The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-24

pocket and inserting II between the mans
teeth. forced open his mouth and Investigated
the interior With his finger.
On the left side he found q copper tube that
looked like an ordinary blank cartridge. It
was nearly an inch long and was half filled
McKslvey said at once:
That's illuminate cartridge" Turning to
the prisoner he asked:
what were you going to do with thatT
Il don't know that that 10 any OF your damn
business" was the reply IN broken English.
The mans clothing was carefully searched
again. and another one Of the tubes was found
Inspector McKelvey took them imm ediately to
gun store. and there learned that they were
caps containing tho very high explosive. full
inmate Of mercury.
The gunsmith said that they were commonly
used BY blasters to explode charges OF dyna-
mite. and the conclusion Of ono would have
been suflclsnt to have blown the mans head
30 pieces had he succeeded in causing 1t to
explode by the friction OF his teeth.
II Was cap exactly like this that Lingg. the
Chicago Anarchist, put into the end Of cigar
and blew his head to pieces day or 30 before
he was to have boon executed.
The prisoner took tho discovery OF these
cartridges In . pleasant enough way. and he
was . tribe more communicative after they
had boon taken from him. In answer TO the
second question put by Inspector McKevey
- to why he had shot Mr.. Frick. he said:
You've got no business to ask me aues-
tion like that. but I don't mind telling you that
came here to shoot him because he Is IN en-
envy OF all the people,"
In answer to another question: he said that
he had been in tho country nearly six years
and that he had worked at his trade as
cignrmaker In New York city Tor three years
He claimed to have beee stopping at the
Merchonts' Hotel. on Smithfleld street. fortwo
days. The Inspector gave him IN entire new
suit OF clothes and ho was locked up In cell
No. 4 and an offlccr detailed to sit by tho
cell to watch him. McKelsey went to the
Merchants Hotel. Curiously enough the name
OF the clerk Of that hotel is Berkmnn.
From the description he said the pris-
oner was o man who Ind come In
thS hots! about o'clock last evening
aud after registering as Simon Bnchman had
gone straight to his room leaving instruc-
lions to be called Mt 8 o'clock. ITe was called
promptly at > o'clock. but didn't get I'm until
after q o clock when no left tho hotel. and was
not seen thore again.
Tho clerk suid he hid not noticed anything
particularly strange In tho mans action. To
make suro that there was no mistake in tho
Identification. Clerk German went with the
Inspector to the Central station ard saw the
prisoner hohind the bnrs
''Thnt's tho man." he said: there isn't any
mtstakinC him.
After the physicians Ind worked over him for
a long time. Mr.. Frick rrcolorted that he had
loft several letters on his desk that 1t was i'm
portant should 60 out in tho night mail. Call
ing clerk. no instructed him to bring them In.
persuadtn. the doctors to prop him up. al
though this accelerated the flow OF blood. he
attached his signature to the various sheets.
He also summoned all tho heads OF tho va
rious DEPARTMENTS and gave thom full and ex-
plicit Instructions regarding matters that
should DO attended to OF Monday
THE FAMILY GETS TIE NEWS.
The first notice that tho family OF Mr.. Frick
received OF the shooting was about two hours
after it occurred. when word was sent to his
homo by n special messenger. Mrs. Frick is
in delicate health. having become n mother a
few days ago. and 1t was feared tho shock
might kill her. 80 she WIS not told at once.
The sister. Mrs. Childs. camc down to the
ONCE and was admitted. although tho opera
tions that were required to extract the bullet
had not been finished Mr. Frick was cutie
chiprer. He greeted her with: Hello I'm
glad to see you. What do you think2 Pm net
hurt much"
The doctors explained his condition and
Mrs. Child returned he me and gave Mrs. Frick
an inkling Of what had happened. They told
her. however. that there was only one wound
and that 1t was merely superficial. and that
therefore. there was no danger
She was not told this however. until ten
minutes before the ambulance came bringing
Mr.. Prick. The wounded man had been kept
at the oftice OF the company under the CON
atant az two UhvSicinna till lOnH after 4
o'clock.
The doctors said then that it would be snfe
to m owe him to his home. and an iron cot was
obtained. upon which they placed and
carried him down stairs to an ambulance
which had been summoned from Mercy Hos
pital There was a crowd Of nearly 800
persons standing about the door. despite tho
efforts Of the police to keep the streets clear.
In that crowd thore were half dozen news
boys who werr screaming with all the force of
their lungs. "Extree. Extree. Full account
OF the ASA ssination Of Mr.. Frick."
He was covered with blankets. and out OF tha
bandnges that swn>,el his head and
face his two eyes peeped with what
seemed tn tc a half amused expression.
As lie pnssed Inspector of Police Sylvus who
was ut the front door OF the building. in COM
mand OF n squad OF officers. he Glimpsed his
eyes in his direction and remarked
IN be back on Monday"
He was then lifted into tho ambulance
three surgeons took positions beside him. the
curtains were drawn. Secretary Lovejoy
mounted tho seat with the driver. and tho
vehicle was driven rapidly away toward
Homewood. his private residence.
When the ambulance reached Mr. Tricks
home the cot was carried out and into the
house and IN stairs. To get to Mr.. Tricks
room 1t was necessary to pass Mrs. Tricks
door.
The door OF which was open. Mrs. Frick
was in bed. Mr.. Fricli. who was tho most
cheerful Of this party. called out to her .
greeting. and added:
"How's the baby?
She answered him. and they conversed thus
through the open doorway for q few minutes.
after which he was carried to his room.
Another examination was made by the ply
sicians as soon as he was comfortably fixed in
bed. and they found that he had suffered no
injuries during his removal.
Tho doctors said the disfaurament that