tli i" counsel spoke at length. He told bi? hearers they hnd come to do honor t sol dleru aud martyrs to truth. Thede.ii hat lost their lives in tho service, and wero numbered with those that lu all hbtorr