The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-12
MISS GOLDMAN TO BE HELD
Without the Benefit Of Bail by a Chicago
Police Magistrate.

Chicago, September 11.-Magistrate Prln-
dcville today decided that Emma Gold
1naD. the anarchist lecturer under arrest
here should be held without bail pending
the decision Of similar cases in The upper
court The action of Justice Prindcyillc
extends only to Friday of this week. At
thar time the question will he considered
aud the magistrate will decide whether she
shall lie held without bail or released I'M
der bond until the preliminary hearing
of the charges against her, which Is set for
September ID.
Miss Goldman had not secured counsel,
hut in determined voice declared that she
was ready to act as her own attorney. The
assi.inat city prosecutor however, obtained
n continuance of the hearing until Sep
teinber is, the date set for the hearing
Of the other anarchists in custody Mr..
ovens, the prosecutor. stated that the re-
suit Of an investigation at Buffalo was
beng awaited.
The court postponed its decision in the
matter cf bail. Judge Chctlaine in the
superior court held the other anarchists
until Friday. when. he said, he would hear
arguments on the application for wlits of
hahtas corpus As the charge against Miss
Goldman, Conspiracy to murder President
Nick nley," is one lodged against the local
anarchists who are named as co-conspira-
tors with Miss Goldman, Magistrate pTin-
defiilc thought II wise to await the de-
cislon OF the higher court. He said 1t
wCuld be necessary for counsel to apply
for a writ for Miss Goldman. as he would
d,al exactly with Miss Goldman as Judge
Chez 'aine did with the other prisoners.
When shown dispatch from New York
stating that Czolgo:z had admitted that
there was plot to assassinnte the presi-
dent and mentioned her, Miss Goldman SAID;
II can proyc that | have not been In Buff
falo since | left there the latter part OF
August ! do not believe that Czolgosz has
! confessed. 1t does not seem reasonable
| that "A man would declare that he had any
one 60 assist him-why should be implicafe
me? lie has not confessed anything Of
1 the sort. 90 not know what means the
/ police might use 10 cNtort a confession and
man is liable to say things that he does
not mean know for Instance. that h
/ 'g3. when ! was arrested because Of the
big strike. / delivered lecture In Phila
delphla. There was not thought Of arrest
until | had gone 10 Plttshurg, When II
] Philadelphia a warrant was issued Tor nl4
arrest. but they could not lind me In Sew
! York 50 they arrested man whom the!
had seen at one on TWO meetings WIN me
! He was n German whom had seen perhaps
several times, but who had nothing further
J 10 do with me. They took him 70 the sta
! tion and first tried with All possible meant
i 10 get . confession out 81 him. The poo
man said that he did not know nnvthin'
about me Then they cluhhed him untn Ia
| was nearly dead and said nc should TEL
where / was Finally they found out tha
! he vas rather fond o. beer. so they pro
/ ceeded 10 iptoxicafe him 20 ms to get
confession. Then the man was IN such
eon,Iiiion they could not let him appear il
pubIlc he was so bruised Because the,
| could not let him out they gave him 81
months IN the penitentiary- ! know per
| SectIy well what the police can do II the.
want a confession. do not make any &c