Illinois vs. August Spies et al. trial evidence book. People's Exhibit 100.
Arbeiter-Zeitung (Newspaper) article, untitled, 1885 Jan. 5
1 p.
Introduced into evidence during testimony of E. F. L. Gauss (Vol. K p. 721-732), 1886 July 31.
Transcript of translation of article.
PEOPLE'S EX. 100.
January 5th, 1885.
"Under the heading of Socialistic meeting the paper quotes Comrade Spies to have said at a meeting at 54 Lake street, held on the afternoon on the 4th, "When we resort to murdering we only follow the law of necessity, the force of self-preservation, we murder to put an end to general murder, we put the murderers out of the way.""