The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-18
AN ANARCHIST QUEEN
Lucy Parsons Appeals to the Law
for Protection.
A Former Anarchist Lover Goes on the War
path and Smashes up Her Furniture
An Interesting Court Scene
Especial to THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Dispatch.

Especial TO THE HERALD-Examiner Dispatch. ]
CHICAGO, July 1.-THE seamy side of life
among the Anarchists in Chicago was
thoroughly exhibited TO- day. 1t was when
the dusky Lucy Parsons, widow of the
leader who was executed for participating
in the Haymarket riots, and herself known
far and wide as the goddess Of anarchy and
the would be destroyer OF all existing
forms and institutions Of government,
sought the services of the representatives
of law in order to protect her from the at
tacks of former lover. In response to a
warrant sworn out by her for wellknown
fellow Anarchist, Martin Lascher, a man
of about twenty five years of age. wearing
glasses, with a shock of black hair and
dragged moustache, was ushered into the
prisoners box. Mrs. Parsons was in no
amiable mood. Her eyes were flashing fire
and her every movement and gesture indi-
Gated the hot anger that was Glazing within
her wrathful bosom. This man." she said
after she had taken the witness stand,
came to my house and began TO abuse NE,
claiming that was holding some of his
property. ! put him out once, but he re-
turned and broke in both the front and rear
doors of my house with an ak, and also
smashed up my ornaments and furniture.
He has made threats against my life and
property and have no recourse but to ap-
peal to the law"
Lascher acknowledged smashing Mrs.
Parsons household goods. and in de-
Tense referred TO copious notes tnst
he had made upon the margin of
several Socialist newspapers he car
ried. He refused to be sworn, say
ing proudly that he was an Anarchist, and
inf I'm ha Tod n
affirm" He started in by saying that for
the past two years he and Mrs. Parsons
had lived together as man and wife. He
read q long statement of the sums of
money he had advanced to her. and of &C
counts that he had paid for her TO protect
her from the exposure and shame that
threatened her through her disinclination
to meet her obligations. He recounted how
he had been instrumental in writing and
publishing the life of her husband, which
she was now selling. He stated that he
had recently been out Of work and that
Mrs Parsons had seen fit to transferr her
favors TO some one better able to pay for
them. Lascher openly charges the queen
of anarchy with various gross offenses
against the moral law and the swarthy
woman burst forth with the fury that
characterized her utterances in days
gone by: IF you say that again,
Pu Kill you" Continuing, she
shrieked: "Judge, this creature has
threatened me repeatedly with this ex-
posture if left him, and the reason have
endured his company so long was because
was afraid of him." And she rushed from
the courtroom.
When order was restored, Lascher being
asked what proof he could furnish Of his
allegation, said he could show that the
furniture he smashed was bought with his
own money and that if more proof was
needed be could summon q physician who
would substantiate the more hideous
charges Lascher claimed that all the time
he had been living with Mrs. Parsons he
had supported his own wife and family and
since the break with Mrs. Parsons he had
been living again with his real wife. The
magistrate at this point inflicted fine on
Lascher. and confessed that no further in
sight into the affairs Of either defendant or
plaintiff was necessary.