Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-24
THE ANARCHISTS.
THE CHICAGO POLICE CONFIDENT THAI An
ATTEMPT AT RESCUE
Was Msdiatsd by the FHsuiS Of The Condemned
Msn-ResOluiOns Approving the Verdict
A Pittsburgh Man Preparing
4 Rope.


very positive that the Anarchists had SOM
deeply laid scheme on hand with their out
side friends, on the morning when IN,
verdict was returned by the jury, but JUS
what it was they are not able to determine
Il think" said an officer who has beeI
on duty throughout the trial, that TIT
arrangements, whatever they might have
been. had been cOncocted by the con
demned men, and conveyed by their rela
tives to the Anarchists, who were not II
iaiI You remember that when they filed
into the court room for the last time
Friday morning. Parsons took a RED
silk handkerchief, which had been giNeI
him by Mrs. Parsons, the day preVlons
out of his hat and waved it at the crowd II
the street. He also had white handEer
chief that morning, and | believe that i
the verdict had been all right he would
have used it for signal. The red signal
WIS \ sirn for something, | am sure, and
there would have been an outbreak II there
had been enough of his friends III the ble
crowd"
That reminds me- suggested another
officer. that Mrs Parsons for IN hour ne
fore the verdict was brought in arose at
least six times from her seat and went tC
the window. Then gazing at the crowd a,
if to size il up. she would return to heI
scat. at once became SuspI
cious of her actions, and informed hel
that she must not 20 to the window any
more. This worried her. but | carried my
point The crowd had evidently not pan
ned ont 10 suit her. Ifit had, am honest
in saving there would have been some sort
of trouble
4 union meeting of all the Chicago
camps of the patriotic order, Sons OF Amer
ica. was held after the jury returned the
verdict in the Anarchist case. Resolutions
expressing the lessons taught the Amerl
can public were unanimously adopted
The resolutions were preceded by pre-
amble setting forth that the agitation by
alien soiournerS under the name Of lnterna
tionalistS. Socialists. NihiliStS, Anarchists,
the Haunting of the red and the black
tlarS is treason and rebellion against law
that these foreigners in trying 10 make i
weapon of the labOring people have done
great injustice and injury TO the latter
and that much ofthc evil is due To the lack
ofdiScrimination in American immigration
and naturalization laws. The resolutions
are rs follows:
"RcSoIrcd. BY this Union meeting OF the
patriotic order, Sons OF America, that Tho
verdict Of the jury in the Anarchists c.lS'>
meets our hearty approval aS natlNc-horn
citizens, and will add much to the respect
in which our beloved country Is held
throughout the world rs u nation ot law,
liberty and order.
''RcSoir,d. That the police Of Chicago,
for their patriotic defense of liberty and
law on the Haymlrkct Square, may deserve
and receive our heartfelt congratulations.
"RpmIr6. That We call upon Congress,
to limit foreign immigration and make ten
years continuous residence and ability Ia
speak the English language necessary quail
i,catl0uS for citizenship
\ Pretty Rope for Anarchists.
PrrnRURGH, August 23.-Allcghcny
county may lend Chicago hrr assistance in
hanging the Anarchists. Mr.. Jacob Bopp,
of the Second ward, Allegheny, has tn,
knark OF making some exceptionally neat
rope, twisting OF hemp which has twirlet
mlnv a murderer ont Of existence already
Mr.. Ropp has been raking his brains L" pat
in some Improvements upon this rope
The result will be- that piece OF the rop,
with the latest Improvements will be for
wardcd 10 Chicago one day this week Will
a bid for rs much OF that article Us may b,
required to put term to the lives OF tn,
Anarchists convicted OF murder.
Trouble in store for the Gotham Brethren
NEW YORK. August :!3.-Police Captain
CiinChy. in whose precinct Irving Hall l.
situated. was summoned To the District
Attorneys Office to-day, and questioned a
great length by Assistant District Attor
ncy NicOll aS to the nature of the SpcCchc
made on Friday night by the Anarchists a
the meeting called 10 sympathizc with TN,
condemned Chicago Anarchists and bOml
throwcrS. The captain was accOmpanle,
bv several of his officers and gave the III
formation required. Mr.. Nicoll alterward
turned over the captain and his men L
Assistant District Attorney Scmplc, thai
the latter might 90 into the matter NOR,
fallv. Mr.. Semplc's duties embrace thC
presentation of matters before the grand
jury and fixing up of indictments. 1t i:
probable chat the attention of the granC
iurv, which will be sworn in next month
will be called 10 the subject. and the pre-
vailing opinion is that those most conspic
uou>ly identified with the meeting will b,
indicted under the law relating 10 "unlaw
ful assemblies, on which Herr Most wa
convicted