The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-31
KN0LD AND BAUER HELD.
HEARING IN THE ALLEGED coNsPIR-
81 g. ACT TO MURDER FsIcK.

HEARING IN THE ALLEGED CONSPIR-
as G. .ACr TO MURDER FsICx.
TIE Connittins Magistrate Finds that
There IL Prin. Fseie Evidence suE
~ .aciest TO Hold Ths.. and They Are Seat
go 70 JAN vithout Raii-Ths Testir,ony In
the Csse--Nesriy One Thousand work ne.
In the Miis-Arr.nGenents 90 Eaterts,n
Tbem-Rengious Exer csses 70 DO Conduct.
ed To.aay-Carnsgis Tenants Move In the
Rsin-Ths Strikers Trying 90 IpJure the
"'' Daughters Of Ono OF Their Numbor Who
~ Went Back to work-Mr. Frick I.prov.
Tag steaaiIy-More Arrests.
. ,PITrsDuRaH. July 30-Superintendent OF Po-
lice Roger o'Mara says to- might that the work
Of unravelling tho plot to kill Chairman Frlck
OF tho Carnegie Steel Company is progressing
rapidly. and he thinks that within forty eirht
hours there will be several important arrests.
- and that tho whole plot will have been uncov-
cred Chief Of Police Murphy Of Allegheny
City came over to Pittsburgh this morning.
. aud was closeted with Superintendent O'Mara
and Inspector McKelvy for a long time. They
mapped out plan OF procedure that they be-
Meve. will result in the capture OF
the men in the supposed plot just what line
they propose to work on they will not make
public. Chief Murphy OF Allegheny tonight
expressed the same confidence as Superinten-
dent O'Mara. Knold's and Bauer's prelim-
mary hearing was before Alderman and Magis-
trate Gripp to- day In tho Police Central Station.
There were three charges against them. Tho
frst was conspiracy. the second completely in
the attempted murder. and the third OF being
an accessory before the fact.
There are no court accommodations at The
station. but 1t was thought best to have ths
hearing there because OF the possibility OF the
friends OF the mon gathering in n crowd and
creating some sort OF disturbance Tho
spectators. with two exceptions. were report
ers. The exceptions were Anarchist acquaint-
ances and friends OF the men. Knold and
Bauer were brought into the room from the
prison, and took seats Just inside the rail.
Knold looked as though he realized that he
WAS In pretty serious trouble. Bauer. how
evsr. smiled, and seemed to take the whole
thing as 10 joke. Tilted back in his chair he
remarked that he was ready for the show to
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Paul Eokert was the frstwitness called. He
Is the, ono Anarchist who has succeeded in
convincing the police after his arrest that he
he'd nothing to do with the plot to kill Chair
man Frick. He said that he'was very we'll AZ
quainted with Bauer and Knold. He saw
Bauer 1t SKnold's house on Monday q
at the house. The last he saw Of
him thsre before, ( they shooting was the
day before MI. Frick was shot. That was on
Friday morning. she first saw Berkman he
said. on Thursday. July IA. and from that day
toFridny. July %, the man lived at knold's
house. He was there all the time. ard slept
there each night. Lawyer Joseph Friedman.
who had been retained by the Anarchists.
CROSS examined him. Eckert said that he did
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burgh for. but he thought he had como to get
work. That was what Knold told him Berk-
man had come for.
-, The Alderman then asked: "Eckert, you
are acquainted with the things that are In the
house OF Knold. are you not? ?"
Il am"
And was there printing press there7'
There was" said Eckert: {" 1t was the prop
srty OF the International Working Peoples
- What was 1t used for'r'
. 1t va nsse used to print circulars on for the
y .Xnsrchist circulars 2"
No. SIR" answered Eckert. emphatically.
WAS this circular. printed on It I" asked the
the sepore q 9ne q the groups q Anarshists
Lacked ssd q It beeD hs
Knoid W" Wer sa both Very much Interested. and
they leaned forward in their chairs to see what
=" :" Did the men print circulars calling men to
ems ems on 81 that at. p Iess?" asked tho Alderman
ever. seen the. circular that Bauer had taken
t. Homestead and distributed among the
hs dia MT think that It was . call to arms he
gould MT re@smbsr how often bauer
aeus four but ma ns Gusfs had it Ss' baa ss
re had s IL
each other. He knew. however. that the strike
hGmssteaf the suSaeSt q goGd deal
knew that Bauer and Knold had gone out with
he d nS Ssy
asked LAWYER Friedman began asking cues
day beiOre the shoot!ns that BerkmSn said he
gSRs +! f saw him PACK
Of him until after the shooting. and then saw
R fno% in ss Sst k He ss s
r: latter came to Allegheny. and he did not
,aat h shy ohe es tSa IN Inc Town knew
- T. VI. Hill. Pittsburgh man. whose place
she Carnegie stes ' the ns9t
yitness he was asked SKI 4 ne had ever seen
the attack on Mr.. Flick and Just after the at T.
tack he had seen man on Fifth avenue who
answered Bauers description In every pRrtic-
ular. Bauer began to smile. Mr.. Hill won't
on. "This man saw he said. !" attracted
my attention by his running up and down. He
appeared to DO more interested than he ought
to be. He appeared to be very much excited"
And is this prisoner that man. asked the
Alderman.
am not certain" answered Mr.. Hill. but
he looks IKE the man. This man saw wore
to Bauer. Bauer stood UP For the first time
since he had come into the room he did not
smile; NJ. Hill locked him over. am not
II guess you amt" said Bauer. sarcastic
smile again covering his face.
Alderman.
I'VE have" said Detective Leigh. and he
vent out and came back with an old gray coat
Bauer had resumed his scat He got up again
new and took the coat. He looked at 1t critic
he put it on. Still Mr.. Hill could not be posi-
tive ~ his Identification. Detective James
Tins Sun OF, the search Of the house
OF Bauer and knold and the finding OF cart