The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-02-17
Band Of Desperate
Anarchists in
The Last
Chicago Police Are on Their Tran.
Planned Wholesale Crime
Campaign

Chicago, Feb. IA search was
started today for the principals IN
what is believed by the police to have
been a plot to destroy buildings and
kill members of the clergy and laity
in a dozen cities in all sections OF
the United States. Discovery Of the
alleged plot, according to the police
resulted from examination OF the per-
sonal effects OF John Allegrini, conf
dent OF Jean Crones, who Is charged
by the authorities with putting poi
son in soup at the banquet given Arch
bishop Mundelein and causing the Ill.
ness OF 100 OF the guests.
Chief of police Healey, Nicholas
Hunt. chief of detectives, and Depu.
ty Chief Of Police, Herman Schret-
tier, announced today after studying
the translations Of letters found In
Allegrini's rooms that they regarded
as established the existence of an
anticlerical organization Of destroy
ers headed by the committee OF 10
OF which Crones and Alegrini are be-
lieved to have been members. Po-
lice are searching for Crones, who is
n former assistant chef at the Chica-
go University Club. Allegrini is in
jail charged with conspiracy to COM
NIT murder.
The police were guarded In MAX
ing public the contents OF Allegrini's
correspondence but It was stated
that plans and specifications were
given for several large downtown
buildings in Chicago which. 1t is said
had been marked for destruction by
the committee. These included the
Peoples Gas, Light & Coke Company
building. one OF the largest office
buildings in the downtown district.
the Union League club the federal
building and the Grace hotel.
The attempt to wreck St. Patrick's
Roman Catholic Church in New York
recently is believed by Captain Hunt
to have been a part of the ALLEGED
plot. According to the detectives who
did the translating certain ringlead-
ers in n conspiracy which is said to
be international in scope have head
quarters in Rome. He added that
some of the letters contained detail
ed descriptions of bombs used by
the conspirators. Some of these. he
said, were designed to wreck build
ings, others to XII policemen and
still others to spread death among
churchgoers when they are walking
away from church discussing the
sermon.
Names of the committee OF Is are
said to be in hands Of the police and
It was predicted that the arrest of
some of the committee members
would be made very soon.
In connection with the alleged
plans of the reputed conspirators
here to destroy public buildings ard
church property, II was pointed out
two score or more Chicago churches
have suffered fire losses within tho
last few years. At the Moody churct
I Il was said no less than six fires
obviously of incendiary origin, have
been discovered and extinsulshet
with small loss during the last yea
alone.
u Countrywide search was made to
day for Jean Crones, believed to bt
the archplotter in gigantic con
spiracy to damage buildings, destro.
property and take human life in al
ararchistic movement against the es
tablished order of society. Crones I
} accused of having placed poison II
/ SOUP served to 800 distinguished
! guests at a recent banquet here 4
I honor of Archbishop Mundelein.
Crones' friend. John Allegrin'
. was arraigned today on charges c
conspiracy to murder and OF attemr
n to murder. His bonds were fixed a
i S25, 900 and the hearing was contir
ued until March l.
y Meanwhile the police renewe
scruting of letters found In Allegr
Q MIS- possession on which suspicion {
a plot was based.
The police investigated the po
sibility that Jean Crones, In HI
flight from his rooming house migi
, have carried loaded bombs and othS
8 dangerous weapons. Explosives (
various kinds and fragments OF me
g. al indicating the manufacture I
g bombs were found in his room. Whe
II he left he carried a black bag, IL
. police said.