The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-14
THEY WILL Be HELD
ANARCHIST PRISONERS TO AWAIT
INVESTIGATION.
POLICE ARE PREPARED TO ACT
SHOULD CHICAGO MODS ATTEMPT
TO LYNCH PRISONERS.

Now in Possession of the Police
Shows That There Was "a Meeting
of Anarchists in Buffalo ON Sept.
2, at which Emma Goldman Was
the Chief Figure-Now Believed IL
Was at This Meeting the Plot to
Take the Presidents Life Was
Hatched.
Chicago, Sept. 13.-"Everyone of the
anarchist prisoners will be held. 1 do
not anticipate any violent demonstra-
ton in Chicago, but 1 am prepared to
meet any move by the populace." de-
clared Chief of Police O'Neill tonight.
There may be no session of court to-
morrow, so that the deferred habeas
corpus proceedings for the release of
the nine anarchists In the county Jail
will not proceed. If court is called it Is
probable that Judge Chetlain will fix
the bonds of the prisoners at a high
figure, on account of the death of
President Mckinley and because of
new information in the hands of the
police.
News received by Chief O'Neill to-
day from Buffalo and substantiated by
the unwilling testimony of DR.. Isaac
Saylin and Emma Goldman shows
that there was a meeting of anarch-
lists in Buffalo as late as Sept. 2. This
meeting was held in the house of Mrs.
Lang and was attended by Emma
Goldman, DR.. Saylin, an anarchist
from New York named Keylous, one
from Cleveland named Norr, and wo-
man from Rochester, whose name has
not yet been learned. This informa-
ton was transmitted by Chief O'Neill
to City Prosecutor Taylor and con-
ference took place between the chiefs,
Mr.. Taylor and Mayor Harrison.
He Admits the Meeting.
AS a result DR.. Saylin. who was ar
rested Thursday night at Twelfth
his suspicious actions after the shoot
ing of the President, was taken to
Chief O'Neills office and subjected to
a rigid examination for an hour. He
admitted that a meeting was held at
Mrs. Lang's house in Buffalo on Sept.
2, and that he attended it. He said,
however, that it was not a meeting for
the laying of a plot, but a social gath
ering of friends The police doubt this.
They cite the way in which DIR. Say
Denver. on the evening the President
was shot. In fact, the Chicago police
are now convinced that there was
plot to assassinate the President.
AS soon as DIR. Saylin admitted his
presence at the meeting in Buffalo,
warrants were sworn out before JUS
tfce Prindiville for his arrest. He was
confined in the Harrison street station
and no one was allowed to see him on
any pretext.
Emma Goldman, when asked about
the meeting in Buffalo on Sept. 2 said
that it had no significance; that DR..
Saylin was one of her friends, and had
been very attentive during her sojourn
at Buffalo.
Judge Chetlain in the crimi-
nal court to-day listened for
two hours to arguments of counsel in
the hearing on the petition for writ
of habeas corpus of anarchists under
arrest here. At 1: so p. M, a recess till
10 a. m, tomorrow, was taken with
out any decision having been reached.
The recess was taken because the
judge had on the docket another case
which he was compelled to hear this
afternoon.
The View of the Court.
In informal remarks made for the
benefit of counsel the court seemed to
incline to the belief that the police
had the right to hold the anarchists
as precautionary measure, even
though evidence was lacking to con-
vict 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 world wide moment of the case.
In making his remarks to counsel
the court specifically stated that he
was not discussing the case on its mer-
it's.
He said that matters for his con-
sideration were:
First. Was the process by which the
prisoners were arrested and held reg
ular?
Second. Has the justice court juris-
diction?
Third. Has the magistrate denied a
speedy hearing to the prisoners. and
has he denied them the constitutional
right of bail?
These questions. 1t is expected. will
be passed upon by the court following
the completion of arguments by coun-
sci tomorrow.
Because of threats of lynching the
prisoners, made by angry citizens on
the streets this morning Judge Chetlain
decided to hear the habeas corpus cases
of the anarchists in the Criminal Court
building. instead of in the county
building. The county building is in
the downtown district. where bulle-
tins, telling of the Presidents condi-
ton. are literally posted.
The anarchists are locked up in the
Jail just to the rear of the Criminal
Court building, the two being connect ]
ed by covered court way. 1t is five
blocks from the county Jail to the court
where Judge Chetlain ordin-
arily sits. Sheriff Magerstadt moved
along the excited crowds during the
and heard threats of Iynching
freely made. Fearing that an attack
might be made in bringing the pris-
oners down town, he went to the
Judge and requested him to make the
Judge Chetlain readily con-
scented to the change.
No Lynchins in Chicago.
1.-The anger of the crowd is justifi-
able" Chief of Police O'Neill. II feel
with them, but there will be no lynch