The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-14

which he was compelled to hear this aft
ernoon.
In Informal remarks made for benefit
OF the counsel the court seemed 10 in
cline to the belief that the police had the
rlght to hold the anarchists as a precau-
tlonary measure, even though evidence
was lacking to convict them of any crime.
Counsel for the city admitted that there
was no evidence to hold the prisoners
| but pleaded in justification of holding
them the worldwide moment of the
case.
In making his remarks to counsel the
court specifically stated that he was not
discussing the case on its merits
He said the matters for mis- considera-
ton were
First-Is the process by which the pris-
ohers We're held regular?
seeond-Has the justice court jurisdic-
Third-EIas the magistrate denied 4
speedy hearing to the prisoners and has
he denied them the constitutional right
of bail?
These questions, it is expected, will be
passed upon by the court following the
completion of arguments by counsel to-
morrow.
Judge ChetIain arrived at 11:sO m
and few minutes later the nine pris-
oners, charged with conspiracy to kill
the president, We're led in and placed -
hind row of bailiffs Sheriff Mege.-
stadt was present in person. Throughout
the room We're deputy sheriffs and de-
tectlVes in plain clothes, the Sheriff be-
ing determined to take every possible
precautlon to protect the prisoners Re
turns were made on behalf of the sheriff
chlef OF police and Judge PrindevflIe.
who, according to the petition. had the
prisoners under restraint Illegally The
prisoners were Abraham Isaak Abra-
nam lsaak Jr., Clemens Pfuetzner. Hip
polyte Havel, Henry Travaglio Michael
Rose, Martin Rosenynik and Morris J
FOX Emma Goldman was not present
but Justice Prindeville had promised to
fellow whatever decision was made .by
Judge Chetlain
Leopold Saltiel. representing the nris-
orers, opened the argument asking for
the release of his clients on the grounds
that they were being held without legal
reason. He claimed in an excited voice
that all the rapers i'll the case were in
sufncient ard had been issued under false
pretense. Judge Chetlain INTERRUPTED to
say that it appeared to him that the
case was still matter for Justice Pr;n-
devllle to settle. The case he said was
stHl pending before the magistrate VINO
rad agreed to hear it Sept 49, Mr.. Sal
tel thereupon launched into a lengthy
argument to show that the upper court
had jurisdiction. Not a scintilla of evil
dence had been presented to show that
the prisoners were guilty of conspiring
to murder the president, as was charged
in the complaint
John F. Geeting, as the counsel for the
prisoners, followed Mr. Saltiel
hen Attorney Geetng closed at 12:45
O'Clock Mir. Taylor, FIR the city. arose
and said that the only question at issue
was the jurisdiction of Justice Prinde-
Vile. His argument was technical tend
ing to uphold the lower court and the
legality of the acts of Magistrate Prinde-
Vile
Every neck was craned when Mr. Tay-
lor began to- speak. and interest was in
tense when the lawyer said:
If the suspicion of the police is cor
rect, and We believe it is, the assault
on the president is the result of con-
spiFacy embracing three states. Illinois
OHIO and New York. and including men
whose names are not even known to the.
public
Every ear avs turned in expectation
of details, but none was Forthcoming
Instead he faced the spectators and ex-
toiled the president. He grew eloo11ent
and asked what mattered few technieaq-
it'eS OF the law. few human atoms
indicating the prisoners-when that great
hfe was in the balance at buffalo?
Mr.. Geeting here objected to the trend
OF opposing counsel's remarks, and Mr..
Taylor returned to his argument.
Il will say. however" he said. .'thst
the police here have received a telegram
from Buffalo in which Chief Bull states
he has sufficient evidence to secure ex-
! tradition papers for the anarchists under
arrest here"
"Fhen let US have that evidence let
US have some evidence, something tina,
may remotely resemble evidence against
the prisoners" shouted Mr. Gceting.