The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1892-07-27
If. c. Frick Shot.

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II, G. Frick, Chairman of the Car.
negie Company, had been shot and
probably mortslly wounded. The
would be assassin was a man giving
his name as Alex. Berkmau, o Russian
Hebrew, whose home was in New
York, and o Nihilist of the blood
thirsty character. He had been
lettering around Mr.. Frick's Office on
Fifth Avenue, Pittsburg, and finally
gained admittance to his private room
on presentation Of his card claiming
to be the agent Of an employment
bureau. Without a word Of warning
he drew a revolver and fred at bis
victim, sending two bullets into bis
neck just below the base of the brain.
A struggle then ensued when the
murderous devil drew a dirk knife
and Inflicted two deep wounds in
Frick's side, after which he was over.
powered by help aud taken into Gus.
tody. The only other occupant Of
the room at the moment was Vice
Chairman Leishman, to whose desper
ate efforts is due the saving of Mr..
Frick's life, as he caught Berkman's
revolver just as he was pulling the
trigger for third shot, which would
doubtless have penetrated Frick's
brain.
Indignation was generally expressed
at the cowardly crime and the perpe
traitor was denounced on all sides by
all classes. As he was escorted to the
station large crowd followed crying
"shoot him." "hang him." etc. He
was quickly taken to the Central
Station and locked up. At first be
refused to give his name but after.
wards admitted that it was Berkman
and that be came from New York.
A description of Berkman is thu.
given by a reporter: He is not wild
eyed maniac, but his appearance i,
not very prepossessing. The most re-
markable part of his facial character
istics is his mouth. 1t is certainly
forebodiDg. His lower lip and BIZ
upper lip are double, remarkably so
even in the eyes of detectives, WHIT
have had to study these characteristics
His eye is clear, there being no CLEAN
of insanity in it, but he insists OF
wearing glasses and these help t.
change his appearance. He never re
moves them. He has short growtl
Of beard, has large ears, and his fore
head is narrow.
At last accounts the wounded mar
was progressing finely, and it il
thought the danger line is passed, vnt
that he will pull through all right, th,
only thing now feared being tn,
extreme hot weather.
Berkmsn, the would.be slayer o
Mr.. Frick, arose at 6 o'clock Monda,
morning and the first person be saw
was Warden McAleese. His frs
question was in reference to Mr.
Frick's condition. The Warden in
formed him that Mr.. Frick woulC
recover. "Well, am sorry for that,
said Berkmau. Just at this time one
of the guards came along and left {
loaf of bread and some fresh water il
Berkman's cell.
What's that'" asked the young
Anarchist.
"Why, that's your breakfast" saiG
the Warden.
"Is that all l get2 At the othel
prison l was in on Saturday they CAV,
me eggs and coffee? Can't l get 6
little ham and eggs for my breakfast p
That is our regular fare and yor
will have to live on it,"
"How many meals do l get day 2
Three" said Warden McAlees,
with smile.
"Are they all like this one ?" h,
asked.
"Oh, no, we have some variety"
"At what time do l get the tive
meals ?"
"Well, you get your breakfast now
and at dinner time you get tw,
meals" said the Warden with a smile
Don't get any support"
"Yes, you get that at dinner time.
This is a great place to live." b
said and then started on other sub
jects. 81 was born in st. Petersburg
Russia, and was educated at the Gym
nasium, one of the leading colleges a
that place. speak very poor EnglisI
as / have to take it from the Latin
What do the people say about m
act p said he, rapidly changing th
subject.
"They say it was a most coward
act, and you have DO sympathy"
"Oh, yes l have" he replied. a"
know the people will be with me, an
/ am sorry made bad job of it,"
"Well, don't you know that if MI
Friek dies you will be hung, and if b
lives you will have a long term @
years to serve in the penitentiary."