Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-08-05
1 MURDEROUS ANARCHIST.
lie Shoots Chairman Frick OF
the Carnegie Mills.
An Attempt of the Man to Com
nit Suicide Frustrated.

queen A-ObpduJS %LAAAC~SS oAN NA~~
manager of the great Carnegie steel
mills in Homestead and elsewhere. He was
snot twice in the neck. The uIurderers hand
was knocked aside at the third shot, an the
INLET embe ided itself in the wall over Mr..
tricks head The wouid-b assassin then
attacked him with a knife and stabbed MIN
twice in the back before he was overpoW-
cred. He was just on the point OF being
Shutdown for his deed when Mr.. Frick, VINO
retained copecicuSn ess, interceded for him
and saved his life.
Later the man tried to destroy himself by
chewing illuminate Of mercury cap, sucu
AS Anarchist Lingg used to kill himself IN
the prison in Chicago while he was awaiting
the execution of the death sentence. He
was seized before he had succeeded IN biting
into the cap and his plan o. suicide was
frustrated ,.r.,.
The wouid-be assassin called indifferentiy7
"the Anarchist" Alexander Berkman ana
Simon Roachman for some time remained
nncommunicative. No one even or the
shrewd detectives or the shrewder news
naner men who had been at work
On him ever since his desperate
attemnt at assassination got
ANYTHING but contradictory or trivial In
formation from him. He stated tna0 Wnen
he was ready he would make written state
,oent for the press, and until then he would
decline to answer any questions de Is
nrinter and cigaruaker by trade and lived
in Fortvsecond street, New York.
He speaks plain English, is twenty-tour
wears old, weighs 129 pounds and Is hve feet
four inches in height. His face Is clean
shaved from it's sharp, protruding chin to
its narrow. retreating forehead. he had
under his tongue when arrested one Iulnn-
nate cartri, q similar TO Cna1 useo ny
Lingg. the Chicago anarchist ana SUICIDE
and another in his pocket
For nearly a week he had been GAZING at
the Carnegie office on mysterious errand,
but disappeared each time before "oro WAS
sent to him to come in.
The entrance to Mr. Tricks office is by
swinging door. Mr.. Tricks desk Is long,
fiat, oak affair, and IS dreeGiy III 1ne
centre of his room. Back OF 1t against
fhe wall is leather covered sofa. mere are
two or three oak chairs between the desK
and the window, but the space between tne
desk and the door is unoccupled.
When Berkman called the last time MI;
Friclx was sitting in front of the desk and
sideways TO the door. On the opposite SIDE
of the ia BILE Vice Chairman Lelshmann SAT.
Tho latter was looking out of the window
and was talking. Mr.. Tricks lett elbow
rested on the desk, one leg was thrown over
the arm of his chair, and his lace was Par'Ay
turned away from the door.
When the Office boy took the visitors card
be started at once for the private once
He had lust placed his hand on the swinging
door and was pushing it open when Cne as
sassin pus3 ed open the swinging gate ana
stepped inside the rail- One ol Che c47l No
Tbe man Maid no attention. In two strides
he reached the door to the private once ana
caught it Just as it swung back aIter 1ne BOY
passed inside. He pushed it IN. Inc boy was
lust coming out to tell him to walt TILL the
;Ihairman was disengaged. He brushed the
how aside. He took a step toward the desk
and drew a revolver from his coat: At the
moment that he did so Mr.. Frick looked
around. Instantly the man puueo Ihe
trigger.
There was a sharp report. Mr.. Prick started
back. and a stream of blood gushed IRON MS
neck The man took step nearer and fired
again. Again Mr. Frick started back, ana
for a minute he appeared about to swoon. Al
the first shot Mr.. Leishmann had leapeo
to his feet. He was bewildered. his eyes
bulged out At the second sho1 ne re-
covered himself. He bounded around the
Cask. the man was in the act of pulling the
trigger the third time, when the Vlce-CnalT-
man came within reaching distance. ne
threw up his arm and caugh1 the man
wrist and swung the latter's arm up ana
hack. The bullet crashed up into the wall.
MIR. Leishmann held the arm with the
,istoI with one hand, while he seized the
man by the throat with the other. linen
heoar the struggle. At the second shot
| blood had spurted from the other size OF
| Mr.. Tricks neck, and it was running GOWN
| over his clothing.
| He recovered from the shock of his two
wounds at the third shot, and got on his feet
and threw himself on the struggling men.
| Round and round the trio wrestled, gettlng
| nearer to the front windows ali the Time
| Though slight in figure the a ssallan6 seemed
| , assessed of herculean strength.
Twice he nearly wrenched himself loose.
| He was irving hard to free the hand II
which he held the pistol Once ne succeedeG
and pulled the trigger. The pistol missed
| fire Leishrnann seized the hand again ano
| held it. Mr.. Frick had grasped the mar
| at,Out the waist, pinioning the other hand.
III three appeared about to fall. 1hey
swaved back and forth. Not word was ut
tered. MIR. Frick was becoming weak. ILL
b GOD was staining his assallants clotnlng
Finally the man wrenched himself loose HI
| lef5 hand was freed, and he plunged 1t int
| his back pocket.
At lust that instant Leishmann, by
m1chtT effort, w,enched further back tn
| hand holding the pistol, aud gaming
purchase, succeeded in tripping the assam
ant. Down on the floor he went IN heap
All this had taken place in less than TIVE
| minutes.
then the clerks outside recovered iron
the shock of the three pistol shots an
rushed pell nell to the door and In time e
see the fall. There they stood stupehed.
the stranger fell ne succeeded in drawing 1
stiletto-like knife from his pocket with al
free left hand.
Mr. Frick and Mr.. Leishmann We're o.
their feet bending over him. Inc knlL
flashed through the air and was driven wit
force into the back of Mr.. Prick. Wit
hardly an instants pause it was withdraw
and again driven forward into Mr.. Frlck
bacS
Mr.. Prick succeeded in grasping the han
that held the knife, and throwing his Who'll
weight on it pinioued his arm to the floor
Leishn,ann held the other hand.
The man was helpless. Then it was thu
| the clerks recovered their self-pOSSeSSlO