Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-13
REDS AT IT AGAIN.
Chicago Anarchists at Their
Old Tricks.
Police Break Up an Incendiary
Meeting.
Many Arrests Made and Inflamma-
tory Literature Seized.
An Attempt to Revive the Agitation
Leading Up to the Haymarket
Massacre Promptly
Squelched.
Associated Press Dispatches.

Associated Press Dispatches.
CHICAGO, Nov. 12.-Within a bomb
throw of the Haymarket, armed anarch-
lists tonight again met the Chicago pos
lice. The result was an ignominous de-
feat for the Reds. A mass meeting Of
the most radical element was announced
to be held this evening in Spies hall,
on West Lake street, place celebrated
in the annals Of Spies and Parsons
followers. The frmness unexpectedly
displayed by the authorities last night,
in compelling an anarchist gathering in
West Twelfth street to hoist the stars
and stripes, had disconcertipg ef-
feet, and at the last moment tonight, it
was decided to make the 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, announced that his place
upstairs had been previously engaged,
thus Diminishing the general rabble.
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went up stairs. There were gathered
many of those who were leaders before
the Haymarket massacre. Speeches
were made in English and German, and
enthusiasm was great. The American
flag was not there. 1t was thought the
police he'd been completely hoodwinked.
In this, however, the Reds were at
fault.
A detective had been for several days
cultivating the acquaintance Of the or
ators. He was admitted to the meeting,
and before long got word out to Inspec-
tor Lewis, at the Desplaines-street sta
ton, that inhammatory speeches were
being made; that number of those in
the meeting were displaying arms and
boasting OF the use they would be put to
in care the police interfered. In the sa-
loon below 200 men were gathered, and
speeches were being made scarcely less
inceudiafy than those above. 1t was
evident that trouble might occur at any
moment.
Suddenly at a ssignal given by the
detective in the meeting the police
made raid. Fifty men in plain clothes
guarded the rear of the building, and
allowed no persons to leave. Inspector
Lewis and Captain Mahoney, at the
head of 100 uniformed officers marched
to the front door, taking the meeting
completely by surprise. Proprietor
I Grief saw the bluecoats and attempted
to shut the door in their faces. His
effort was futile, however, as one blow
from club shattered glass. A vigor-
GUS kick burst the door in and double
line of officers poured into the room.
The men who moment before had been
boasting of their intention to hurl def
ance into the teeth of the Chicago
police made rush for the doors, but at
the sight of the guns there displayed,
halted and with one or two exceptions
showed every symptom of cowardice.
"Throw up your hands," shouted
Inspector Lewis. At the command 400
hands went into the air. and the officers
commenced search for weapons. Those
found to possess revolvers or other arms
were placed under arrest, while the
others were hustled into the street, and
told to leave the vicinity at once.
One little fellow who wore flaming
red necktie, backed against the wall and
drawing from his pocket wicked look
ing revolver, snapped it in the face Of
a policeman. Fortunately the cartridge
missed fire, and before the would-be
murderer could again press the trigger,
blow from club knocked the weapon
from his hand.
Another blood thirsty individual en-
deavored to use revolver, crying curses
against all police and all law. When
his weapon was snatched from him, he
declared himself an anarchist, ready to
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In the meantime. squad of police
under Lieutenant Wheeler, started to
ascend the stairs. They met resistance
drew from his pocket long revolver,
officer who put a foot on the stairs.
These men were quickly overpowered
and twenty-five policemen rushed up
and broke into the secret meeting. A
number of men were arrested here. A
was captured, and number of red flags
were torn from the walls and de-
stroyed.
Within the secret portals the only
resistance encountered by the police,
came from three unknown men who, in
the rush, escaped. They jumped be-
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began to throw bottles and glasses. A
number of officers were struck, but not
seriously hurt.
Inspector Lewis says while he is in
command of that division no meetings
will be held with incendiary intention.
One of the officers in citizens clothes,
who was in the crowd before the raid
was made, reports that one of the speak
ers said the Anarchists were now
stronger than ever before, and prepared
to give the police big dose of the medi-
cine administered at the haymarket.
Another detective listened to speech
declaring the police had no right to in
terfere with any meeting, and that the
time will soon come when the police
force will be completely annihilated.
Among those arrested was one OF the
editors of the Arbiter Zeitung, a German
daily paper, successor of Spies and
Parsons rabid sheet, and which has de-
cided anarchistic principles. This man
was making speech in the meeting
when the officers entered. He made
plea for release, claiming he was there
in the capacity of reporter. The po-
lice, however, would not accept this
plea.
Among the prisoners found armed
were several we'll known to the police,
and who were prominent in the ranks OF
the anarchists five and six years ago,
when the red flag was so often seen on
the streets of Chicago.
Inspector Lewis has announced that
he will demand tomorrow the revoking
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