New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-07-27
SH0 B CIR ANK.
Henry Prick, Of the Carnegie
Company, the Object Of a
Would Be Assassin.
Three Shots Are Fired, Two Of.
Which Cause Serious if Not
Fatal Wounds.

Which cause Serious 1T Not
Fatal Wounds
P1rTsBuRG, July 25,-A desperate and al
most successful attempt was made this
afternoon to assassinate Henry Clay Frlck.
chairman q: the Carnegie Steel company,
limited. His assaiiant was Alexander
BerFman, a Russian Jew, who came here
from New York with the evident intention
of removing the man who has been the
principal on the employers side in the
great struggle now going on between capital
and labor in this city.
d It was CLOCK this afternoon, when q
dark complexioned young man with q
Jewish cast OF countenance, of medium
height and fairly we'll dressed, entered the
elevator in the Chronicle Telegraph build
ing, which is cupled by the Carnegie
Steel company and asked to be let off at
Mr.. Tricks office. The young man had
been frequent visitor during the past few
days, and David Fortney, the elevator boy.
thought nothing of the request, but stopped
at the second floor, and pointed out the
way to the chairnlan's private room. Two
minutes later the occupants of the build
ing and passers by on the avenue were
startled by three pistol shots fired in rapid
succession. Intuitively the victim was
OWNED, and Prick is shot were the
words soon passing from mouth to mouth
on the streets.
THE ASSAULT.
{ 1t was true, man believed to be a crank
had assailed the great steel master, but the
latter, Notwithstanding two bullet wounds
and four ugly gashes from a dagger still
lives and will probably recover. As was
his custom, Mr.. Frick took lunch at the
aDuquesne club at noon to-day, and alter
wards returned to his Office. He went to
the fifth floor, where he remained but a few
minutes. He then came down the elevator
to his private room on the second floor,
fronting on Fifth avenue, where he seated
himselfat his desk. The office of Mr.
Leishman, q business partner OF Mr. Tricks,
adjoins that Of the chairman Mr. Lelsh-
man came in and the two were holding
private conference, no one else being in the
room.
a few minutes before two o clock, Harry
Heckle, the Office boy, noticed a man
hastily push open the swinging gate in the
railing thatruns between the public por-
ton and the enclosure where the desks of
the stenographers and clerks are located e
There was no one near the private o flee
door, and the boy hurried up to SIX the
intruder what he wanted, but he was too
late, as the stranger had already entered
the private apartment. As he entered the
office Mr. Frlck looked UP. as did also Mr..
Leishnlan, to see who it was. Mr.. Frick
was examining a bundle OF papers. The
man sprang within about five feet Of Mr.
Frick and quickly
DRAWING Hts REVOLVER
pulled the trigger. The first cartridge did
not explode, but the second shot entered
the back Of Mr.. Tricks neck and CHANGING
arm pit. Prick made an exclamation and
jumped to the circular window on 9TH
avenue and tried in vain to open it. The
assailant passed Immediately i'll front Of the
desk and approaching close to Mr.. Frick
fred again. The ball entered the muscle
on the lett side Of the neck and passed
around to a lodgment under the right ear,
where it was later reached by the probe.
Atthis instant Mr.. Leishman threw HIM
self on the would be assassin and wrestled
for the possession OF the revolver. Leish-
man
GRAsPED THE WEAPON
and turned the pistol upwards as the pistol
exploded. the ball entering the plastering
near the glass partition. With agility the
desperate man drew dagger and attempted
to stab Leishman,. who Was holding
the assailant by the shoulder and
body. Mr.. Frick saw the CLEAN of
the steel. and although staggered by
the shock oftile wounds and bleeding pro-
tusely jumped between the men and seized
the mans arm. The latter freed himself
from Leishman's grasp and plunged the
dagger into Frick tight side just above the
hip, making an ugly wound three inches
long. He made. anothe. lunge and this
tine the knife struck higher up but the
point struck rib and glanced down with
out inf1ictiEg much Of an injury. Twice
again was the knife thrust at Frick, but he
was merely scratched at these last attempts
to kill him. The struggle was in full view
of those on the street. By this time the
office boys and Deputy Sheriff May, who
just entered the office as
THE FIRST SHOT
May had drawn his r. volver and was about
to shoot the fellow in the back when Frick
cried out: Don't kill him! We lave got
him all right Leave him to the law" The
man broke away and tried to escape, but
was secured and taken to the Central sta
ton. The prompt action Of Mr. Frick
saved the lives OF Mr.. Leishman and his
selt-appointed executioner.
In tive minutes halt-dozeil surgeons,
Including Doctors Litchfeld McClelland,
Murdoch and Joseph and John Dickson,
were at hand. Mr.. Frick was told to lie
down On a lounge and a ter his cloth
ing had been removed the wounds were
washed and the bleeding stopped. During
all this time the wounded man was calm;
had perfect nland of his faculties, and
apparently was less excited than any other
person in the room. From time to time he
made suggestions as to how badly he was
hurt, and a hall-hour after the shooting
dictated q
MESSAGE TO ANDREW CARNEGIE
about the assault iii which he told hin, that
he thought he would be all right.