New-York tribune., 1900-08-18
ALLEGED ASSASSINS HERE.
TWO ITALIANS SUSPECTED OF A PLOT
TO KILL THE PRESIDENT.
TAKEN OFF THE KAISER WILHELM II
FROM NAPLES. AND CONCEALED
BY FEDERAL OFFICIALS

Mattole Moresca, an ex-convict and Michael
Guida, two Italians who reported as on
their way to this country to attempt the
sassination OF President Mckinley, were ar
rested Thursday at the North German Lloyd
S5er in 3rookIyn by Secret Service officers.
They are now detained, 1t is thought. by the
immigration officials somewhere IN this city.
They arrived direct from Naples, on the Kaiser
Wilhelm II Thursday evening. The vessel was
boarded by agents Of w. P. Hazen, head Of the
local Office under instructions from CHIEF WllKle'
Of Washington and the two men were placed
under arrest An investigation has since been
going on into the history of the two men, While
nothing has so far been found to identify them
with any secret society of Italy. or as being
Anarchists. it has been found that Moresca is an
ex-conyict. The history Of Guida is now being
looked up.
The information on which the men were ar
rested was received by Chief Wilkie on August
l from Naples and he has been on the LOOKOUT
ever since The Secret Service was INFORMED
that the two men were going TO leave Italy
with the avowed purpose Of killing the Fresi-
dent Descriptions Of the men were furnished
hv the informant and there no trouble in
erresting them on their arrival. The men pro-
test their innocence, but they are suspicious
characters. 1t is hard TO tell what VIII result
from the investigation. but it is likely that poth
will be deported. Moresca will have to go pacA
beyond doubt, ex-convict cannot 4ahd III
this country under the immigration laws. secret
Service officials are not disposed to give the
greatest credit to the information that the men
intended TO attempt the life of the Presloeh|
-esuch an attempt by a foreigner is at least un-
,7snaJ and the only thing which could induce
one to make 1t now is the success or the 1Iail@H
who killed King Humbert- This acuon may
have caused Italians Of a criminal bent 10 thlIiA
over what they might do in this country. Ever
since the assassination of King Humbert greater
precautions have been taken to protect the
President.
DEPUTY MARSHAL MAKES ARREST.
First Officer wanz and julius Meyer. the pur-
ser of the Kaiser Wilhelm II. said that NaIaHe
Moresca came aboard at Naples and Defore the
ship sailed went to the purser to ask MIN II ne
could work for his passage to America YES
that officer said, you act as steerage
steward" The other Italian Michael Gulda'
got on board the Kaiser at the same port, but
so far as was noticed they had nothing to do
with each other. A few hours out from Naples
Guda was noticed among the passengers An
officer asked him if he had a ticket. He an
swered that he had not
What are you doing here?' was the next
question.
II want to work"
We'll. then. get below, and shovel coal"
The captain cannot find who it who gave
the Italians these instructions. but the extra
hand went below, where 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 came to her pier in Brooklyn.
There the officers saw Deputy Marshal Bern
hardt come aboard With some other The
officers knew Bernhardt, for he is accustomed
FHs ~ 1ro1-l oT1d
so they let him up the gangplank- He asked
the captain If there were any extra men among
the crew. The captain referred him to the first
officer, who happened to remember Guida, the
coal passer. Guda was summoned up from be
low. After the Government officers had
amined him they said that they would arrest
him When they asked if there was another
man about. the purser thought of the new steer
age steward and had him brought up for in
spection, and Moresca also made a prisoner
and the two men were taken ashore.
MERELY DETAINED AS IMMIGRANTS.
Everybody in the Government service who has
had anything to do with the arrests or who
knows the least about the Italians maintains an
absolute silence.
Commissioner Of Immigration Fftchie says he
cannot say word about the arrests, and the
authorities at the Federal Building evade as
many questions as they can or abruptly refuse
to answer. There seems TO be no proper place
at the Barge Office TO keep prisoners. Still it is
not tnought improbable that they Ellis
Island. Yesterday order went into effect
at the Immigration Bureau. stating that no one
should be allowed upstairs the detention
pen This, with the silence Of the Commissioner
on the subject Of the arrests, may have some
significance.
The Italians both young men, Guida is
OF medium height and slender He has black
hair and eyes a mustache and short cropped
whiskers. Moresca is little taller and is dark
also. His hair is thin and he is smooth shaven.
On his right cheek, over the cheek bone, is
long scar. apparently the work Of knife on
shipboard they told no one, so far as is known
anything about their plans.
The prisoners, through some defect in the
warrants II was said, were not held as prisoners
strictly, but simply as undesirable immigrants
Dispatches received from Washington last
night confirmed the story Of the arrest Of
.Cuida and Moresca. While IL is known that
the Secret Service officials took them in charge
because Of the belief that they were coming
here TO assassinate President Mckinley the
authorities IN Washington are trying to de-
preciate the danger that threatened the Presi-
dent.
MRS BREsCI CALLS ON THE POLICE.
DELIVERS A POSTAL CARD WHICH WAS MAILED
AT LOS ANGELES.
Mrs .Bresci. of West Hoboken, n. j. who was
come into prominence as the wife Of the SLAYER of
King Humbert, yesterday called at Police Head
quarters in Hoboken, and turned over to the au-
9horides postal card which was mailed at Los
of Paterson. OF Mrs. G. x. Bresci West Ho-
boken" The card reads follows:
Great White Throne.
The Eternal Now.
Le%ls' ne Iiying God' hear you don't believe in
not every one who takes my Holy Name in Vain
believes; l ni am S4-Io-n % The Lord Lewis, the
bug TO think that the removal OF Humbert will
hR Is @ psSPs pP on and Ny eaa pantf tberd Leave a n to
300 no priest Judge or prince OF any account who