Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-07-29
.FRICK SHOT And CUT.
CARNE6IE'S PARTNER ALMOST
FASCINATED.
a Russian Jew OF AnarchIstic TEN
denotes Makes n Bloody Assault
Upon the Capitalist.

III. C. Frick, chairman of the Car
seated in his Office in Pittsburg, work
ing over bundle of papers when a
young man was ushered in. AS soon
as the door was closed the fellow
sprang at frlck and quickly drawing
revolver pulled the trigger. The
cartridge did not explode and Frick
arose to defend himself when a bullet
struck him in the back of
the neck, MIR. lricll then tried to
reach n window to call help, but his
assailant fired again, the shot striking
him in the left side of the neck and
lodged under the right ear.
At this point II clerk named Leish-
man came TO the assistance of Prick
and grappled with the desperate fell
low. A third shot was fred without
damage and the Would-De rs ASSN
drew dagger TO stab Lelshman.
Prick saw the glitter ng steel and
sprank 10 his clerk as ~, ance, but re-
ccived the blow IN lbs right SIDE just
ABOVE the hip making an ugly wound
three inches long.
a three-cornered struggle now took
place and Mr.. FriclS was bleeding pro-
fusely from his mauy wounds. but
with iron nerve kept in the fray only
TO receive another savage cut, and had
not the daggers point struck rib
and glanced downward it would have
drawn forth his hearts blood
Two other blows were received by
Mr. Frick, but were not severe.
Officers and clerks who had heard the
shooting and the struggle now rushed
IN and overpowered the villain.
Deputy Sheriff May drew his revolver
and was on the point of shooting the
fellow when MIR. FriclS interposed and
saved his life.
a half dozen surgeons were at once
summoned and frick wounds dressed,
he all the while appearing the most
calm and self-possesscd person in the
Office.
The news was carried to Mrs. Prick.
who but 10 days before became the
mother of boy, and she was COM
pletely overcome Mr.. Frick conf
IDENTIFY expressed his belief of his re-
covery and continues to conduct the
business from his residence, still man
aging affairs at Homestead.
The man who attempted TO assassin
ate MIR. Prick was taken to the CEN
IIll SldAlOh WHCIt lie WIS tNdnlDtu
Ills description Is as follows: Alex
ander Berkman, age 81, New York city,
Russian Jew, printer. lie is Il
rather thin young man of medium
height and his examination and in
formation from New York show that
he is most rabid anarchist. his hobby
being to kill all capitalists who oppose
his belief. While seated in the central
station it was noticed that he was
keeping up peculiar motion of the
Jaws rs if trying to bite something
hard. An inspector spoke to him but
received no reply and grabbing him
suddenly choked him until he was
black in the face when the fellow spat
out a queer looking she'll which
proved to be dynamite she'll.
Berkman had been trying to blow his
head off. but failed because of defect
in the cartridge.
The news of the attempted murder
was received with different feeling by
different people. IN PiJtsburg great
excitement was caused aud the police
reserves had TO be called out to pro-
tect the station. At Homestead some
of the strikers deplored the affair
while others could not be severe
enough in their denunciations of FriclI;
one old man when he heard of the af-
fair actually dropped upon his knees
and cried; Thank God for that"
Hugh o. Donnell. leader of the str ,kers
was in court where an attempt was
being made to obtain his release on
bail when he heard the news. lie
seemed greatly affected and said: "Oh,
God; that is terrible; that is terrible"
President Weihe and other leaders of
the Amalgamated association deplored
the shooting and the advisory board
passed set of resolutions to that
effect condemning the act and eX-
tending sympathy to Mr.. Frick and
Mrs. Frick