Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-07-29
Asssmpssd Murder Of H. c. Friek.

On Saturday afternoon last, man who
gives his nams ~ Alexander Berkmen,
gained admission to the of1cc sf the Car
nsgis Steel Co., In the Hussey building on
Filth Ave-, Pittsburgh, BY representing
thst hs vas the agent Of New York en-
pl0ymsnt agency, and Immediately upon
entering the ofiss tsok revolver from his
hip pocket and began firing 1t Mr.. Frick.
Trick rsss to greet Bsrkmsn, and ~ he did
20 the assasin began firing from 3s- calibre
revolver, which hs oooIly pointed at the
chatrmsn's head Thshrst shot struck the IN
tended victim on the lobe Of the right oar,
passed into the neck and lodged under the
right shculdsE-b blade. The nsxt shot
struck Mr.. Frick In the left side OF the
neck, ploughed under the nesh, crossing
the line Of the other bullet In its course
and lodged IN the lsft side. Berkmsn then
coolIy pointer his weapon fon third shot
when Mr.. Lsishman caught his wrist,
turned the mufdsrers hand upward and
the bullet lodged In the ceiling. He then
drew long bladsd knife Of no particular
class and began TO slash 1t Leishmen. Mr..
Prick, though sorsly wounded, rushed for
ward and rspplsd with the blood. thirsty
demon and wss stabbed three times, once
In sids Just above the hip bone, again In
tho back and also . third cash In tho
thigh. He succeeded, however, though
weak from loss Of blood and shock, In
knocking his asssilant down, and he and
Mr.. Leishman held the man until assistance
arrived.
Medical assistance wss summoned, and
Mr.. Frick wss placed On cot and taken
homo.
Berkman was arrested and taken to Jail.
He was photographed and examined. and
sdynsmits cartridge ws found in his
mouth.
He IL . Russian who came 10 this coun-
try but few years ago, is : printer by
trade, worked for Herr Most in New York,
and seems to have como from that city to
Pittsburgh for the express purpose Of kill
ing Nr. Frick
On Monday the police VI Pittsburg, ar
rested Karl KnoA ofNo. 8. Cherry Alley,
Allegheny ct which house Berkman board
ID. Knold II n anarchist and . lot Of lur-
"a literature ~ found In his house.
Frick was resting easy, Tuesday, and
there seemed 10 b. no doubt Of his recov-
srv.
Henry Bauer, tho agent for the distribut-
Ion Of Anarchistic literature In Pittsburg
and vicinity, was arrested Tuesday, by
Dsctivss Shore and McTIghe, Of Pittsburg,
and Steel, Of Allegheny, and ut IL o'clock
was taken 70 Central Station
He 10 charged with being implicated in
the attempt Of Berkmsn on the life Of II.
g. Frick.
He WAS arrested st No. 70 Spring Garden
Avenue, whore hs has been rooming with
Maxwell Albrsct, . shoemaker. The two
occupy ons room and In It 10 Bausr's desk
and the bench Of the shoemaker, ami their
beds are sspsrstsd from the balance Of tho
room by curtain.
Bauer showed no surprise when arrested
and took the mattsr vsry oooly. Hs ad-
mittsd he was the agent here for tho dis
tribution Of Ansrchistic documents, and
that he had sent the circulars 10 Home
stead which were ordered con6scsted by
Gen. Snowden. He denied eli knowledge
Of the attempt on Mr.. Frick's Hfe, and
said hs had never met or heard ofHsrkman
till last week, whom BE- mst him at Knsld's
house.