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1 In the Supreme Court of Illinois, Northern Grand Division, March Term, A.D. 1887. August Spies et al., Plaintiffs in Error, vs. The People of the State of Illinois, Defendant in Error: Indictment for Murder, Brief and Argument for Plaintiffs in Error 1887

handle is hein.trials/aacs0001 and id is 1 raw text is: INDEX. Page. STATEMENT OF CHARGE ........................................................ 1 A. THE PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR ARE NOT GUILTY. EVIDENCE LEGITIMATELY BEFORE THE JURY ............................ 2 Oscar Neebe ......................................... ........................ 2 Samuel Fielden ................................................................ 3 a.) The claim that he made threats ................................. 7 b.) The claim that hefiredfrom the wagon .................... .10 c.) The claim that he fired from behind the wagon ............. 13 Albert R. Parsons ........................................................... 20 Michael Schwab .............................................................. 27 a.) His movements ...................................................... 29 b.) Sj'ies' movements ................................................. 32 c.) improbability of Thomlson's story ............................ 38 August Spies ................................................................... 40 a.) The McCormick meeting ....................................... 40 b.) The Revenge circular ............................................. 45 c.) The circular calling the Haymarket meeting .............. .49 d.) The signal Ruhe, ............................................. 50 e.) Spies' Haymarket steech ......................................... 53 f) Gilmer's testimony ................................................ 57 1.) Schnaubelt's height ......................................... 60 2.) Spies did not enter the alley ........................... 60 3.) Fischer at Zepf's Hall ..................................... 66 4.) Bomb not thrown from alley ........................... 68 5.) Gilmer's impeachment ..................................... 74 Adolph Fischer ................................................................ 82 The W. Lake St. meeting conspiracy ............................... 83 1.) Six accused no parties to it ............................... 91 2.) Bomb-throwing foreign to it ............................ 91 3.) Bomb not thrown by a member thereof ............. 93

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