ANARCHIST GANGS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1053, 16 February 1911, Page 5

ANARCHIST GANGS.

THE HOUNDSDITCH MURDERS.

By Tolc'er»ph-Prcss Associa'tlon-Copyriek London, February U. The seven persons under arrest for Complicity in the lloundsditch burglary and murder of polico constables appeared at the Oiiildhnll to-day. Johu Zolm (alias Rosen), a hairdresser, disavowed his former statement denying that lie knew tho murderers. Hβ now made a dotailcd statement regarding a number of new associates of I'ritz (ono of tho rnfcn who lost their lives in the Sidney Street fire), and "Peter tho Painter" (wanted for his connection - ' with the Hoimdsditch affair). . ' . Zelin stated that ho spent the afternoon, of December 10 at 59 Grovo Street, with a gang, including a man named Masais, who eaw "Peter the Painter," trite, and Milstcin immediately after tbo murder. Masais , told him that" one of the murderers had shot Mor6untze£f. Masais had since absconded.

'TETER THE PAINTER." Painter" is ljnown to tho frcnuentorsi of llioro than ono restaurant *? d , c, , ub .; >n the vicinity of Whitetf,?ld^v lum l as a ««>uowhat eowntfic arhst. .The storv of.hoK ho gained the Eobri(iu«t;of "the Painter" shows thd ™» n » Tcrsatility. . Somo two years ago , the Jubileq Street Anor.chist Club was about to stngo d play entitled "Red Surid?yli D i se d .upon .that .famous. incident of tho Russian Revolution. The stage manager discovered that , severer essential sets «f scenery were wanting, "That will bn all right." said "Peter," "I will paint thorn mysolf." This, although he said he had no arhstia trainias, ho did, with great success, • and' from that timo on he was knowa as "the Paintor." ' . ■ ; According to several of those who were present at tho Annrchist Club's meeting of pretest against the execution of Ferrer, the Spanish revolutionary, no man expressed moro hatred of all those whoso duty it is to framo or execute laws than ■ the Painter."; It was at this meeting, that he- first become prominent,in tho Anarchist circles of tho East End.' ■ '.' The Painter" is tall nnd.of medium physique,' with black eyes, and thick, coarse hair. His dress is slovenly, and riot one of his friends can recall ever having seen him w;ar,any other but tho one largo slouch hat mentioned by the polico in tho latest description circulated.