The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-12
HELD WITHOUT BAIL
EMMA GOLDMAN CHARGED WITH
ATTEMPTED MURDER.
HELPED TO PLAN THE CRIME.
SO PROSECUTOR SAYS OF THE AN
ARCHIsT QUEEN.

ing Until Sept. I0--Miss Goldman
Her own Advocate-When Her
Counsel Failed to Arrive She said
She Could Act for HerseIf-"If
There Is Amy Guilt, Emma Gold
man Is the Arch Conspirator.v
The Other Anarchists Also Held.
Chicago. Sept. u.-Magistrate Prin-
diville to-day decided that Emma
Goldman, the anarchistic lecturer un-
DER arrest here. should be held without
bail until Friday, pending the decision
OF similar cases in the Superior Court.
Miss Goldman appeared for a hear
ing before the magistrate during the.
forenoon. She had not secured counsel
but in determined voice declared that
she was ready to act as her own attor-
ney. The assistant city prosecutor,
however, obtained continuance of the
hearing until Sept. 10, the date set for
the hearing of the other anarchists in
custody here. Mr.. Owens, the prosecu-
tor, stated that the result Of an inves-.
ugation at Buffalo was being awaited.
The court postponed it's decision in
the matter of bail, which Miss Gold
man demanded the privilege of furnish
ing, until later in the day. While
waiting, Judge Chetlain in the Superior
Court held the other anarchists until
Friday, when, he said. he would hear
arguments in the application for writs
of habeas corpus. AS the charge
against Miss Goldman, conspiracy
to murder President Mckinley"
is the one lodged against
the local anarchists. who are Named
as co-conspirators with Miss Goldman.
Magistrate Prindiville thought it, wise
to await the decision of the higher
court. He said it would not be necessa-
ry for counsel to apply for writ for
Miss Goldman, as he would deal ex-
actly with Miss Goldman as Judge
Chetlain did with the other prisoners.
Miss Goldman was represented by
Lawyers Brown, Geeting and Saltiel.
They were busy in the habeas corpus
case during the forenoon, but inter-
viewed their client in time to appear
for her In the hearing ON the matter OF
bail.
Lawyer Geeting, in pleading for the
prisoner, said:
Lawyers Plead for Bail.
This matter must be disposed of
according to well known rules of law.
When party is brought into court
charged with any criminal offense. that
party has a right to an immediate
hearing. Section Z. Article 2 of the
Constitution of Illinois declares that all
persons shall be bailable by sufficient
sureties, except for capital offense,
where the proof is evident and the pre-
sumption great. In this case, the affi-
davit filed does not conform with the
law. because the law requires an oral
examination, the affidavit to be based
on the oral examination. 1t should be
on personal knowledge as to the facts
Counsel then contended that none of
these constitutional requirements had
been complied with in the case of Miss
Goldman.
In deciding the case Magistrate
Prindiville said he did not want to
take any action which might be con-
trary to the decision to be arrived at
by the upper court, and said he would
admit Miss Goldman to bail IL Judge
Chetlain admitted the other prisoners
to bail. Attorney Geeting protested.
insisting that under the law, the
amount of bail should be Endorsed on
the commitment.
Miss Goldman appeared in the court
at $3.50 a. m. under the escort of
Matron Keegan. She seemed surprised
that no lawyer was there to take up
her defense, and glanced uneasily
about the room. full of uncouth pris-
oners and curious spectators. She
asked for Messrs Saltiei and Brown.
They were not in court and Justice
Prindiviile said he would wait rea-
sonable time for them to appear.
Although the telephone was kept
busy, an hour elapsed and the law
yers We're still absent. Chief of Detec-
tives Colleran then demanded that the
hearing should proceed. 1t took only
a few minutes and then Miss Goldman
was led back 10 her room in the wo>
nervous. When Prosecutor Owens re-
peated the charge against her she
flushed and then smiled.
When the defendant was escorted
back. to the court room Justice Prin-
diville said to her:
"Your lawyers do not seem to be in
clined to come"
are very busy with the other cases, so
we will leave it, 1t doesn't matter.
can take charge of the case myself"
Prosecutor Owens: II renew my mo-
tion to continue the case until the 10th.
and that she be held without bail"
Miss Goldman demanded a hearing
and asked that she be admitted to
bail.
The court Ito Mr. Owens): why do
you want a continuanceY
She Is the Arch Conspirator.
Mr. Owens: 1.-THE absence of material
witnesses. / propose to show that EN-
ma Goldman conspired together with
the other nine defendants to assassin
ate President Mckinley. and until such
time as we receive further information
from Buffalo. I ask that your honor
continue this case until the 18th, to-
gether with all the other defendants
She is charged with conspiracy to kill,
and IL President Mckinley dies she will
be an accessory before the fact and the
principal and win be just as guilty as
Czolgosz. 1t is a capital offense and I
do not think the offense is bailable un-
der the circumstances of the case"
The Court: We'll. will continue It
until the 18th. What have you to say
about the bail part of 1t, Miss Cold
man?"
Miss Goldman: II want to be put
under bail, as I asked because l be-
leve the case is a trumped-up charge
and has no evidence whatever"
Mr.. Owens: Your Honor, all the
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