The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-07-29
FIRED AT Prick.
Desperate Attempt on the Life of
Carnegies Manager.
The Assassin Uses the Knife as Well as
the Pistol-Frick's Partner Throws
Himself Upon the AssaiIant
and He Is Secured.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, July PA despcr-
ate and almost successful attempt was
made Saturday afternoon TO assassinate
Henry Clay Friclx, chairman of the Car
negie Steel Co.
His assailant was Alexander Berg
man. Russian jew, who came here
from New York with the evident inten-
ton of removing the man who has been
the principal on the employers side of
the great struggle now going on be
tween capital and labor in this city.
1t was few minutes before o'clock
when a dark complexi0ncd young man,
with Jewish cast of countenance, OF
medium height and fairly well dressed
entered the elevator in the Chronicle
Telegraph building. which IS also occu-
pied by the Carnege Steel Co, limited,
and asked to he let off at Mr.. Tricks
Office. The young man had been fire.
quent visitor during the past few days
and David Fortney, the elevator
boy, thought nothing whatever
of the request, but stopped at
the second floor and pointed out the
way to the chairman's private Office.
Two minutes later the occupants Of the
building and pIsSers by on Fifth av-
enue were startled by three pistol shots
fired in rapid succession. Intuitively
the victim was OWNED and "Fricl1 is
shot Prick is shot. were the words
soon passed from mouth to mouth on
the street.
1t was true. 4 man believed 70 be a
crank had assailed the great steel mas
ter, but the latter, notwithstanding
two bullet wounds and four ugly gashes
from dagger, still lives and will prob
ably recover.
As was his custom Mr.. Frick took
lunch at the Duquesne club at noon
Saturday and returned to the office at
/ 80 in the afternoon. lie went TO the
fifth floor. where he remained but a few
minutes. He then came down the elc-
vatOr to his private room on the second
floor fronting on Fifth avenue, where
he seated himself at his desk. The
office of Mr.. Leisman, business partner
of Mr.. FricB, adjoins that of the ehair-
man. Mr. Leisman came in and the two
were holding a private conference noone
else being in the room. \ few minutes
before , o'clock Harry Heckley, the OF
fee boy. noticed man hastily push
open the swinging gate in the railing
that runs between the public portion
and the inclosure where the desks of
the stenOgraphers and clerks are To-
Gated. There was no one near the pri-
vate office door and the boy hurried up
to ask the intruder what he wanted.
but he was too late as the stranger had
already entered the private apartment.
As he entered the office Mr.. Prick
looked up, as did also Mr.. Leisman, to
see who it was. ..-.t
Mr.. Prick was examining bundle of
papers. The man sprang within about
five feet of Mr.. Fricl1, and quickly
drawing his revolver. pulled the trig-
ger The first cartridge did not explode;
the second shot entered the back of Mr..
Frick's neck and CHANGING downward
passed to the outside below the arInpit.
Friclz made an exclamation and jumped
TO the circular window on Fifth avenue,
and tried in vain to open it The as
sailant passed in front OF the desk and
approaching close to Mr. Frick fired
again. The ball entered the muscles
on the left side of the neck and passed
around to Il Judgment Under the right
ear, where il was later reached by the
probe.
At this instant Mr. Leisman threw
himself on the assassin and wrestled
r 8
Leisman clutched the barrel and point
ed the muzzle upward as the cartridge
exploded. The ball entered the
plastering near the glass partition.
With agility the desperate man
drew a,daggcr and attempted to stab
Mr.. Lcismau, who was holding the as
sailant by the shoulder and body. MIR.
Friclx saw the CLEAN of the steel and
although staggered by the shock OF
two wounds and bleeding profusely
Jumped between the men and seized the
mans arm. The latter freed himself
from Leisman's grasp and plunged the
dagger into Mr.. Tricks right side
lust above the hip, making an ugly
wound three inches long. He made an
other lunge. This time the knife en-
tered higher up but the point struck a
rio and glanced down without infict-
ing much of an injury. Twice again
was the knife thrust at Mr.. Prick, but |
ne was merely scratched BY these last !
attempts to kill him.
The struggle was in full view OF those
or the street. By this time the Office |
bows and Deputy Sheriff May, who
had lust entered the office as the |
first shot was fired, threw them
selves on the assassin. May had |
drawn his revolver and was about 70 |
shoot the fellow in the back when Fricl1 |
cried out. Don't kill him. We've got !
him all right: leave him 70 the law. The |
man broke away ana tried to escape, !
but was secured and taken TO the CEN
trail police station
The prisoner proved to be Russian
jew anarchist. printer by occupation.
The bullets Were extracted from Mr.. |
Frich and AZ last accounts he was IN a |
fax way to recover.
Clippings.
Eighty years ago boys in the United |
States under years of age worked in
factories. in some instances fourteen |