Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-09-26
IN JAIL HERE.
Maggie Brought Here
and Jailed.
Confesses to Being Anarchist
of the Right Kind.
Would Like to See Revolution in
Italy and Rulers Punished.
DENIES CERTAIN STATEMENTS.

Deputy United States Marshal Fred
Fornoff and Captain Laselle of the
government secret service. came In
from Silver City this morning. having
in charge the anarchist, Antonio Mag.
gio. who was bound over to await
the action of the United States grand
jury at Las Cruces next month and
remanded to the county Jail here by
Commissioner Newcomb at Silver
City yesterday. Maggio's bond was
placed at $4,000, which he of course
could not furnish. His oifense against
the government of the United States,
as charged in the warrants of arrest,
is conspiracy to murder President Nc
Kinley, etc.
Through the courtesy of United
States Marshal Foraker, Citizen
representative was granted the priv
ilege of an interview with the now
famous prisoner at the county Jail this
morning, and he answered every
question put to him in good English
What Is your name?" was asked.
Antonio Maggie
when We're you born and when
did you come to the United States p
II was born at Cepatu, a small town
near Palermo, i'm Sicily, twenty-five
years ago. Came to this country in
1892 starting first at New orleans and
then visited several towns in Louis.
| lana. being with Andrew showers
small circus one season as n musician
Went to st. Louis and thence to Chi.
cago. where | was musician in
Thomas Days show. ! then left for
Omaha and during the Trans. Missis-
| sippi exposition was a member OF
| Hagenbachs wild animal show band.
Left Omaha and at Carbondale. Kas.,
| joined the Great Mastodon minstrels
as musician. staying with the min.
strels several months. ! then went
to Kansas City and was again with
| Hagenbach during the winter ! also
| followed barbering at Kansas City
After this ! joined the band at the
| National military home of Kansas
where was for about year. Joined
the Andrews Opera company at
| Leavenworth last winter and last
| February was discharged from the
company at Silver City owing to some
| disagreement between myself and
the manager. Since then ! have been
living first at Silver City and then
at Santa Rita, playing In saloons and
following the trade of a barber"
at is stated that you prophesied
the death of President Mckinley; IN
fact, told certain parties that you
knew he would be killed before Octo
ber OF this year. Will you deny oi
confirm the statements?" was asked.
Il deny the statements. I never told
any person that President Mckinley
would be shot and was surprised
when the deed was done. have told
many people that | am an anarchist
mot against the United States, but
against Italy. In this country person
can get enough for his labor to live
upon, but in Italy he Is starving al
the time he Is at work. ! make from
81 to SO per day here. while In italy
could only make few cents a day
and this coupled with the privation'
and hardships heaped upon the poo
class of Italy, has made me an anarch
list against my own country. ! am II
favor of a revolution in Italy ant
with anarchy against the crowned
heads, but not against the Unitet
p States. am a regular subscribe
of the anarchist papers La Question
Sociale. published at Paterson, n. j
, and Laurora. published at Spring Va
ley, ILL.,, but these papers don't ad
vocate anarchy in the United States
but they do for certain old countries
Especially Italy. Even when | aske
for my passport to come TO this couf
try the Italian government gave
, to me with the understanding tina
+. when | became 2l years of age
: should return to Italy and serve tn
/ allotted time in the army of that cour
l try at about cents per day"
p Maggie stated that his mothe
i 81, ann fpA
4 Palermo. Sicily, on September "a @
I October / for this country, and woul
. | be landed at New Orleans. They woul
first visit his brother, Rosario MAJ
gio. at Baton Rouge, Miss, and the
come on to New Mexico. He also ha
La brother, Frank Maggie. at Loavel
worth, Kas. All the boys are ba
lbers. musicians and anarchists. II
stated that he belongs to no societ
but believes in the principles of a
s larchy, because something must
} done in the old countries to CORE
I the evils against the poor classe
s | Maggie stated that he d'l not kno
p the assassin OF President McKiple
and believes the man is insane, 8
s though he thinks he ought to
made 10 suffer for his crime.
During the conversation Magg
i smoked a cigarette and started {
: lanotheT when the reporter was abo
to leave him He says he has bet
! an inveterate smoker OF cigarett
, for many years. Maggie is small
Z stature and Is a lightweight He b
8 a pleasant face, small mustache a.
: does not indicate the savage natu
even to his own country, which
manifested in his interview. He "
be kept in Jail here until the conv'
ing OF the United States grand ju
at Las Cruces, which will be Mondi
October 7.