Carlsbad current., 1900-08-25
PRESIDENT'SPERIL
Alleged Anarchists Placed Undts
Detentlon at New York.
WAS PLANNtDN CIIYOf NAPLES
ne seere, Service Department Was Essp.
Ne Sharp lookeut for This
0roup Of Persoal

New York, Aug, 2O.-The Evening
World prints the following relative 10
the news received from Washington
saturday OF the detention at tho barge
Office In this city by secret service
agents OF Notable Maresca and Mlchil
Weida, supposed anarchists who ar
rived on tho Kaiser Wilhelm ON the
nth. These two men are understood
to have come 10 this country as con-
fplrators. whose object II IN alleged
was tho assassination OF President Nc.
kiniey. The Evening World says.
Instead Of two. high government
official informed the Evening World
Saturday that there were fourteen
anarchists under arrest at the doten-
tion prison OF the bureau OF lmmlgra-
ton. They are oil charged with being
In a conspiracy to assasslnate Presl-
dent Mckinley and have been taken
singly and In pairs from incoming
liners within the last ten days.
United States secret agents learn
that an anarchist circle in Naples had
cast lots 20 sec who would be ths
assassin. Eleven Italians and three
Austrlans were selected. Closely fol-
lowed they sailed from different ports.
Their object was TO strike individual
blows at tho president at the same
time. That would make success sure.
AS fast as the men arrived secret
service agents disguised as cmlgrants
went among thom and they were ar
rested. Maresca and Welda. caught
Saturday. were two OF fourteen.
The conspiracy was nude on n
night early In August by working
with the Italian police the secret ser
vice agents got wind Of great meet.
ing OF the circle IN Naples. The men
selected for the work In this country
were quickly notified what they were
to do. and separated, going singly o.
Ia pairs 20 different ports In Europe
Some went TO France. others 20 Ger
many. while still others crossed tho
channel TO England Step by step
they were followed to the gaRg plank
Of steamers.
The fourteen are now detained by
the emigration authorities and are
either at the barge Office at the Bat
terry or the detention quarters at
quarantine.
So far as known the plan for the
assassination OF the president was for
each man 10 proceed 10 Washington at
once on certain day. They were to
surround the president and await an
opportunity TO strike. The blow was
10 be by pistol aud knife one OF
the number. Il was certain. would be
successful. The question OF escape was
Tot considered. the men being willing
90 sacrifice their lives for their prln-
clples. The two men who did not meet
their fellow-anarchsts were Maresca
and welda. Chief Wilkie OF the se-
tret service division OF the treasury
department had his agents az the prler
when the steamer docked. The two
men did not come In the steerage, as
did the others. Maresc. came az
steward In the steorege and Woidl ~
a cpal passer
As FAR as known no one sgH Wr.da
come nbord and he WIS not diYfover
"a until six huu"s after Il y"sy,l
saii, e. WHcn out ie was seereted
ns a stowaway H. was PIT 60 Wc"s
IN lht hold Nlh the caol passcu and
kfpi busy until ths boat ua'h'd
quarantine.
The Kaiser Wilhelm H. touched
Gibraltar Aug. Q and then sailed Tot
New York.
On Wednesday morning last the
steamer sighted the Sandy Hook light
came up TO quarantine aud Was there
boarded by secret service men.
First Ofhcsr lar took the detective
forward whore they could see the
crew Puraer Meyer remembered re-
Cordlng the name OF Maresoa at Ma
pies. and Marosca was identified by
MSer when the former was brough,
ont for Identification. Mnresca pro-
fsased 10 be unable to understand
English
After looking Maresca over. W w.
Hazen. IN charge OF the secret service
bureau OF this city, said:
Il think that is the man"
Caleb Powers has issued an address
90 the public relative to his opinion
oi his trial