The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-07-24

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While he was struggling at il. some one in
gray suit seized Mr.. Frick. and he turned
around grappled with the man. As Mr..
Frick turned to seize his assailant noticed
disappeared from my sight in the back
Office. i do not know whether have seen
the face before"
Mr.. John Walker. who is connected with
the Carnegie company. was seen shortly
has been ioaiing around here for several
days. l saw him myself. and remember
him very we'll. / think he is q crank. It
is q most unfortunate affair. and it viii be
stain that it will take years to rub ~
DENOUNCED BY woRKISGNEs.
Among the first to arrive after the o. J.
ing was Chiet }. o. Brown. Of the Depart.
ment of Public Safety. He went to NJ.
Frick's room and renamed there most Of
the afternoon. After this one iron manu-.
facturer after another called. Bankers.
brokers, merchants and even workmeu
called. and almost breathlessly asked how
Mr.. Frick was. The workingmen in par
ticulsr denounced the act and said il was
They enc and oil expressed themselves GO
hoping Mr. Frick would recover.
When Hugh ODonnell was seen in the
Jail he was greatly depressed over the
shooting of Mr.. Frick. Il hope to God"
sa,d s be, that IL ; is not not true. ! feel sorry
said, he never heard of. He was not coz
nected with the Amalgamated Association
and was not known about Homestead.
Hugh Ross expressed himself in about the
same way. Both leaders deplored the
shooting
When the news that Nr. Frick had been
shot and seriously injured reached the
headquarters of the Union mill-workers.
this afternoon, the men were loud
sassin. Thomas Warren. one of
the press committee, said: There is not
a mill-worker or laborer In this entire sec
tion that does not deeply deplore the shoot
FRI FricS is fair one aud We b.1e anis onS sm M,
ployed fair means We never courted for
an instant any violence against the
officials of the company"
President Weihe, of the Amalgamated
news He sand: 1t was with the utmost
regret that / heard of the shooting
of Mr. Frick, and / emphsticallY
denounced the action OF the as
aud an enemy, not only TO the country, bur
to organized labor all over the United
States. / hope the greatest punishment
tho law allows will be the reward of the
dastardly and cowardly assailant OF Mr..
Frick"
At the Duquesne Club everything was
excitement Mr.. Frick was popular men,
Der of the club. and the pistol report had
hardly died out until the report of the
shooting reached the entire lower end OF
town. From the Duquesne Club the MEM
bers came rushing out In a body. as did
also men from the downtown business
houses, and other places. Yesterday the
expressions against Mr.. Frick were heard
on all sides. but after the shooting every
one said that it was q fatal mistake. and
the worcs OF sympathy were many and nu-
merona
NAY HAVE HAD AcCoMPLIcRs.
At the Merchants Hotel. where the
would-be murderer stopped. little is known
of the man. He came there last night and
was assigned TO room. He gave orders 60
be awakened at 8 o'clock this morning. and
arose at that time. When Inspector Nc
Kelley and detective Shore were inter
viewed regarding the arrest of Burkman,
they said: 1T is certainly one of the most
important aud timely arrests that ever
was made. and the otficers-Crosand and
McRoberts-who arrested him deserve
great credit. There is one thing certain,
If that fellow had ever gotten out of the
building he would never have been capt
ured. He would nave gotten out on the
street and would have been secreted, and
the police would never have been able 20
lind him. The case, however. will be
tHOTOuQnly lnYestlgaIcu. we 10 not KNOW
whether the man had an accompfice with
him. 1t is evident. however. that he did
the shooting alone"
Wild rumors were on the street this
afternoon that the strikers from Home
stead were coming down to the city to
storm the Central police station and take
the Jew out and lynch him. They were said
to have claimed that this was the only way
to vindicate themselves and fully demon.
strate that they were not interested and
discountenanced anything of the kind.
Chief Brown was asked about that report
and said: "One crime has already been COM
mitted and two will not better it. That
man is safe In the station and no number OF
men Will be able to get him out. We are
prepared for emergepcies."
The yard around the police station was
crowded with people, but they were shortly
removed by the police. Chief Brown, OF
the Department of Public Safety, appeared
on the scene, and Immediately telegraphed
to all the station-houses and ordered ont
the reserve force and placed them on duty
i'll the lower part of the city. In twenty
minutes he had the entire reserve forco
marshaled at the Central station and they
were ordered to disband the crowds on the
street and arrest all people who made in.
Hammatory speeches.
Until ten days ago Mr.. Frick had been
receiving from one to ten crank letters
daily, but they suddenly ceased. Yester-
day, however, there was one in his mail.
which notified him he had bat twenty-four
hours TO live. It is probable the letter
came from Berkman. The authorities are
now investigating IL.