The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-14
ANARCHISTS STILL HELD.
Cases Postponed Until Saturday Morn
sng-The Prisoners Safeguarded,

CHICAGO, Sept 13.-Hearing on the writ
of habeas corpus for the release of the
Anarchists under arrest here began be-
fore Judge Chetlsin in the Criminal Court
at 11:40 a. m. to-day. Argument was heard,
but no action was taken. and the cases
were postponed until tomorrow morning.
Because of threats of lynching the pris-
oners, made by angry citizens on the streets
this morning, Judge Chetlain decided to
hear the cases in the Criminal Court build
ing instead of in the county building The
county building is in the downtown dis
trict where bulletins, telling of the Pres
idents condition are literally posted. The
excitement continued with varying intensi-
ty throughout the day. the crowds f1uctuat-
ing in size, but generally gathering force
toward night, when a concerted, though
abortive. effort was made to organize a
mob for the purpose of storming the Jail
and lynching the prisoners. That this eff
fort was Intellectual probably was due quite
as much TO the ostentation of its origi-
majors as to the fear of the sheriffs prep
arations to protect his charges, for the tenn
per OF the crowds on the streets tonight
is distinctly ugly.
The Anarchists were locked up in the
Jail adjacent to the rear of the Criminal
Court building, the two being connected
by a covered courtway. 1t is five blocks
from the Jail to the county building, where
Judge Chetlain ordinarily sits. Sheriff
Magerstadt moved among the excited
crowds during the morning and heard
threats of lynching freely made. Fearing
that an attack might be made in bringing
the prisoners down town, he went to the
judge and requested him to make the
change. He told Judge Chetlain that the
tin from the Presidents bedside made
them more threatening. Judge Chetlain
readily consented to the change
The anger OF the crowd is justifiable"
said Chief of Police O'Nein Il feel with
them, but there Will be no lynching in Chi
cago. 1t Is impossible. The sheriff's pre-
cautions are wise. 1t has been a long time
since | nave seen Chicago crowd as angry
Rs this one"
Previous TO the hearing City Prosecutor
Taylor and his assistants held a secret
conference relative TO the case. Mr. Taylor
refused absolutely to say whether any evil
dence against the suspects had been Sc
cured. Chief of Police O'Neill said that as
1ar as he knew, no evidence had been pro-
duced by the Buffalo authorities, but, no
matter what action the court might take,
the public could rest assured that the police
would keep an eye on the Anarchists so as
to be ready for any contingency.
Judge Chetlain arrived at IL 80 a. m. and a
few minutes later the prisoners, charged
with conspiracy to kill the President were
led in and given seats behind a row of
bailiffs. Sheriff Magerstadt was present in
person. Throughout the room were deputy
sheriffs and detectives in plain clothes, the
sheriff having determined to take every
precautlOn against trouble. The writ of
habeas corpus having been complied with
by the production of the nine prisoners in
court, counsel then made returns in behalf
of the sheriff. the chief of police, Justice
Prindiville, who, according to the petition,
l~1I
The prisoners brought into court were:
Abraham Isaak, Abraham Isaak, jr..
Clemens Pfuetzner, Hippolyte Havel, Henry
Travaglio, Michael Roz. Martin Roznick
not present but Justice Prindiville had
promised to follow whatever decision was
made by Judge Chetlain.
Leopold Saltiel, representing the prison
ers, opened the argument, asking for the
release OF his clients on the grounds that
they were being held without a shadow OF
legal reason. Attorney Saltiel claimed, in
an excited voice, that all the papers in the
case were insufficient and were issued un-
der false pretense.
Judge Chetlain interrupted to say it APP
peared to him that the case was still a mat
ter for Justice Prindiville to settle. The
case. he said, was still pending before the
magistrate. who had agreed to hear il
Sept 49, Mr.. Saltiel thereupon launched
into a lengthy discourse to show that the
upper court had jurisdiction. Not a scin-
tilla of evidence, he said, had been produced
conspiring to murder the President.
John F. Geeting, as the counsel for the
prisoners. followed Mr.. Saltiel:
When Lawyer Geeting ceased speaking, az
2:45 o'clock, DR.. Taylor, for the city, arose
Every neck was craned when DR.. Taylor
began TO speak, and interest was intense
when the lawyer said: IF the hypothesis
of the police is correct, and we believe 1t is
the assault on the President was the re-
suit of conspiracy embracing three
States-IllinOis, Ohio and New York-and
including men whose names are not even
known TO the public
Every ear was turned in expectation oil
details but none was Forthcoming. Instead
he faced the spectators and eXtolled the
President. He. grew enthusiastic and asked
what mattered few technical violations
of the law-the inconvenience of few
human atoms, indicating the prisoners
when that great life" was in the balance
at Buffalo.
Mr.. Geeting here objected to the trend CT
opposing counsel's remarks and Mr.. Taylor
returned to his argument. Il will say
have received a telegram from Buffalo in
which Chief Bull states that he has suf1
cient evidence TO secure extradition paper:
for the Anarchists under arrest here
Then let us have that evidence-let u:
have some evidence, something which viii
even remotely resemble evidence agains
these people" shouted Mr.. Geeting.
In informal remarks made for the benefl
of counsel the court seemed 10 incline &c
the belief that the police had the right tC
hold the Anarchists as a precautionary
to convict them of any crime. Counsel FOL
the city admitted that there was no evi
dence TO hold the prisoners, but pleaded
in justification of holding them the world
wide moment of the case.
The court gave no decision on any OF tht
points raised and the case was postponed
until 10 clock tomorrow morning.
Chicago quiet all evening. Around
all the bulletin boards in different parts oil
the city large crowds gathered to get the
latest news of the Presidents condition
There were many expressions OF deep feel.
ing against the murderer and not a few
were leveled at the Anarchists confined in
the county Jail here, and especially toward
Miss Goldman who is held in the annex
of the Harrison-street police station. There
were no speeches. but the crowds. particu.
larly in the downtown districts, were in
a dangerous temper, and had any of the
Anarchists. man or woman. been turned
loose a killing would have followed as soor
as the crowd could manage IL.
Three men. one OF them the son of
prominent hotel keeper. visited the office:
of the papers during the early part of tn.
evening with call written out and signed
by all three. asking that if there wer,
definite news of the death of President
Mckinley by 10 O'Clock tomorrow uornins
they wanted ten thousand men 10 NEE
them in front of the county Jail and tax,
stems TO lynch the Anarchists confined IN
the building. Their call met with little re
Spouse. although the general feeling wa.
with them.
There were no crowds around the jail o,
around the Harrison street Police Station