Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-22
LOCAL ANARCHISTS.
Al Oath Bound Organization Of That
Character Row ID Tho City.
LIFE AND PROPERTY rnnEArrSEp.
Among aloe Selected ~ Victims Of
Vengeance are Electric aud
AppOlntire Peace one rs.

There was big sensation aud q
great deal Of individual unoasinrss lr
this city a few months ago on tho OK,
posure ola secret society ut that tim,
known ar the Woatern star and later
as tho Amofines or branch Of The
American Protective association.
The statement and proof that there
T. another oath.bound organization iu
Salt Lake Of recent formation, more
terrible In ~ character than the most
fearful ever dreamed oi concerning the
Amoriuian socle'y ,will Doubles cause
a Hurry Of excitement that Will be- felt
Tor many days 10 come.
This 10 certain 10 10 the casc when
II ia known that the organization is Of
tho anarchistio order and that 10 has n
membership Of between two aud three
hundred men pledged to support each
other under vows VI the most a1lemn
secrecy oven TO the taking o, liio and
destroying u property.
A NEWS representative obtained u
clue o. to the soclety and some Of i,s
objects two or thtoo days ago Ia "a
manner that was 70 say tue last
rather extraordinary but which need
not now be Ieoilod. a rlm0r traced
TO ia origin ditolosos the fact tuat n
diabolical plot has been brewing Tor
some time which has in view the
deliberate murder Of some of Salt
Lakrs onlc.uls.
These latter arc elective and ar
uoiniivu peace officers whose nance
arc Withheld at the request Of the
hcaut tt tue police department who
have the cass in hand aud VINO hone
% trace the matter down AMI N pee.
siblu land tho anarchists In jlil or at
least those VI them who nave been
tht,atsuing 10 commit murder.
Whilu working up the CAGE today an
oiicur learned that a man, once pros.
lcciye Am5fine, VINO wa supposed 10
DO in sympathy with the asfoc.ntinn,
had BEEN approached iy "a former mem.
Der OF the Western Star about weeA
ago when something litU tho follow.
ing conversation took places
"Allow ms to present your name Tor
memburhil2'
owen, bui 1 would like to know
something more nu1ut Il. What are
you willing 10 tell mrT"
"Oh, that h all right, you'll hnI out
all that IL necessary after you have
been accepted"
"Bui," protested tho gontloman,
"lhat Is precisely how you got me 10
Join the Amofinel, IN nuJ thut | nave
always regretted aud tlia limo L dou't
propose 20 20 Il blinu."
II Is sufficient to say that lac did not
consent TO his name bviug sent Ia iOr
membership.
A noticeable feature In connection
with the society h that most OIL thrsp
who are said 10 be iluuuurd with A.
atu ioteign u-mtu, many Of them
who nave not oven tLKuu out THAR
nrst papers und who probably never
intend 10 become citizens " the United
SiatUs anu who, In case they did, could
not DO Ia any way regarded US useful or
desirable.
Associate with with some OF the
leauing HpiriI, however, are a few
men who boast that they arc ~ good
"Ameriohns" hs there are Ina
the county. These seli.estoemed
"patriols" arc mostly place hunt.
ofs aud dissatisfied and die.
appointed chico seekers, who are
known 10 cherish very Indifferent
affection i0r honest toll aud who would
perpetraie their crimes Ia the namu Of
liberty. Two or three OF thtm are OK.
tremiaIs Of the most pronounced type
and arc looked upon M being fully ~
cranky and much more desperate than
was the notorious PTendergast, who
recently murdered Mayor Harrison Of
Chicago.
II will DO unwelcome information
to these oath-bound w0uld'be takers OF
human life aud deatfoyrrs Of property
that tho names and purposes OF their
most desperate members are fully
known 10 the police authorities and
that they will be- closely watched and
that they Will be- promptly arrested
and put where thoy will not be able 10 |
execute their evil designs. The next |
few days are expected to bring forth |
Interesting and sensational develop.
mania