New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-27
THE PLOT TO KILL MR.FRICK
ALLEGED ACCOMPLICES OF BERKMAN AR
RESTED.


LONG BRANCH; THE OTHER is DIsTRIBU
TOR OF ANARCHIST LITERATURE IN
PIrTsBURG-DE DEVELOPMENTS IN
THE CASE
Long Branch n j., July 26 tSpeciaD Frederick
Nock, the foreman Of the bakery force Of Frank j.
Eeidlon. on Broadway, this city. was arrested
At o'clock this morning, upon suspicion of being
one of the men engaged in conspiracy to murder
Chairman Frick. of Pittsburg. Chief of Police
LAYTON arrested him after watching the bake
sbop all night. Molck is Austrian jew.
He ia thirty-one years DID, OF slight build and has
black hair. restless black eyes and short. full
heard Chief Layton received the following
djsaptch late yesterday afternoon from Pittsburg
Chief VI Police Long Branch.
Can upon superintendent OF Adams Express Company.
your city and learn what You can about package So
shipped from there A. BeIkman. Allegheny City, Penn
July 1g Wire your information. Dcrkman is the
nan who shot Frick RICHARD oMAhA,
Suueinttndent VI Police.
Chief Layton went TO the express office and as
certained that the package was sent by Moliick,
and he soon located him. lie telcgraphed tho
fact TO Chief OMara. About midnight he received
the following dispatch
James Layton, Captain OF Police:
Arrest f. Moick charged accessory before and after
the shooting OF II. c. Frick Please answer
RICHARD OMARA.
Superintendent OF Police.
When Chief Layton went TO the bakery to
arrest Mollick he was told that the man had gone
away, Mr.. Hcidlon thinking he was looking Tor
a baker whom he had discharged Layton, how
ever watched the bakery and later took MoIhck
into custody, as he was up to his arms IN the
dough trough Mollick was taken 10 Police Head
quarters When asked questions, he said Il
can't speak English" lie was locked up in a
cell.
This morning Chief Layton received a telephone
message from Chief O'Mara TO the effect that he
would be here to make formal charge against
the prisoner
Several Of the members of the Long Branch
police force tried to gain some Information from
Molnck regarding his alleged intimacy with Berk-
man, Mr. Frick's asaiant but TO all questions
he had but one reply, e don't speak English"
Chief Layton telephoned TO Sheriff Smock' at
the county Jail, at Freehold, that he wanted
cell made ready for Mollick, he would not
keep him much longer if Chief ONlara did not
appear Chief Layton stayed at police head
quarters all day He tried in vain 10 gain some
Information from MolclI. The latter, who was
self-possessed when first arrested, grew pale ana
nervous as tie slow hours passed by
Late this afternoon Chief O'Mara came here
with one of the members of Inspector Steers s
,taf. They held short consultation with Ohle1
Iavfon and then the latter called in Constable
Frederick Meyer to act as Interpreter. Inc
prisoner WIS marched out Of his cell up int2
Chief Layton's office, where he was put through
4 severe croes-examinatiOn. All of the reporters
were excluded from the room. When asked where
he frst met Berlman, the prisoner replied that
he became acquainted with him about two years
ago In o sewing machine works in Elizabeth, n. j.
hat ha nOfr where
tepknan in Ncw-York When asked why he sent
the Sc to Berkman, he replied that Berkman had
loaned him money when he needed 1t badly, and
he wanted to help him out when he was IN a hoie
He would not explain how he knew that fefK-
man YVES in Allegheny City when lie sent him ~
by express
At the close of the examination, Mollck was
taken down stairs again, and was locked up al
a cell Chief O'Mara and Constable Meyer 'heh
went over TO IIeidlon's bakery and searched the
room which Mollick had occupied with the
two other bread-bakers of the establishment. In
his valise they found small package OF letters
and papers, which they took They
returned to police headquarters and
spent some time in consultation with
Chief Layton. lie advised Chief O'Alara TO make
a sworn complaint before a Justice y MARI
asked Justice of the Peace Nandcrn to take ms
complaint but that official refused, because the
case was not in his jurisdiction. Another con-
sultation with Chief Layton followed, and then
Chief O'Mara the New-York detective and Con
stable Meyer drove TO the house of Pohce justice
Sloorm tie. TOO, refused to entertain any COM
plaint. When Chief O'Mara asked what he could 90
in the matter, Justice Slocum said lie could hoid
Mollick reasonable length Of time, but the easle'
way and the best way 10 settle the matter was
to take Nollick out OF his cell and take him to
l;ofh lnff IN
ennis house the latter thought he was going to
take the prisoner to Pittsburg tonight. Super
intendent O'Nlara returned 10 police headquarters
.pd tb.re took a carriage 10 the depot on llls
WAY 10 New. York Ii rumored tlat lie hau
found q number Cf letters from Miss Goldman, tIe
vouu,, woman who was infatuated WIN ierkhaii,
and vino delivered "a nulnVel M V VI 6'Viara fool,
Anarch st meetings in New-ioTk. - 'ih Mhrd ; U'oA
1he letters and papers to New-l orK WIN MN
MUlhck had od supper "Nio ~ Wv
Mr. Ieidion was in Ncw-York all day, and dmid m
not rea IN home until this evening ne i siiiu i ic
know nothing about MOlick, excepting thaC ne ne
WAS a GOOD bread-shop foreman lie secureu ,
Mollick at Lincoln Hall in New-l orK. ne ro" SneT
nothing about his previous Tecora anu am .mn on'o nv
notli 20 about it, Molicl had been III ms emp ~ "
aboIt Six weeks Mollck had made about thffe e'
Wis I, New-York since he began working ,dn ii
Nr eidlon's shop ard had secured seNci"' i"'''
Ur~pv Rabrot vlo was the assistant-forcnan n
unCcr Mo lick in the bakery, said he roomed WIN M
Mollick but never heard him say Wor" "'o"'
Anarchists OF their work. A.,
Thomas Burke and Patrick Flynn. two OF the
men in the employ of the Adams Express COM
ranv here, have identified Mollick US the mar ihaI
WHO sent the package containing So from mere
10 Rerkman at Allegheny City. MolIck dld n0' n0'
display any emotion when they faced him In hi'
cell.
Pittsburg, July 26.-1hc arrests Of F. Mol
licI. at Long Branch, and ii. Bauer in Allegheny
CO, 1t is believed by the police, viii greatly
aid them in clearing tie mystery that now sur
rounds the Anarchist, Alexander Berkman. Mol
lick is the man who sent Bcrlman the money from
Long Franch last week, and Bauer is the rec