Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-04
"BLEEDING" CHICAGO CAPITALISTS
Strange Stories Current Regarding the Recent
Raid ON Greiff's Hall

Strange Stories Current Regarding the Recent
Raid on Grein,s Hall
CHICAGO, Jan. 4.-The Herald this morning
prints the following: Strange stories are cur
rent about the recent police raid at
Greiffs Han. 1t is told that because Of
the refusal OF wealthy members of q Sc
ere. association to expend more money for
the ..suppre ssion of anarchy the police-or
certain fixtures in the department-proposed
to show the subscribers to the secret fund that
the social revolutionists'' are not yet dead.
In long interview with "a prominent citi-
gen." an attorney Of great prominence, whose
clients are among the wealthy class, it is al
legged that shortly after the Haymarket riot in
May, 1886, three meetings of capitalists
and business men were called through
secret invitations, at which were subscribed
sums aggregating $4,000, with pledges for an
this money should be spent in suppressing
anarchlsm, and no specific statement OF receipts
of expenditures should be made fer the COM
mittee controlling the fund.
The interview continues: Throughout the
years that followed, until last October, we have
all responded to the assessments Of the finance
committee of the citizens movement The
latter part Of month of last October general
meeting was held and the finance committee was
present in body. No one knew why the meet
ing was called. When We assembled the chair
man OF tbs finance committee made speech
He said there was s57, $50 in the treasury which
| the committee had not expended during the
past year, believing that anarchy was dead
in Chicago. But during the last few days
he had been approached by certain
police officer, who declared that the reds were
| about to break forth again. The policeman
had demanded money. The committee refused
| to give it The committee ssked the SANCTION
| of the subscribers. and il was freely
granted. The fact that . policeman had
demanded money set three or four OF Ms think
| ing. and we, Notwithstanding our agreement,
began to make inquiries We ind shas dur.
| ing the years following the Haymarkes riot
| there had been tvo police funds-that guaran-
teed by the city and one furnished by the
citisens. From this latter fund, which had
RANGED from ESQ 900 to et40, 900 annually. there
had been drawn every dollar subscribed ex-
cept the fund at last year. A few days before
az raid on Greid's Hall demand for money
sd hesn made. The committee refused
| 70 adysuce another penny. Tho finance com
Mite called another meeting directly after
the raid There WAS no disguising OF charges
| That the RAID was directly o. indirectly in
stituted for the purpose Of inspiring the
man Who had subscribed 70 the fund
vifh The idea that the reds were again on the
vsrpath. We told the COMMITTEES 70 balance
| It's books, make pro rata division Of the funds
still held By L. and rendsr report Of al money
received and expanded. The committee had
anticipated ~ and had the report prepared
1T viii al come ont some day, said menu
Der Of the citiseus' committee, "no matter how
closely the members Of the finance committee
hold their tonguea Somebody has got rich
out Of this thing, and The raid on 0reifs Han
vns intended solaly % boastsr mp the back
Gliding subscribers 70 fund from which police
men drew thousands Of dollars"