The Oskaloosa herald., 1916-02-17
REDS PLANNED TO
BLOW UP PRISON
CHICAGO POLICE FIND BIG BOMB
PLOT.
ALLEGED ANARCHIST is HELD
Letters Reveal Plan to Destroy Church
es and Many Public Buildings.
A Waiter is Under Arrest
At Milwaukee.

chicago, FeD. lb.-Dynamltlng OF the
penitentfary at Joliet to effect the re-
lease of prisoners, among whom were
some of it's friends, was one of the
plans OF the alleged anarchistic group
of fifteen, of which Jean Crones is as
serted to be a member, according to
information that became known here.
The suggestion was found in one Of
the letters discovered in the room of
John Allegrini, the friend of Crones.
That part of the missive read about as
follows:
There are many men penned like
dogs in Joliet. What a wonderful thing
IL we could free them. 1t would be
hard. F. is there, you know"
That Chicago anarchists. though not
numerous, had taken their first des-
perate step in the general attempt to
kill at the archbishop banquet at the
University club last Thursday night
was opinion of the police head.
Desperate Men, Says HeaIey.
THAT these anarchists operating in
Chicago are desperate men is unques-
took their first desperate step at the
banquet is undoubted. There are not
many anarchists in Chicago, but they
are Of desperate type, though do
not think they are so much to be
feared as those who precipitated the
Haymarket riot"
An anarchistic plot that proposed a
veritable holocaust among churches
public institutions and the clergy of
the United States was disclosed, by
the police.
Among the effects of John Allegrini,
anarchist confidant Of Jean Crones,
alleged poisoner Of Archbishop Mum
delein's banquet soup, were found let
tiers that planned crimes that reduce
the widest dreams Of Borgia and
make the poisoning of hundred ban
quet guests a mere detail.
Fifty Churches Fired.
| Already, according to Deputy Chief
Schuettler, incendiary fires, some de-
structive and some less successful,
have attacked more than fifty churches
in Chicago alone.
The existence of an anti-clerical or
ganization of "destroyers" is regarded
as certain by Chief Healey, Capt.
Nicholas Hunt of the detective bureau.
and Deputy Schuettler, who last night
completed the study of translatiOns Of
Allegrini's letters.
Allegrini has been forL-ally arrested
and charpad with ooncpirnpv tn cOm-
init murder. Previous to his formal
detention he was held in close confine-
ment after being taken into custody
on Saturday.
FIFTEEN Rule PIoiters.
Allegrini and Crones were members
of committee of fifteen who are d.
rectors of the tremendous conspiracy.
Plans and specifications indicated
huge Chicago buildings were marked
for early destruction.
Detective Sergeant F aul RicCio, who
made translations Of the bristling let
tiers, deducted that certain Of the ring
| leaders in the international conspiracy
have headquarters in Rome. in the
very shadow of the Vatican.
Several of the letters are extremely
detailed in their references to engines
of destruction While there are ex
plosiyes suited to the demolition OF
whole buildings, there are others de-
signed for more particular work.
/ For instance, there are small bombs
for the murder of policemen and ones
of larger caliber for the killing Of
crowds
Waiter Nabbed in Milwaukee.
Milwaukee. Feb. 16.-Marco Bonino
a waiter, was arrested and is being
held by the police to await investiga
tion by the authorities in connection
with the wholesale poisoning at the
banquet given in honor of Archbishop
Mundelein. 1t is said that letters
written by Bonino were found in AL
legrinis apartments in Chicago. Boni
no has been employed in Chicago ant
Milwaukee.