The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-11-08
THE REDS MEAN MISCHIEF.
Discovery of an Anarchist Plot to
Make Trouble in Chicago
Next Monday.
No Meeting Allowed in the City
Nor a Red Flag in the
Parade.
The Testimony I'm the Cronin Trial Devoted
-. n.
The Testimony In the Cronin Trial Devoted
to O'sullivan's Connection With
the Murder.

CHICAGO, Nov. The Daily News says
Chief Of Police Hubbard recently secured
the admission Of a trusted agent TO the
anarchists society in this city and as re-
suit has discovered that they are once more
arranging plans TO arouse the working
classes and stimulate the dormant move
ment for social revolution. Preparations
are making for q big demonstration Nov.
IL, in commemoraton Of the execution of
the anarchists, including big meeting at
the Battery armory and parade through
the city to Waldheim cemetery. lnhamma-
tory circulars, identical with that men
toned in the Associated Press dispatch
from 81. Louis. Tuesday night, are being
circulated in large numbers among working
people. Chief Hubbard said this afternoon
that he ia well informed as To their move
ments. An annrchial meeting will not be
admitted in the battery nor elsewhere in
the city. They may parade, he said, but
there must be no red flags nor disorder.
He added there was no cause for alarm.
There are few of the old anarchists about,
but they are not making much noise.
The Case of the state.
CHICAGO, Nov. lin the Cronin case to-
day Coroner Hertz identified the trunk as
the one presented at the inquest. milk
man named Mertcs testified that ON the
night following the murder he saw Coughlin
and Kunze drive up TO the Carlson cottage.
Coughlin went in and kunze drove away.
An hour later Mertes heard pounding in the
cottage as if boxes were being piled up.
Policeman Losch told the circumstances of
finding the key in the Carlson cottage
which fitted the lock of the bloody trunk.
At the afternoon session Ex-Police Capt.
Schaack testified as to conversation had
with Iceman O'Sullivan regarding the
latter's acquaintance with Cronin. The
iceman said he hnd known Cronin for six or
seven years, but first spoke To him after the
meeting of the Clan-a-Gael camp III Lake
View in the latter part Of March. Witness
went over the old story rs told him by
O'Sulliyan and the contract with Cronin for
attending his men. 0'Sulliyan admitted
that none of his men had ever iDct with an
accident and the captains questions were
intended To bring out an admission that IL
was unreasonable under such circum-
stances to pay Sb0 for the ice sea-
son. O'Sullivan. however. iosisied that
he Thought IT. was 9nAu tnlng.
Al the same interview O'Sulliy "A admitted
that Coughlin had telephoned him in April,
but said il was about getting ice. OSulli-
van subsequently admitted, after much
hesitation, that be had talked 10 Coughlin
about Kunze. Schaack also told about
O'Suliyan's positive statement that he was
at home and in bed at eight or half past
eight O'Clock the night Of Maya. On cross
examination Capt. Setback said he knew
Coughln and kunze were working together
before O'Sullvan mentioned Kunze's name.
They were working together without
witness consent Il WIS in connection
with an attempt TO blow up Lynchs
distillcry. Coughlin and Kunze went 10
Peoria about the beginning Of the
year. kunze said he saw the man who
threw the bomb at the distillery and IL was
to catch him, they said that they went TO
Peoria.
Chief Of Police Hubbard testified at
length regardidg Burke and other matters,
Capt. Schuttler. Of the police force, narrat-
ed his visits To the Carlson cottuge, de-
scribed the trunk. sections Of the flooring
on exhibition, with the footprints in the
paint, ttc. He was still being cross-exam-
ined when court adjourned.