The San Francisco call., 1908-05-12
COURTNARTIAL. FOR
ANARCHIST CHEERS
Private Buwalda Faces Dire
Punishment for Applauding
Emma Goldman


pany A, First battalion OF engineers.
at the Presidio.
He is charged with crime that is
little short of high treason, and so
peculiar are the circumstances sur
rounding his case that the court mar
tial viii be watched with the utmost
interest in military circles throughout
the country.
Buwalda is charged with participat-
ing in q meeting held in this city by
the anarchist leader, Emma Goldman,
and with having applauded the at
tacks directed by the woman against
the United States government. and
particularly against the army and
navy.
For any citizen to have taken the
active part in the Goldman meeting
that, Buwalda is alleged to have. taken
would be a serious offense against the
goysrnment. but for an enlisted soldier
OF more than Is years active service to
participate in such manner is a crime
as black as any in the army calendar.
The trial probably will begin Friday,
and of such unusual nature are the
charges that the court selected con-
sists OF some Of the highest officers
stationed at the post. including a lieu
tenant colonel three majors and 10
captains
Buwalda was in uniform at the time
he attended the Emma Goldman meet
ing. The specifications of the charges
are:
Being in uniform at an address delivered nv
Emms Goldman at San Francisco Cal.-which
address was an attack and criticism on govern
ments. and especially the government of the
United States and the army and navy thereof -
aid frequently and repeatedly applaud the sn;d
address. and did on its conclusion declare TO the
Emma Goldman fhx xrfff, lar
and his approval of her remarks. This on April
20 in San Francisco.'
The charges come under the violation
of the sixty-second article of war. If
Buwalda is found guilty the sentence
TO be imposed upon him, according to
this article. can be any except the sem
tence of death. II entirely remains
with the court before which he is to be
tried TO name what his punishment
shall be.
Army officials at the Presidio are
much surprised at the action of Bu-
walda, as he has seen nearly 16 years
OF service in the army and well knows
army rules and regulations. and must
have known what the result of his
actions would bring about.
He entered the service September 29
1892, and whenever his enlistment ex-
pired he shortly thereafter re-enlisted
again. He is thought to be a Polish
Jew
How he came to attend the meetings
cannot be learned from Buwalda but
It has been suggested that Emma Gold
man somehow induced him to attend
her meetings and brace up for cause
at the expense of the army. The trick
she played Major Kennedy might help
support this theory.
During her sojourn in this city she
q T.{o
mann. her travelling companion. Reich
mann had served ct the hospital at the
Presidio during the days following the
FIRE two years ago, and on his return
TO town he paid a social call on Major
Kennedy. He took with him Emma
Goldman, who asserted that she, was a
professional nurse and asked Kennedy
to let her see the hospital She WAS
shown one of the wards, which. she
lowed to converse with any of the at
tendants and, after a short call, took
her departure. Her reasons for going
to the hospital were obvious-as she
knew she was followed by detectives
who would report that she had been
entertained at the Preside.
Following is the detail for the court
which Will try Buwalda:
Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Marsn,
'.
Ruckman, Coast Artillery corps: Major
Elisha S. Benton. Coast Artillery corps
Major Gustave w s. Stevens Coast
Artillery corps; Captain Erneste v
Smith. pay department; Captain Thomas
Q. lAshburn. Coast Artillery corps; Cap
tain Richard II. McMaster, First field
artillery; Captain Charles f. Morton,
pay department; Captain James R.
Pourie, Coast Artillery corps; Captain
To A.-&ff
corps; Captain Raymond H Fenner.
Coast Artillery corps; Captain John b.
Murphys Coast Artillery corps; Captain
Arthur l. Fuller, Coast Artillery corps,
and Captain Edwin G. Davis, Coast Ar
til1ery corps, Judge advocate.
the Evening Post prior to being elected
q supervisor. He stated that his en-
ployer, Garrett, was very intimate with
Ruef at that time.
Summed up. Phillips story as elected
by Heney was as follows:
The Parkside matter first came up
before the street committee while I
was a member. Gallagher came to me
as member of the committee and told
me TO have the matter held up until
the matter was fixed. I consented and
there was similar tacit understand
ing between the other members of the
SOtittHhtet lDe next we neard was
when Gallagher came to me and said
there would be $3.50 in the proposition
for each OF u.s.
When the matter came up for ac-
ton did you. vote for it?"
II did,
When the matter came up again
under changed plan of route, what
did you do?'
i spoke TO Gallagher about It. He
returned later and said Ruef had told
him there was no money yet paid He
declared, however, that there. would
be $1,000 in it this time"
What did you do?"
agreed and voted for it,
Did you get the money!"
No
How long have you known Ruef?p
asked Ach.
From boyhoed"
And all the time you have known
Ruef has he ever personally asked
you to do anything wrong?"
Not personally
Ach stepped close up to the rail OF
the court, moderating his voice to a
conversational tone. Then he began
TO bait the witness, playing with him.
but his efforts failed Phillips confin-
ing his answers to the questions asked.
At adjournment Phillips was still on
the stand.
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