Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-21

SISTERS IN
PRISON CELL
FOUR CITIZENS or U. S. HELD
IN ST. PETERSBURG
WILLIAM WALLING OF INDIAN
APoLIs A CAPTIVE
well Known Socialist and His Asso-
ciates Seized at Their Hotel.
Their Baggage Searched
by cendarmes
BY Associated press

81. PETERSBURG. Oct. 20-wiIliam
Ihslsn Walling Of Indianapolis. his wife
ana his sister-in-law. Miss Rose strunskv
were arrested in this city tonight bv the
russian secret police because of their as
9vciation with several members of the
stu1 ''isn progressive party. They were
still being held at the gendarme baedS
quarters at late hour tonight.
a representative of the American en-
Dassy appeared at the Headquarters IN
tnelr pehalf, but he could take no actio,,
until tomorrow morning.
heiiogg Dur4nd, another American and
e q. irieno Oh Ax. Walling. who has been IN
- 'e.sourg gathering material for a
series OF lectures, also was taken irto
custody but later he was released, Thars
was no evidence on which to hold him
Mr- Walling is wealthy Socialist ua
! sa grandson Of the late w. n Eng,;sh
WY mno was vice presidential candidafa q,
iooo Wnen Gen. Hancock ran for tbe
american presidency For several wears
pase MT Wailing has taken an active in
terest In the Russian struggle and th;.
is the third time he was visitef, R,,ss,a -S
Ihe Firms with whom Mr.. WaIJinr n..
peen associated also were arrested r.
enis party there are three men and ona
wonian Ine woman is the wife of proc
Malmp purg OF Helsingfors university 1,ba
rims nave been in St. Petersburg for
severai days. They have been under
close police observation. Yester5ov 49,
today the Firms, Mr.. and Mrs wa,,,, nnu
ana Miss Rose Strunsky dined toeeth,r
into custody. S 'aAen
Arrested at Hotel
Ihe arrest took place at the Hotel r,e
France, one of the leading hostelrias ~
this city. The rooms of the Waii,ne
party and the Firms were fhoro,,gh,s,
searcned by colonel of gendarmes and
several assistants. All the baeuaea ara
emects OF the Wallings and the four
t, rinns were opened and the gendarmes
.ook possession of large quantity OF
DOCKS and other documentary material
MT Walling and his wife, who ;s
known to the literary world as Anna
Strunsky and Miss Strunsky, were taken
10 the gendarme headquarters becausa
an the prisons are overcrowded and no
otner place to confine them could be
round. After much telephoning bv the
autnorities places were finally found for
the prisoners. The three Americans vere
separated. Mr.. Walling was sent to the
detention prison; his wife to the woman,s
prison ana Miss Strunsky, who apparent
~ regarded as the most important tar,
tive, to the new jail, recently built FOR
tne famous third section, or secret police
II was impossible to learn tonight what
the charge was against the Firms. IL
VIII determine the accusation against Mr.
waning put member of the secret
ponce who accompanied the gendarmes
VINO made the arrest said the order Of
arrest had originated in his section. and
that the secret service had been shadow
ing Mr.. Walling constantly for two years
past.
The police have been instructed to look
also for James M James, a New York
newspaper man, who has been over here
for New York weekly and eeveral
Socialist papers Mr. James left st.
petersburg several days ago and has not
yet returned.
Aids RevoIutionists
Mr. Walling has just returned to st.
Petersburg from attending the socialist
congress In Germany, and France He
has also spent several months recently
In Geneva, where he frequented the head
quarters Of the Russian revolutionists.
He is Intimate with many leading revolua
tiondsts and liberalists. He is accused
by the police of furnishing financial aid
to the revolution. though this charge is
not the foundation for his arrest tonight
Mr.. Walling is 80 years of age He is a
son of DR.. Willoughby Walling Of Chi
cago, formerly United State consul at
Edinburgh. He is graduate of the Uni
versity of Chicago. He inherited CON
fortune from the estate of his
grandfather W. H. English OF Irdian-
apolis, and after working among the Door
of Chicago and New York he associated
himself with the university settlement at
Rivington and Eldridge streets. He lived
there for two years and was an intimate
associate of ]. G. Phelps Stokes and
Robert Hunter.
Mr.. Walling is described as having been
a quiet, reserved man until he was
aroused on the subject OF child labor
Then he forced himself to the front as an
aggressive champion against children
working In factories His energies and
his means were enlisted in this cause At
one time he was a state factory inspector
in Illinois.
Mrs. Walling, who was Miss Anna
Strunsky, Is a graduate of Stanford uni
versity. She has done much literary
work. She has been living in the United
States since childhood. Her father is &
business man in San Francisco.
Well Known Writer
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 2o.-Mrs, wn,s
e. Walling and her sister. Rose strunslSy.
who are under arrest at st. Petersburg.
are well known in San Francisco. where
they for a number of years were prom
lnently identified with the upper Jewish
circles and with socialistic movements.
Mrs. Walling. who was Anna StrunsIy,
In order to equip herself for her chosen
work. took a course In thQ higher aociaI-