Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-18
IN ANARCHIST plot
Two Suspects Arrested On Their.
Arrival in New York From
Europe.
Said to Have Been on Their
Way to America to Kill
Mckinley.
Washington Authorities Are sksp.
tioal, But Detectives Believe
Plot Was Formed.

4 N I'd
New York, Aug. 1S.-Natalie Moresca,
an ex-convict. and Michael Guida Ital-
ians who were reported as on their way
to this country to attempt the assa SSH
nation of President Mckinley, We're arr
rested Thursday at the North German.
Lloyd pier in Brooklyn by secret service
officers. They are now detained, it is
thought, by the immigration officials
somewhere in this city.
They arrived direct from Naples on
the Kaiser Wilhelm II. Thursday eve.
ming. The vessel was at once boarded
by w. P. Hazen, head of the local office,
under Instructions from Chief Wilkie, of
Washington, and the men We're placed
under arrest.
An Investigation has since been going
on into the history of the men, While
nothing has 80 far been found to identi-;
fy them with any. secret society of Italy,
or az being anarchists, it has been found
that Moresca is an eN-convict. The his
tory OF Guida is now being looked up.
The information on Which the men
We're arrested was received by Chief
!
has been in the lookout ever since. The
secret service officials We're informed
that the two men We're about to leave.
ing the president. Descriptions of the
two men were furnished by the informs
ant, and there was no trouble in arrests
ing them on their arrival.
The men protest their innocence. but
they are suspicious characters. 1t is
hard to tell what will result from the
investigation, but ii is likely that both
will 6e deported. Moresca Will have to
go back beyond doubt, as an eX-conyict
can not land in this country under the.
immigra ton laws.
Secret service officers are not dis
posed to give the greatest credit to the
information that the men We're to at
tempt the life of he president. Such an
attempt by a foreigner is at least un-5
usual, and the only thing which could
induce one to make it now is the sue
cess of the Italian who killed King
Humbert. This action may have caused
Italians of a criminal bent to think over
what they might do in this country.
Ever since the ASA ssination of King
Hunbert greater precautions have been
taken to protect the president.
First Officer Wanz and Julius Meyer,
the purser ct the Kaiser Wilhelm H..
said that Natalie Mocesca came aboard
at Naples, and before the ship sailed
Went to the purser to ask him if he.
aouid work for his passage to America.
Yes that officer said, you can act
as steerage steward. y
The.other Italian. Michael Guida, got
on board the Kaiser at the same port
but SO far as was noticed they had
nothing to do with each other. few
hours out from Naples Guida was no.
ticed among the passengers. An officer
asked him Il he had a ticket. He re-
piled that he had not.
What are You doing here?" was the
nextsquestion.
i want to work.
We'll, then get below and shovel
coal.''
The captain can not find who it was
that gave the Italians these instruc-
tions, but the extra hand Went below.
and the chief engineer was as glad as
usual for more coal passers. The man.
said his name was Michael Guida, and
he went to work
Little notice was taken of either of.
the men until the ship me to her pier
in Brooklyn. There the officers saw
Deputy Marshal Bernhard came aboard
with some other men. The officers
knew Bernhard, for he is accustomed
to meet the North German Lloyd yes
sels and 30 they let him up the gang
plank He asked the captain if there
We're any extra men among the crew.
The captain referred him to the first
ofncer, who happened to remember
Guida, the coal passer. Guida was
summoned from below. After the gov
eminent officers had examined him they
said that they would arrest him. When
they asked if there was another man
about, the purser thought of the new
Storage steward and had him brought
UP for inspection, and Moresca was also
made prisoner and the two men were
taken ashore.
Everybody in the government service
who has had anything to do with the
arrests or who knows the least about
the Italians maintains absolute silence
Dispatches received from Washing
ton confirmed the story OF the arrest of
Guida and Moresca. While It's known
that the secret service officials took
them in charge because of the belief
that they were coming here to assassi-
nate President Mckinley, the authori-
ties in Washington are trying to depre-
cate the danger that threatened, the
president.
SEEKS GOLD, FINDS DEATH.
Sad Story of Starvation in the Klon-
dixie.
independence, Kas., Aug. 1s.-Gilbert
3Toaro a rafired farm of ii Eo;+y