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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1887
Page
1
Spies Parsons Fischer and Engel were executed at Chicago for the Haymarket murders. The condemned faced the scaffold with varied resolve as guards praised their nerve. Parson spoke briefly before the drop, while Fischer and Spies voiced defiant final remarks. The city remained quiet amid the executions and surrounding patrols.
In Chicago on November 10 Louia Lingg, labeled arch archial, killed himself in his jail cell at 8 55 am by placing a candle loaded with dynamite in his mouth. The blast mutilated his face and the room filled with smoke and the odor of dynamite as witnesses described the grisly scene.
Gov. Oglesby commuted Fielden and Schwab sentences to life imprisonment while Spies Fischer Parsons Engle Curcaco were not altered. News sparked scenes at the jail as relatives gathered for farewell visits, including a dramatic private meeting between Spies’ proxy wife Nina VanZant and August Spies.
Springfield Nov 9 Capt Black led a large gathering of men and women in presenting a clemency petition for Spies Fielden Parsons to Governor Oglesby. The reading recited Haymarket events, the mayor's statements, and urged mercy while noting signatures from 60,000 supporters.
Deputy Peters witnesses the scaffold setup at Cook County Jail for four anarchists to swing together after Lingg’s death. Fischer and Engel express willingness to die by fire rather than face a grim fate, with telegrams from Spies and further details promised in Chicago and Detroit papers. Mrs. Alfred G. Smith of Marengo dies after opium overdose amid failed recovery efforts.
The Fifth National Bank of St Louis closed Monday afternoon after a heavy morning run sparked by Rosenthal Co millinery failure. Directors including L B Rosenthal face heavy indebtedness. deposits exceed 1 million on a 500 thousand capital. Potential full repayment may occur.
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Reports from November 10 claim the Central Labor Union of Chicago ordered 16 000 members to abstain from work on the execution day. Police plan to open city bridges at dawn and station troops at river tunnels to prevent disturbances. Arrests include Fred Kort and Emil Wande for revolver purchases as conspiracy to murder is alleged. Judge Prendergast rules on jurisdiction as trials loom for the accused.
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