The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-28
CANADA AND TlIE ANARCHISTS,
The Work of Dominion Detectives In Chlca-
G0-UprIsInE FrIstrnted.

gO-UpFisIns Frustrated.
CHICAGO, July 27,-It has recently come
to the knowledge Of the States Attorney
that for the past two years the Canadian
Government kept two expert detectivesi in
this city, watching the movements ol
Chicago dynamiteTs in regard to their con,
nsction with the Riel rebellion and other
inapTFeCtionaTy movements contemplated,
but not carried out, in that country, II
wss known that should they be compelled
to testify at the present trial, they would
at once he recognized by the Socialists, and
would therefore be rendered useless for
further work. In view OF these CiTcum-
stances they have been recalled within
the past few weeks, until the trial Ia con-
Cluded, when they will return.
In lSI9,S0 Thomas Sweeney, an active
ward politician Of the city OF Ottawa, Ont,
and trusted worker In the Conservative
cause, frequently commissioned to impor-
tant private service by Sir John MacdOa-
aid, occupied the position Of Canadian
immigration Agent, travelling constantly
between Chicago and the International
boundary line ut st, Vincent, on the Mani
toba road. His duties were 10 prevent, as
far as possible, the immigrants bound ior
the Canadian Northwest, through the In
stTumentallty Of land agents In the North
western States, and to report to his Gov.
eFnment tho nature OF the schemes adopt
6d 10 capture such immigrants, While in
this position he made the acquaintance OF
number Of Chicago Anarchists, learned
their designs, and communicated the same
to Sir John Macdonald.
woRMING INTO THEIR coNPIDRNcEs,
Soon after Sweeney was promoted to
the position Of Land Guide in the Pro-
vince in Manitoba, but he frequently
came East to meet immigration parties,
and in that way kept up connection
with the schemes OF the Chicago Anarch.
lists. He also won over the confidence OF
certain agitators in Manitoba, and was en-.
abled, In connection With an American
named Wilson, to disclose scheme to the
Canadian Government for an insurreC.
tionRry uprising In that !provncs, 30 that
II was nipped In the bud. This he accom-.
plished in connection with the man vii.
son, who is native OF the State OF Wis.
cOusln. The disclosure enabled the Do.
minion Government to stamp out tho
embryo insurreCton in Manitoba at the
time, and, what Is more, served to put
the Canadian detective force on the track
oil a conspiracy brewing between Riel,
Dnmout aud ORGANIZATIONS Of Anarchists
in Chicago and New York.
Ia snort time thereafter Thomas
sweeney aud the man Wilson, through
whose instrumentality the discoveries
we're made, left Winnipeg and took up
their residence in Chicago. This was in
the winter Of 1884. From that date until
within iew months, Mr.. Sherwood, Chief
OF the Dominion Detective force, and the
head OF the Canadian Government have
been kept thoroughly posted concerning
the designs and movements Of the An'
archists both In Chicago aud New York.
Mr.. Sweeney, with Mr.. Wilson as his assist
ant, has ever since resided in Chicago,
The former left for Canada about the time
Of the Haymarket massacre, or soon after,
presumably TO prevent his being sum-
monGd as q witness against Spies, Parsons,
Fielden, OF al. Some time in 1885, Sweeney
is said to have been admitted, at the same
time the Danish Pinkerton detective
named Jansen was installed as an armed
to an armed group Of the same
body. Being au expert, he soon become
drill master.