Evening journal., 1892-07-25
FRICK MAY LIVE.
The Assassin's Hand Barely
Fails in It's Fell Purpose.
THE CRISIS NOT YET PASSED
But the Surgeons Believe He VIII Pull
Through All Right.

Hho Anarchist Berkman Who Shot Down
and Stabbed the Carnegie company's
Chairman Unconcerned and Sorry His
Work was Not Better Done-A soldier
Fearfuny Punished for Calling for
Cheers for Berkman-NIrs. Friok Pros
trated-A Theory That O'Donneil Was
Concerned in the Attempt ON Frick's
Life
PITTsRURo, July 25-The excitement oc-
casioned by the attempted assassination Of
Mr.. II. c. Frick, Of the Carnegie company,
in his Office by the anarchist Berlxman, of
New York, is undated, and completely
overshadows the stirring incidents Of the,
Homestead strike. Berkman had been hang.
ing around the Office for a couple Of days.
sanding in his card to Frick and others and
disappearing before the messenger re-
turned. On Saturday afternoon. however.
he evidently screwed his courage up to the
striking point aud returned once more. de-
termined to execute his hondish mission.
and again sent his cara in to Mr. Frick.
While the office boy was in Mr.. Fricl,s
room j. G. A. Leishman, the vice chairman
OF the Carnegie Steel company, walked
through the general oflice into Mr.. Fricks
private Office. Mr.. Leishman had scarcely
seated himself opposite Mr. Frick when
berkmFn followed him into the room. He
did not speak word.
Shot and stabbed.
AS the swinging door folded behiud him
he drew revolver, aimed at Mr.. Friol,'s
head and pulled the trigger He stood
scarcely four feet from whore Mr.. Frick
was sitting. A spurt OF blood from the neck
showed where the bullet had struck. Again,
with second report came a spurt OF blood
from the neck. A third time he tried 10 ere
Mr. Leishman sprang upon him and threw
up his hand The bullet struck tho ceiling
Mr.. Frick was half dazed for a moment.
then he sprang upon the assassin ana threw
him TO the door Mr. Leishman knocked
the revolver from Berllman's hand and Mr..
trick threw himself upon him. The young
man drew a long knife, a clumsy, wicked,
homemade affair His hand shot outward
and the knife gashed into Mr.. Frick's side
just above the hip.
The fight lasted scarcely five seconds. lint
IA that time Mr.. Frick received two stnbs
from the knife Mr.. Ames ran in and nulled
Berkman away. Mr.. Frick staggered To abe
window, half opened IL and shouted weak
" Tor the police Then he sank down faint
trom the loss of blood.
There was little German carpenter nj
work IN the large Office. He ran into the
room with his hammer In his hand and
raised IT TO strike BerlzmRn over the head
Mr frick called out; Don't kin himl Let
the police take care of him.
The clerks carried Mr.. Frick back into Mr.
Leishman 5 Office. Dr.. John Littlefeldsyyaa
summoned. In few minutes there were
twenty phycicians there. Mr. Frick was
eAainined' tho balls probed for and the
"ouhua nurfiedly dressed, and he was then
removed to his home in an ambulance.
Sorry Frick Wasn't killed.
Berkman was held by strong arms tin the
police arrived, when he was taken TO the
central police station On the way it was
noticed that he had something in his mouth
Nnich ne seemed TO chew persistently and
Try TO bite pretty hard. The policemen
asked him what it was He refused TO tell
them. AT the station, when he was oues-
toned, he thrust it far back in his month
When he was searched this was forced out
of his mouth. Il was found to be a small
dynamite cartridge, similar to the one with
winch Anarchist Lingg blew of his head
Just before ne was tohave been hanged in
Ohlcago- The discovery OF this cartridge
was me only thing which troubled the
Young man.
When asked why be had tried to kill Mr..
trick he laughed and said, ~ guess Won
know why" He was anxious TO withhold
his nationality at first, but after awhile he
said, n was born in St. Petersburg: l ann
Russian Jew and l am proud Of itn He
eaid his name was Alexander Berkman and
mat be was twenty-one years old. He said
that he lived on Forty-second street, New
York
He was asked, "What was your purpose
IN coming TO Pittsburgh IL came here 20
kill H. c. Friclx'
"Who sent sou herefp s'No one.n
DID you tell any one that you were com
mgr "No, did not. No one knew of il
except myself made up my mind that il
had 10 be done and that was chosen 10
do it,
"Why did you want to XIII Mr.. Frickw
II wanted TO kin him that might save and
neip the great army of workingmen all over
the world. did not come here for any as
sociation OF as "A representative of organized
labor shot him simply as an individual -
The doctors say that he will not die: are
you glad OF that~ 'No; / am not. came
here to kill that man Frick; / am mad with
anger to think / was not more successful.
But may be he viii die after all. ] hope he
VIII He was then stripped, searched.
gwen other clothes and locked up in a cell.