Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-25
BELIEVE IN A PLOT.
New York Police Are After the
Metropolitan Anarchists.
DETECTIVES AMONG THE REDS.
Gompers Vigorously Denounces the At
tempted Assassination.
ALL LABOR LEADERS EXPRESS REGRET

H.J
NEW YORK, July 24.-It is the belief of
the Detective Bureau of this city that
Berkman was sent to Pittsburg to attack
Mr.. Frick. As soon as the details of the
shooting reached the Central office on
Saturday, four detectives were sent out to
begin at once strict watch among the
Anarchists. This morning at least twice
that number were sent out to aid them.
All these detectives are old and expert
enced men who have had dealings with the
Anarchists before. Aside from them Act
ing Superintendent Steers and Captain Nc
Cullagh, who for many years presided over
the Anarchist precinct. the Fourteenth,
could not be found. It was learned to-day
that the police have picture of Berkman
in their possession now and that they are in
communication with the Pittsburg police.
Last night the various rendezvous of
Anarchists were watched by detectives.
Sergeant Bird, who represents Acting Su-
perintendent Steers in the latter's absence
from headquarters, said: "While there are
many Anarchists in the city we cannot ar
rest them until they have done something
or until we have cause to think they were
accomplices in some unlawful act The
trouble is that they plot and plan here in
secret and then go elsewhere and do the
work. Why, they won't even blsspheme in
public here for fear of being arrested. They
avoid as far as possible even the appearance
of evil"
Tho Foul Deed Planned in New York.
'Do you think that the attempt made
by Berkman to kill Mr.. Frick was planned
in New York, f" was asked. 81 think it was
1t was too big thing for q man of Berk-
mans caliber to conceive, plan and execute
alone. The police OF New York will not
stand any nonsense. The slightest move on
the part of the Anarchists here will be met
with prompt and sufficient action by u.s.
cannot answer you when you ask if any
Anarchists will be locked up by US Time
will tell what will happen.
Before I came on the police force in
1852" Sergent Bird went on, II was a mar
BILE cutter. I was . member of the first
mechanics association in this city, the Stone
Cutters Association. 1t was started 30
years ago. But it was very different from
most of the trades unions of to-day Our
organization helped both the employer
and employe. Every March our wages
were lowered. But we understood why it
was done and we agssed to it. Or had we
not agreed to it, we could have quit work
and gone somewhere else. Our employers
property was his, not ours We never
thought of trying to control it or to inJure
it, and much less would we have taken his
life or, what is as bad. rejoiced either pub
licly or in secret at the efforts of others to
take his life"
Gompers Expresses His Regret.
Samuel Gompers. of the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor. who would not speak on
the subject on Saturday, said to-day: II re-
gret the shooting very much. Such acts are
calculated to throw discredlt on organized
labor, though L believe Berkman was an
irresponsible Anarchist, with perhaps q
mania for this kind of thing. Trades unions
respect the law. They aim not to accom-
plisb things by violence. All true trades
unions are opposed to the spirit of
John Tasker, President Of the Board of
Walking Delegatez, said: 81 am sorry this
has happened. I don't believe in that kind
of business r
Mortimer O'Connell, Recording Secretary
of the Central Labor Union, said: "This
man Berkman is a crank. I never knew
him and don't want to know him."
The delegates to the Pittsburg convention,
which is to assemble next Wednesday to |
establish an International Labor Bureau in |
this country, we're to-day instructed by the !
Central Labor Union to agitate for revival !
of the international movement upon a more |
practical basis than that abandoned by dis
solving the International Workingmen's |
in 1874.
More About the Murderer.
Something more was learned to-day about
Berkman's doings in this city. He lived
here at times with woman previously
known as Emma Goldman. It is said that
he met her first in Russia under peculiar
and that there is long ro-
mantle story regarding their relations
By Anarchists generally Berkman was re-
garded as an Anarchist tramp. He was q
member of q very radical group of An
srchists known as the 'Pioneers of
who met at a little eating house
1t 1851 Division street. The proprietor of
he place said to-day that he knew Berkman
,nly slightly. Berkman had not been there
since four or five months ago, and had then
,ome in only two or three times. At that
wore a pincesez. A picture of Berkman
vas shown to the proprietor, but he failed
% recognize it. The shirt-making shop in
which Berkman once worked was Zimmer-
nan s, 718 and 720 East Eleventh street. No
,ne TO-DAY who knew Berkman would tell
low he got to Pittsburg.
supposed to Be PenniIess.
He wss supposed to be almost pennilesS
g A. Aronstamm, who owns the drugstore
It 1904 Third avenue, is an uncle of young
nan named Aronstamm, who is friend Of
3erkman's.
ST never saw Berkman," said the drug
list. 1T is ten months since have seen
ny nephew, and don't know where he has
een in that time. I believe he used to
ave a companion named Berkman who
ad peculiar ideas and went with Anarchists
nd such people, but can tell you nothing
bout him."
The headquarters of the international
iroup of Anarchists, at Wilzigs, IS East
'ourth street, was closed to-day. In fact,
was bad day to find Anarchists on &C.
cunt of the objections entertained by the
olice to the sale of beer on Sunday in
anarchist resorts.
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