Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1892-07-28
FRICK SHOT DOWN.
Andrew Berkman Tries TO Kin MIR.
Carnegie'e Manager.
He Attacks His Victim in His Private Of
HOs, InfiictIng Many wounds-None of
Them VIII Prove Fatal
Under Arrest.
DEED OF AN ASSASSIN.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, July GA desper-
ate attempt was made Saturday after
noon to kill Henry C. Frick. the chair
man of the Carnegie Steel company,
limited, and the sole manager of the
greats Carnegie steel mills in Home
stead and elsewhere. He was shot twice
in the neck. The murderous hand was
thrown up when the third shot was
fred and the bullet imbedded itself in
the wall over Mr.. Tricks head Berk-
man, the wouldbe assassin, then at
tackled him with a knife and stabbed
him five times before he was over
powered He was just on the point of
being shot down for his deed when
Mr.. Prick, who retained conscious
ness Notwithstanding his fearful
wounds. interceded for him and
saved his life. Later the man tried to
destroy himself by chewing fulmin-
ate of mercury cap, such 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 of sui
eide was fruitless
In five minutes after the shooting
half dozen surgeons, including Drs.
Litchfield, McClelland, Murphy and
Joseph and John Dickson, were at
hand Mr.. Fricx was told to lie down
on a lounge, and, after his clothing had
been removed, the wounds were washed
and the bleeding stopped,
During all this time the wounded
man was calm, had perfect command
of his faculties, and apparently was less
excited than any other person in the
room. From time to time he made sug-
gestions as to how badly he was hurt,
and half hour after the shooting die
| tated message to Andrew Carnegie
about the assault in which he told him
that he thought he would be all right
The news of the attempted assassina-
! ton spread like wildfre, and in FIVE
minutes after the shooting Fifth ave-
nue. from Market to Wood street was
/ black with people. When the fellow
was brought out of the building by the
| police officers to be taken to the
| Central station cries greeted the
officers of ''Shoot him. and
LET him have what he gave
Frickl'' A better element helped keep
the assassin from mob violence. A
large crowd followed the patrol wagon
containing the prisoner to the Central
police station, and when the lookup
was reached the police were compelled
to shut the gates 10 keep out the peo-
pie. The prisoner was pale and 30
much exhausted from his excitement
that he could not answer the usual
questions for several minutes. He was
taken back into the cell department
and Inspector McKelvey put him into a
cell.
| When the prisoner recovered sutfi-
GENTLY to speak Inspector McKelvey
questioned the prisoner. He said his
name was Andrew Berkman, and his
age 20 years. He lived in New York
and was compositor, but he would not
state where he was employed He
came to Pittsburgh Thursday for the
express purpose of killing Mr.. Prick,
whom he considered an enemy of the
people.
1t is the general belief that Berkman
is rabid anarchist Police officials are
inclined to the belief, however, that
Berkman is neither a crank nor crazy
man, but that he had come here with
the knowledge and perhaps the instiga-
ton OF men who are interested in the
success of the strike. 1t was stated
on excellent authority that SUI
perintendent of Police R. O'Mara
had communicated with Inspector
Byrnes, of New York, and asked him
to investigate the doings of Hugh
O'Donnell in the metropolis and
ascertain whether while there he had
had any interviews with anarchists.
Superintendent O'Mara, when asked
whether this was true, refused either
TO confirm or deny it.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, July 26.-The po-
lice yesterday arrested Casper Knold
on suspicion Of being an accomplice
of Bergman, who shot H. c. Frick.
A search of Knold's house unearthed
lot of important anarchistic letters
and other documents. Knold con-
fessed that Bergman came to him with
letter of Introduction from Johann
Most.
PITTSBURGH. Pa. July 26-At /
o'clock a. N. word was received from
Mr. Fricks residence that he was rest
ing easy and that the hopes of his recov-
cry were very bright. The only thing
that is feared now is the warm weather
which may have some effect on
his recovery. DR.. Litchfield is constant.
" at the injured mans bedside, and
will not leave it, although he says he
has nothing to fear. The constant
watch is being kept to prevent, if pos
sible, any complications from setting in.
The Colored Population.
WASHINGTON, July 26.-The census
Office has issued bulletin on the sub