Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-21
AMERICANS HELD
BY THIRD SECTION
WaIIing in Grasp of Russian
Secret Police.
APPEALS TO OUR EMBASS'
Kellogg Durland, a Newspaper Man,
Seized But Released.
CT ADN1Y E0D YANEC NJ YANC0
SEARCH FOR JAMES M. JAMES
Victims Had Been Too Intimate
With Finnish Revolutionists.
. Arrested at Their Hotel.

ST. PETERSBURG, October 21.-The
machinery Of the American embassy was
set in motion this morning to secure the
release Of William English Walling Of
Indianapolis. his wife. Anna, and his
sister-in-law, Miss Rose Strunsky, who
were arrested at the Hotel de France
here last night because of their assoc!a-
ton with members of the Finnish pro-
gressive party, four of whom, including
the wife of Prof Malmburg OF Helsing-
fors University, were taken into custody
at the same time. Attaches o. the en-
bassy visited the prefecture of police and
the headquarters of the secret police in
endeavors to learn the nature Of the
charges against the American prisoners
and to see whether they were comfort
ably treated. The Walings probably will
Russia, but the examination of the books,
manuscripts and other documents seized
by the police when the Wallngs were
taken into custody may delay the release
of the prisoners for few days.
The police accuse Mr.. Walling with
furnishing financial aid to the revolu-
tionary movement, but that is not the
charge on which he and the other MEM
bers Of the party Were arrested last night
ST. PETERSBURG. October 2l.-Wil-
liam English Wailing. lately settlement
worker in New York; his Russian-Ameri-
can wife, known 10 literature and So
GEOLOGY as Anna Strunsky, and her sister,
M IS Rose Strunsky, We're arrested here
last night for being connected with the
Finnish progressive party.
Some tinns with whom the Wallings
have been associating were arrested too.-
three men and one woman. The woman
is the wife Of Prof Malmburg of Helsing-
fors University. These Firms have been
in ST. Petersburg several days. under close
police observation all the time. Satur-
day and yesterday the Firms, Mr. and Mrs.
Walling and Miss Strunsky dined together
and last night the whole party was taken
to prison.
Kellogg Durland, another American and
a friend of Mr.. Walling, who has been in
st. Petersburg gathering material for a
tody, but later he was lie eased. no evil
dence being found upon which to hold
him.
Looking for James M. James.
The police have been ordered to look for
James NJ. James. a New York newspaper
man, who has been over here for New
York weekly and several socialist papers
Mr. James left ST. Petersburg several days
ago and has not yet returned. He has
been arrested twice in raids on revolu-
tionary gatherings in this city. but re-
leased on proving that he was present In
his journalistic capacity only.
The Wallings we're arrested at Hotel
de France. one of the leading hostelries of
this city. The rooms of the Wa ling party
and the Firms were thoroughly searched
for several hours by a~colonel of the gen.
darmes and several assistants. All bag.
gage and other effects were opened. and
the gendarmes took possession of a large
quantity of books and documents.
Mr. Walling, his wife and his sister-in-
law were taken to the gendarnes head
quarters because all the prisons were
overcrowded and no other place to con-
fine them could be found. After much tele-
phoning by the authorities places were
finally found for the prisoners. The
Americans were separated. Mr. Walling
was sent to the detention prison. his wife
to the women S prison, and Mss Strun-
sky, who apparently is regarued as the
most important Pcaptive. to the new Jail
recently built for the famous third sec
ton, or the secret police.
A representative of the American en-
bassy appeared at headquarters in behalf
of Mr.. and Mrs. Walling ana Miss Strun-
sky. but he could do nothing for them
until this morning.
Accused Of Giving Rebels Money.
Mr.. Wall;ng had just returned to St.
Petersburg FROM attending the socialist
congresses In Germany and France. He
spent several months recently in Geneva,
where he frequented the headquarters Of
the Russian revolutionaries, being init
mate with many leading revoutionaries
and liberals. He is accused by the police
of furnishing financial aid to the revolu-
ton, though this charge was not the
foundation for his arrest last night. For
several years he has taken an active in
terest in the Russian struggle, and this is
the third time he has visited Russia
1t was impossible to learn last night the
charge against the four tlnns. This will
determine the accusation against Mr..
Walling, but a member of the secret serv-
ice who accompanied the gendarmes who
made the arrest said the order originated
In his section and that the secret service
had been ShadOwing Mr.. WaIllng con-