Arizona republican., 1916-02-15
Search for Missing Chef Suspected of Poisoning Soup at Banquet to Arch bishop Unearths Anti church Gang
MEMBERS KNOWN
 TO THE POLICE
Letters Found Discloses Plot, Extending to Rome, to Destroy Churches and Chu h Property of All Creeds
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 CHICAGO, Feb. 14.-Captain Mich olas Hunt of the detective bureau who is directing the search for Jean Crones, the missing assistant chef who is sus- pected of having poisoned the soup which made ill more than 100 guests at banquet to Archbishop Mundeein here last Thursday, said tonight that the search had developed the existence of gang of fifteen anarchists whose Grudge lay principally against the church and church men. Captain Hunt said that he had the names of most of the members and that detectives have been instructed to search for them.
 Captain Hunt named Frank Ale Srlni. in whose rooms anarchistic let ters and literature were found, as one or the men. The names of the alleged anarchists are said to have been taken from the letters. They were written in 1913 and are said to disclose q wide spread plot, extending to Rome, Italy to destroy churches and church prop erty of all creeds. According to De- tectivc Sergeant Paul Riccio, who aided in translating the letters from the Italian in which they were written the headquarters of the society was in Rome. Efforts were made, it was said. to organize branches of the society all over the world. Tn the United States public buildings were to receive the attention of the anarchists in addi- tion to the churches Most of the let ters were without signatures.
 One dated Chicago. March 24, 1913. was addressed to Dear Allegrini" ." Another was dated "Salida, Colo, Sep tember IS" and was addressed to Dear Frank" It was signed Jos. Folallidini"
 The first of the letters. unaddresscd and unsigned, goes into details of a bomb invention by the writer.
 This" says the letter. will be q fine thing to throw among a lot of re- liGious people when they go out dressed in their best clothes on the boulevards to talk the sermon over"
 The second letter mentioned the re- ceipt of q letter from Allegrini.
 "l read your letter and am glad you are taking interest,"" he said But [ will recommend you to be careful with your pals because there may be some traitors among them who cannot tell a lie to fool justice"
 The third letter which was written from Salda. said "r have sent your trunk Things are pretty bad here. The strike is pretty hot but your trunk was in good hands all the time. That dirty MarChi has n1a6a ., ropor, that you tblanll space) and they are looking for you and 1 beg you to be careful and let me know if you are in safe place I will let you know why when l write again. Let me know if you are going to Barre, Vt Then you will give me (blank space). Let me know something of what is doing over there. Nut Nicholson is working over here with Mic Miller and yester- day they fired Miller. I don't know the reason why. Perhaps the reason is that he wanted to kill Rizzi." This letter was signed "Follaldini."
 The Piqua letter mentions a person named "Fornara' and speaks of the trunk containing "all those letters and papers" as having been under water for thirteen days. They were ruined by the water, the letter says.
 B The most of the letters were moi made public. All, it was said, showed blank spaces which apparently were understood by the correspondents.
 Several maps and drawings were found. They were said to indicate that the plotters had designs on the Peo- Dle'S Gas Light and COkp buildipp ot Chicago, and other costly structures Captain Hunt expressed the opinior
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