The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-11-21
ANARCHY
Fasten< Its Terrible FangS on
the Windy City.
The Hearing of the Cases in the Chi
cago Police Court,
Where the Anarchists Wore Fined for
Brandishing weapons-One OF the
Reds Had Plenty OF Money,
And One an Old-TImer.


rested at Griefs hall on Thursday night
were again in court Saturday before
Justice Woodman. The first case called
was that of Joe Dreseler The defend
ant was arrested with his revolver in
his hand, and was gathered in by officer
Newman. Dreseler is said to have
been an old-time anarchist, and officer
Newman says that he caused consid-
cradle trouble to the police after the
hanging of the anarchists,
The defendant took a change of
venue and was taken before Justice
Blume, the crowd following The
prosecuting witnesses told their stories
and Dreseler was given chance to
speak He could scarcely use the En-
glsh language, but managed to make
the court understand that he did not
know that the meeting was of an an
archistic nature, and that he still be-
lieves that it was labor meeting. He
also said that he did not know why he
carried his revolver
Well it is dangerous practice this
thing of carrying firearms, and espe-
cially so when the possessor is attend
ing a meeting of nature such as this
one is alleged to have been. You might
have been led to do something terrible.
1t is not many years since hot-headed
man who had bomb threw it, and
every body knows how terrible was the
result will fine you $50 and confis-
cate the weapon"
Dreseler seemed glad to get off so
easily, and announced that he was glad
l q. 4 1. i,
not want it any longer. The crowd
then surged back to Justice Woodman's
court room, where Ernest Rupert was
on trial. Rupert said he was baker,
and that he had been in this country
but few months.
"I thought that was labor meeting
when went there" said the defend
ant; land / think so yet l didn't
know that it was an anarchist meet
ing"
"Were you at the meeting on West
Twelfth street Wednesday night?"
eyes, was"
"What did you think of the senti
ments expressed by the speakers
there?"
well" said Rupert, evasively, &c.
didn't think much about it. didn'
think much either way. never pay
much attention to doings of that kind.
"Well," said the court, there seems
to be 40 doubt that you were carrying
concealed weapons, fifty dollars ant
costs, and your weapons will be con
fiscated."
Lucy Parsons sat in the audience,
big white handkerchief around he
neck. She occupied herself with
lengthy letter, which she perused witt
great apparent interest
She had nothing to say to the crowd
who stared at her, and did not seen
much interested in the proceedings
Conrad Messer, charged with carryin
, a concealed weapon, was the next an
archist tried. 1t was soon discovere
that the charge was a mistake, an
that Messer had been drunk and disoi
: derby, but had not carried firearms
Messer had been in the station sine
Thursday night. He had been give
an opportunity, Justice Woodman sale
S to get bail, but had stubbornly refuse
l to help himself. Ten dollars an
: COSTS" said the court, and Mr.. Messe
calmly produced the money from
= well-filled wallet and paid the fine.
4 Thomas Greiff, the West Lake stree
t saloon keeper, and an old-time Anal
: chist made fresh move to outwit tn
n authorities. Through his lawyer, Nose
s Solomon, he applied in Judge Tuley
e court for an injunction to restrain tn
mayor and Chief McClaughrey from il
, terfering with his license
t Inspector Lewis asked the mayo
r to revoke it on account of the diso
e derly proceedings that have been g
n ing on at his hall in connection wit
e the Anarchists meeting - henc
! the counter move on the part of Greif
e Assistant Corporation Counsel Chetlai
/, appeared for the city The applicatio
y was formal one, and no speeches wei
n made on either side After consult;
3 tion between the lawyers, the coul
granted temporary injunction, an
continued the case till Wednesday.