Los Angeles herald., 1892-07-24

bulletin boards for the latest intelli
gence. The leaders deplore the shoot
ing, but many OF the strikers were hears
saying; "Served him right" "Wieh hi
were dead. p etc.
H. M. Weihe, president of the Anal.
gamated association, was much affected
at the news of the shooting OF Frick
He emphatically denounced the actor
OF the assailant, and declared him an
assassin at heart, an enemy. not only to
the country, but to organized labor all
over the United States. 81 hope the
greatest punishment the law allows will
be the reward Of the dastardly and cow
ardly assailant of Mr.. Frick," said he
DYNAMITE IN HIS MOUTH.
Berkman was subjected to a searching
examination late this afternoon, and
two dynamite cartridges were found in
his mouth.
He bad to be choked till he was black
in the face before he would open HE
mouth and allow the dynamite cart.
ridges to be taken out. It was evidently
his intention to follow the example oi
Louis Lingg, the Chicago Haymarket
anarchist, and commit suicide by ex-
ploding the cartridges in his mouth. 1t
appears that the caps would not work,
and so the scheme failed.
THE AssAssN's IDENTITY.
After the dynamite cartridges were
taken from his mouth, Berkman be-
came more communicative. He told
the Inspector that he was 26 years Of
age and had had been working as a
compositor on a New York paper. He
declined to give the name of the paper.
He said he came to Pittsburg day before
yesterday.
Berkman is still in the central station
tonight, and all attempts to interview
him are unayailing. The charge of
felonious assault has been preferred
against him. and the police authorities
say that bail will be refused.
Several people who have seen him say
he has been present at anarchist meet
ings recently addressed by Herr Most in
this city. Undoubtedly he has been in
Carnegie Office Thur d y and Friday
This morning he called ana sent in a
card, reading: "a. Berkman, Agent New
York. Employment Co.," Frick was
busy atsthe time, and in few minutes
Berkman left. He was seen lounging
about the street door some time, and
evidently intended making an attempt
as Frick was entering or leaving the
building.
Until ten days ago Frick had been re-
ceiving several crank letters every day,
but then they ceased. Yesterday an
other one came, which notified him he
had but twenty-four hours to live. This
was probably from Berkman.
BERKMAN's NEW YORK RECORD.
New York, July 23.-It the man
locked up in Pittsburg for an attempt to
murder II. G. Frick is Alexander Berk-
man, formerly of this city. he isen an
archist OF the most radical style. About
six years ago Berkman, who ia Rus
sian Jew, came to this city from wilma,
Russia. He made himself conspicuous
by his marked radical views against cap
.italists, and it is said he attempted to
organize group for theexpress purpose
OF going about the country to extermin-
ate capitalists. In 1891 he secured q
position in the composing room of Die
Freiheit, Herr Most's paper, where he
worked a short time. He had been
idling about the anarchist haunts in
this city for some time. The police are
of the opinion that Berkman was simply
the agent of the anarchists here and
was sent to Pittsburg for the express
purpose of killing Frick. Detectives are
working on the matter at this end.