Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-07-25
The WOuli-Be Assassin of Chairman
FriCk Refuses
TO GIVE OUT ANY INFORMATION
That Will Lead to Solution OF
the Mystery Surrounding His
Identity-He Says He Never
Worked for Herr Most, and That
He is Not the New York Man
Described in the Dispatches.

lnal IN the Ce0Jrdl police SGdtlOui nOiOi
called indiffereHtly 1.-The anarchist, "
Alexander Burgman mot Burkman)
and Simon Rochman is still unsolVed.
His antecedents are unknown. whence
he came or why he shot Mr. Frlck are
matters of conjecture purely.
No one even of the shrewd detectives,
or the shrewder newspaper men who
have been at work on him ever since his
desperate attempt at assassination,
have got anything but contradictory or
trivial information.
He stated to-day that when he was
ready, which would not be until after
he is transferred to the county jail, he
would make written statement for the
Associated Press, and until then he
would decline to answer any questions.
He was whistling a sentimental air
with some accuracy when the corre-
sDOndent was admitted to the calaooose.
People who remember the appearance
of Maxwell, the murderer Of Preller,
can form an accurate impression OF him
BY making the nose more semitic, He
is a slight but wiry-looking youth, %
years old, near-Sinhted and wearing
glasses. His most peculiar feature Is
the mouth, which is large and sensual
and has two
CURIOUS FLAPS OF FLESH
with the lips, which, when his mouth is
open, still partially cover his upper
teeth. His chin is strong, bis forehead
excelently shaped and the ears stand
out from the head. He may be a printer,
or he might be q school teacher or re,
porter. The only fault TO be found
with his appearance is the shifty, fur
tive manner in which he uses his eyes.
He would not oe notable man in
crowd, and would be ClaSsed Indifferent
ly as German Jew Of some education.
That he is secretely pleased with the
notoriety which he has gained is evil
dent, but that he is a dreamy fanatic
who has gone crazy over anarchistlc
literature is also probable. Any study
OF his character must fail until more
facts about him are brought, and they
are being eagerly sought.
He has heeen photographed twice,
taking the operation good naturedly
enough and evidently trying to get a
good picture. he reads the papers
closely, and while making no comments
upon their news is manifestly much In
terested in what they say, especially in
the editorials.
The day was sweltering hot here, and
BurRman had arranged his toilet TO
suit the weather. He had nothing on
but a shirt and pair OF brown trousers,
and was evidently suffering from the
heat.
'I can say nothing yet" he said.
There is nothing to say. No good will
come OF any information that / give.
When l am ready, which will not be un-
till go to Jail. will write letter
TO THE. ASSOCIATED PRESS
which will tell why l did this"
1t was noted while he talked that his
German accent wavered as though it
were partially artificial.
Il have already said TO the police all
that is necessary for them TO know. l
have committed no crime. have no
regrets"
''What is the truth about your con.
nection with Most and the FTeihett'"
II had none. Most is saying false
when he says he knows me, or that l
worked on his paper. Ny name is not
on his books. l have done book work,
but no newspaper work"
Are you a Hungarlan?"
"YOu will learn soon"
No more than this, which amounted
TO anything whatever could be gotten
out OF him. He was ready enough TO
listen to anything that might be said to
him, but his answers were difficult to
get and spoken low, and were almost
inaudibe. Burgman is a very docile
prisoner, obeying orders cheerfully
enough, but be has no very strong
affection for the police, and he avoids
them as much as be can.
Whether he has been two days or two
weeks in PittSb urg is not known. The
clerk Of
THE MERCHANTS HOTEL,
has identified the prisoner as Simon
Bochman. who stayed all night in his
house, The suit Of clothes in which
Burgman made his furious attack on
Frick was bought here. So was his hat.
BE says he bought his revolver in the
Bowery in New York, but this was
doubted. Nothing whatever was found
upon him which gives a clue.
He seems to have deliberately taken
every precaution TO conceal his Identity
before going to Frick's Office and had
his plan of committing suicide upon
arrest been successful he would have
remained a mystery because the bomb
would have blown his face away, leav-
ing him corpse that no one could rec
ognize.
Much to his own surprise and TO that
of everybody else Burgman was trans
ferred from the central station to the
Jail about eight o'clock this evening.
Detectives Shore and COulson called at
the station and quietly walked the
prisoner away, hoping thus to evade any
public attention. A couple Of sharp
gsmins, standing at the corner Of Cher
ry Alley and Fifth Avenue, recognized
Burgman andIat once began to form a
procession.
The officers tried to drive them away
and TO deny that their prisoner was tAe
notorious Anarchist, but the boys fol-
lowed on, telling every one they met.
Finally a hundred people fell into fine
and eagerly crowed forwarded TO see the
man and, by the time the Jail gates
were reached, there must have been
twice that number on hand. There was
no demonstration of any sort and the
people seemed TO be
AcrU ATED SIMPLY BY cURIosI7Y.
When Burgman was turned ever 20
Warden McAlees, he was searched and