Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-07-29
AT HOMESTEAD.
MR.. Prick SHOT DOWN
But Fortunately Escapes with His Life.
The story of the week ut Homestead
Severe Punishment of soldier.


country in fact, by an attempt to assassin
ate II. c. Frck, the manager of the Car
negie company, which was made at Mr..
Tricks Pittsburg office about o'clock laat
Saturday afternoon. Mr.. Prick was sitting
in his office when man, who proved to be
Alexander Berkman, a Russian jew, en-
tered and without warning fired four shots
at him, one taking effect in the neck, two
in the side and one in the back. Mr..
Prick was also stabbed in two or three
| places. Prick showed the nerve, for which
he is well known, by instantly graphing
with the man, and according to all ac-
counts he saved his life. After BerNman
had done his bloody work Frick caught
him by the throat and kicked him down.
One of the clerks who ran into the office
when he heard the reports saw Berkman
getting up blood-stained and Prick sitting
on a chair. The clerk pulled out pistol
and was about to shoot the would-be as
sassin when Mr. Prick caught him by the
arm and said, "Let that man alone" just
then Officers Crossan and McRibe arrived
ton.
Berkman was covered from head to foot
with blood and was very much excited, but
seemed proud of his deed. His curly hair
seemed to be standing on end and his sal
low complexion was bleached to an ashen
whiteness. Two cartridges were found in
his mouth. The desperate man refused to
allow them to be taken out without a
struggle and he had to be choked until he
was black in the face before he gave them
up. 1t was evidently his intention to eX-
plode the cartridges in his mouth and kill
himself in the manner of Anarchist Lingg,
the Chicago Haymarket murderer, but the
cartridges would not work and the scheme
failed.
Mr.. Prick was taken to his home as soon
as possible When his wounds were dressed
it was found that none of them were nee
essarily fatal, and he has since been doing
well. He refused to give up the manage
ment of the company's affairs and is now
directing them from his home. Serious
fears were entertained on account of the
shock to his wife, who had recently been
confined but she is now improving.
Berkman declared that he had no ac-
completes and wished to take all the ''glo-
ry'' for his act to himself. Investigation
by the police leads to the belief that his
attack on Frick was a part of an anarchist
plot, and several arrests have been made
of suspected men in New York and Pitts
burg. Among these is one Bauer of Pitts
burg at whose house Berkman is known to
have been. Berkman had been in the city
several days and been in Tricks office re-
peatedly. He appears to be job printer
by trade. He has worked in various parts
of the country. At Rutland it is thought
that he is the man who worked for the
futile company few weeks last spring,
going from there to North Adams.
There is no belief on the part of any
one that the strikers were in any way re-
sponsibe for the shooting of Mr.. Frick.
Severe Punishment of n Soldier.
The severe punishment of Private Thorn
as Iams of the Pennsylvania militia at
Homestead has caused much discussion
and adverse criticism. lams was cleaning
his gun when the news of Mr.. Tricks at
, tempted assassination reached camp. The
news of the startling occurrence was pro
mugated by Leut.-Col Streator. Iams
heard it with great excitement. Suddenly
he shouted: LETS give three cheers for
the man who shot Frick." Col Streator
, heard the words and noted the sudden ST.
= lence which fell upon Iams's companions.
Walking up to lams he asked him as a
soldier to retract what he had said. This
= the young man, whose age is about 2C
, years, stubbOrnly refused to do, though re
peatedly urged To save his own reputation
| or that of his regiment by doing so. Col.
Streator acted promptly. He ordered the
I regiment to assemble without arms, called
Iams out, stated his offence, cut the but.
! tons from his uniform, then ordered hin
taken to the guard. house and hung up by tn,
thumbs until he could endure it no longer
This punishment was inflicted until Iam'
o tainted. He was asked to retract at five
minute intervals, but constantly refused
+ and was only taken down when he became
]
d order of punishment, and ordered that h,
y be stripped of his uniform, half of hi'
head be shaved and he drummed out o.
: camp. The punishment was severe ant
unusual and has called out storm of pro
e tests. 1t must be remembered, however,
that the offence was a heinOus one, and il
j. must be left to the officers on the GROUND
j to Judge what was necessary to checl
: sentiment of this kind among the troops
Z and maintain their morale
O'DOnnelI's Release.
: Hugh O'Donnell, the leader of the Home
stead strikers, who is charged with muir
der, was released at Pittsburg Monday
morning on $4,000 bail. Hugh Ross
Martin Foy and Peter Allen, three othe
defendants in the Homestead murder cases
were also released on bail with O'Donnell
A large crowd:was present in the crimna
court to hear the decision of Judge Mage,
on the application for the strike leader,
release. The judge stated in brief, thai
O'Donnell was chargeable with murder il
the second degree, and undoubtedly entitled
to bail, but, he added, 81 have indicated
before the responsibility of those engage,
in this riot, and | need say no more here
, The first shots came from the shore, Their
1 was deyilish malignity on the part of tn,
|, mob. The evidence shows the defendan
= was not an active participant in the killing