The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-19

Before the Assassination.
The citizens of North Scranton are
up in arms against a number Of for
eigners. who are accused of having
declared their intense satisfaction at
the assassination of President Mckin-
ley. and big mass meeting Is to be
held in the Auditorium on Monday
night. when these men will he pub
licly 1"uOurcei and warned 10 seek
another ciime,
The interest yesterday centred
around Joseph :. Judickas, the North
Main avenue butcher, who IL accused
by his former partner William SHalua,
Of having declared he would eat
pound Of beefsteak and drink a quart
Of beer in commemOration OF the shoot
ing Of the president, but the inVesti-
eating committee has information in
it's possession regarding similar re-
marks made by other foreigners, aud
when Monday night comes there are
more than ludiCkas who will come in
for censure arI ,tiblic rcbdke.
When Judickas went to open mp his
butcher shop yesterday morning he
found hanging over the doorway an
e1igy of himself bearing d card on
which was inscribed Death to All An
archsts." A good sized crowd Of small
boys and young men were standing
outside the place when Judickas cut
the figure down. but they did nothing
more desperate than "A little hooting.
HE WAS ALARMED.
tudickds who is "A tail, raw-boned
aud be-w hiskered Lithuanian, became
greatly alarmed after taking down the
eigy aud went to Alderman Myers
,tiice, where Ire sWore to tn" following
afidayit DENYING the accusations mad"
against him:
Personally Appeared before me, an alderman IN
aud tor the city OF NclHulou, county OF ldcAA.
wanna and state OF Jrun-s wanna. \. :. Judj,NN,
who he,ng duly sworn according to law. dcpn'",
aud sa,S | am an American citizen, ua'uraIi2ed
about tour wears ago; that ! am not Interested
nor connected m ary manner with any anir,histic
| surirly, and have not mad" any .ti'cmcuts or
uttered any words doroeatorN to the death nf "ur
late president. i. : Jud,, ~.
sworn ana subscribed To- before me. this. cl-h.
,crn'n Ia, Of Srptrmber 1901.
OTTO Myers, Nldermar
lie burst into tears in the alder
mans ofhce and seemed To be- in NOR
tai fear of being hanged. lie pro-
! tested loudly that he was an American
citizen aGd deeply deporrd the presi-
dents death. He claimed that SZalna
circulated the story ON account of a
quarrel which they had recently and
| which resulted In dissolution of part
nership.
| Alderman Myers suggested that he
drapc his shop in black to prove his
| sincerity, Whereupon Judirkas hustled
across the street and bought "A picture
! Of the dead president and ten yards
of black cambrc He hung the pic
| ture over the door of his place Of bust
ueSs and draped the entire front of the
| building with the black goods.
MET LAST NIGHT
| The investigating committee met last
| night in Alderman Myers office and
| took the preliminary steps towards the
| drafting OF resolutions which are to b.
| presented at Thursday nights meet
| ing. The committee viii have several
other meetings before the week is out
| for the purpose of passing upon the
charges presented against Judickas
ana the other foreigners who are ac-
used of giving voice to anarchstio
sentiments.
| The members of the committee were
| Informed last night that a Danish
machinst who had been boarding f"r
some years with William Oiendyke. on
| tn" piyphant road, Ioft the city sud
| denly few days before the assassin
alton of the president. after declarine
| that he (MCknlrD would he Killed