The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-11-13
RAIDED THE REDS.
Chicago Pollco Break Up an An
archist Moeting

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archlst Moeting
AFTER INCENDIARY SPEECHES
Had Been Made Within a Stones
Throw OF the Scene of the iInymar-
kct Slaughtcr---A Secret Meeting
Which Did Not IIootlwinls the Police
Forcc-.-Thc Anarchists Act the
Cowards After Boosting What They
Would Do, Although They Were
Armed.
Chicago, Now 12.-Within stones
throw OF the llaymarl;ot, armed anarch-
lists tonight again met the Chicago
police. The result was Il most ignomin,
GUS defeat for the men OF tho red fling.
a mass meeting OF the most radical ele.
mcnt was announced TO be held this
evening in Grief hall, II West Lake
street, place celebrated in the annals
OF Spies and Parsons followers, The
decision unexpectedly d!splaycd.by the
authorities last night in compelling the
Turner hall gathering to hoist the stars
and stripes had disconccrting effect,
and ut the last moment tonight
it was decided to make the
Gricn7s 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 hall had been previ-
ously engaged, thus dsmissing the
rabblc. Those who could be depended
upon were told 10 quietly 90 to the
third floor, where Il mectingJ would be
held. Up the flights oil stairs i'll the
place indicated there gathered many oil
those who were leaders III the ranks
before the llaymarkct riot. Speeches
were made in English and German and
the enthusiasm was great The Ameri-
can tlag WAS not there. 1t was thought
the police had been completely hood
winkcd.
EiIDED DY TIE POLICE
4 detective had been for several days
cultivating the acquaintance OF the
men who were leaders during the ex-
citing times OF five years ago. lie was
admitted to the meeting and kept his
superior informed OF all that was going
on. Soon word came that very iniam-
matory speeches were being made and
that Il number OF those in the meeting
were displaying arms and boasting OF
the use they would be put to in case
the police intcriered.
Suddenly ut 4 signal given by the
man in the meeting the con-
ccrtcd raid was made. The non-uni-
formed officers guarded the rear oil the
building and allowed no one to leave.
The blue coats entered the front door
and in less than sixty seconds after
ward the meeting OF the upper floor was
broken up, and those who had been
making the speeches to the crowd
in the saloon were under arrest. In
spcctor Lewis and Captain Mason
marched at the head OF the
column OF police officers from the sta
ton and were the first to enter the
saloon. The proprietor, Grief, saw the
blue coats as they entered, and attempt
cd to Shut the door in their faces. His
effort, however, was futile, as one blow
from an officers club shattered the glass
and another burst the door open, and
the double stream OF officers poured into
| the room.
ALL COwAEDS.
The men who shortly before had been
boasting OF their intention to hurl de-
iiaucc into the teeth OF the Chicago
police made 4 rush Tor the rear doors,
but Mt the sight OF tho guns there dis.
played, halted, and with one or two cx-
ceptions, showed every symptom OF
cowardicc and fear. In the mcantimc
4 squad OF police under Lieutenant
Wheeler had started toascend the stairs.
They met resistance from Grief and
from an unknown man who drew
from his ovcrcoat pocket q
long revolver, declaring he would
shoot the first officer who put foot on
| the stairs. These two men were quickly
ovcrpoWcrcd and two stalwart police
rushed up the stairs and broke into the
hall in which the secret meeting was
being held. \ number oil men were ar.
rested here. A large amount OF iniiam.
matory literature was captured and u
number OF red flags were torn from the
walls and destroyed.
The only real resistance encountered
by the police came from three unknown
men who in the rush escaped This
trio jumped behind the bar US the Off
GERS entered, and began throwing glasses
and bottles. A number OF officers were
struck, but not seriously hurt.
An EDITORS PLEA.
Among those arrested was one OF the
editors OF the .Arbcjter Ztitung, German
daily, the successor OF Spies and Par.
sons rabid sheet, and which, like its pre-,
dcccssor, publishes large amount OF
inccndiary matter, and has pronounced
anarchistic principles. This man was
making 4 speech in the secret meeting
when the officers entered. When he was
lockcdup in the Desplaines street
station lie made plea ior his release,
claiming that hc was in the meeting in
tho capacity OF reporter. His plea
wholly failed OF its purpose. Among
the other prisoners were tho following
each Of whom carried revolvers and
attempted TO resist the officers: John
Drissell, Ernest Rupert, Henry Miller
David Suffer, Charles Langrcn, Henry
Dncipcr and Andrew Weiss. These
mon nrc al known 10 tho nnlicn In