Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1892-07-29
A New York Anarchist Attempts to
Take the Life Of
Frick.
The Carnegie Manager is Danger
ously Wounded, But Will
Survive.
Two Bullets Enter the Victims Body
"A Dagger Also
Used.

PITTsBURG, July %. The startling
rumor is prevalent on the streets at 2
o'clock that Manager Prick of the Carne-
gle works had been shot.
At o'clock it was ascertained that the
rumor was only too true.
Frick was shot and stabbed at AS
O'Clock by young fellow named Alex.
Berkman, Russian Jew from New York
City. The man was arrested.
As the crank entered the Office Secretary
Fr1ck looked up, as did alse Mr.. Leish-
man, to see who il was. Mr.. Frick was
examining bundle of papers. The man
sprang within about five feet Of Mr.. Frick
and quickly drawing his revolver pulled
the trigger. 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
assailan5 passed quickly in front of the
desk and approaching close to Mr.. Frick,
fred again. The ball entered the muscle
On the left side of the neck and passed
around to Judgement under the right
arm, where it was later reached by the
probe.
At this instant M. Leishman threw
himself on the would be assassin and
wrested his revolver from him. The man
clutched the barrel, turned the muzzle VI
ward as the cartridge exploded, the ball
entering the plastering near the glass par
tition With agility, the desperate man
drew dagger and attempted to stab
Leishman, who was holding the assailant
| by the shoulder and body. Mr.. Frick
saw the CLEAN Of the steel, and although
staggered by the shock of the wounds and
bleeding profusely, jumped between the
men and seized the man S arm. The lat
ter freed himself from Leishman's grasp
and plunged the dagger into Tricks right
side just above the hip, making an ugly
wound three inches long. He made an
other lunge. This time the knife struck
higher up, but the point struck a rib and
glanced down without inficting much OF
an injury. Twice again was the knife
thrust at Prick, but he as merely scracth-
ed by these last attempts to kill him.
| The man was then secured, though
Frick had to tell an officer not to shoot
him ere it was done.
.3erkman Questioned.
"What is your name?"
He responded, 'Aexander Berkman.
Age &c years.
"Wnere do you ive?''
"Forty- second street, New York city
''Oocupation?"
'Compositor on New York paper.
He refused, however, to give the name
Of the paper.
''How long have you been in Pitts
burg?' ask Inspector McKelvey.
II came here On Thursday and have
been staying at the Merchants hotel On
Water street. came here for the ex
press purpose of killing Frick''
Berkman was asked, ''Do you know Mr.
Frick?'
The prisoner replied: eve all know
Frick. He is an enemy Of the people,"
When asked to tell why he attempted to
murder him, Beakman responded: THAT
is a queer question to ask" After this
series of questions the prisoner was
searched. In his pockets were found thlr-
teen SO caliber cartridges, six cigarettes,
a tin cigarette case and cents in money.
His fingers were yellow, stained with mic
otine. He had an old. fashioned silver
watch which had stopped at just the time
of the struggle in the Office After this |
search B9rkman was taken back to a cell, |
and Police Surgeon Oldshue and Detective
Colson and Inspector McKelvey made him
strip to the skin. The detective looked !
him over for any marks of Identification,
but he found none, save a sore spot on the
back. 1t looked like an old wound. The
search was about over While it had been
going on the prisoner had held his head
high and had talked as though he had a
pebble in his mouth. This was not
noticed until the examination was nearly
over.
Then small bomb was taken from his
mouth. He had evidently tried to kill
himself a la Louis Lingg, the Chicago an
archist, but failed.
The Latest.
P1TTsBURG, July 26.-Frick will live.
All the bullets have been recovered. The
other wounds are doing we'll.
The prisoner has been held for trial
There was danger at one time of his being
lynched.
Frick is the virtual head of the Carnegie
company and is worth from Is, 0O0,O to
SIC, 0eO, 900. II
Prick VIII Live. II
PITTsBURG, July 25.
Six informations were filed against Ii
Alexander Bergman tonight by Secretary
Lovejoy, of the Carnegie company, charg-
ing felonious assault on Mr.. Prick and :
Mr.. Leishman and entering the building {
:or the purpose of committing an assault '
If Bergman gets the limit on these in !