Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-27
EASTERN ECHOES.
Mrs. Anarchist Parsons Can't
Crate in Chicago.
SEVERE WEATHER IN THE WEST
Many Other Matters of Interest
From Many Points East of the
Rocky Mountains.
| Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD


CHICAGO, December 26.-Hand-bi
were widely distributed to-day announc-
ing that Mrs. Lucy Parsons. wife of the
executed Anarchist, would lecture in
Waverly Hall tonight. One of the bills
was handed to Chief of Police Hubbard,
who sent Lieutenant Laughlin to Mr..
Laurie, of the hall, with instructions to
order him to not open the place. MIR.
Laurie was not satisfied with the mes
sage and called Immediately upon the
Chief. 81 shall send an officer to you
tonight" said the Chief to Laurie,
"who will demand the key of the hall from
you. He will then station policeman
at the door who will forbid admission to
the hall. You are perfectly helpless in
the matter, and any responsibility there
is will be upon the police" The word
ing of the subject Of the lecture was a
trifle ambiguous in that it might include
any or all phases of anarchy and social.
ism. There was no doubt in the minds
of the police that Mrs. Parsons intended
to say something to cause her arrest.
Said Chief Hubbard: MRS. Parsons
can advertise herself all she pleases, but
We will not help her to do it. We have
private information that she intended to
make a violent anarchistic harangue,
then we would have been compelled to
arrest her. The attempted lecture was
simply for effect. 1t is we'll known that
Mrs. Parsons can't refrain from talking
on anarchy if she gets chance, and we
will not experiment with her. She
simply can't speak in Chicago"
THE POLICE WON.
The police programme was carried out
precisely, and there vas no lecture moi
meeting. For three hours the narro "
stairway lei ding the hall was crowded
with Anarchist sympathizers who, how
ever, took the situation rather good
naturedly. Mrs. Parsons was among
them. SIS this what you call q
free country?'' suddenly broke out
the Anarchist widow as she waved alofl
a big red handkerchief which had been
concealed in her muff. "They would not
think of trying to stop such meeting as
this in London or Scotland. Anarchists
march through the streets of Londor
singing the Marseillaise, and are no,
interrupted; yet they call this country
| free."
Anarchist George Schilling then drew
the attention of everybody by announcing
that the Chief of Police had said there
was no law to stop meetings, but that he
was going to do it and the public senti
ment would back him.
"AFTER PERSECUTION, REVOLUTION"
Shouted a wild-looking youth on al
upper step. He quickly subsidized at 9
shrill call from Mrs. Parsons, though the
glow ON her swarthy face and the flash
in her eye certainly did not indicate
pleasure. The youth said he meant to
say ''evolution," and everybody
laughed derisively. The. police were
denounced in strong terms, and severa
enthusiasts urged Mrs. Parsons to deliver
her address, but cool heads decided tha,
it would be bad policy, and in small
groups the Anarchists gradually left the
vicinity.
Two arrests were made. A man named
Leichner was particularly loud-mouthed
in the crowd at the hall and was taker
into custody as disorderly. He and his
captors were followed through the streets
by half hundred people, one of them
named Robt. Burns, initiated Leichner's
conduct and was also placed under ar
rest.