Anarchists at Walsall

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 98, 16 February 1892, Page 4

Anarchists at Walsall

« L_ The London police claim that they have effected an important arrest of a group of anarchists residing at Walsall, in Staffordshire. In connection with the recent explosion at Dublin Castle a man who was recently passing the police station in London attracted the attention of the police by his peculiar manner, and he was taken into custody as a suspicious character. The police say that they soon found ample justification for arresting this man. When searched at the police station on his person were found papers giving the details of the anarchists'- plots, and the names of persons implicated in the con* spiracies. The papers showed that the headquarters of the anarchists were at Walsall, and steps were immediately taken to place them under arrest. The result was that a Frenchman named Victor Cailes, a woman named Marie Pibelne, and Fredinck Charles, all residing in Walsall, were soon in custody. The prisoners belonged to the Socialist Club in Walsall. The club roon and residences of . the prisoners were searched by the police, and the investigation led to the most important discoveries concerning the machinations and work of the plotters. , The prisoners were charged with t haying in then* possession explosives which they intended to' devote to an unlawful purpose. The magistrate discharged Marie Pibelne. It is the mi tention of the authorities to us* her. as a witness against the' others. The prisoners had in their possession; matrices which were ustd in making bombs. They are of a conical shape, and' four or five inches long. The models of other parts of the paraphernalia used in making: bombs were also found in the possession of the prisoners. *The chief constable asked for an adjournment of the .case, hinting at the same, time that it was probable that other arrests would shortly follow. The magistrate granted' the request, and the prisoners were remanded for a week. The police have discovered the secret foundry for the manufacture 'of bombs, the place where explosives were made by anarchists. The Walsall Club, to which the prisoners belong,- has been the centre of an : anarchist propaganda for several years.. It has transpired that the police for a long time have been suspicious of the members of the club, and that for three months they had been watchiag the club rooms day and night, They did not feel warranted in making arrests, however, until the arrest of the man in London, and the incriminating documents found on him had established berond doubt that the members of the club were engaged in unlawful practices; Among the articles seized by the police is a supply ot anarchist pamphlets teaching the manufacture of explosives, besides a quantity of material for bombs and bolts. —Exchange.