,! ,ELEV5? ( ,NOVEMB]1 #ahhg 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LUCY ,P>SONS 

,TEXT 3 

  

,PHOTO BY JAIME4SILVA1,C,C ,B,Y-,N,C-,N,D ,LIC5SE  
,! ,ELEV5? ( ,NOVEMB] HAS BECOME A DAY ( 9T]NATIONAL IMPORTANCE1 *]I%$ 9 ! HE>TS ( ALL TRUE LOV]S ( LIB]TY AS A DAY ( M>TYRDOM4 ,ON ?IS DAY W]E (F]$ UPON ! CRUEL GALL[S-TREE1 M>TYRS AS TRUE TO !IR HI< IDEALS AS W]E EV] SACRIFIC$ 9 ANY AGE4 

,! WRIT] WILL ASSUME ?AT ! PRES5T G5]ATION IS BUT SUP]FICIALLY 9=M$ REG>D+ ! DETAILS ?AT L$ UP TO ! ELEV5? ( ,NOVEMB]1 = 9 ?IS BUSY AGE1 TW5TY-FIVE YE>S IS A LONG TIME TO REMEMB] ! DETAILS ( ANY EV5T1 H[EV] IMPORTANT4 

,9 #ahhf ! WORK+ CLASS ( ,AM]ICA1 = ! FIR/ TIME1 /RUCK = ! R$UCTION ( ! H\RS ( DAILY TOIL TO EI<T P] DAY4 ,IT WAS A GREAT /RIKE4 ,*ICAGO WAS ! /ORM-C5T] ( ?AT /RIKE1 BECAUSE ( ! ACTIVITIES ( ! M>TYRS ( ! ELEV5? ( ,NOVEMB]1 #a#h#h#g4 

,! WORK+ CLASS PRACTICALLY TI$ UP ! CITY ( ,*ICAGO1 ,ILL9OIS1 = ?REE DAYS4 ,ON ! AFT]NOON ( ,MAY #cRD1 ( ?AT YE> ! POLICE %OT SEV]AL /RIK]S & CLUBB$ MANY MORE BRUTALLY4 ,! NEXT EV5+1 ,MAY #d?1 ! N[ HI/ORIC ,HAYM>KET MEET+ WAS HELD4 ,! ,HAYM>KET MEET+ IS REF]R$ TO HI/ORICALLY AS ! 0,HAYM>KET ,RIOT40 ,?IS ,HAYM>KET MEET+ WAS ABSOLUTELY PEACEABLE & QUIET4 ,! ,MAYOR ( ,*ICAGO ATT5D$ ! MEET+1 & SUBSEQU5TLY TOOK ! /& AS ! FIR/ WITNESS = ! DEF5SE AT ! ,AN>*I/ ,TRIAL1 SO-CALL$4 ,FOLL[+ IS ! MAYOR'S TE/IMONY 9 P>T3 

,I W5T TO ! MEET+ = ! PURPOSE ( DISP]S+ IT1 9 CASE ,I %\LD FEEL IT NECESS>Y = ! SAFETY ( ! CITY4 ,!RE WAS NO SUGGE/ION MADE BY EI!R ( ! SPEAK]S LOOK+ T[>D CALL+ = IMM$IATE USE ( =CE OR VIOL5CE T[>DS ANY P]SONS ?AT NI<T2 IF !RE HAD BE51 ,I %\LD HAVE DISP]S$ !M AT ONCE4 ,I W5T TO ! POLICE /ATION DUR+ ,P>SONS' SPEE* & ,I /AT$ TO ,CAPTA9 ,BONFIELD ?AT ,I ?\<T ! SPEE*ES W]E AB\T OV]2 ?AT NO?+ HAD OCCURR$ OR LOOK$ LIKELY TO OCCUR TO REQUIRE 9T]F]5CE1 & ?AT HE HAD BETT] ISSUE ORD]S TO HIS RES]VES AT ! /ATIONS TO GO HOME4 ,BONFIELD REPLI$ ?AT HE HAD REA*$ ! SAME CONCLUSION FROM REPORTS BR\<T TO HIM4 ,DUR+ MY ATT5DANCE ,I SAW NO WEAPONS AT ALL UPON ANY P]SON4 ,9 LI/5+ TO ! SPEE*ES1 ,I CONCLUD$ ?AT IT WAS NOT AN ORGANIZATION TO DE/ROY PROP]TY4 ,AFT] LI/5+ A LITTLE LONG]1 ,I W5T HOME4 

,?IS EXTRACT IS H]E GIV5 FROM ! ,MAYOR'S TE/IMONY1 BECAUSE ?IS MEET+ IS REF]R$ TO V]Y (T51 EV5 BY RADICALS1 AS ! 0,HAYM>KET ,RIOT40 

,HAD ! 9SPECTOR ( POLICE OBEY$ ! ,MAYOR'S ORD]S & NOT RU%$ A COMPANY ( POLICE UPON ?AT PEACEFUL MEET+1 !RE W\LD HAVE BE5 NO TR\BLE4 ,9/EAD1 AS SOON AS ! ,MAYOR LEFT1 ! 9SPECTOR RU%$ A COMPANY ( BLUECOATS TO ! MEET+2 !Y BEGAN CLUBB+ ! M5 & WOM5 & SCATT]$ !M 9 EV]Y DIRECTION4 ,UPON ?IS ONRU% ( ! POLICE1 SOMEONE ?REW A BOMB4 ,:O ?REW ?AT BOMB1 NO ONE TO ?IS DAY KN[S1 EXCEPT HE :O ?REW IT4 

,! BOMB] HAS NEV] BE5 ID5TIFI$1 NEV] BE5 >RE/$1 CONSEQU5TLY C\LD NEV] HAVE BE5 TRI$1 BUT MY HUSB& & HIS COMRADES W]E PUT TO DEA? ON ,NOVEMB] #a#a? AS COCONSPIRATORS ) ! BOMB-?R[]1 BUT HE IS UNKN[N6 

,\R COMRADES W]E NOT MURD]$ BY ! /ATE BECAUSE !Y HAD ANY CONNECTION ) ! BOMB-?R[+1 BUT BECAUSE !Y HAD BE5 ACTIVE 9 ORGANIZ+ ! WAGE-SLAVES ( ,AM]ICA4 

,! CAPITALI/IC CLASS DIDN'T WANT TO F9D ! BOMB-?R[]2 !Y FOOLI%LY BELIEV$ ?AT BY PUTT+ TO DEA? ! ACTIVE SPIRITS ( ! LABOR MOVEM5T ( ?AT TIME !Y C\LD FRI<T5 ! WORK+ CLASS BACK 9TO SLAV]Y4 

,! SO-CALL$ TRIAL WAS ! GREATE/ TRAVE/Y UPON JU/ICE ( MOD]N TIMES4 ,! BAILIFF :O WAS SELECT+ ! JURY1 A CREATURE NAM$ ,RYCE1 BOA/$ ?US3 

,I AM MANAG+ ?IS CASE & ,I KN[ :AT ,I AM AB\T4 ,?OSE FELL[S >E GO+ TO HANG AS C]TA9 AS DEA?4 ,I AM CALL+ SU* M5 AS ! DEF5DANTS WILL HAVE TO *ALL5GE P]EMPTORILY & WA/E !IR TIME & *ALL5GES4 ,!N !Y WILL HAVE TO TAKE SU* JURYM5 AS ! PROSECUTION WANTS40 

,! JURY ?AT DID TRY ! CASE WAS \T LESS ?AN ?REE H\RS4 ,!Y LEFT ! C\RT ROOM AFT] F\R O'CLOCK ON ,AUGU/ #bc & BE=E SEV5 O'CLOCK ! SELF-SAME AFT]NOON HAD REA*$ ! A/\ND+ V]DICT1 S5D+ SEV5 M5 TO ! GALL[S & ! EI<? MAN TO ! P5IT5TI>Y = ! T]M ( FIFTE5 YE>S4 ,! TRIAL HAD LA/$ SOME SIXTY-?REE DAYS4 ,?9K ( ! MASSIVE TE/IMONY ?AT ! JURY W\LD HAVE HAD TO GO OV] 9 ORD] TO GIVE !M EV5 ! SEMBLANCE ( A FAIR TRIAL6 ,!N ?9K ( ! AUDACITY ( A JURY BE+ \T LESS ?AN ?REE H\RS1 & ( ! BRUTALITY ( A COMMUNITY PUTT+ M5 TO DEA? UND] SU* A V]DICT & NEV] ALL[+ !M A NEW TRIAL6 

,ALB]T ,R4 ,P>SONS1 MY HUSB&1 NEV] WAS >RE/$4 ,ON ,MAY #e1 ! DAY AFT] ! ,HAYM>KET MEET+1 :5 HE SAW ! M5 ) :OM HE HAD BE5 ORGANIZ+ LABOR = ! PA/ T5 YE>S ( HIS LIFE1 BE+ >RE/$ & ?R[N 9TO PRISON & TREAT$ G5]ALLY AS CRIM9ALS1 HE LEFT ,*ICAGO4 ,ON ,JUNE #b#a1 ! DAY ! TRIAL BEGAN1 HE WALK$ 9TO ! C\RTROOM1 UNRECOGNIZ$ BY ! POLICE & DETECTIVES1 & SURR5D]$ HIMSELF1 HAV+ BE5 9DICT$ DUR+ HIS ABS5CE & A REW>D ( @s#e1 HAV+ BE5 (F]$ = HIS >RE/4 ,HE ASK$ ! C\RT TO GRANT HIM A FAIR TRIAL ?AT HE MI<T PROVE HIS ABSOLUTE 9NOC5CE4 ,HE WAS NEV] GRANT$ ! %AD[ ( A FAIR & IMP>TIAL TRIAL & WAS PUT TO DEA? ) ! RE/ ( HIS COMRADES ON ,NOVEMB] #a#a1 #a#h#h#g6 

,! M5 W]E ASK$ IF !Y HAD ANY?+ TO SAY AS TO :Y S5T5CE ( DEA? %\LD NOT BE PASS$ UPON !M4 ,!Y >OSE 9 ! C\RT ROOM ON ! DAYS ( ,OCTOB] #g1 #h & #i1 #a#h#h#f1 & DELIV]$ !IR N[ SO 0,FAM\S ,SPEE*ES10 GIV+ !IR REASONS :Y ! S5T5CE ( DEA? %\LD BE SUSP5D$ & !Y BE GIV5 A NEW TRIAL4 ,!Y CALL$ ! JUDGE'S ATT5TION TO ! FACT ?AT ! LEAD+ CAPITALI/IC PAP] 9 ,*ICAGO HAD OP5$ UP ITS COLUMNS TO RECEIVE SUBSCRIPTIONS TO A FUND ( @s#a141 TO BE PAID TO ! JURY AS A PRES5T = ! V]DICT IT HAD R5D]$ AGA9/ !M4 ,BUT !Y W]E NEV] GRANT$ A NEW TRIAL4 ,!Y W]E1 9/EAD1 RAILROAD$ TO ! GALL[S AT ! COMM& ( ! MONEY P[]6 

,= ! PA/ TWO YE>S ,I HAVE DEVOT$ MYSELF TO SELL+ !IR SPEE*ES4 ,! ,SEV5? ,$ITION1 ( #a#d1 WILL BE \T 9 A FEW WEEKS' TIME1 BE+ N[ 9 PRESS4 ,!SE COPIES ( ! ,SPEE*ES HAVE BE5 PRACTICALLY ALL SOLD AMONG ! MEMB]S ( ! CONS]VATIVE ORGANIZ$ LABOR UNIONS4 ,! ,JEWI% COMRADES N[ HAVE A MOVEM5T />T$ TO HAVE !SE ,SPEE*ES TRANSLAT$ & PUBLI%$ 9 ! ,YIDDI% LANGUAGE4 

,V]ILY1 !IR 0SIL5CE IS MORE P[]FUL ?AN ! VOICES ?AT W]E /RANGL$0 ?AT D>K ,NOVEMB] DAY6 

,!RE C\LD BE NO O!R RESULTS 9 A MATT] ?AT HAD ALREADY BE5 FIX$ 9 ADVANCE1 EXCEPT SU* AS CAME ON ,OCTOB] #a1 :5 ! 9FAM\S ,JUDGE ,JEFFREYS GAVE \T HIS REASONS = D5Y+ A NEW TRIAL1 & AFT]W>DS S5T5C$ !M TO DEA?4 ,NO MORE REM>KABLE SC5E ?AN ?AT C\LD WELL BE IMAG9$4 ,! HOT1 /IFL+ C\RTROOM1 CRAMM$ TO ITS UTMO/ CAPACITY BY AN EAG] CR[D1 QUITE 9 SYMPA?Y ) ! CAPITALI/IC IDEAS & BREAK+ AT TIMES 9TO CLAPP+1 :I* WAS SILLY & HYPOCRITICALLY REPRESS$ BY ! ONLY TOO GRATIFI$ C\RT--! LITTLE1 UGLY1 H>D-VISAG$ JUDGE1 ) A NUTCRACK] BALD HEAD & CUNN+ EYES4 ,ONE C\LD FANCY HIS T5D] M]CIES1 IF EV] !Y EXI/$1 AS DRI$ UP & LONG S9CE FALL5 TO DU/4 ,!N ! CO>SE1 BRUTAL /ATE'S ATTORNEY1 ) ! F]OCI\S H[L ( AN 9FURIAT$1 BLOOD-HUNGRY WILD BEA/1 :O CONT9UALLY BELL[$ = ! LIVES ( !SE M5 BE=E HIM4 ,& ! LITTLE CUNN+1 R$HEAD$ LAWY] :O MADE ! MO/ TELL+ SPEE* ?AT ! ,/ATE GAVE \T1 A CRUEL1 CRAFTY EF=T ?AT MISREPRES5T$ EV]Y?+1 ABSOLUTELY1 & DID IT SO FOXILY ?AT EA* PO9T DREW BLOOD LIKE ! SLA% ( A CLAW4 

,=EV] WILL LIVE 9 ! M9DS' EYE ( ?OSE :O HAD ! SAD PRIVILEGE ( SEE+ ?IS /RANGE & T]RIBLE SC5E1 ! CALM & NOBLE C\NT5ANCES ( ! ACCUS$1 :O %[$ NO FEEL+ EXCEPT :5 AN OCCASIONAL FLICK] ( F9E SCORN PASS$ OV] !IR REF9$ C\NT5ANCES1 AS !Y SAT & HE>D !IR EV]Y ACT1 DE$1 ?\<T1 MEAN+1 H[EV] 9NOC5T1 MISREPRES5T$1 TWI/$ & !IR LIVES GO+ TO C]TA9 DE/RUCTION AT ! H&S ( !IR 5EMIES' TOOLS & M9IONS4 ,ALL ! WAY ?R\< & ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE ! LA/ DAY1 DETECTIVES & POLICE1 PLA9-CLO!S M51 & O!RS ( ?AT ILK1 FILL$ ! C\RT ROOM4 ,:5 ! S5T5CE ( DEA? WAS BE+ PRON\NC$1 !SE FELL[S /OOD UP & PO9T$ !IR REVOLV]S RI<T 9TO ! FACES ( \R COMRADES1 EVID5TLY FE>+--SC\NDRELS >E EV] C[>DS--AN ATTEMPT AT RESCUE ON ! P>T ( FRI5DS1 ON ?IS1 ! LA/ APPE>ANCE ( ! PRISON]S \TSIDE ( ! JAIL4 ,BUT NO SU* ATTEMPT WAS MADE & S5T5CE WAS PASS$1 ! DATE ( ! EXECUTION BE+ SET = ,DECEMB] #c4 ,ONE 9/ANT TO GIVE A PASS+ H&-%AKE TO SORR[+ RELATIVES & 9DIGNANT FRI5DS & !Y W]E M>*$ BACK AGA9 TO !IR DUNGEONS4 

,!N BEGAN ! LONG1 T$I\S P]IOD ?AT LA/$ = OV] A YE>1 \R COMRADES LANGUI%+ 9 !IR LIV+ TOMBS4 ,! ATTORNEYS = ! DEF5SE BEGAN OCCUPY+ !MSELVES ) !IR PREP>ATIONS = TAK+ ! CASE TO ! ,ILL9OIS ,SUPREME ,C\RT & ACCORD+LY AN APPEAL WAS MADE TO A JUDGE ( ?AT BODY1 ON ,NOVEMB] #b#e1 :O GRANT$ A SUP]S$EAS & ADMITT$ ?AT ]ROR HAD BE5 MADE4 ,MANY FRI5DS BELIEV$ ?AT ?IS MEANT ?AT \R COMRADES W\LD EVID5TLY WALK \T FREE M51 BUT ?OSE :O HAD SE5 ! WORK+ ( ! TRIAL KNEW BETT]4 ,!Y KNEW ?AT ! SUP]S$EAS AS WELL AS EV]Y O!R /EP ( ! PROCE$+S1 WAS C>EFULLY TAK5 ) A VIEW TO GIV+ ! WORLD AN IDEA ( ! 0IMP>TIALITY0 ( ! ABSOLUTELY HELLI% CONSPIRACY1 ! ANIMUS ( :I* WAS TO DO AWAY ) C]TA9 LABOR LEAD]S :OSE 9TELLIG5CE1 HONE/Y & FE>LESSNESS HAD MADE !M OBJECTS ( ! FE> & HATR$ ( ! CAPITALI/IC 0,ROBB]-,B>ON0 ELEM5T4 

,?IS SUP]S$EAS1 !RE=E1 M]ELY GAVE A BREA?+ SPELL = ! LAWY]S TO GET READY !IR BRIEFS = A HE>+ ( ! PLEA = A NEW TRIAL BE=E ! ,ILL9OIS ,SUPREME ,C\RT4 ,! FRI5DS & MANY P]SONS1 9DIGNANT AT ! MON/R\SNESS ( PROCE$+S !Y HAD ONLY SUPPOS$ POSSIBLE UND] ! REIGN ( ! 0,LITTLE ,FA!R0 ( ALL ! ,RUSSIANS1 W]E FIRMLY DET]M9$ TO TRY EV]Y C\RT AVAILABLE1 9 ORD] TO PROVE & MAKE ! PO9T ?AT ! C\RTS W]E NOT IMP>TIAL BUT1 9/EAD1 ! READY TOOLS ( ! MONEY$ P[]4 ,\R COMRADES !MSELVES ALWAYS BELIEV$ ?IS1 ?AT NO JU/ICE W\LD EV] BE DONE !M BY ANY C\RT1 &1 9DE$1 ?AT ! :OLE AFFAIR WAS TO BE REG>D$ 9 ! LI<T ( A H[L+ F>CE1 W]E NOT MURD]1 ( ! MO/ REVOLT+ & COLD-BLOOD$ SORT1 ! EVID5T 9T5TION4 

,?IS APPEAL W5T TO ! ,ILL9OIS ,SUPREME ,C\RT ON ,M>* #a#h1 HAD ! SAME HYPOCRITICAL EXAM9ATION1 ! HONORABLE JUDGES DECID+ ?AT NO ]RORS HAD BE5 MADE ( ANY GRAVITY--:51 AS A MATT] ( FACT1 !Y W]E !RE ?ICK--& ! DECISION ( ! L[] C\RT WAS SU/A9$1 ! DAY ( EXECUTION BE+ AGA9 SET1 ?IS TIME = ,NOVEMB] #a#a1 #a#h#h#g4 

,SO MON? AFT] MON? DRAGG$ ALONG = \R COMRADES1 SUFF]+ ACUTELY = WANT ( EX]CISE & FRE% AIR--:5 ?IS OLD JAIL WAS SUBSEQU5TLY TORN D[N TO MAKE WAY = ! NEW ONE1 A BLACK LAKE ( PUTRID FIL? WAS F\ND1 FULLY EXPLA9+ :Y \R COMRADES HAD !IR TEE? DECAY & FALL \T--& 9 ! FRANTIC EF=TS ( FRI5DS1 SYMPA?IZ]S & 5LI<T5$ P]SONS G5]ALLY1 TO %[ ! MASS ( ! PEOPLE :AT WAS BE+ DONE1 ALL 9 ! NAME ( LAW & ORD]1 ! RELATIVES1 FRI5DS1 ! ,DEF5SE ,COMMITTEE & MANY P]SONS ( RECOGNIZ$ POSITION--WRIT]S1 LECTUR]S1 & POETS--HELD MEET+S1 DI/RIBUT$ CIRCUL>S1 BRO*URES & WROTE >TICLES = ! RADICAL PRESS--! CAPITALI/IC PRESS WAS SOLIDLY CLOS$ AGA9/ ONE WORD ( ! TRU?--& ! PUBLIC W\LD HAVE F9ALLY SE5 AT LEA/ SOME?+ ( :AT WAS BE+ DONE1 HAD NOT ! POLICE1 EV] VIGILANT 9 !IR HATE1 C\NT]ACT$ IT ALL BY 0F9D+0 BOMBS AT REGUL> 9T]VALS1 UND] SIDEWALKS1 9 ALLEYS1 ETC4 ,MADE BY ! POLICE !MSELVES1 PLAC$ !RE 9 ! NI<T1 !SE BOMBS W]E SOLEMNLY 0F\ND0 9 ! MORN+ & S]V$ AS ! SUBJECT ( BLAZ+ $ITORIALS & SOLEMN1 LIFE-SIZ$ PICTURES 9 ! LEAD+ CAPITALI/IC PAP]S4 ,! PUBLIC1 :I* DOES NOT GO BEL[ ! SURFACE1 BELIEV$ :AT IT WAS TOLD4 

,! OLD1 WICK$ ,JUDGE 0,JEFFREYS10 ! ,/ATE'S ,ATTORNEY1 & O!R TOOLS ( ! MONEY-P[]1 ALL :9$ AB\T ?REATS ON !IR LIVES & SO ON1 & SO ! PUBLIC WAS KEPT AT ?AT EXCIT$ & UGLY TEMP] ?AT WAS WANT$ ( !M--AS :51 TWO ?\S& YE>S AGO !Y %\T$ 0,LET LOOSE TO US ,B>ABBAS0--= ! HIREL+S ( ! HI< & MI<TY SC\NDRELS :O W]E PUTT+ ?R\< ?IS JUDICIAL MURD] FULLY MEANT TO SO BEFUDDLE ! PUBLIC ON ! FACTS AS TO GET ITS BACK+ & CONS5T4 

,SO ! TIME WORE AWAY ?R\< ! HOT SUMM] TO AUTUMN1 :5 ! ATTORNEYS = ! DEF5SE TOOK ! CASE TO ! ,U4,S4 ,SUPREME ,C\RT4 ,!SE SC\NDRELLY BIGWIGS1 9 SOLEMN CONCLAVE1 DECID$ ?AT NO ,CON/ITUTIONAL RI<T HAD BE5 VIOLAT$1 AL?\< TWO ( ! MA9 PO9TS 9 ! ,CON/ITUTION HAD BE5 GROSSLY TRODD5 UND] FOOT1 NAMELY1 ! RI<T ( FREE SPEE* & FREE ASSEMBLY AT ! ,HAYM>KET MEET+1 & ! RI<T TO FREE & IMP>TIAL TRIAL AT ! H&S ( ! LAW1 :I* WAS ABSOLUTELY WANT+4 ,IT IS A MATT] ( CONJECTURE AS TO H[ MANY MILLIONS ( CAPITALI/IC GOLD W5T TO ANIMATE ?AT DECISION6 

,SO WE >E BR\<T D[N TO ! LA/ DAYS :5 ! FRI5DS & SYMPA?IZ]S CIRCULAT$ PETITIONS = EXECUTIVE CLEM5CY BY ! ?\S&S & ! POLICE1 NO LESS ACTIVE1 0F\ND0 BOMBS & EV5 ONE ( ! ,SUPREME ,C\RT JUDGES GOT AN 9F]NAL MA*9E 7:I* TURN$ \T TO BE A BOX ( PAP]S AB\T SOME O!R CASE674 ,! ONLY S]5E PEOPLE W]E \R CONDEMN$ COMRADES4 ,F9ALLY1 AT ! LA/ H\R1 AN APPEAL WAS TO BE MADE TO ! GOV]NOR = EXECUTIVE CLEM5CY4 ,?IS MEANT A SORT ( PILGRIMAGE TO ! ,CITY ( ,SPR+FIELD BY HUNDR$S ( P]SONS1 9CLUD+ SCORES ( FRI5DS & SOME ( ! RELATIVES4 ,?\S&S ( O!RS WROTE LETT]S2 \R COMRADES !MSELVES--EXCEPT 9 ! CASES ( ,FIELD5 & ,S*WAB--POSITIVELY REFUS+ TO ADMIT ?AT !Y HAD COMMITT$ ANY MISDEMEANOR OR TO ASK = ANY M]CY4 ,!Y PROTE/$ ?AT !Y WI%$ M]ELY JU/ICE4 ,! CITY WAS1 AT ?IS PO9T1 9 A P]FECT /ATE ( M>TIAL LAW4 ,SEV]AL REGIM5TS W]E CAMP$1 ) CANNON1 CLOSE TO ! CITY HALL1 & SLEU?S1 >M$ POLICE & SU* WRET*ES W]E EV]Y:]E4 ,ONE WOND]$ :Y ! PLUTOCRATS W]E SO AFRAID ( !IR BAD CONSCI5CES :I*1 D\BTLESS1 RAIS$ AV5G+ H&S FROM EV]Y %AD[6 

,\R COMRADES1 9 ! MEANTIME1 W]E SUBJECT$ TO EV]Y \TRAGE & HUMILIATION4 ,!IR CLO?+ & EV5 !IR P]SONS W]E CONT9UALLY SE>*$1 ! DAILY PAP]S W]E D5I$ !M1 !Y W]E NO LONG] ALL[$ ! FRE$OM ( ! CORRIDORS = A MOM5T'S EX]CISE1 RELATIVES & FRI5DS NO LONG] ADMITT$ TO SEE !M4 ,!Y W]E EV5 =C$ TO ! HORRID TASK ( WILL+ !IR BODIES1 EA* SEP>ATELY TO !IR FAMILIES1 TO KEEP !M FROM BE+ DESECRAT$ BY ! POLICE1 AFT] DEA?4 

,! WEA!R HAD TURN$ V]Y COLD & ?OSE ( ! MEMB]S ( ! FAMILIES :O HAD NOT GONE TO ,SPR+FIELD TO SEE ! GOV]NOR GA!R$ 9 A PITIFUL GR\P 9 ! CORRIDOR ( ! JAIL VE/IBULE1 REALLY !N ! C\RT H\SE1 & BEG9N+ 9 ! E>LY MORN+1 BEGG$ = A LA/ WORD ( F>EWELL ) !IR LOV$ ONES4 ,?IS WAS FLATLY D5I$4 ,ALL ! LIVELONG1 T]RIBLE DAY !SE PEOPLE1 MO/LY WOM51 HAD TO /& ON !IR FEET 9 ! BITT] COLD & WITNESS ! PREP>ATIONS = ! EXECUTION--!Y HAD SE5 ! C(F9S C>RI$ 9 ! EV5+ BE=E6--)\T EI!R FOOD OR WAT]1 H\R AFT] H\R1 ) A BRUTAL CR[D ( POLICE & !IR FRI5DS CR[D+ AB\T TO ! EXT5T ( HUNDR$S1 />+ & COMM5T+4 ,AT MIDNI<T1 A V]Y FEW ( ! RELATIVES W]E TAK5 91 ONE AT A TIME1 BY A TURNKEY1 ) A LANT]N 9 HIS LEFT H& & A REVOLV] 9 ! O!R4 ,! 9SIDE ( ! JAIL BUZZ$ LIKE A HIVE1 SO FULL WAS IT ) REPORT]S1 POLICE1 SLEU?S1 & O!R TOOLS ( ! MONEY$ CLASS4 

,AFT] A FEW SECONDS ( AGONIZ$ P>T+1 EA* POOR WOMAN WAS M>*$ BACK & LEFT 9 ! D>K CORRIDOR4 ,AFT] MIDNI<T1 ! 0DECISION0 ( ! GOV]NOR WAS NOT ANN\NC$ 9 ORD] TO KEEP D[N ANY ATTEMPT AT RESCUE BY FRI5DS & SYMPA?IZ]S4 ,! GOV]NOR SIMPLY REFUS$ 9T]F]5CE1 EXCEPT 9 ! CASES ( ,S*WAB & ,FIELD51 :O RECEIV$ LIFE-S5T5CES 9 ! P5IT5TI>Y 7AFT]W>DS1 !SE W]E P>DON$ BY ,GOV]NOR ,ALTGELD74 

,! MORN+ ( ! ELEV5? F\ND \R DE> COMRADES COMPOS$1 SMIL+1 FIRM )\T BRAVADO4 ,I1 :O HAD BE5 D5I$ ADMISSION ON ,?URSDAY EV5+1 W5T AGA9 9 ! MORN+1 ACCOMPANI$ BY A WOMAN FRI5D & COMRADE & \R TWO *ILDR51 TO SAY A LA/ F>EWELL TO MY BELOV$ HUSB& & ?AT ! *ILDR5 MI<T HAVE !IR FA!R'S BLESS+ & LA/ REMEMBRANCE4 

,A CORDON ( POLICE >M$ ) ,W9*E/]S SURR\ND$ ! JAIL4 ,PRESS+ AGA9/ ?IS WAS A CR[D ( ?\S&S ( P]SONS4 ,TO ONE POLICEMAN AFT] ANO!R ,I APPEAL$ )\T EFFECT1 UNTIL ONE TOLD US TO COME >\ND ! CORN] & HE W\LD 0LET US 910 :I* HE PROCE$$ TO DO BY HU/L+ US 9TO A PATROL WAGON & TAK+ US TO ! /ATION H\SE1 :]E WE W]E /RIPP$ NAK$1 SE>*$ & LOCK$ UP ALL DAY1 UNTIL ?REE 9 ! AFT]NOON1 ?AT IS ?REE H\RS AFT] ! EXECUTION4 ,! CITY WAS 9 ! H&S ( ! PEOPLE & DRUNK5 POLICE4 ,! RI*1 TO A MAN1 HAD GONE AWAY = A FEW DAYS' VACATION1 T]RORIZ$ BY !IR [N BLACK CONSCI5CES4 

,! EXECUTION ITSELF WAS PUT ?R\< AS SWIFTLY AS POSSIBLE4 ,\R COMRADES W]E NOT TO BE P]MITT$ ! USUAL SPEE*ES1 ALWAYS ACCORD$ TO DOOM$ M54 ,!Y HAD1 H[EV]1 =ESE5 ?IS & EA* HAD PREP>$ A S5T5CE TO EXPRESS HIS LA/ FEEL+S4 ,?IS !Y SAID JU/ AS ! CAPS W]E BE+ ADJU/$ ?AT =EV] %UT ! LI<T FROM !IR EYES4 ,!IR CLE> VOICES RANG \T 9 ?OSE S5T5CES N[ BECOME CLASSICS4 ,LET US PASS OV] ! AGONIZ+ SC5ES AT ! HOMES ( ! M51 :5 WIVES1 *ILDR51 MO!RS1 SI/]S1 BRO!RS1 FRI5DS1 RECEIV$ BACK ! BODIES ( !IR DE> ONES1 FROM :OM LIFE HAD BE5 CRU%$ \T & ALL ONLY BECAUSE !Y HAD D>$ TO TELL ! WORK]S ! SIMPLE TRU?6 

,ON ,SUNDAY MORN+1 ,NOVEMB] #a#d1 ! FUN]AL TOOK PLACE1 & NO MORE REM>KABLE SI<T WILL EV] BE WITNESS$ ?AN ?AT PROCESSION ( C\NTLESS ?\S&S ?AT FIL$ PA/ ! DEAD AS !Y LAY 9 !IR HOMES1 & !N ! PROCESSION ( FIVE BLACK HE>SES ?AT PASS$ ?R\< ! CITY1 ACCOMPANI$ BY B&S PLAY+ DIRGES & C>RIAGES BE>+ ! FRI5DS & SYMPA?IZ]S1 ! M\RN]S DIRECTLY BEH9D ! HE>SES4 ,PA/ ! (FICES ( ! NEWSPAP]S ?AT ,P>SONS & ,SPIES HAD $IT$1 TO ! ,NOR?WE/]N TRA9 9 WAIT+1 PASS$ ! CORTEGE :I* BORE !M TO ,WALDHEIM ,CEMET]Y4 ,! /REETS ALONG :I* ?IS REM>KABLE PROCESSION W5D$ ITS WAY W]E SOLIDLY PACK$ ) HUMAN FACES & AS ! HE>SES PASS$1 HATS W]E TAK5 (F BY ?\S&S1 9/9CTIVELY1 AS IT W]E4 ,!Y DID NOT KN[ IT1 BUT !Y SOMEH[ FELT ?AT !Y W]E 9 ! PRES5CE ( GREAT DEAD :O HAD DI$ NOBLY6 

,AT ! CEMET]Y1 A WAY HAD TO BE CLE>$ ?R\< ! D5SE ?RONG = ! PROCESSION4 ,F\R ADDRESSES W]E MADE 9 ,5GLI% & ,G]MAN1 ! MO/ NOTABLE BE+ ! ORATION PRON\NC$ BY ,CAPTA9 ,BLACK1 LEAD+ ATTORNEY = ! DEF5SE4 ,& SO1 B5EA? M\NTA9S ( FLORAL (F]+S1 BE=E SORR[+ RELATIVES & FRI5DS1 ALL ?AT WAS LEFT ( \R BELOV$ COMRADES WAS CONSIGN$ TO !IR LA/ RE/+ PLACE1 ON ! BANKS ( ! ,DES ,PLA9ES ,RIV]4 

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