The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-25
VAS IT A PLOTP
The Pittsburgh Police Looking Into Berk.
mans Career-His Day In Jnu.

The Pittsburgh Police Looking Into Berk.
mans Career-Hi. Dny In Jnu.
PITTSBURGH. July 24.-Anarchist Berkman.
the would-be assassin. spent tho day in
tho Central police station making cigar
cites and cnrsing the luck that deprived
him OF the two illuminate Of mercury caps with
which he had intended to kill himself. All
efforts to induce him to talk to-day were I'M
successful.
All that ho could be induced TO say in ad-
dition to what he said in the interviews with
the reporter of THE Sun yesterday was TINT
his name was really Alexander Bcrkman. and
that two years ago no was member OF Cigar
makers Union No. 2S OF New.York. There is
no such union. He also said that he was born
in st. Petersburg and that he was Nihilist.
Here no stopped and would say no more.
Tho feeling is growing here that this man
was not alone in his work. and that the at
tempt to assassinate Mr.. Trick was the result
OF a plot. 1t is thought that Berkman was
chosen and sent here to do the work. An in
vestigation on this line has been started. and
Superintendent OF Police O'Mara of this city
has asked Superintendent Byrnes to aid him.
He started to- night for New York. but not on
business connected with this case. he said.
The officers OF the Carnegie Company have
also employed private means to run the mat
ter to IN end.
There is no clue to work on Mt present.
Berkman says that he only arrived here
Thursday night. He is fatty contradcted by
the boys In MIR. Tricks Office and by tho ele-
vator boy in the building in which the offices
OF the Carnegie Company arc located. They
arc certain that he called at the office week
ago on Saturaa!. They are also certain that
he called aSaiu on last Monday and on Tues
day.
Berkmaa orl- accounts for his whereabouts
since Friday Eight. He says that when he
came to town or Thursday he went to lodg-
ing house 1t was near railroad depot He
refuses TO tell the police what railroad he
came in on. He says he does not remember
on what street tho lodging house was. but it
was a cheap lodging house in n cheap locality.
The first thing he did after he got to Pitts
Ilotnier Kaufman on Smithfeld street. Ilo
paid SO for the clothes. He went to tho
p h ho nS s sS off S the G Ss
away lie let tho old clothes behind. ),
night hH sEys he went mt to the AMER, Mer
have not been able to find the lodging house
end It is thought that Berkmna may have
been entertained ~ some one in the colon,
Any AL evidence to support this belief. however.
There Is story told to-day that. Berkman
was seen on Saturday in company with man
The pair were lettering about the Dpquesne
Club, Mr.. Frick always gets his noon lunch ut
Mr.. Prick left the club. the two men walked
ahead OF him 70 an alley between the club
n the h&tnsE Mhsr Mr. FTsk had
was 50 strange that it was noticed BY one Of
the clnhmen who came out Of the building
after hr rcb This has
avery general description OF the man in the
blue suit His description would TT, thou
sand men in Pittsburgh. For all practical pur-
About o'clock to night Bergman was takon
main there until MIR. Frick is well enough to
appear in q police court against him. He is
be Of Pwt
to mnrderand may b. ser. Sc +" The state prison
yesterday ai at Mr. FricE's house. They S con-
gra.nlated him on his wonderful eseaps from
Next 70 the assault itseii ths Subject most
tempted assassination will have on tho strike.
1t is the opinion OF persons only casually in
terested in tho labor troubles that 1t will kill
1t Is thought that whether or not they had
sp psp to- % Us it ns o M BE hs
KssSs %SsH the XVI + tSs 'shSs,ias
strikers had u chance to warn the men to Keep
ssa hin %eh yf Rs d asg ID
didn't XII him" are a few of the phrases FREE
The. strikers. however,. INSERT to-day with
considerable confidence that the shooting will
surely result in their winning the light. This
y their argument. using the words OF one OF
The trouble would have been settled long
could have dealt with any oilleer Of the com
masr onS him ri we are b Py to haze the
surely hs Hs o 't tho VAR AIRY S M ee WIFI
necessarily be absent from his Office for some
as s 9 sns YIN be s masc
bya man who had every indication Of common
Erick viii to rsprosented by Wee Altman
h Eaton determined man who will Le found to
"A despatch from GrcensbnrG to one OF the
fhs ptapers f1day Sf Fyck bv
Berkrnan. Polish jew. has caused quite IN
fS oth mel in this PLACE. not alone confined
hundred here. to degree never before known
fact that they believe that Al sxanicr HorEman ian
months hs 81 s9m HDr Rer"Sn nv who dp1mg shs
JHlys :, G q -, Year Was arrestsd ' and al
Sh ssas f Gsrs GS sss Ss
name was simon Berkman. A number OF Ills
Irienus, amer ms incarceration here. said that
he always went crazy during tho summer and
threatened to shoot and blow up with dynn-
mite any and every body for whom he had the
least dislike.
THE description given Of Berknan tallios
exactly with that Of the bcrkman who made
his home here. and who served a time in our
jail. He was very intelligent man. but ap.
parenhy very rash. and II opportunity offered
would not hesitate to commit murder. II need
be. to carry out his designs"
Berkman. when seen to night. refused to say
whether or not no had been In Greensburg.
sat M ~
whether no Knew Herr Most. and laughed
heartily when asked Il he had lived on Forty,
rich enough to live there" he said. All rich
Peopic. tho big men, live there. do not be-
He wont on to say that he had worked
on q Russian as well as some German
papers in New York, He expressed sur
Tried hafora Saptemnar. saYinR that he