New-York tribune., 1886-05-12
MOST RRESIED AT LAST.
FOUND CONCEALED IN ALLEN STREET

| lie DEMANDS LIBERTY AND DENOUNCEs THIS
| COUNTRY-LOcKED UP AT HEADQUARTERS.
| Johann Most, the Anarchist, who has eludcd
the diigent OF entire police force OF New
York the issued for his and the
OF his companions Brsunsch wcg and schenck
found last evening at No. 19s Aenst and taken to
| Police Headquarters. When the warrants were first
given TO Inspector Byrnes to serve, he put Detect
| ives Heaey and Brunner on the case and they
followed up all manner OF clcws. Most
has kept the nearly all the time since being In
Newark and Jersey City Heights principally. Tho de-
tectves could a answering Mosts description
to several houses IN these places. but could never
" locate" him there They always got around too late
A watch set the man vino furnishes paper to
Most to publish his Anarchist sheet and he was followed
to the house OF Mrs Little, in South Brooklyn. Most
had been there the warrant has been out FOR
his arrest his visits have been iu;requent and the
detectives could not catch him. Inspector Byfnes
made a careful study OF Mosts habits and found that
he frequently visited the houses Of women OF bad repute
in this city Following up this line OF inquiry, the In
spector found that he In close relations with Mrs
Fisher notorious character In the Fifteenth Precinct
The gher OF this lives at No. 1913 Allen-st
This was found ont by sarcwd work on the
part OF tho Inspector. close watch
was put upon the daughter several days
ago and detective brought the news to his chieI as
night that there was some one visiting her about whom
there was a mystery and whose movements were kept
Inspector Byrnes, with Detectives Crowley, Healey
Brunner Won Gerchten. went to No. 1873 Alien-st
about 10 p. m. 1t is large tenement-house MIS-
occupies part OF and rents furnished rooms on
the first floor one of the occupants OF the furnished
rooms Is Mrs. Fishers daughter Lena. When the
INSPECTOR and IA. men got to the house every
thing was dark this floor They went In
within ringing and asked to see Mrs. Brown She pres
herself and wanted to know what was tbs trouble
They asked her who in her rooms All that she
had af
seen a man go in. without hesitation the Inspector
forced open the door and tho rushed IN. match
was struck and the woman was seen stand
ing at the foot OF a bed. At the sdo OF the oed
was seen a pair of heavy boots. and when the
Inspector looked under the bed he Most eured up
with his head buried IN a pillow.
"Come out" shouted tho Inspector ~ MI,
hs legs were seizSd by two esctves and pulled
out. lie kicked wildly and shouted In German.
GIVE me liberty"
lie fought for moment bnt when the fingers OF the
Inspector gh,ened around his throat he became an qnet
his clothes lie looked tired his eyes were booa'ao. S
edge OF the bed and asked in IA defiant manner;
"Why am arrested T.
Inspector Byrnes told him that he had a warrant
"Oh / suppo.e il is all Oh account of that speech
try. thought this FREQ land. where free speech
tolerated Bnt It's only free speech when sweet
things said. When the truth Is told then man is
arrested. sweaf-"
t1Is point he was told in plain ana aIOn fOrelSe
noise in the had attracted tue attention OF the
and they all and crowded into the
halls Thinking that perhaps Most had some friends in
the house who might make trouble all further pareyng
stopped aud Most, defiant, shouting and
cur.ing. was hustled Into the street at a
lrely gait He was walked rapidly 10
Police Headquarters. and his pedigree was taEeh
He gave name John Most age forty home III Ger
many but refused to state where he had lived In ths
city or long he had been Mt No. l9- Alen-st lie
said that lie had been in prison twice once III erhn
and once IN London The crime he was charged with
was his devotion to liberty. In the ltspectoTs
room started to deliver lecture upon the rights or
the duty Of protecting an honest man 10y the
police instead Of treating HIM a. he "as being treated
- Luck HIN up. said the inspector Ihe harangne was
cut and In moment he was LOOKING through the
bars and swearing vengeance against the police.
In the where Most was found were several
hooks dynamite. the manufacture or bonus, tne
management of prisons, and the lives OF noted Antrch-
lists and notorious murdercrs lu one corner OF the
room were Winchester rifle. a revolver, an empty
bomb and A heavy loaded club. Moss face was coy
cred with shaggy beard and his expression vlllanos
Tie ind cent against Most charges him with melting
to riot. the infammatOry speech having been delivered
in Germania Hal two or three weeks ago.