The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-11-21
ANARCHISTS.
They Are Again Taken by Sur
prise in Chicago.
A Meeting Of the Blood-Thirsty Reds
Pounced Upon by Police.
Those Having Arms on Their Persons Were
ArSested-Several Draw Bevolvers, and
One Actually Pulled the Trigger,
But the Thing Did Not Go on:

But the Thing Did Not Go on.
CHICAGO, Nov. 13.-Within bombs
throw of the Haymarlket, armed anar-
chists last night again met the Chicago
police. The result was most igno-
minious defeat for the men of the red
flag. A mass meeting of the most rad
lcal element was announced to be held
last evening in Grief's hall, a place cell
ebrated in the annals of Spies and Par
sons followers The decision unex-
pectedly displayed by the authorities
Wednesday night in compelling the West
Twelfth Street Turner hall gathering
to hoist the stars and stripes had dis
concerting effect, and at the last mo-
ment last night it was decided to make
the Grief's hall gathering secret and to
admit only few of the most trusted
spirits.
The American flag was not there. 1t
was thought the police had been COM
pletely hoodwinked, and that there was
no danger of any intrepid officer COM
manding them to respect the banner
that protected them. In this, however,
the Reds were at fault. Inspector
Lewis, in charge of that division of the
city, has seen too much in Chicago to
believe that the fanatics would allow
themselves to be deprived of chance
to cry for blood and anarchy.
A detective had been for several days
cultivating the acquaintance of the
men who were leaders during the ex-
citing times of five years ago. This
,I, 4ol - Ia f,onafiror and
kept his superior informed of all that
was going on. Soon word came that
very inhammatory speeches were be-
ing made, and that a number of those
in the meeting were displaying arms,
and boasting of the use they would be
put to in case the police interfered.
In the historic Desplaines street
police station, few squares distant,
Inspector Lewis had one hundred men
in uniform, and surrounding the build
ing in which the meeting was being
held were about fifty detectives in
citizens clothes Suddenly, at signal
given by the man in the meeting, con.
certed raid was made. The non-uni'
formed officers guarded the rear of the
building and allowed no person to leave.
The blue-coats entered the front door,
and in less than sixty seconds after
ward the meeting on the upper floor
was broken up, and those who had been
making the speeches to the crowd in the
saloon were under arrest.
So quick was the onslaught, the an
archists were taken completely by sur
prise, and before they could recover
themselves enough to make any serious
resistance they saw the hopelessness OF
their cause.
Inspector Lewis and Capt. Mahoney
marched at the head of the column OF
police officers from the station, ant
were the first to enter the saloon The
proprietor, Grief, saw the blue-coats as
they entered, and attempted to shut the
door in their faces His effort, how
ever, was futile, as one blow from an
officers club shattered the glass, anc
another burst the door open, and the
double stream of officers poured into the
| room.
The men, who moment before haC
been boasting of their intention tt
hurl defiance into the teeth of the Chi
cago police, made rush for the real
doors, but at the sight of the guns
there displayed, halted, and with one
or two exceptions showed every symp
tom of cowardice and fear.
Throw up your hands" shouted In
spector Lewis. AT the command fou
hundred hands went into the air, anc
the officers commenced searching for
weapons. Those who were found tt
possess revolvers or other arms were
placed under arrest, and the other
were hustled into the street and told tt
at once leave the vicinity.
One little fellow, who wore fla min!
red necktie and who had imbibed free
| ly, resisted the officer who attempte'
to search him. He backed against tn
wall and drew from his pocket a wick
ed-loolzing revolver, and with NUT
tered curse, snapped it in the face o
his captor. fortunately the cartridg
missed fire, and before the would-b
murderer could again press the trigger
q blow from the officers club knocked
the gun from his hands.
Another blood-thirsty individual en-
deavored to use his revolver, cryin
curses against all police an all law
When his weapon was snatched from
his hands he declared himself an an
archist who was ready to- die, and daret
the police to shoot him.
In the meantime squad of polio
under Lieut.. Wheeler had started t
ascend the stairs. They met resist
ance from Grief and from an ur
known man, who drew from hi
overcoat pocket long revolver, de
claring he would shoot the first office
who put foot on the stairs. These tw
men were quickly overpowered, an
twenty-five stalwart police rushed u
the stairs and broke into the hall il
which the secret meeting was bein
held.
A number of men were arrested here
large amount of inflammatory litera
ture was captured, and number of re
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