The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-07-27
Police Believe that the Lines Are Lead.
ing Up to the Big Conspirators.
Chief Of the Band Of Reds in Pitishurr Arrest
ed and a Small Arsenal Uncovered in His
Hluse In Allegheny Last Night
Attempt to Bring the Strikers and Pot
ter Together Proves q Failure.
The Former Not Willing to Treat and Hugh
O'Donnell Will Probably Resign as Chair
nan-Soldiers Leave Homestead.
THE LONG BRANCH SUSPECT.
Pittsbsrg Police Busy I'm Taking In q
Anarchists.

THE LONG BRANCH SUSPECT.
Pittsburc Police Busy in Taking In the
Anarchists.
PITTsBURG, Pa, July 26.-The arrests Of
Mollick. at Long Branch. and III. Bauer. In
Allegheny. to-day, it is believed by the
police. will greatly aid them in clearing the
my stery that now surrounds the would-be
assassin and Anarchist Bergman. Mollick
is the man who sent Bergman money from
Long Branch and Bauer Is the recognized
leader of Anarchists in this section. He
succeeded Herr Fricke upon the death OF
the latter, as the agent for the distribution
of anarchistic literature, and the police
have been watching him for some months
He was arrested at his home, No. 73 Spring
Garden avenue, Allegheny, at 10 o'clock this
morning by detectives Shore and McFighe,
and is now in the Central station.
Bauer showed no surprise when arrested,
and took the matter coolly. he admitted
he was the agent here for the distribution
of anarchistio documents and that he had
sent she circulars to Homestead which were
ordered contiscated by General Snowden.
He denies all knowledge of the attempt on
Mr. Frick's life. and said he had never met
he met him at Knold's house. There were
two meetings. he said. each accidental. and
Bergman told him he was here to get work.
Bauer told him it was bad time to hunt
work on account of the Homestead trouble.
He said be had not seen Bergman since
last Thursday.
When searched at the station house gold
watch and chain, two keys, a subscription
book for money received for the anarchistic
group, of which Bauer is the leader. and 67
cents were found on his person. at Bauer's
home. however, the police unearted a small
sized arsenal. They found breeoh-losd-
ing rife. an American bulldog revolver
and o large quantity of cartridges running
in size from twenty-five to forty-four CALI
bre. A mysterious docking red object was
also found In his room. 1t was the size OF
q large marble, and had q string attached
| at one end The police believe it Is some
sort of an explosive. Various incendiary
| papers were dug out, together with q book
on Anarchy, Receipts, etc" 1t Is believed
| that the accused destroyed all papers that
| might incriminate him when Frick was
shot
A GoOD-LOoKING RED.
| Bauer is about thirty years old, very in<
| telligent looking and much cleaner in ap-
| pearance than the average Anarchist The
| Allegheny police say he one of the most
| violent Anarchists In this section. They
believe they have a good case against him.
Saturday morning Bauer is said to have
been seen lettering in the vicinity of the
Duquesne Club, on Sixth avenue. where
| Mr.. Frick took his meals Chief Murphy
| says that when Bergman entered
| the Chroncle-Telegraph building last
| Saturday he was not alone. There
| was another man with him, and when
| Bergman started up the stairs the stranger
passed package to him. That package IS
| said to have contained either the revolver
| with which Mr.. Frick was shot, or the dy-
| Mantle cartridges with which Bergman at
tempted to blow his own head off, Bauer
is suspected of being the man who
handed the package to Bergman. Sew
eral persons saw the incident and the
description or Bergman's companion they
/ furnish fits Bauer TO perfection.
| Upon the receipt of the news that Mol
lick had been captured, Chief Brown In
struoted superintendent 0Mara TO go to
| Long Branch and await papers which were
| forwarded this afternoon. inspector Nc
| kelvey made the necessary information be-
fore Judge Gripp, and q certified copy of
il, together with the warrant for Mol
| lick's arrest, were sont to Superintendent
| OMara at Long Branch. The information
is in the usual form. and charges that 4.
| u,
before and after the fact in the felonious
shooting and stabbing of ii. G. Frick- He
| will be brought here for trial.
| Caspar Knold. the Anarchist arrested last
| night, is still at the Central station. No
information has yet been made against
| him, and he will be detained at the station
| till his record and connection with Berg
man are moro fully investigated. The de-
| tectives here do not believe Knold's story,
and think he has more to do with the at
| tempt on Fricks life than be claimed. The
statement that he did not know Bergman
till be came here is not credited, for the rea-
son that the scoomplice Mollick well knew
| where to send the money. Neither do they
believe Knold saw the last of bergman on
Friday. That he showed Bergman TO the
office of Frick several days before the as
| sault Is evident.
BERGMAN CLOSELY GUARDED.
Bergman indicated his inten tion to make
O statement to the press of his reason for
shooting ii. G. Frick. and his story Of the
attempted assassination as soon as he
should be settled In jail. This afternoon an
attempt was made to see the young man.
Warden MoAlese declined for the present
to permit any body TO have access to the
prisoner whether with his consent or not.
The warden said that since Bergman's re-
eeption In the jail he has be absolutely
isolated. He has not been permitted to
speak with any Of the other prisoners. ncr
| to buy any newspapers, and he is still in
ignorance of the fact that other arrests
have been made or threatened by the police.
| This has been done in order TO further the
| ends of justice, as il is believed that Berg
man is on the eve of making serious reve-
latione, which might be prevented III he
knew that other arrests had been made.
The correspondent was taken into the
| Jail and shown Bergmans cell, which il
next to the ono III murderers row, out of
| which FitZsimmons made his wonderful
escape six months ago. 1t was agreed,
however, that Bergman should be asked
for a statement for the press If he to
make one. and that after this had been re-
vised by the authorities it shonld be given
out. This will probably be done sometime
tomorrow. The whereabouts OF Bergman's
satchel Is q mystery. The detectives have
as yet been unable to find it and believe
Bergman destroyed ii. together with Its
contents.
| Among Bauer's effects to-day was a plan
| for the manufacture of bomb and several
cipher letters. A list of thirty millionaires
| was also found in q drawer. There is an
| other nest of Anarchists on the South
! Side. and il il now under police surveil-
| lance. HI. c. Frick continues 20 improve,
and the physicians say if nothing nnfore-
| seen happens he will be out of danger in a
| few days. He Is still conducting the affairs
| at Homestead from his home.
| Ayoung man named Fritz Simmons en-
| ployed in Klein's stove factory.