The San Francisco call., 1895-05-23
NO ROSES IN HIS PATH
But He GlorieS in Anarchy and
Boasts of the Haymarket
Horror.
ROBBED BY HIS COMPANION
He Yet Lives for Revenge and Keeps
Constantly on the
Move.

TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS, May pa
CALL correspondent interviewed Rudolph
Schnaubelt, the Chicago anarchist who is
here, but who is believed to be preparing
to leave. 1t is thought that he intends 60
ing to Amapala, having secured guide.
Schnaubelt told the correspondent that
he had left California, but would not be
precise about it. He had come on coast
ing vessel to Mexico, whence he had taken
a Pacific Mail steamer and landed at San
Jose de Guatemala, having only money
enough to reach that place because the
person accompanying him, Frenchman
named Rosseau, had in Acapulco robbed
him of nearly all his belongings including
over $4,000. Schnaubelt was obliged to
sell some ieweIry in order to pay his way
to San Jose de Guatemala. He
vainly sought work, but only found it in
Salvador, where he labored on railroad
construction train two days and then left,
as he feared detection and extradition from
San Salvador. He had been here two days
when he was recognized by the correspon-
dent, who knew him as he had seen him
when the correspondent was on the police
force in Chicago. His first impression was
to fee, but remem bering that he could not
be extradited and that the Government of
Honduras was now angry with the United
States for the Renton affair it would there
fore think twice before surrendering him.
He said he had prepared to go where he
could not be traced and where, even if
found, he could never be taken back.
Loudly he boasted of being and always
having been an anarchist. When asked
abo ut his plans for the future he only said
he intended going far away, but would not
tell where. Within twenty-four hours he
expected to receive money from the United
States, which he had telegraphed for be-
fore arriving and which he had been ad-
vised was on the road. Asked if not afraid
to speak openly to the correspondent, he
said the correspondent was the first person
he met who spoke kindly and had given
him money to supply his most pressing
wants. He showed pawn tickets for $10S,
bearing the dates of Acapulco and Guate-
mala.
The only article of value he still retains
is a silver watch. gold locket containing
blonde hair and photograph which is un-
recognizable, platinum gold ring and
large merschaum pipe. Schnaubelt goes
here under the name of Samuel Reinds-
kopf. Those he came in contact with say
he is a German who claims he cannot
speak English, though with the CORE
spondent he spoke in that language and
Spanish.
Asked whether he threw the bomb in
the Haymarket, he remained silent a long
time and afterward tried to turn the con-
versation to another subject, but the cor
respondent insisted. Then he admitted
he saw the bomb fall and the police killed
and heard the wounded cry. He seemed
even to gloat over the cries and suffering
which his memory recalled, but would
neither deny nor admit he had thrown the
bomb.
He did say he had taken an active part
in the anarchists work in Chicago.
Further he said that the anarchists of
Chicago were obliged either to kill or be
killed and spoke earnestly of revenge in
the future. He expressed great hopes for
the cause of anarchy in the whole world,
and principally in the United States.
Asked about his family, he became silent
and refused to say any more. To-day he
changed his place of abode and would give
no reason for it. 1t is known that he con-
suited lawyer, but upon what business
could not be learned. Schnaubelt was
yesterday summoned before the police and
asked to give an account of himself, when
he showed German passport dated 1884
in Stuttgart. Schnaubelt wears a gray
sack coat, high buttoned vest. blue
trousers, tan congress CATERS and a straw
sombrero. He is growing full beard and
carries large knife and pistol and heavy
cane. His only baggage seems to be an
alligator-skin satchel.