Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-24
FR|CK IS SHOT.
A Maddened Russian
Printer
Attacks Him I'm His
Private Office.
And a Desperate Q
Struggle Ensues.
He ReceivesTwO Bull
let's In the Head,
And Two Stabs In the
Abdomen.
His Wounds Are Not
Fatal.
The Assassin Lodged
in Jail,
Where He Was Searched,
and . Dynamite Bomb
Taken From His
Mouth.
The Assassin Lodged
in Jail,

@&tsFR'->ff ~ety -
chairman of the Carnegie Steel CON-
pany, was shot this afternoon, and it is
feared hrs wounds will prove fatal.
The news created the widest excite
ment throughout the city and details
Of the murdsrous attack were dltiicult
70 secure.
the shooting occurred . few seconds
before las O'Clock this afternoon IN
Mr.. Fnck's private Office on the sixth
floor Of the Chrome cle-Tsiegraph build
ing on Fifth avenue. A moment he-
fore the tragedy . slIm. dsrk-complex-
iooed young man, neatly dressed in
light clothing. entered the elevator car
on the frst floor and requested to be
let out ~ the ofilcs Of the chairman of
the company. The elevator man
while the car was ascending noticed
that his passenger acted rather ner-
vously and had . wild look in his
syea But. accustomed as ne has been
during the last few days to seeing all
give the matter a second thought.
Esssr~a the once.
Leaving the car, the stranger pro-
ceeded across the hall aud entered Mr..
Fnck's outer Office and requested the
usher IA take him To Mr.. Frick. The
boy, having recognized his visitor xs
man who called yesterday and MAS re-
fused an audience. c,npiied, and nm
mediately thereafter tie voice of Mr..
Frick WAS heard IN the outside office
saying: LET hlm come In."
The man stepped bsIskly through the
glass door into tue private office.
What brief conversation passed be-
tween the two men u not now known.
but u WAS hardly more than q minute
before there was noise like a scutf,e.
and then . shot rang out upon the air.
Three shots Tired.
Before the startled clerks IN the other
Offices could rush to the scene there
were three more shots. The first man
to enter the room found Mr.. Frick
hanging on to hIs ssssiiant, while blood
Vas streaming from MS wounds.
At tbs sight OF the clerk the would
be- ssssssn shook himself loose from
his victim and dashed out of the door.
but instead of taxing To the stairs made
Q bound into the elevator cab, which
was standing there with the door open
at the time. The elevator man had
suf1icient presence of mind to bold him
in the cab until the arrival OF Officers
McRoberts and Csossin. who placed
him under arrest.
Cries ss rLysch Him'''
In the meAnwhils an immense crowd
had begun 10 gather IN the streets. and
when the officers appeared with their
prisoner. Who wss pale and trembling.
and with hIs clothing spstterpd with
blood. there we're hundreds of grosns
srd hovis. tnterningled With cries OF
''Shoot mimi" Lynch the murderer
IL WAS With diffeulty that the rf'icers
succeeded IN conveying the man IN
safety TO ,he patrol box at the enrner
OF Wood street and Fifth avenue, from
which the patrol wagon vas summoned.
st.sm.s 20 Ne . rr,.t-r.
Tie wss roughly pushed into the vehi-
Gle ard taken TO Central station, where
he gave the name OF Alexander Berk-
man. and SAID That ne resided on Forty
second street. New York. tie was, ne
saId. q kussHan Jew he bad been IN
Ameriea siy years aud 10 Plttsburg two
days. Tie has been stopping 81 the
Merehsnts hotel on Water street.
When questioned regarding his oecu-
patton. be sasd he had been q COMPOSE
toe on New York paper. but declined
60 give fts name
Tpon being searched q number OF
thirty e xht csiiher cartridges were
found IN his cuat pceket. During the
process of searching ne became wildly
excited and desthfy pale. The general
lnpresslou Of al who saw hin ss tbs
iunetnrs vss that ne vas undoubtedly y
densertea.
B-fere being lseked up ne vas ke-f
n Ne knew Mr. Frpck and sspi isa - tiss
affirmative.
tsNhy asd ysu sbcot ha.nrf va
sshed. and VITA q hsik-hystenssi gar.