The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-11-19
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Ths Serpent OF Anarchy Attempts to
Again Rear It's Hideous Head In Chi
cago, Hut II Once More Crushed by tho
Police-secret Meetings Broken Up and
Many Fiery .Reds" Placed Under Ar
rest.
CHICAGO, Nov. Is. One hundred
policeman, headed by Inspector Ly-
man Z. Lewis and Capt John 4. Ma
honey, raided two anarchist meetings
at No. 81 West Lake street Thursday
night, arrested twenty-three of the
leaders and took them to the Desplaines
street station. Henry Miller, Daniel
Suller, Ernest Rapper. John Deisch
and Conrad Messer were booked on
three charges = carrying concealed
weapons, resisting arrest and dis
orderly conduct. The others were
charged with disorderly conduct and
resisting an officer. Conrad Messer is
the only one known to have been con-
nected with the events of five years
ago. Thomas Grief gave bond for
each man in the sum of 500. 4
A Complete Surprise.
The appearance Of the police was =
complete surprise to the disciples Of
Parsons and Spies. Some attempted
to resist arrest and drew revolvers, but
they were discovered before they had
an opportunity to fire. Many red flags
bearing incendiary notices were
seized, and a quantity of pamphlets
urging the 'down-trodden" masses tc
throw off the yoke of the rich op.
pressors.
The meetings had been in progress
half an hour. The halls on the third
and fourth floors were crowded with
men listening to the agitators denounc-
ing the police for interfering with the
memorial meeting at the West Twelfth
Street Turner hall the night before.
A score or more were in the
saloon on the ground floor drinls,
ing beer and talking of the time
soon to come when they could ''uss
dynamite with good effect on the dogs
of the law" Every one was at fever
heat when the doors of the saloon flew
open with crash. Inspector Lewis
and his men came pouring in. Throw
up your hands, shouted the inspector.
Some hands went up and some reached
toward hip-pockets. Then there was =
scramble and scuffie and the men who
attempted resistance were under arrest
Was Not Afraid to Die.
One fellow named Deshel drew q re-
volver, and when Officer Edward New
man seized him by the wrist with one
hand and placed the muzzle of the re-
volver against his head, he cried:
''Shoot! Shoot. l am an anarchist and
not afraid to die for the cause"
In the meantime Inspector Lewis
and Capt. Mahoney led seventy-five os
the squad up to the meetings in prog
ress on the third and fourth floors.
Owing to the loud applause and stamp
ing of the anarchists within they did
], not hear the officers coming. Without
; moments warning the doors were
forced open. Then there was q rush to
the forward end of the hall.
Stand your ground?" shouted John
Gleckner. who occupied chair on the
platform.
Down with the devils." cried some
one else. But the officers paid no heed
The command: Throw up your hands,
was given. and it was generally obeyed.
In both halls the red flags decorated
the walls and red bunting draped the
pictures of the ''martyred heroes" of
1887. As the police entered the room
some of the leaders attempted to tear
down the flags and bunting. but before
hey could be disposed of the officers
! got them.
IF we had known you were COM
| ing" said Gleckner, with an oath to
/ the officers who were leading him out
of the hall, 1--WE would have been bet
, ter prepared for you. It would not
have beeen one-sided fight then. But
our turn will come. Wait! Only wait.'
Taken to the Station.
AS soon as the police had secured the
! men each one was searched. Then the
halls were searched and more flags
| were found. On one in large gilt let
ters was printed; Anarchy forever"
on another ''Onward is our motto In
union there is strength" The leaders
among the crowd and those who lad
| revolvers were taken to the Desplaines
street station and locked up.
| Among the men arrested with re-
volvers was David Sutter. Buffalo
anarchist. He was taken after hard
struggle by Officers Sinsrott and Carey.
Officer Webster grabbed Ernst Kill
baski, who gave as his home New
York. He was in the act of drawing
a revolver. Officer Newman took a
revolver from man who was trying
to prevent the officers from entering
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