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Show ANARCHISTS PLOT MURDERDF RULERS CZAR IS FIRST ON THE LIST AND THE EMPEROR OF GERMANY SECOND. , Alleged Plot Unearthed While an In-vestigatlon In-vestigatlon Was Being Made of the Activities of Jean Crones, Suspected Poisoner. Chicago. Existence of an international interna-tional anarchistic plot to assassinate all rulers of Europe has been discovered discov-ered here, according to a formal statement issued Friday by Maclay Hoyne, state's attorney of Cook county. The alleged plot was unearthed by the state's attorney's men while investigating in-vestigating the activities of Jean Crones, a suspected poisoner of the guests at the banquet in honor of Archbishop Mundelein a few weeks ago. The state's attorney said that a list of the proposed assassinations was headed by the czar and that Emperor William was second on the list. According to the information which the state's attorney received the plot was known to anarchists In various cities in America as well as in Europe. Eu-rope. One man from each city was believed to have been delegated to work of assassination. Mr. Hoyne said a written statement had been made to him by an anarchist baring the details of the alleged plot. Officials said that the headquarters of the band of conspirators was said to have heen in the down town district dis-trict here with hrancb.es in other cities. According to Mr. Hoyne's informant in-formant the Mundelein banquet poisoning pois-oning was planned by the group which sought the death of the European rulers. |