People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-07-29

pied by the Carnege Steel Co., limited,
and asked to be let off at Mr.. Tricks
office. A few minutes later shots were
heard and the cry was raised: "Frick
has been shot"
As was his custom Mr.. Frick took
lunch at the Duquesne club at noon
Saturday and returned to the Office at
l:3O in the afternoon. He went to the
fifth floor, where he remained but few
minutes. He then came down the ele-
yator to his private room on the second
floor fronting on Fifth avenue, where
he seated himself at his desk. The
office of Mr.. Leisman, a business partner
of Mr.. Frick, adjoins that of the chair
man. Mr. Leisman came in and the two
were holding a private conference no one
else being in the room. A few minutes
before 2 o'clock Harry Heckley, the of.
flee boy, noticed a man hastily push
open the swinging gate in the railing
that runs between the public portion
and the Enclosure where the desks of
the stenographers and clerks are 10.
Gated. There was no one near the pri.
yate office 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.. Frick
looked up, as did also Mr. Leisman, to
see who it was.
Mr.. Prick was examining bundle of
papers. The man sprang within about
five feet of Mr.. Frick, and quickly
drawing his revolver, pulled the trig.
ger. The first cartridge did not explode;
the second shot entered the back of Mr..
Tricks neck and glancing downward
passed to the outside below the armpit
Prick made an exclamation and jumped
to the circular window on Fifth avenue,
and tried in vain to open it The as.
sailant passed in front of the desk and
approaching close to Mr.. Frick fred
again. The ball entered the muscles
on the left side of the neck and passed
around to Judgment under the right
ear, where it was later reached by the
probe.
At this instant Mr.. Leisman threw
himself on the assassin and wrestled
for possession of the revolver Mr.
Leisman clutched the barrel and point
ed the muzzle upward as the cartridge
exploded. The ball entered the
plastering near the glass partition.
With agility the desperate man
drew dagger and attempted to stab
Mr. Leisman, who was holding the as
sailant by the shoulder and body. Mr..
frick saw the CLEAN of the steel and
although staggered by the shock Of
two wounds and bleeding profusely
jumped between the men and seized the
mans arm The latter freed himself
from Leisman's grasp and plunged the
dagger into Mr.. Tricks right side
just above the hip, making an ugly
wound three inches long. He made an.
other lunge This time the knife en-.
tered higher up but the point struck a
rib and glanced down without infict-
ing much of an injury. Twice again
was the knife thrust at Mr.. Frick, but
he was merely scratched by these last
attempts to kill him.
The struggle was in full view of those
on the street By this time the office
boys and Deputy Sheriff May, who
had just entered the office as the
first shot was fred, threw them
selves on the assassin. May had
drawn his revolver and was about to
shoot the fellow in the back when Frick
cried out Don't kill him. We've got
him all right; leave him to the law. The
man broke away and tried to escape,
but was secured and taken to the cen.
trail police station.
The bullets were extracted from Mr..
frick and at last accounts he was in a
fair way to recover.