Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1892-07-29

One OF the clerks said sharply, wait"
The man paid no attention In two stride
he reached the door to the private Office and
caught It just a. II swung bnck, having beer
let go Of by the boy on the inside. lie pushed
it in.
The hoy was just coming ont to tell him tC
walt till the chairman AS disengaged. He
brushed the boy aside.
he took q step toward the desk and sud.
denly drew revolver. At the moment that
be did Mr.. Frick looked around.
Instantly the man pulled the trigger.
There was sharp report Mr.. Frick started
back, and stream OF blood gushch from
his neck. The man took IA step nearer and
fired again.
Mr. Frck startc back and for a minute
he appeared about to swoun. At the first
shot Mr. Lcishman had capcd to his feet
He was bcwIdrred. At the second shot he
recovered himself and bounded around the
desk.
The man was in the act of pulling tht
trigger the third time, when the vice chair
man came within reaching distance. lie
threw up his arm and caught the man's
wrist aud swung It up and back. The bullet
crashed up into the ceiling back Of the man /:
head.
Lelshmnn held the arm with the pistol
with one hand while he SEIZED the man by
the throat with the other. Then began the
strugg G.
At the second shot blood had spurted from
the other side of Mr.. Tricks neck, and it
was running down over his clothing. lie
recovered from the shock of his two wounds
at the third shot, and got on his feet and
fairly threw himself on the struggling men.
Round and round the trio WrestlCd, getting
nearer to the front windows nil the time.
Though slight in figure the assllant seemed
possessed Of llerculcan strength. Twice he
| nearly wrenChCd himself loose. lie WAS
trying hard to free the hand in which he
held the pistol.
Once he succeeded and snapped the trig-
ger. The pistol missed fire, Leshman seized
the hand again and held it. Mr. Flick bad
grasped the nun about the waist, plnionlu.
the other hand Now they all three ap,
pcared about to fail. They swayed back
and forth. Not word was uttered 10y
either.
Mr.. Frick was becoming weak. His blood
was staining his assai,aut's clothing. Again
the man wrcnched himself loose. His lett
hand was freed, and he plunged it Into his
back pocket At Just that moment Leish-
man by n mighty effort wrenchcJ farther
back the haUd holding the pistol, and gain
ing purchase succeeded in tripping the
fellow. Down on the floor he went IN Il
| heap.
All this had taken not two minutes. The
clerks outside had just recovered from the
shock that the three pistol shots had given
them. They rushed pel nell to the door
and In time to see the fall, and there they
stood stupefled.
As he fell be succeeded in drawing n
siletto from his pocket with his free lef
hand. Mr.. FricK and Leishman were on
their feet bending over him.
The stiletto flashed through the air, and
was driven with force into the back OF Mr.
Prick. With hardly a moments pause 1t was
withdrawn again, plunged forward into Mr.
Fricks back then the wounded man sue
Ceeded In grasping the hand that held it, al,
throwing his whole weight on it, pinioncc
the arm to the floor. Leishmun held thu
other hand. The man was helpless.
Then II was that the clerks recovered thcil
scIfpossession and ran to the aid Of theil
two employers.
Deputy Sheriff May was ut their head. lie
had been UP TO see Secretary Lovejoy, anC
bad been sent down stairs to get pass to &c
to Homestead. lie got 10 the door of the
private office just In time to see the stabbIng
He drew his revolver and he ran forward
and was about to shoot.
Don't shoot, don't Kill him." PLEADED
Mr.. Prick. Don't shoot, don't shoot, tn,
law will punish him."
One Of the other men seized the deputy
sherifi's revolver ond held it. Two other,
got the pistol and stiletto. The three shot
that had been Tired had been heard oil u
the building and out into the street, M
part of the struggle itself had been seen Il,
persons In the street.
Within minute or two after the man Wa
conquered no less than 200 persons wct
crowding into the room. There were tw,
policemen with them. They had heard tn,
shooting. They relieved Mr. Frick and Mr.
Leishman and took the prisoner in hand.
No sooner had they got him than Their
were cries of shoot him." "lvnch him
and the like \ big German, a carpenter
who had been working in the hall, rushc,
In with hammer aud aimed blow Mt tn
mans head. 1t missed and struck him /,
the back instead. The carpenter was re
strained before he could strike again.
Bergman was quickly hurried to til
police station, where he was examined an,
the weapons with which he tried to kill Mr.
Frick found upon his person.
During the examination the police surgeon
said to him suddenly, "What have YOU go
In your mouth" The color came into tn
mans checks and he answered, mo hing,
making an attempt at the same time TO con
troll the muscles OF his Jaw
The surgeon took depressor from hi
pocket, and, inserting {, between the man
teeth, he forced open his mouth and invcsti
gated the interior with Ills finger On tn
left side he found copper tube that locke,
like an ordIpny blank cartridge. 1t wa
nearly an inch long aad wa, half filed will
a brownist looking subItal &c.
Inspector Mckevcy said at oDCo: "Thal'
dynamite cartridge"
turning to tho prisoner, he asked: "Wha
were you going to do with that2' II don