St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-13
ANARCHS Arrested.
Chicago Policemen Raid the
Meeting in Grief's Vile
Doggery.
Resistance Was Made and Re-
volvers Flashed, but to No
Purpose.
The Officers Said Hands Up"
and Every Red Paw Was
Elevated.
Active Steps Will Be Taken
to Suppress the Blatant
Boosters.

CHICAGO. Nov. 12-Within bombs
throw OF the Haymarket, armed an
archsts tonight again met the Chicago
police. The result was most ignOmin
iOus defeat for the men of the red flag.
A mass meeting of the most radical Gle
ment was announced to be held this
evening in Grief's hall, 81 West Lake
street. place celebrated in the annals
of Spies and Parsons followers.
The decision Unexpectedly displayed
by the authorities last night in COM
polling the West Twelfth street Turner
hail gathering to hoist the stars and
stripes had a dsconcerting effect, and
at the last moment tonight it was de-
cided to make the Grief's hall
gathering secret, and to admit
only few. of the most trusted
spirits. Accordingly the master
of ceremonies, Thomas Grief. proprietor
OF the big saloon below the hall. an
nOunced that his space upstairs had
all been previously engaged, thus dis
missing the general rabble. Those who
could be depended upon were told
to quietly go to the third floor where a
meeting would be held. Up the flights
of stairs in the place indicated there
gathered many of those who were
Leaders liz the Ranks
before the Haymarket riot. Speeches
were made in English and German, and
the enthusiasm was great. The Ameri-
can flag was not there. 1t was thought
that the police had been completely
hoodwinked, and that there was no dan
ger of any intrepid officer command
n 10 lor
her that protected them. In this,
however. the reds were at fault. In
.spectOr LeWis,in charge Of that division
Of the city, has seen too much in Chicago
10 believe that the fanatics would allow
themselves to be deprived of chance
TO cry for blood and anarchy.
A detective had for several days been
cultivating the acquaintance of the men
who were leaders during the exciting
times of five years ago. The man was
admitted to the meeting, and kept his
superior informed of all that was going
on. Soon word came that very in
11ammatOry speeches were being
made and that a number or those
in the meeting were displaying arms
and bnaSting of the use they would be
put to in case the police interfered. In
the saloon below fully 200 men were
gathered. and, although 10 organized
scarcely less incendiary than those
above were being made. and it was evil
dent that trouble might occur at any
moment. In the historic Desplaines
street police station. few squares dis
tant, Inspector Lewis had
100 Men in Uniform,
and surrounding the building in which
tie meeting was being held were about
flity detectives in citizens clothes. Sud-
denly at signal given by the man in
the meeting a concerted raid was made.
The nonuniformed officers guarded the
rear OF the building and allowed no per-
son to leave.
The blue coats entered the front door,
and in less that 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
Inc saloon were under arrest So
quick was the onslaught the anarchists
were taken completely by surprise. and
before they had time to recover them
selves enough TO make any serious re-
slstance, 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, and were
the first to enter the saloon. The pro-
prletOr Grief, saw the buecoats as they
entered, and attempted to shut the
doors III their faces. His effort. how
ever, was futile, as one blow from an
officers club shattered the glass and
another burst the door oper, and the
double stream of officers poured into the
room.
The men who moment before had
been boasting Of their intention TO hurl
defiance into the teeth of the CHICAGO
police made rush for the rear doors.
but at the sight Of the guns there dis
played, halted, and with one or two ex-
ceptions showed every symptom of
cowardice and fear.
"EIsrON Up Your Hands,,
shouted Inspector Lewis. At the com.
mand 400 hands went into the air. and
the officers commenced a search for
weapons. Those who were found to
possess reviewers or other arms were
placed under arrest, and the others
were hustled into the street and told ia
al once leave the vicinity.
one little fellow who wore a flaming
red necktle and who had imbibed freely
of the villainOuS liquor sold over the
bar, resisted the officer who attemnted
to search him. He backed against the
wall and drew from his pocket q
wicked-lOOking revolver and with a
muttered curse snapped it in the
face OF his captor. Fortunately
the cartridge missed fire. and before the
Would-be murderer could again press
the trigger Il blow from the officers
club Knocked the gun from his hands.
Another bloodthirsty individual en-
deavored to use his revolver. CRYING
curses against all police and all law.
" hen his weapon was Snatched from
his hands lie declared himself an an
archIst who was ready to die, and dared
the police to shoot INN.
III the meantime squad of police I'm.
der Lieut.. Wheeler had started to ascend
the stairs. They met resistance from
Grief and from an unknown man who
drew from his OyeTcoat pocket a LONG
revolver. declaring he would shoot the
first officer who put foot on the
stairs. These two men were quickly
OVerpOWered and twenty-five stall
wart police rushed up the stairs anC
broke into the hall in which the secret
meeting was being held. A number OF
meE&Sere arrested here. large amount
OF intlSinmatory literature was captured
and a number of red flags were tori
from the walls and destroyed.
within the Secret Portals
the only real resistance encountered b,
the police came from three unknown
men who, in the rush. escaped. Thu
THO Jumped behind bar as the officer,
entered and began throwing bottles au(
glasses. y nEmtNr of officers Wer,
struck, but not seriously hurt.
AiEonS those arrested was one Of fht