Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-13
WAS 1T UNSUITABLE?
The Raid Of the Chicago Police on an
Anarchist Meeting.
CHASING The TRAIN ROBBERS.
More Stories of Wreck in the
Great Storm.
COLLISION NEAR NORFOLK.
ALLEGED ANARCHISTS AIRAIGNED.
CHASING The TRAIN ROBBERS.
COLLISION NEAR NORFOLK
ALLEGED ANARCHISTS AnRAIGNED

Telling the Story in Court of Last Nights
Raid in Chicago.
CHICAGO, Nov. 13.-The seventeen alleged
anarchists arrested at last nights meeting were
arraigned IN Justice Woodlands Court this
morning. Jesse Cox represented the defend
| ants and Assistant City Prosecutor Hines rep
resented the prosecution. Mr.. Cox moved to
discharge the men, as there was no written
1--WE will have complaints, never fear was
Hines retort, and complaints were made out,
some for resisting an officer in the discharge OF
his duty and others for carrying concealed
weapons and fol- dh orderly condIot
officer Z. }. Goulu. who tool part in the
raid, was the first witness. Gould told the
story OF tine affair: Myself and seven other
officers" said he. event to the saloon at "a
West Lake street. 1t was crowded with
men. They were excitedly discussing different
motions and cuTsing the police force, Then we
went upstairs on the third and fourth floors.
where meetings were in progress and broke
them up.
What we're they doing in the halls?" asked
Attorney Cox.
''Oh. just holding meeting. Just kinder
wrangling with one another"
What did you arrest them for, then?"
"Disorderly conduct"
What were they doing thatlwas disorderly?''
"A cussing and swearing and raising Ii"
II heard several say that the -
ought to be blown to HI We are stronger
than ever before and will do it yet"
The officer could not state whether any of
the men arraigned had made the inccndiary
remarks or not. At the request of Cox the
officer pointed ont several men whom no saw
in the saloon.
Officer Wessler was the next witness and told
about the same story. He heard one of the
anarchists say: The mayor is - dude, and
we will hang him"
Officer VIM. Howe, the next witness, was in
the front rank of the squad of police. The
officer had an armful OF red flags, which he had
torn from the platform of the hall. One of
them had the words '!American-Group No.
inscribed on it in gilt letters
That's terrible thing to have on a flag"
said Cox. why did you bring that flag
along?''
Because it is the emblem of anarchy and we
wanted 1t for evidence"
PUBLIC SENTIMENT DIVIDED.
There is great division of public sentiment
here as to whether the police were justified
in supp.essing last nights anarchist
meeting and ordering the American flag
to be unfurled at the meeting of
the previous night. Judge Tuley's famous de-
cision was that. except in cases of riot warrants
should be obtained and direct charges made
before the police were justified in making
arrests. or course this not done last even
ing and it is not even charged that any Of the
speakers melted to riot or did anything more
than give utterance to the Oft repeated anar-
chstic extravaganzas,
Ex-Mayor Harrison. in an editorial in the
Times this morning. denounced the raid. and
says: The law guarantees TO American citi-
zens the right Of free speech. Any
violation of tins sacred right except on extra
ordinary occasions brings sympathy to men
who otherwise would meet with contempt.
of Nc( laupbpy re bat his I
Chicago. and that it is not confined by the walls
of states prison, and Mayor Washburne, if he
be in town. should advise his police force to ex-
ercise discretion.
The people wish order maintained and the
law preserved. but they are not willing to see
violated the very charter OF our rights to
enable ambitious blue-coats to show their
proves. CHEZ McClaughey is quoted
as saying that New York has sem Weisseman
here to hurt the reputation of Chicago. Ii So.
New York has found in the chief of police a
willing tool to help the anarchist.
The Herald referring to Inspector Hubbard s
order compelling anarchists to hoist the
American flag says: THE duty to
be performed was to arrest any
speaker who promulgated treason against the
commonwealth of Illinois; to have competent
and truthful witness to testify to his illegal
words; to take him to the station and
hand him over to the courts.
This is the mandate of the constitution
OF ILLINOIS; TINS Is the meaning OF the
statute covering violation OF its pro-
vision for liberty Of speech. Instead
of doing this simple duty Mr.. Hubbard or
dered the president Of the meeting to put an
American flag on the platform. He had ex-
actly US much legal right to order him to
read the Constitution of the United States to
the meeting or the constitution of IllinoiE or
the statutes any subject or the laws and
ordinances of the city of Chicago or the Bible or
the spelling book. Not having made an arrest any
act ON his part, disturbing the meeting. lille
gal He was himself ell gcd in the anarchy busi-
ness for violating laws Whatever We may think
of anarchy we must not become anarchists our
selves. The law is sufficient, as has been
grimly shown, to put down treason. Had the
chairman elected Hubbard and had riot and
massacre ensued Hubbard would have been re-
sponsible. One Haymarket is enough"