The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-19
Plot 70 Kill NE'NEY
FOURTEEN ANARCHISTS REPORTED
TO BE UNDER DETENTION
IN NEW YORK
PLOT HATCHED At NAPLES
It Is Said That They Were to At
tari1 the President GimwIta-
neOGAIy in Order to In
sure Success.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1S.-The Evening
World today prints the following relative
TO news received from Washington yes
terday of the detention at the barge Of
flee in this city by secret service agents
of Notable Maresca and Michil Weida,
supposed anarchists, who arrived yester-
day on the Kaiser Wilhelm II. These
two men are understood to have come to
this country as conspirators, whose OBJ
iect. it is alleged, was the assassination
Of President Mckinley. The Evening
World says:
Instead of two, a high government Of
fetal informed the Evening World today
that there are fourteen anarchists under
arrest at the detention prison of the bu-
reau of immigration They are all charg-
ed with being in conspiracy to assassi-
nate President Mckinley, and have been
taken singly and in pairs, coming across
within the last ten days.
THE United States secret service agents
learn that Anarchist Circle in Naples had
cast lots to determine who should be the
assassin Eleven Italians and three Aus
trians were selected. Closely followed,
they sailed for different parts Their OBJ
ject was to strike individual blows at
the president at the same time. That
would make success sure.
LAS fast as the men arrived secret serv-
ice agents, disguised as immigrants,
went among them, and they were arrest
! ed. Maresca andWeida, caught yesterday
| were two of fourteen.
HOW IT STARTED.
'The conspiracy was made on a night
early in August. By working with the
| Italian police the secret service agents
got wind of great meeting of the circle
| il, Naples The men selected for the work
! in this country We're quickly notified
| what they were to do, separated, going
| singly or in pairs to different ports ii
| Europe. Some went TO France, others tC
+ Germany, while still others crossed the
channel to England. Step by step they
were followed to the gang pink Of steam
| ers.
."The fourteen are now detained by the
immicrati ton authorities and are either
al the barge office at the Battery or the
| detention quarters at quarantine.
lone report is TO the effect that some
are in Ludlow street jail, having beer
taken there firm Ellis island in order tt
| thwart any attempt to rescue them by
| Paterson anarchists.
So far as known, according to the Even
ing World, the plan was for each mar
to proceed to Washington at once on {
certain day. They were to surround tn,
president and await an opportunity t
strike. The low was to be by a pisto
and knife One of the number, it wa.
| certain would be successful. The ques
ton Of escape was not considered, The
men being willing. to sacrifice their live!
for their principles. The two men wht
did not meet their fellow anarchist:
were Maresca and Weida. Chief Wilkie
of the secret service division of the treas
ury department, had his agents at the
| pier when the steamer locked. The two
men did not come in the steerage as die
the others. Maresca came as steward
bin the steerage and Weida as a Goa
| passer. They could have landed withou
going through the formality of the barst
office.
When Maresca boarded the Kaiser WI
helm H., at'Naples, Aug. Z, a secret serv
! ice agent was close on his heels. Ma.
Eesca professed to have no money wher
lie boarded the steamer and made applica-
ton to be taken as cook. Failing in that
he asked for a stewardship. There was