The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1892-07-30
BY A CRANK.
Henry Prick, of the Carnegie
Company, the Object Of a
Would.Be Assassin.
Three Shots Are Fired, Two Of
Which Cause Serious if Not
Fatal Wounds.

P1rrsBUhG, July ga desperate and al
most successful attempt was made this
afternoon to assassinate Henry Clay Frlcs.
chairman o: the Carnegie Steel company,
limited. His assailnnt was Alexander
Bcrkman, a Russian Jew, who came here
from New York with the evident intention
of removing the man who has been the
principal on the employers side in the
great struggle now soinson between capital
and labor in this city.
1t was 2 O'Clock this afternoon, when q
dark comp!cxioncd young man with q
Jewish cast of colntcnance, of medium
height and fairly we'll dressed, entered the
elevator in the Chro nicle Telegraph build
ing, which is o cuplcd by the Carnegie
Steel company, ard asked to be let OFT at
Mr.. Tricks office. The young man had
been a frequent visitor during the past fsw
days, and David Fortney, the elevator boy.
thought nothing, of the request, but stopped
Mt the second floor, and pointed out the
way to the chairman's private room. Two
minutes later the occupants Of the bulld-
ing and passcrs by on the avenue were
startled by three pistol shots fired i'll rapid
succession. Intuitively the victim was
OWNED, and ''Frick is shot were the
words soon passing from mouth TO mouth
on the streets.
THE ASSAULT
1t was true, q man believed to be n crank
had .assailed the great steel master, but the
latter, Notwithstanding two bullet wounds
and four ugly sashes from a dagger still
lives and will probably recover. AS was
his custom, Mr.. Fr;ck took lunch ut the
Duqucsne club az noon to-day, and alter
wards returned to his office. He went to
the fifth floor, where he remained but a few
minutes. He then an down the elevator
to his private room on the second floor,
lronting on Fifth avenue, where he seated
himself at his desk. The office of Mr..
Leishman, a business partner OF MIR Tricks,
adjoins that Of the chairman. Mr.. Lelsh-
man came in and the two were holding a
private conference, no one else being in the
room.
A few minutes before two O'Clock, Harry
Heckle, the Office boy, noticed a man
hastily push open the swinging gate i'll the
railing that runs between the public por-
ton and the enclosure where the desks OF
the stenographers and clerks are located.
There was no n near the private o thce
door, and the boy hurried UP to ask the
intruder what he wanted, but he was too
late, as the stranger had already entered
the private apartment. AS he entered the
Office Mr.. Frlck looked up. as did also Mr..
Leishman, to see who it was. Mr.. Prick
,r.,o ovor,;;,,r n hursS1o rf runo~S The
man sprang within about i've 1eet of Mr..
Frick and quickly
W HIS REVOLVER
pulled the trigger. The first cartridge did
not explode, but the second shot entered
the back of Mr.. Tricks neck and glancing
downward passed to the outside below the
arn-pit. Prick made all exclamation and
jumped to the circular window ON Filth
avenue and tried in vain to open it The
assailant passed Immediately in front OF the
desk and approaching close to Mr.. Frick
fired again. The ball entered the muscle
on the lett side OF the neck and passed
around to a lodgment under the right ear,
where it was later reached by the probe.
At this instant Mr.. Leishman threw him
self on the would-be assassin and wrestled
for the possession of the revolver. Leish.
man
GRAsPED THE WEAPON
and turned the pistol upwards as the pistol
exploded. the ball entering the plastering
near the glass partition. With agility the
desperate man drewadagger and attempted
to stab Leishman, who was holding
the assailant by the shoulder and
body. Mr.. Frick saw the CLEAN of
the steel. and although staggered by
the shock of wounds and bleeding pro-
iusely jumped between the men and seized
the mans arm. The latter freed himself
from Leishman's grasp and plunged the
dagger into Tricks right side just above the
hip, making an ugly wound three inches
long. He made anothe. lunge and this
time the knife struck higher up, but the
point struck q rib and glanced down with
out infiictiEg much of an injury. Twice
again was the knife thrust at Frick, but he
was merely scratched at these last attempts
to kill him. The struggle was in full view
office boys and Deputy Sheriff May. who
Just entered the Office as
THE FIRST SHOT .
fred, threw himself upon the assassin.
May had drawn his r. volver and was about
to shoot the fellow in the back when Frick
cried out: Don't kill him! We have got
him all right. Leave him to the law" The
broke away and tried to escape, but
was secured and taken to the Central sta
ton. The prompt action of Mr.. Frick
the lives OF Mr.. I4sishman and his
executioner.
In FIVE minutes a hal!-dozen surgeons.
including Doctors Litchfield. McClelland,
aud Joseph and John Dickson.
Mere at hand. MIR. f'rick was told to lie
down OH q lounge. ami Il ter his CLOTH
ing had been removed the wounds were
washed and the bleeding stopped. During
this time the wounded man was calm;
had perfect command of his faculties. and
apparently was less excited han any other
person in the room. From time to time lie
made suggestions as to how badly he was
hurt, and a liali-hour after the shooting
dictated q
MESSAGE TO ANDREW CARNEGIE
about the assault in wlnci, lie told him that
he thought he would be all right.
Death Among Doctora.
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