Was Albert Parsons Guilty Of Bombing Haymarket Square?

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, Albert Parsons is not guilty of bombing Haymarket Square because he is a family man. In his testimony to the court he said, “ We do not propose to bring an industrial confusionor state of anarchy… or to start revolution in this country. We are peaceable citizens, husbands, fathers. The working classes simply seek to improve their conditions. This is a natural feeling.” Albert Parsons couldn’t have done this crime because he is a father and husband. If he is fighting tooth and nail for them to have a better life, he would’ve fortold he would get caught and jeopardize all he has been working for. Also if he loves his family so much, he knew that he would have less time to be with them if he commited a crime of this scale. This also shows that he didn’t want anything bad to happen. His mindset was not going down the road to negative but was simply fighting for better working conditions like better wages, cleaner environments, and less hours. …show more content…
In his letter to his wife he wrote, “There was no evidence that any one of eight doomed men knew of or advised, or abetted the Haymarket tragedy.” Albert Parsons had no intention to start the riot at Haymarket Square. For someone to plant a bomb and kill people it has to be pre-meditated, it has to be. For there to be no plans or evidence from any of these eight men is impossible. During Parsons speech, if he was planning on bombing the Square there would’ve been at least one person who would’ve caught on and be alerted. If he wanted better working conditions what would bombing do but cause more chaos in his