Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-07-26
although Seriously Wounced by the
bullet and Knife Of Des-
perate Character.
Tue FIGHT IN HIS PRIVATE
OFFICE.
An Alleged Interview with the Womb
be Murdercr.-Why He
Did II.
By IeltHAhH w '
Tur ASSAULT ON PRICK.
. p,.psrate Fign, In the Manager.
pltirp.

A Desperate ttgnt IA the h"""k'
Onirs.
pr1sBuRa, July a8.--It was few
,,irutss before two O'Clock this after.
room when young man entered the
Telegraph building and
s,red 10 be let Off ut Frick'e oiiice.
the Young man had been "A frequent
xisitar for the last few days anu the
elevator boy thought nothing OF The
,couest. Two minutes later the oc-
cunants Of the building and passefs-
bv an Fifth avenue were startled by
three pistol shota, fred In rapid sue.
cesslon, The man hal tried 10 as11s.
sIpate tho great steel.maBter, but the
latter. Notwithstanding two bullet
wounds and four ugly gashes from
dagger, " still alive and Will probably
recover.
Before the man came In, Mr.. Leishman,
A business partner Of Frlck, had en-.
tered IN. Office ard was holding =
pflyate conference. The Office BOY
noticed fuan come in hurriedly from
The outside snd pass through tho rail-
lug, but before he could stop him
he stranger had entered tho priv
Aie Office. He sprang to within about
1--WE feet OF Frick, and quickly
drawing revolver, pulled tho
trigger. Tho first cartridge did not
EXPLODE, hut the second thot entered
The hack OF Frlck's neck, glanced
downward md passed out below the
Armplt. Ffick Jumped 10 the window
On the LEFT avenue and tried 60 open
II, but couldn't. Bergman rushed up
10 him again and fired, the ball enter
ipg the leit side Of the neck, and pass
ing around, lodged under the fightear.
Atthis moment Mr.. Leishman threw
himself ON the assassin aud struggled
. 10 eel the revolver. He clu.ched the
barrel aud turned the muzllo up Us the
man pulled the trigger again, tho ball
entering tho ceiling.
THE DESPERATE MAN
then drew dagger aud attempted 10
stab I,eishman. Frick saw tho CLEAN
Of the steel and although staggered by
the shock VI his wounds and bleeding
pfo'usely, he jumped between the men
and seized BeIgmRn'r arm. The latter
fred himself from LoirhmRn'. grasp
and plunged the dagger Into Tricks
tight side Jutt above the hip, making
IN ugly wound three inches long. lie
made another lungc anu this time tue
knife struck higher up, but the poln
struck n rib and glanced without in
nictiug much injury. Twice again was
tho knife thrust Into Frick, but bo was
merely scratched.
By this time officers, clerks aud
Deputy Sheriff May entered. May had
drawn his revolver and was about TO
shoot Berkman In the back whunFfiok
cried out.
Don't kill him. we've got him all
night; leave him 10 the law"
The man broke away and tried 10 es.
cape, hut was secured ami taken to the
station. In five minutes half dozen
surgeons were ON hand aud Ffick's
NoundI were quickly attended TO. He
wac calm and had perfect command OF
his faculties, and apparently was less
excited than nuy other person In the
room. From time to time no made
suggestions, and half an hour after the
shooting dictated n message to Andrew
Carnegie about the assault. Al his
request all communication with his
fcaidence VIVA shut OIL. His brother.
in.lnw was sent 10 inform his wife and
10 rcasture her. She had child ten
day. ago and Ia still confined TO her
room, but though greatly distressed
hh' H'uou vi oih'eiSs
AFTER CONSIDERABLE DIFFICULTY
tho bullet which lodged In his neck
was removed and Frick was soon
resting easier.
The news Of the attempted as.asslua.
ton spread like wildnre. In Ave
minutes after the shooting Fifth
Avenue from Market to Wood streets
htnaEaH kltfh nd IA.
greatest Indignation was expressed at
the cowardly deed. When Bergman
was brought out OF the building BY the
police officers TO be taken TO the Cen.
trial Station, cries were heard OF "Sboo,
him nOWl" Some growled, "I,et him
have what he re FricG,n but the
better elemen. ippi forward and
helped TO keep t..b assassin from mob
violence. Bergman had to be chokcd
until lie wac black In the face before
no would open hia mouth and allow
two dynamite cartridges to be- taken
cut. IL was evidently his intention 10
follow the example Of Louis Llngg,
The Chicago HaymaIket anarchist, AMI
commit suicide by exploding the cart.
ridges in his mouth, but 1t appears the
caps would not work anu the scheme
failed.
After the dynamite cartridges were
taken from his mouth Bergman be-
came more laxative. lie told the
Inspector that he was 20 years Of nge
and had been working as u composltor
on Now York paper. He declined to
give the name OF the paper. lie said
he came to plttsburg day before ycster.
Jay. Bergman Is not inclined TO tall,
tonight, and all attempts TO interview
MIN have been unavRiling. A charge
OF neonious assault has been preferred
against him, and the police authorities
ray ball viii DO refused.
THE ASSASSIN INTERVIEWED.
NEw YoRI, July ga morning
paper pfints nm Interview alleged h
nave heon hold In Pittsburg with
Batkmnn, the would.be assassin OF
Ffick. When asked why he shot
fHck, Bergman went on with q
lengthy harangue In which he said No
one had ever been benefited by Frick'a
iiving; on the contrary he had made
,tonsanda miserable In Homestead.
ieopie would 10 soon suffering the
Ahgs OF hunger on his account, he
tNu' Thousands Of men are idle be-
cause they can't return to work with
cut sncritlcing their solf.resneet.