Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-07-28
Attempt to Assassinate Mr.. Frick.


Attempt to Assassinate Mr.. Frick.
PITTsBURG, July 25.-Saturday after.
noon an attempt was made to assassinate
Henry c. Frick, chairman of the Carne
gle Steel company, by man who gave
his name as "Mr. Berkman, manager oi
the New York Employment agency
who succeeded in shooting Mr.. Frick
twice. The third time he shot his hand
was thrown up, and the bullet lodged in
the ceiling. He then drew knife and
stabbed the chairman in the back. The
fellow had been calling at Mr.. Frick's
office off and on for a week or more.
After a struggle with the clerks who
seized him, he fed from the office to the
elevator cab, where he was held until
officers arrived. He was taken to the
police station through great crowd Of
people, who had gathered at the sound
of the shots. There were continual cries
of "Kill him p Lynch him ~ Shoot
him" which made the prisoner very
nervous.
AT the police station he gave his name
as Alexander Berkman, printer, living
at Forty-second street New York. He
refused to state what paper he worked
on in New York and said he had been il
Pittsburg since Thursday. He said he
tried to kill Mr.. Frick because he was
the enemy of the Homestead workmen.
In his pockets were found some re-
volver cartridges, six cigarettes and five
cents. The nicotine stains on his fingers
showed him to be cigarette fiend.
1t was noticed that the prisoner talked
as though he had something in his
mouth and an examination was made
and cartridge-like tube found similar
to that which Lingg, the Chicago an.
archist, committed suicide with. He
was placed in a cell and an officer de.
tailed to watch him.
Inquiry at the Merchants hotel in
Smithfield showed that the prisoner had
registered as Simon Rochman. He
acknowledged that he was foreigner
and an anarchist. 1t is not believed
that either Berkman or Rochman is the
prisoners right name.
Not Seriously Injured.
Immediately after the shooting physi
clans We're called and Mr.. Frick's
wounds examined. At first it was
thought he would die but close examin.
alton showed them to be not necessarily
fatal.
The wounded man was at once con.
veyed to his residence. At one time
during the afternoon it was reported
that Mr.. Frick was dead.
The Homestead strikers as a rule
deplore the attempt upon Mr.. Frick's
life.
Labor Leaders Released.
O'Donnell has been admitted to bail in
$4,000, as was Ross, Foy and Allen.
Severe Punishment.
PITTsBURG, July 26.-For proposing
three cheers for the fellow who shot H.
G. Frick, Private W. L. Iams, of Com.
pany K, Teuth, Waynesboro, was sub.
jected to the most humiliating punish.
ment. The regimental officers held a
hearing in the matter, and, as lams ad.
mitted his guilt and refused to apollo
gize, the court martial ordered that
half the ha'- of his head and moustache
be shaved off, that he be strung up by
the thumbs for thirty minutes, be
stripped Of his uniform, dishonorably
discharged and drummed out of camp
After having his head and mustache
shaved as directed, Iams was hanged up
by the thumbs. For twenty minutes he
endured his torture and then he lost
consciousness.
He was crt down, and after the doc.
tors revived him, he was stripped of his
uniform and given an old pair of over
alls to wear. With only these and a
shirt and an old hat, he was led out Of
the camp t. Swissvale station to the
time of the "Rogues' March,"