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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1901
Page
8
Across the United States police launch a dragnet to arrest anarchists and suspected sympathizers. Buffalo authorities claim to have unearthed the gang’s headquarters connected to a plot to kill the President. Emma Goldman in Chicago faces conspiracy to assassinate charges with several alleged accomplices detained.
Emma Goldman, dubbed the Anarchist Queen, is jailed on conspiracy to assassinate President McKinley. The warrant names Abraham Isaaks Maurice Isaaks Clemence Pfeutzer and others. Goldman denied identity, claimed she was Lena Larsen, and discussed Czolgosz and her movements from Chicago to Buffalo Rochester and New York.
Miss Goldman admits only meeting Czolgosz on July 12 and accompanies officers to Chief O Neill. She denies advocating violence, says she was en route to Rochester via Buffalo when questioned, and mentions learning of Isaaks arrests in Chicago while expressing concern for his legal troubles.
Alpena Michigan report dated September 10 notes a lumberman recalling knowledge of Czolgosz with brief remarks. The item adds local color about public response to the assassination in Detroit and other areas.
Police in Buffalo believe a plot to poison Czolgost was uncovered. A mailed package eight by three by three inches addressed to Czolgost contained a box of candy now filled with baked beans. Police planned a chemical analysis to confirm a deadly poison presence.
Secret service detectives say they have located the central anarchist headquarters in Buffalo behind a Walden Avenue saloon where Emma Goldman linked members met. Up to 60 anarchists attended gatherings, with a mysterious woman involved, as police plan a far reaching round up to connect the group to the McKinley assassination plot.
Police press on with Isaaks and Emma Goldman held without bail as investigators pursue a possible conspiracy behind the assassination attempt on the President. Emma Goldman faces a dawn hearing after an emotional transfer to the Harrison Street station.
Governor Odell arrives to convene an extraordinary grand jury session. Czolgosz faces indictment for attempted murder with Supreme Court Justice Henry A. Childs named to preside. Full penalty is ten years imprisonment. a defense attorney will be appointed if none are found by the prisoner’s friends.
Boston police questioned Fingold and Gordon before Superintendent Pierce and Chief Watts as part of a crackdown on anarchist activity. The pair refused to retract their views, were dismissed with a warning to stay available, and authorities vowed to curb private meetings while pursuing legal means. A threatening letter addressed to the superintendent amplified the tense atmosphere and prompted further surveillance.
Tuesday market session shows St Paul leading gains with Union Pacific and Atchison nearby. Hope rises on US Treasury aid to money market and rumors of rail dividends and steel settlement. Western Union and Mergenthaler declare quarterly dividends. Gage bids for $20 million bonds and boosts bank deposits. An American Linseed Company director slate includes J D Rockefeller Jr and others amid years of losses and cash gains. West End Street Railway dividend to be paid with record date Oct 1.
The joint committee on revision of the statutes adopted resolutions yesterday expressing horror and grief at the attempt on the President's life.
First Mortgage notes described for Louisiana cotton planters with easy valuation and repayment terms. Waals Smith of Bayville is listed as a contact.
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