Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-07-24


ate and almost successful attempt was
MADE this afternoon to assassinate
henry Clay Frick, Chairman Of the
Carnegie Steel Co., Limited.
His assailant was Alexander Berkman
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 aud labor in this city.
It was few minutes before o'clock
this afternoon when a dark compl exion-
ed young man with Jewish counter
auce, Of medium height, and fairly
well-dressed, entered the elevator in
the Chronicle Telegraph building, which
is also occupied by the Carnegie Steel
Company Limited, and asked TO be let
of at Ny. Frick's Office.
The Young man had been frequent
visitor during the past few days and
David Fortner, the elevator boy
thought nothing Of the request, bat
stopped at the second door and pointed
out the way to the chairman's private
room.
Two minutes later the occupants Of
the building and passers by on Fifth
lvenue were startled by three pistol
shots fred in rapid succession.
Intuitlvely the victim was OWNED,
and "Frick Is shotv" were the words
soon passing from mouth TO mouth on
che street.
II was true, a man
BELIEVED TO BE A CRANK
had assailed the great steel master, but
the latter, notwithstanding two bullet
wounds and four ugly gashes from
dagger, still lives and will probably re-
cover.
AS was his custom, MIR. Frick took
luncheon at the DuqueSne club az noon
today and returned 20 his Office at 1870
o'clock this afternoon. He went 10 the
fifth floor, where be remained but few
mioutes. He then came down the ele-
vator TO his private room on the second
floor. fronting on Fifth avenue, where
he seated himself at his desk.
The Office OF Mr.. LeiShman, a bUsi-
ness partner OF Mr.. Frick'S, adjoins
that OF the chairman. Mr.. Leishman
came In. and the two were holding a
nrivate conference, no one else being
In the room. A few minutes before .
o'clock Harry HeCkley, the Office boy,
noticed a man hastily push open the
swinging gate in the railing that runs
between the public portion and the en-
closure where the desks Of the stem
ographers and clerks are located.
There was no one near the private
Office door, and the boy hurried up 20
ask the intruder what he wanted, but
he was too late. as the stranger had al
ready entered the private apartment.
IA he entered the office Mr. Frick
Looked uo, as did also Mr.. Leishman, to
see who il was. Mr.. Frick was ex-
amining a bundle of papers.
The man sprang within about five
feet OF Mr.. Frick, and quickly drawing
his revolver pulled the trigger. The
first cartridge
DID NOT EXPLODE;
the second shot entered the back Of Mr..
Frick's neck and glancing downward
nassed 70 the outside below the armpit.
Frick made an exclamation aud jumped
IN the circu ar window on Fifth avenue
and tried in vain 10 open it. The sssail-
ant passed quickly in front of the desk
and approaching close 70 Frick fired
again.
left side of the neck and passed around
~ a Judgment under the right ear
where it was later reached by the
probe.
Al this instant Mr.. Leishman threw
himself on the would-be assassin and
wrestled for possession Of the revolver.
T.eishman clutched the barrel and turned
the muzzle upwards as the cartridge ex-
nloded, the ball entering the plaStering
near the glass partition.
With agility the desperate man drew
a dagger and attempted 70 stab LeiSh-
msn, who was holding the aSsailant by
the shoulder and body.
Mr.. Frick saw the CLEAN Of the steel,
and although staggered by the shock Of
+be wounds aud bleeding profusely, he
{nmped between the men aud seized the
murderer's arm.
The latter freed himself from Leish-
mans grasp and plunged the dagger
into Frick's right side just above the hip
making an ugly wound three inches
he made another luDge, this
KNEE sTRUoK HIGHER
the point struck the rib and
own without iRdictinR much