The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-10
ON THE TRAIL OF ANARCHISTS
A Chicago Detective Aiding Officials
i'm Europe
From the Chicago Chronicle.


officials OF Europe are seeking the
counseis Of Chicago police officer in con-
neetion with the anarchistic troubles Of the
Old World Capt. Herman ScnuettleE- wGo
cid the lions share OF the work DUNG the
Anarchist riots in this city in 1886. Is n
Germany, and word ~zs received mere yes
terday that he has been requested by tie
coHsUls Of foreign Governments 10 assist
in breaking down the activity Of European
sccfaiistic organizations and to huGt &c wn
the coEspira tors against KEGS and otter
ruIerE-
The Chicago officer. who few days ago
was in Muenchea. Germany, had iate1d d
10 return TO America - Cnce, but Lecause
Of the appeals made 10 him he VIZ! =
main in Europe until the last OF the month
Since the suspicion arose th1t plot = n
foot to assassinate all the rulers o. the O q
World Captain NSchustJ!er has bacn ao'C-
icg conferences with high officials tEe.e.
VINO are said to be anxious TO retain rim
until the trouble IS at an end That many
Of the C0nspiratoTs have ljvGi IN America
seems certain, and Captain ScaUettier. Il
Is believed, can render Invaluable service
to the European Governments bscsus- OF
his acquaintance with AIuetcan a1aTcnis-
tic societies There is much 10 indicate
that the plots we're even hatched ana cen
ceived on this side Of the water
Captain ScAuettlST viii 20 10 Paris WITH
il a day or Two 10 confer with the French
authorities and il Is said that he may even
90 to Italy. He is in closs touch win the
/ officials OF several other countries in which
! anarchy has manifested itself. The Off eI
/ left Chicago May IS, Upon his arrival l.
/ Berlin his name WAS advertised ta!o~ga
+ the press in connection with the laIou;
+ Haymarket outbreak. ard he sp: ans iatC
+ fame on the continent.
Captain Schuettler is one OF America
IL
/ ed on most Of the celebrated crimes com
mitted in Chicago in the last sixteen years
/ For several years he has been in coumanC
] at the Sheffield Avenue station The re
/ citGl oT his adventures reads like a novel
I II was through his work on the auarchis
! riots that he first gained note. Schuet5le
was q pupil of the late Inspector Schaael
/ and he success of the tgo men vas 10
! large extent q mutual achievement
+ Schuettler was admirably fitted for III
wcrk. Most of the Anarchists were from
central Europe and German was the Ian
} guage used a eli their meetings. tn
officer spoke German auentIy. The State
attorneys Office had explicit confidence il
! him AS days went By he turned in evi
/ dence in such quantities that the entiT
Anarchist conspiracy was speedily lai
/ bare. 1t was Schuettler who hunted dow
and finally arrested Louis Liagg, the bomb
( maker
/ Lingg was boarding on the west sid
and SchTettler traced him there. AIthoag
he knew the desperate character OF III
hunted man. the policeman entered th
cottage alone. He was aware that it va
Lingg who made the bomb that explode
with such fearful effect in the Haymarke
! the night of the historic riot He ais
knew that there We're many more III h
! house ready for use.
The Anarchist WIS in his bedroom
Schuettfer opened the door and told Ling
that he was under arrest The man spran
to his feet and in a momsRt had the Office
by the throat \ desperate struggle 70
lowed and Lingg was overp0wered. TIL
arrest was the most important incident
!, the Anarchist ease 1t was this that la
bare the whole conspiracy. Rather tha
suffer punishment on the galiows. Lins
committed suicide in the jail
Schuettler also distinguished himself
. the Cronin case ard again III the Luetge
+ case. When he left Chicago n May to Wis
| Germany he was granted fnrlough
! three months, but It Is said that if b
services are now wanted abroad Chief Hi
ley will grant him longer leave OF a
sence.