The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-19
AN INTERVIEW WITH MAGGIE
How the Anarchist Was Locked Up in
Albuquerque, New Mexico.

How the Anarchist Was Locked Up in
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Deputy United States Marshal Fred
FOrnOf and Captain Laselle Of the gov
eminent secret service came in from Sill
YER City this morning. having In charge
the anarchist. Antonio Maggie. who was
bound over to await the action Of the
United States grand jury at Las Cruces
next month. and remanded to the county
Jail here by Commissioner Newcomb at
Silver City yesterday. Maggio's bond
was placed at $4,000. which he of course,
could not furnish. His offense against
the government of the United States, as
charged in the warrants of arrest, is
conspiracy to murder President Mckin-
ley. etc.
Through the courtesy of United States
Marshal Foraker. a Citizen representa-
tive was granted the privilege Of an in
terview with the now famous prisoner
| at the county Jail this morning, and ne
answered every question put to him in
| good English.
What is your manner" was asked.
Antonio Maggie" r
when were you born and when did
you come to the United States?"
Il was born at Cepatu, a small town
| near Palermo. in Sicily, Is years ago.
Came to this country in 1892, starting
first at New Orleans and then visited
| several towns in Louisiana, being with
Andrew Showers small circus one season
as a musician, Went to st. Louis and
thence to Chicago, where I was a mu-
stefan in Thomas Days show. I then
left for Omaha and during the trans
Mississippi exposition was a member Of
Hagenbach's wild animal show band.
Left Omaha and at Carbonate. Kan,
Joined the Great Mastodon MINISTRIES
as musician, staying with the MINISTRIES
several months. l then went to Kansas
City and was again with Hagenbach dur
ing the winter. l also followed barber
ing at Kansas City. After this Joined
the band at the National military home
Of Kansas, where I was for about year.
Joined the Andrews opera company at
Leavenworth last winter and last Feb
| ruary was discharged from the company
at Silver City owing to some Disagree
ment between myself and the manager.
Since then have been living first at
Silver City and then at Santa Rita. play
ing in good saloons and following the
trade Of a barber
1T is stated that you prophesied the
death Of President Mckinley; in fact.
told certain parties that you knew he
year. Will you deny or confirm the
Statements was asked.
II deny the statements. I never told
any person that President Mckinley
would be shot. and was surprised
when the deed was DONE. I have told
many people that am an anarchist, not
against the United States, but against
Italy. In this country person can set
enough for his labor to live upon. but in
Italy he is starving all the time he is at
work. 1 make from 81 to 50 per day here,
while in Italy 1 could only make few
cents a day, and this, coupled with the
privations and hardships heaped upon
the poor class Of Italy has made me an
anarchist against my own country. am
in favor of a revolution in Italy end
with anarchy against the crowned heads.
but not against the United States
am a regular subscriber Of the anarchist
papers La QUESTION: Sociale. published
at Paterson. N. j., and Laurora, and
at Spring Valley, ILL.,, but these papers
don't advocate anarchy in the United
States, but they do for certain old coun-
tries, especially Italy. Even when asked
for my passport to come to this country
the Italian government gave it to mo
with the understanding that when I be-
came q years Of age I should return to
Italy and serve the allotted time In the
army of that country at about cents per
day"
Maggie stated that his mother, BROTH
er and sister would sail from Palermo,
Sicily, on Sept. q or Oct. I, for this coun-
try, and would be landed at New Or.
leans. They would first visit his brother
Rosario Maggie, at Baton Rouge, Miss.
and then come to New Mexico. He also
has a brother, Frank Maggie. at Leav-
enworth, Kan. All the boys are BARRIERS.
musicians, and anarchists. He stated
that he belongs to no society, but believes
in the principles of anarchy, because
something must be done in the old coun-
tries to correct the evils against the
poor classes. Maggie stated that he did
not know the assassin of President Nc
Kinley, and believes the man is insane.
| although he thinks he ought to be made
to suffer for his crime.
During the conversation Maggie
smoked cigarette and started on an
other when the reporter was about to
leave him. He says he has been an in
veterate smoker of cigarettes for many
years. Maggie Is small Of stature and 10
a lightweight. He has a pleasant face.
small mustache and does not indicate
| the savage nature, even to his own coun-
try, which he manifested in his inter-
view. He will be kept in Jail here until
the convention Of the United States
grand jury at Las Cruces, which will be
Monday, October Albuquerque Citt.
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