Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 1888 — THE ANARCHISTS. [ARTICLE]

THE ANARCHISTS.

Dr. Ernest Schmidt, chairman of the anarchist defense committee, said in an interview in Chicago, Sunday: “The purdon of Neebe, Fielden and Schwab will not enter into the present Illinois political campaign. If a promise to grant executive clemency were, made by either candidate it would result in his defeat. I am not in favor of pushing the movement for a pardon at present and believe that any attempt to secure one would compromise the chances of the men. The anarchist defense committee will go before the Circuit Court this fall and make application for a writ of habeas corpus in the case of Oscar Neebe. It is. claimed that errors have been discovered in the Supreme Court record. Gen. Butler is quoted as saying that Neebe has a fair chance of being released. At a recent meeting of the Pioneer Relief and Aid Society a demand was made on the, old defense committee for the money in its possession—about $3,000. Frank Stauber refused, and explained that Neebe had a fair chance of being released, and that he was authorized to hold the money for the purpose of employing first-class legal talent. It is not claimed that any errors have been'found in the'cases of Fielden and Schwab. In fact, the more rabid anarchists have 4?one back on Fielden and Schwab for neglecting to become “martyrs.”