Wichita eagle., 1889-01-08
CHICAGO'S ANARCHISTS.
Judge Tuley Becomes too Liberal and Re
ceives a Round Scoring.

CHICAGO. Jan. 7.-During arguments IN
Judge Tuley's court today in the matter OF
the application of anarchists for an in
junction to prevent the police from break
,ng I'D public meetings of the so-called
Arbeiter Bund, the proceedings were en-
iivened by a warm speech made by Attor-
uey Knight, assistant corporation counsel.
Judge Tuley had been putting some by
pothetical case and asking some questions
that seemed to indicate that he
favored giving the Arbeiter Bund
chance. After considerable discussion
tne Judge finally said: Il know as we'll as
anybody that a tight rein must be drawn
an violence and disorder must be held with
an lion hand, but | know fully as well that
the police must not be allowed to overstep
the limits of reason and law. The police
are apt to grow III the belief that they are
not the guardians of peace but autocratS
and their power is unlimited"
Mr. Knight arose and said: That may
be, but if the police do exceed the bounds
able to the court, but your
honor is falling into the same rut that the
master in chancery tumbled into. You
are saving in effect, 1 believe what these
anarchists say when they aver that they
are assembling for peaceable purposes and
do not believe what the police
saw when they aver these people
are meeting for unlawful purposes
More important to the people of this state
and city than the interference with meet
lnos of a few rabid anarchists is the prin
riDle that no courts shall interfere with
the administration of affairs by the city
government In this matter the the ex-
ecutive says: L believe these men are
criminals doing or seeking to do, as Spies
and Parsons Believing this, that mayor
puts up the bars against these men like so
many rattle snakes who prevent millions
of dollars from coming to this
city in the way of capital. The
mayor has adopted the course of not
waiting until blood is split. as was under
Harrson's administration, but of sup
pressing anarchistic plots in the bud. You
dare not, unless you usurp powers of the
executive, grant this injunction. You will
not say Il, as chancellor TO these rattle
snakes, hatch their eggs of devilsh an
archy.' 1t makes a PARROTS blood boil
that these criminals from foreign soil
should have the impudence to first plot to
destroy the law and then seek its protec-
tion / believe your honor has too much
respect for the decency, good order and
dignity of the executive of this great city
TO grant such INDUCTION"
Judge Tuley listened to the speech quiet
ly Several times the color came and went
in his face. When Knight finished the
Judge said: THE remarks of counsel are
incorporate for legal argument. Public
opinion never has and never will deter
mine law as laid down from this bench. II
people come to this country, the worst
criminals in Europe or any other country
ever produced. and whether they are for
eigners or natives, they have equal rights
in protection from imposition and in the
protection which the law affords
there Is no danger that this court will eX-
coed its jurisdiction. 1t may be that it is
much more important that free speech and
the right of peaceful assembly shall not be
trampled into dust than that police force
should be perpetusted IN a power which
appears to be extreme and autocratic. Let
court stand adjourned until tomorrow
morning