St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-26
Is the Prospect Ahead Of An
archist Berkman, tricks
ASSailant.
Half a Dozen Charges Of Fell
ony Entered Against the
Prisoner.
Supposed Important Arrest
OF a Man Who Sheltered
the Assassin.
Col. Streator'S Barbarous
Usage Of Private Iams Gen.
orally Execrated.

PIT1sBURG. Pa, July 25.-Alexander
Bergman, the anarchist who attempted
to assassInate Ii. Z. Frick Saturday, will
not be permitted to escape with the
punishment of seven years in prison
provided for a single case of felonious
assault. Six lnformatIons were made
against him this evening. charging him
with otfenseS under which he can re-
celve sentences aggregating thirty-three
years in the penitentiary.
The formal infOrmationS were made
before Alderman James McMasters by
Secretary Lovejoy, of the Carnegie
Steel company, limited. Three are for
feloni0us assault and three for entering
a building for the purpose of commit
ting felonious assault. Two Of the in
formations are for assaulting Frick and
one for attempt upon the lite of Vice
Chairman Lelshman. who was IN the
office with MIR. Prick at the time. The
other three charges are alike except
that it is alleged that the offenses we're
committed on separate dates. the dates
named being July 81, % and 90. Alder
man McMasters Immediately
Made Out the Warrants
and placed them in the hands of Con-
stable Weber, who went through the
form of presenting them at the Jail.
The alderman fixed next Saturday as
the time of holding the preliminary
hearings. Bail was fixed at 1000 in each
of the cases gChalrmanFric
and $1,000 in each of the other four
charges, making $4,000 in all. The
extreme peralty for felonious assault is
seven years, and for entering build
ing with felonious intent four years.
If he gets the limit he will have
thirty-three years in the peniten-
tiary in which to study upon his
vicious theories of nihilism and
anarchy. The charge of carrying con-
cealed weapons, upon which another
year could be added, may also be pre-
ferred.
Warden McAleese is taking extra
precautions 10 prevent Bergman harm
ing himself or his fellow prisoners, or
attempting to escape. A wild rumor
was in circulation during the day that
several friends of Bergman's had ar
rived in Pittsburg from Chicago last
night
Armed With Dynamite
bombs and cartridges. and that an
attempt would be made to pass some of
the explosives into the prison. The Jail
authorities do not take much stock in
the story, but will be very careful to
allow no one to see him who is not
known.
a telegram from New York today
stated Aaron Stamm, companion and
cOuntryman of Bergman, came to Pitts
burg with him, and is supposed to have
been implicated with him in the plot to
remove Chairman Prick. Bergman.
when questioned regarding the matter
emphatically denied that lie had any
accomplice, and said he came here alone.
lie again denied that he was in any way
connected with nihillStic or anarchiStic
groups and repeated that lie took it
upon himself to remove Frick for the
good of society.
at O'Clock this afternoon Detective
Shore arrested Casper Knold, work
man at Taylor Il Deans wire mill, on
Market street, on the charge OF being
An Acconpliee OF Bergman.
1t was known that Bergman and
Knold had been together previous to
The attempted assassination, and the
police have been working hard to run
him down, This afternoon they sue
ceeded and he was at once taken to the
central station and locked up. The ar
rest proved an important one. as much
about Bergman's previous movements
We're learned through Knold.
An effort was made by the police au-
thOrities to keep the matter of the ar
rest quiet. 1t soon leaked out, however,
but the name of the prisoner was not
known until this evening. In the mean
time Paul Eckert. an Alleghanian, was
also arrested. Several more arrests are
expected within the next twentyfOur
hours. Eckert lives in Allegheny. and
subjects portion of his house to Knold
and his wife. Knold, who is believed
to be an anarchist, also Informed the
police that Bergman came to him on
July IA with a letter of introduction
from Herr Most. Bergman had no
friends. so knold says he invited him to
stay at his house. He remained there
until last Thursday, when he left, and
Knold met him the next day Oh the
street.
Locating His Prey.
The two walked up Fifth avenue, and
Knold pointed out the Carnegie offices.
He claims he then purchased a ticket to
Chicago for Bergman and went with
him to the depot, not leaving him until
he had passed through the gates on his
way to the train. He asserts that he
has not seen him since. When asked
for the letter sent by Most, Knold said
he had destroyed it.
Knold is still in the central station
and will probably be sent to jail in the
morning.
The fact that Bergman presented
letter from Herr Most substantiates the
latter'S claim that he was acquainted
with the prisoner and reflects upon the
yeracity of Bergman, who positively as
serted last night that he had never met
the New York anarchist.
Most Mixed ia 1T.
Later the police searched Knold's
anarchistic literature, some of it of the
the stuff captured were letters from an
boken and other places. Most told him
Bergman represented to him that he
claimed that he knew nothing of the in
the police obtained the clue to take
man in Long Branch to Bergman in
Supt. O'Mara has been wired to have
lice will not diyulge his name.