Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-24
THE LAW TRIUMPHS.
The Chicago Anarchists Not Allowed to Meet
They Game, but Found the Hall Locked
and Guarded.

CHICAGO, Decembes 23.-The proposed
Anarchist meeting this afternoon, within
sight OF the Police headquarters, and ID
spite of the authorities did not take place.
Throughout the day, the hall chosen re-
msiued closed, and the gathering of the
80. called Arbeiter Bund was quietly, but
eflectuslly prevented. There was no dis
play Of forces, or massing of police about
the premises. The hall is controlled
by the Plasterer's Union, and
the renting of the place to
the Arbeiter Bund was done without
their knowledge by the janitor of the
building. The union at its regular meet
ing last night appointed a committee to
wait on Chief of Police Hubbard, and
assuring him that the plasteIers had no
sympathy with anarchists, to arrange a
course of action, Tbs committee saw
The chief to-day, and while talking over
the matter with him, J. Henry Kraft,
the attorney for the Bund,
arrived. Chief Hubbard reiterated
his determination that the meeting must
not be held, and that if the Bund wanted
to sue anybody for breach of contract in
regard to the renting of the hall, they
could sue him.
The plasterers committee Immediately
returned to the hall and instructed the
jauitOr LOs to open it. In the meantime
the policemen had been sent TO tho hall
and had given the same instructions.
A little before two O'Clock, Police Cap
tain Fitzpatrick and Lieutenant Lsughlin
went to the hall and took charge of tie
entrance. At two O'Clock, four members
of the Arbeiter Bund, including six women
headed by Albert Curtin, arrived at the
hall, and asked the Secretary of the Plas-
tsrers' Union, Thomas Clancy, why it " as
not opsn for them. Clancy replied
that il had b.en ordered closed by
the Chief of Police, and added that now
that bis union knew who wanted the hall
it would nsyer be rented to them again.
Capt. Fitzpatrick told Curtin they could
not hold a meeting there without permit
from the police department. This was
something the Bupd had not OBJ
tanned. At this point Attorney Kraft
came up and instructed his clients to
make no farther attempts to hold q meet
ing. ''The police have prevented your
holding a meeting" he said. Just
what your bill for injunction alleges
they threatened to do and what
you feared they would do. This action on
the part of Chief Hubbard makes it much
clearer sailing in the Injunction proceed
ings."
Albert Curtin and the other lesders
present quietly followed their attorneys
advice and left the vincity.
Tonight member Of the Arbeiter Bund
claimed that the meeting was only delay ed
not prevented by the tactics of the police
The members had a previous understanding
a. 10 what should he done, and 10 obsdl
ence to secret call assembled later ir
the rear of saloon on West
Randolph street. probably moi
far from tie Haymsrket. Ther'
the programme Of effectiDg 1
formal organization was gone through
An additional feature came in th'
form Of motion from {
grim participant that the meetint
elect Mayer Roche, Inspector BonfielC
and Chief Hubbard, honorary members o
the Arbsiter Bund. The motion was car
ried with a whoop unanimously.