The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-21
RUSSIAN POLICE
1 ARREST AMERICANS
w. e. WALLI1e, HIS WIFE AND
SisTER.IN.LAW
A6E TAKEN INTO CUSTODY.
Tkey Were intimate will, a Group Of
Alleged RevoIutionists and Wall.
!. ing vs. Said to Iavs Aided
Them Financially.

st. Petersburg. Oct 2l.--Willism
English Walling. cr indianapolis. his
wife and his sistei.in.law, Miss Rose
Stransky, were arr; Htod in this city
last night by gendarmcs because OF
their asst clatlon With members OF the
Iinnish progressive party. They were
still being held at the gendarme head
quarters at late hour last night. A
representatives OF the American en-
basy appeared at the Headquarters in
their behalf, but he can take no action
uiriil to-day
Kellogg Durland. another American
and friend of Mr.. Walling, who has
been in ST. Petersburg gathering ma.
terjal fer series OF lectures, also was
taken into custody, but later he was
released. No evidence upon which to
hold Mr.. Durland was found.
Mr. Wallin2 is Il wealthy socialist.
lie Is q grandson Of the late William
II. English. who was vice presidential
candidate III 1880 when Gen. Hancock
ran for the presidency. Fer several
years Mr. Walling has taken an ac-
tiyc interest In the Russian struggle.
ard This Is the third time he has vls-
ito, Russia.
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have been associatiug also were ar
rested. In this party there arc three
mon and one woman The woman Is
thS wife of Prof. MalIuburg. of Hell
sipgfors university. The Firms have
been in St. Petersburg for several
days. They have bcen under close
poiicc observation all the time. Sat
uraay and Sunday The biGns, Mr.. and
Mrs Walllng and Miss Stransky
dinrd tcgethcr, and last night the en-.
tire party was taken into custody.
kftcr n,rch tc!ephcning by the an
thetities places were finally found for
the prisoners. Thr three Americans
wdro separated. Mr. Walling was sent
TO the detention prison. his wife to
the women's prison and Miss
Stfnrslsy. who apparently is regarded
as The most important captive, to the
iait recently built fer the famous
Third Sec,icn. or the secret police.
u was iwpossihle 10 learn what the
chaigc was againat the four Firms.
Thss will dotorinino the accusation
against Mr. Wallins, but member of
the secret ser,ice who accompanied
the gendarmcs who made the arrest
said the order OF arrest had originated
in his socticn and that the secret serv-
icr had been shadowing Mr.. Walling
for, two wears.
The f.rcst took place at the Hotel
De- France, enc OF the leading hostel
rie~ CT this city The rooms of the
WalHEg party and The Firms were
searched by a colonel Of gendarmes
and several assistants. This search
lasted several hours. All the baggage
and effects Of the Wulllng party and
tho four Iinns were opened and the
genlarmes took possession OF a large
quantity of books and documentary
material
Mr. Walling has Just returned to st.
Petersburg from attending the social
istu congresses in Germany and
France. lie also spent several months
rceently in. Geneva, where he fire.
Gu7nted the headquarters Of the Rus
sian revclGtionists He Is intimate
with many leading revoiutionists and
liberals Mr.. Waling Is accused by
the police OF furnishing financial aid
10 uhe revolution, though this charge
Is not the foundation Of his arrest.
Nr. Walling is 80 years old. lie Is
n Son Of Er. Willougbby Walllng, of
Chicago formerly United States con-
sui at Edinburgh. He IL a graduate
Of The University cf Chicago He in
h rite,l q fortune from the estate Of
hig grandfather, William II. English,
of Indianapolis, and after working
among The peer Of Chicago and New
York City he associated himself with
the. university settlement at Riying-
ton and Eidridgc streets, New York.
llei lived there for two years
Nrs Wallng. who was Miss Anna
Strgnsky, Is graduate OF Leland
stanford, Jr., university, California.
She has done considerable literary
wq9k. She Is a Jewess, 25 years old,
anu was born in Russia. She has lived
IN ,1he United States since childhood.
lI# father is a business man in San
Fiuuclsco.