Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-10-21
AMERICANS IN
R j SSIAN
PRISON
ACCUSED OF HELPING TO
FINANCE REVOLUTION
William {, WaIIing, Wife and
SiSter-in-IaWr In Hands Of
Cars Secret Police on Ser
iouS Charge.

~ Morning journal Special Leased Wire. I
W st. Petersburg. Oct 2O.-William
English Waling, of Indianapolis, his
wife and sister-in-law, Miss Rose
Strunsky, were arrested in this city to-
night by force of gendarmes be-
cause of their association with sever
al members of the Finnish progressive
party They were still being held at
the gendarmeS headquarters at late
hour tonight. A representative of the
American embassy appeared at the
headquarters in their behalf, but he
could take no action until tomorrow
morning,
Kellogg Durland, another American
and a friend of Mr.. Walling who has
been in st. Petersburg gathering ma
terial for series of lectures, was also
taken into custody but later he was
released. There was no evidence on
which to hold Mr. Durland.
For several years past Mr.. Wallng
has taken an active interest in the
Russian struggle, and this is the third
llIne he mas visited Russia.
The Firms with whom Mr.. Walllng
has been associated also were ar
rested. In this party there are three
men and one woman. The woman is
the wife of Professor Malmburg, of
Helslngfors university The Firms
have been in st. p 'rsburg for sew
eral days. They hapl been under
close police observation. Yesterday
and today the Firms, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walling and Miss Strunsky dined to-
gether, and tonight the entire party
was taken into custody.
The arrest took place at the Hotel
de France, one of the leading hostel
ries of this city. The rooms of the
Walling party and the Firms were
thoroughly searched by a colonel of
gendarmes and several assistants. All
the baggage and effects of the WALL
ing party and the four Firms were
opened and the gendarmes took pos
session of large quantity of books
and other documentary material
Mr.. Walling and his wife, who Is
known to the literary world as Anna
Strunsky and Miss Strunsky were
taken to the gendarme headquarters
because all the prisons are overcrowd-
ed and no other place to confine them
could be found. After much tele-
phoning by the authorities places were
finally found for the prisoners. The
three Americans were separated. Mr..
Walling was sent to the detention
rt ttttfa
on and Miss Strunsky. who apparently
is regarded as the most important
captive, to the new Jail recently built
for the famous third section or secret
police.
1t was IMPOSSIBLE to learn tonight
what the charge was against the
Firms. II will determine the accusa-
ton against Mr.. Waling, but mem
ber Of the secret service who accom-
panied the gendarmes who made the
arrest, said the order of arrest had
originated in his section and that the
secret service had been shadowing
Mr. Walling constantly for two years
past. The police have been instructed
to look also for James NJ. James,
New York newspaper man. who has
been over here for a New York week.
ly and several socialist papers. Mr..
James left st. Petersburg several DAYS
ago and has not yet returned. He has
been taken into custody twice during
raids on revolutionary gatherings in
this city, but was released upon prov
ing that he was present in his Journal
istlc capacity only.
Mr.. Walling has just returned to st.
Petersburg from attending the social
list congresses in Germany and France.
He has also spent several months re-
Gently in Geneva, where he freduented
the headquarters of the Russian
revolutionists He is Intimate with
many leading revolutionists and liber-
ais. Mr. Walling is accused by the
police Of. furnishing financial aid to
the revolution, though this charge Is
not the foundation for his arrest to-
night
The arrest of Walllng bears
striking resemblance to certain re-
ports Of his arrest I'm the Russian cap
ital In January 1906, which origlnat-
ed with the editor of Jewish news
paper In New York, but which was at
once denied from ST. Petersburg, and
declared TO be without foundation.
Mr.. Walling is thirty years old. He
Is a son of Dr. Willoughby Waling OF
Chicago, formerly United States con-
sui az Edinburgh He is a graduate Of
the University Of Chicago. He inher-
tied a considerable fortune from the
estate of his grandfather, William II.
English. of Indianapolis. and after
working among the poor OF Chicago
and New York City, he associated
himself with the University settlement
at Rlvington and Elbrldge streets. He
lived there for two years. and was an
intimate associate of j. G.. Phelps
Stokes and Robert Hunter.
Mr.. Walllng ls 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 en-
listed ip this cause. Al one time he
WIS state factory inspector in Illl-
nois.
Mrs. walfng, who was, Miss Anna