Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-11
EMMA GOLDMAN ARRESTED.
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Il guessed that from what the news
papers say
What did you think when you heard
that an attempt upon the life of the
President had been made" the woman
was asked.
With a wave of her hands and an
other shrug Of the shoulders she an
swered disdainfully: II thought, oh.
the fool"
The prisoners manner had been
growing more and more excited. al
| though she made an evident effort 10
control herself. In this she finally sue
ceeded and launched into q discourse of
the teaching of anarchy. She declar
ed that anarchy did not teach men to
do the act which has made Czolgoez
despised and hated the world over.
We work against the system and
education is our watch word" she said.
II am an Anarchists student of
socialism but nothing, anything !
ever said to Leon CZolgosZ would have
led him to do the act which startled
everybody Friday"
Not even in your lectures? He says
your words set his brain on fire" asked
the interviewer.
Am | accountable because some
crack Drained person put a wrong con-
s,ruction on my words? Leon CZolgosZ.
| am convinced. planned the deed UNI
aided and entirely alone. There IL no
Anarchist ring which would help him.
do not know surely. but | think Czol-
gosZ was one of those down troiden
men who see all the misery which the
i,h inf ha hn m
of il, who brood over il and then i'll
despair resolve to strike a great blow.
as they think for the good of their fell
low men. BUT that is not anarchy.
CZolgosz Chc woman pronounced the
name with the greatest easel may hav"
been inspired by me but if he was he
| took the wrong way of showing it,"
The police officials are not entirely
satisfied with Miss Goldmans story.
When Capt Schue;tlcr ana Detective
Hertz discovered her at the home Of
one Norris. at 303 Sheffield avenue. she
denied her identity.
Hello. Miss Goldman" said the cap
tain. as he entered the parlor. are you
glad to see me-
I'm not Miss Goldman. I'm a Swedish
woman ard my name Is Lena Lar
SEN answered the woman. endeaVor-
ing to initiate the Swedish dialect.
"All right. ! speak Swedish myself"
said the police officer as he poured out
few questions in the Morse tongue.
Miss Goldman ala not answer. affect
ing to misunderstood.
Detective Hertz. meanwhile had been
investigating and had discovered pen
with the name Emma Goldman en-
graved thereon.
What does this men" shouted Capt.
Schuettler holding the tell tale article
before its owners eyes
1T means that the game is up she
said. she then admitted her identity
fully and accompanied the police To the
| office Of chief O'Neill.
She was hurried into the chiefs
office while the crowd outside waited
to learn if she was really the woman
for whom the police all over the coun-
Try have been searching high and low.
Chief b'N"i kept her only a moment
and then turned To- the reporters to
HON he presented the prisoner.
During the talk which followed. Miss
Goldman detailed as she could reCol-
lect. her movements since last July.
She went from Chicago TO Buffalo. she
said. accompanied by Miss Isaaks, the
daughter of the alleged Anarchist edi-
tor under arrest here.
In buffalo they stopped two days ami
then proceeded to Rochester, where
they stopped at the home Of Miss Gold
mans sister Mrs. II. Hochstein OF rs
Joseph street,. We there visited Il
little more than five weeks. The only
incid. mt Of it was a short visit to Nj
agara Falls ana another to New York
on business.
In the latter city Miss Goldman en-
tered temporarily into the employ Of "A
firm. the name Of which she would not
diyulse. BUSINESS for them took her To
Pittsburg. She was in Cincinnati on
Labor day ana that night she left for
St Louis.
Il saw the police there. Sunday all
iiGht. the prisoner said. with a sar-
castle little laugh, but they did not
see me. | heard of the arrest Of Mr.
Isaaks and his family and other An
archists in Chicago and determined to
come here and see if | could not help
them. Mr.. Isaaks had not been in the
| country long and l was afraid he
| would not know what to do when in
legal difficulties.
What have YOU done to help him?''
Capt. Schuettler asked.
Well" she answered slowly. II
| have been looking for men to go on
| their bonds. providing the courts
would allow us to furnish them
Why did you deny your IDENTIFY"
| the captain questioned.
"Oh. as to that. / was not quite
ready to show myself. My friends
| were still in Jail and l wanted to do
| something for them. However. you've
| got me: but what is there to it? They
| had me once in New York because |
quoted Cardinal Manning, who said
| Necessity knows no law, but what
| good did that do, tell me-"
| During the interview Walter Nowak
| who says that he is the Buffalo man
| who identified CZolgOsZ, asked Miss
| Goldman if she boarded with family
of the name of Mendel while in Cleve-
| land. Miss Goldman answered in the
| negative. and declared she stopped at
| The Holtenden under an assumed
| name.
Miss Goidman's arrest was accom-
| piShed on a request sent to the various