Smyrna times., 1892-07-27


Alexander Berkman, entered the office
OF Carnegie &CO., in Pittsburg, on Sat-
urday afternoon, and shot H. G. Frick
twice and stabbed him in three places
with dagger. After a struggle he
was overpOwered by persons in the
Office, assisted by Mr.. Frick, and turn
ed over to the police. Mr.. Frick's
wounds are not considered fatal. He
slept well Saturday night and rested
easily the next day. The physician
says that unless something unlocked
for occurs the patient will be up and
about in few days. He will continue
to direct the contest at Homestead
from his home. Monday he listened
to the reading of letters and telegrams
and dictated replies. He also read the
papers and discussed their contents.
A notice has been posted at Homestead
notifying the employees that Sin no
case and under no circumstances will a
single one be discharged to make room
for another man."
The Philadelphia Ledger in discuss
ing this said:
1t appears, a graduated pupil of the
school of Herr Most, that pestiferous
Anarchist, one of the ripest fruits of
the satanic creed that "Propertv is
Robbery" and laWless violence against
society the higher law.
But, although the riotous workmep
of Homestead must be held directly
guiltless of Bergmann's murderOus as
sault, it has to be said that indirectly
much of the odium of it must necessa-
rily fall upon them. That NAV seem
hard to them, but it is one of the pen.
alties of lawlessness that its responsi-
bilities do not end with the original
overt act. The assailant's act was a
remote yet certain sequence of the ter
rible atiray of the 9th of July. 1t is
part of the bad harvest the seeds of
which were so plentifully sowed on
that day. To that extent, and no
more, can responsibility for erg-
mann's crime be placed upon the heads
of the rioters of Homestead. They
have their own offences, which are
grlevOus enough, to answer for. and
while they should be compelled to
answer inexOrably to outraged Justice
for them, they should be made to bear
no more of anOther's than NAV in
strict fairness be ascribed to them.
Bergman is not only an absolute
stranger to them and to their conten-
tions: he is stranger to the country.
to its institutions, and one of a class
pernIclOus and dangerous to all. and
especially to labor, whose alleged
wrongs 1T assumes to redress by the
dethronement of law and order. He
IS one OF class that is increasing rap
idly, here, though it is wholly alien to
America; one that breaches doctrines
of foreign origin, and that can have no
real application to American society.
Anarchy is an imported article. not
domestic, and our ports of entry should
De as rigorousl y closed against the An
archists, who bring sedition and anar-
chy with them, as they are supposed
to be against paupers, lunaties and
criminals.
THE physicians attending Chairman
Frick, of the Carnegie Company. sav
they are satisfied with the progress he
IS making toward recovery. Secretary
LovejOy Monday made six informa.
tions against Alexander Bergman, the
Anarchist, who attempted to kill II.
G. Frick, three for felonious assault
and three for entering a building for
the purpose of committing a felOnious
assault. Alderman McMasters issued
warrants, and a constable went
through the form of presenting them |
at the Jail. The Alderman fixed Sat.
urday next as the time for holding the |
preliminary hearings, and bail was
fixed at $4,000. Monday afternoon
Casper Knold, alleged to be an accom-
plice of Bergman, was arrested in
Pittsburg. Judge Magee decided to
admit Hugh O'Donnell, Hugh Ross.
Martin Foy and Peter Allen to bail in
the sum of $4,000 each. These men
were charged with being participants
in the murder of Pinkerton man and |
a mill worker during the battle at
Homestead on July 9th.