The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-13
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SUSPECTED OF GREAT CRIMES.
No, the soJ-vCiccd Malatesta. declares
that h: doesn't believe in killing people.
He disappeared from his London haunt
just before King Humbert was slain and
turned UP in Italy, although the police
there didn't know of it then He was back
in London by the time Bresci had fired
his fatal shot. Malatesta. OF course. dis
avowed all knowledge of this deed, but
had to admit that he was we'll acquainted
with Bresci, for the fact WAS generally
known He was watched by London de-
tectives and by Italian spies, his letters
We're opened, all sorts of traps were laid
for him, but nothing could be found that
definitely connected him with the crime.
In the same way detectives did their
best to connect Kim with the murder Of
the Empress of Austria. He was known
to have been in touch with her slayer.
but there was nothing to prove that Mala-
tesla had planned this crime from his lit
tie back room in Islingtcn.
MALATESTA AND CZOLGOSZ
Did Errico Malatest; plot the death Of
President Mckinley? I is safe TO say
that no document will ever be found to
! prove it. But this softspoi<cn anarchist
seems to have had an especial grtdge
against the conditions Of America. appa-
rently because of the number of rich men
/ there. He declared recently to one Of my
informants that there We're more anar-
c!'ists in America to-day than In any
| other country in the world. and that the
number would increase steadily. He rant
/ cd bitterly about oppression there. He
was especially solicitous about the Fill
pincs, and said President Mckinley was
as much an lnperialiSt any European
monarch. There is in America he said
"a despotic monarchy that rules by gold =
and went on with exactly the sort of talk
that is familiar in the columns of yellow
Journalism. America he said sis pro-
| ducirg more real anarchists than any
other countrv.' Tn Malatesta's view. Il
real anarchist Is one who acts and
doesn't talk
1T would be interesting to see whether
}1mma Goldman denies that she was as
much Influenced by Malatesta as Czo1eosz
declared himself to 10 Influenced bv
Emma Goldman We're in frequent close
OF the London police MaIatesta and
Emma Goldman was in FREQUENT close
communication during her stay in Lon
don. as thew We're When the Italian was
in New York
I was told Yesterday on what seo-,od
good authority tirat MaIatesta mode tho
.acduaintance Of rznlso-z at the time of
his visit to America. That was four or
five years ago. and owing to the Youthful
ness Of the assassin. tho stater,ort senr,s
in'nrohable, but the bare rossihiritv Of it,
hein" true makes It worth giving IF It
could be nroved It's io1rortance obviously
would 1,n great indned
CRAFTY AS PROFESSOR MORIARTY.
This Italian. whom no self-respecting
London journalist ever mentions in print
without calling him the stormy petrol
of anarchy seems to be as crafty as
Professor Moriarty in Sherlock Holiness"
Tie italian police are even more anxious
than the Scotland Yard folk to get a hold
on him. At the Italian Embassy in Lon
dor it was admitted. in answer to my
queries that the man has been under con-
slant surveillance in their behalf ever
since he came to London In spite of this,
however, he rot Cnlv slipped over to Italy
just before King; Humbart's death but
three years ago he had gone over and
even taken with him his adopted SON. BY
the time the detectives got on his track.
however he was back safe and sound in
london. Some time go the Embassy was
notified that Malatesta had gone To CAN
ada but satisfied itself that he had not
LETT England.
The secretary said that the various
Italian amba <adors had orders to keep
under surveillance such notorious crnn-
tryTnen of theirs IS Nsalatesta. and added
thtit tho Consul at New YORK kept 2 caro-
full watch over several of them. Fte said.
too that the italian Government since
the assassination of King Humbert. has
increased the risor of Its precautions
aGains: anarchists. and that he is able to
state that the ministry is preparing TO
adcpt drastic measures to wipe them out.
The STAFF OF Cetectives whose business It
is to guard the King has been greatly in
creased
The Secretary of the EMBASSY confirm
ed the statement that the NTalatesta fam
ilv was one of the oldest and most-honor-
al in ITALY. Tie refused to say definitely
that the anarchist was a scion of the
family but assurance on that point is
hardly needed
HIS LITERARY ABILITY.
Although Malatesta keeps profoundly
secret whatever connection he may have
with the violent side of anarchy, he
makes no mystery of his adherence to the
side of it. He even wrote
an article on it not long ago in the hope
of getting it printed IT. one Of the most
staid and dignif1ed Of the English mag
szines The ma gazine. however, wasn't
going in for that sort OF. thing, and the
article never got into print. 1t was not
rejected for lack of literary ability, how
ever, as one may judge from this conctud-
ing paragraph of>it, which copied from
the original manuscript: Eve anarchists
regret violence and deplore Its sickenIng
consequences, but we don't shut our eyes