The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-04-24
STARTLING STORY
Told by Anarchist Forrurl When
ArraiEned In court.
WAS TO BLOW UP ROYAL EXCHANGE
in, Misunderstanding, Ho Says others
WIN Tako Ills pIaec-Polu Turns
Queens Evidence and Gives tho
Plots OF tho Anarchists Away-Tho
Head Centre of tho English Branch
IN the Clutches OF tho Law.

LONDON, April 23.-Tho italian IN.
nrehist, Giuseppe FOrrarl, who was
arrested hero yesterday, vas brought
up at Bow street police court to-day.
On tho person Of the prisoner were
found a copy OF an italian newspaper,
Crcdo DcgR 0pprsJi, printed in Now
York and dated March, 1894, aud a card
bearing tho name Of Francis Polti, the
anarchist who was recently arrested in
Clcrkcnwcll with a bomb in his posses.
sion.
The arrest OF Ferrari was caused by
the revelations Of Polta who informed
two police that FerrNri occupied among
the anarchists the Same position as
mo. !" occupied among the Fcnian
brotherhood. He controlled the col.
lection aud distribution OF tho anarch.
ist funds and directed the manufacture
and disposal OF the bombs intended for
Use In England and abroad. II also up.
pears that Ferrari was elected Mt the in
ternatioual conference Of anarchists
held Mt tho Hague, to 1891, in direct tho
operations in England. 1t ia said
that the creator part OF the anarchist
fund came to England from Belgium,
tho money being divided to Ferrari who
divided it among the active agents Of
the cause OF anarchist. Ferrari, who is
q tailor by trade. was q member Of tho
Autonomie cluband recruited many for.
eigners in his workshop.
Fcrrari ut Bow street this morning
admitted his completely with Polti, and
the police now believe that they have
beyond doubt arrested the head centre
and chief OF anarchists OF London.
polti is reported to have entirely turned
queens evidence and to be prepared to
asaist tho police in the prosecution OF
Fcrrari and others whose arrest is anti
cipated within the near future.
At the examination OF Ferrari to-day,
tho police testified that while being
taken 10 tho police station Ferrari said
that il that he had money no would not
DO taken like this"
Continuing, the prisoner said: ~
would have bought revolvers and would
uuVe hlllcu Blk OF eeVeu Oh you. / WIS
an idiot TO go to Bow street when Meu.
nier's affair was on, but I went there
for tho purpose Of seeing Inspector Mel
Vile, so that ! might recognize him, as
INTENDED 10 kill him. II l had money,
I would have taken Polti's bomb to
France or Italy; but having none, l
meant to use it in the royal exchange.
London. England is the richest coun-
try and at the exchange there would DO
many rich people together. I would
have thrown my bomb and have es.
capped if l could: II l failed, others
w%ouldhavo and will take my place"
The recital Of this portion OF the evil
dence against Farrari caused a sensation
in court
The prisoner. who looked utterly I'M
concerned, smiled Throughout, the pro-
ceedings. He was romanded.
Charles Meunier, the man referred to
by Terrari, is the hunchback anarchist,
saidto be the partner OF Rayachol,' who
was 1arrested n. the Liverpool street
railroad station by Inspector Melville
on April 4 charged with being con.
cerned in the explosion at Cafe Very,
Paris.