The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-11
Man at Whose House Miss Goldman
Was Arrested.

CHICAGO. Sept 10.-Charles G. Norris.
at whose home Miss Goldman was taken
into custody and who was later arrested
himself. is not the type Of man generally
associated with the word anarchist lie
is we'll built, good-Iooling, neat, even
dressy in appearance and is decidedly in
telligent He has no occupation at present,
but has been q clerk, and was recently in
the insurance business. He is a Canadian
by birth, but has become a citizen of this
country.
When questioned by Chief of Police
O'Neill. Norris disclaimed any knowledge
Of a plot to assassinate the President, and
said he knew nothing whatever of Cool
gOcz. When asked how Miss Goldman came
TO be an inmate of his fiat. he replied that
he had on previous occasion invited her
10 make her home there whenever she was
in Chicago.
In reply to further questioning he said
that he had attended Miss GOldman's lee
lures merely to study Anarchists from a
sociological standpoint. Wishing to know
more of Miss Goldman, he sought her ac-
quaintance merely because he wished fur
Their knowledge of the principles she pro-
fessed.
when she came to your house this time,
did you not know that she was wanted by
the poIice?" demanded Chief O'Nien.
Yes
"Then. why did you not inform the po-
Ice?"
well. she said, when she came to the
house, that she had come here to surrender
herself to the Chicago police, and 1 sup
posed she would do so when she got
ready"
Don't you know" asked the chief, that
she was not going to surrender to the po-
lice at all; don't you know that she was
preparing TO leave Chicago?"
NO L don't, was the reply. She told
me she was going 10 give herself up, and
L had no reason to doubt her.
4 don't believe one word he says" said
Chief O'Neill as Norris was led away. 1.-THE
woman was preparing to run away, as we
can positively show, and of course this
fellow must have known about it. L shall
hold him in custody and have him indicted
for conspiracy to kill the President"
In the Sheffield-avenue fiat rented by
Norris, and in which Miss Goldman was
arrested, lived Z. Norris, a brother, Mrs.
Stella ThOrndale, Rowena Thorndale, a lit
Tie girl daughter OF Mrs Thorndale, and
7. c. Verrall, all of them friends of Miss
Goldman. The police kept watch on the
fiat all evening with the intention of arrest
ing any of the inmates should they appear
IL was through telegram sent by Miss
Goldman to Albert II. VerraI a brother
OF L. &. Nerrall, that the police first got
on the trail of Miss Goldman, although
they will not admit this
Albert II. Verrall resides at sos Oakdale
avenue, and Saturday a telegram was de-
livered at his house from Miss Goldman.
asking if it was true that the Isaak family
had been arrested. She had seen the story
in the papers, Miss Goldman said, but did
not believe it. A reply was sent assuring
her that the family was in custody, and
a message was received from Miss Goldman
saying that she would be in the city on
the following day. Miss Goldman's tele-
grams are said to have been dated in St
Louis, but this is not certain. Information
of the kilograms was secured by the po-
lice in some way, and watch was set
about $50 Sunday night a woman answer
ing the description of Miss Goldman called
at the house Not gaining admission by the
front door. she went around to the side
and was in the house nearly an hour She
was Swallowed from there to the Norris
flat on Sheffield avenue.