Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-08-19

| As far as is known no one saw Welda
come aboard, and he was not discovered
| until six hours after the vessel sailed.
| When found he was secreted as a
| stowaway. He was put to work in
+, the hold with the coal passers and kept
busy until the boat reached fQuaran-
| tine. The Kaiser Wilhelm touched Glib
raltar August 6 nd then sailed for New
York. II is not known that either of
the men saw the other during the IL
days of the run.
On Wednesday morning the steamer
sighted the Sandy Hook light, came
up to quarantine and was there board
ed by secret service men, who asked to
see the steerage and cabin lists and the
ships roster.
First Officer LAM took the detectives
forward, where they could see the
! crew. Purser Meyer remembered re-
cording the name of Maresca at Naples
| and Maresca was identified by Meyer
when the former was brought out for
! Identification. Maresca professed to be
unable to understand Engnsh. After
looking Maresca over W. P. Hazar, In
charge of the secret service bureau of
this city, said: Il think that is the
man" Maresca was sent below when
the ship was locked. When the liner
tied up at the pier Maresca was in
formed that he was under detention. He
was asked where his baggage was and
he replied in Italian, "Weida has it.
This was a new lead, and Weida was
summoned from his work at the fur
mace and questioned. He protested not
to understand English, but admitted
that he had trunks on board. The
baggage will be carefully searched to-
DAY So quietly were both men taken
from the liner that none of the crew
or passengers knew that an arrest had
been made.
Chief Hazen admitted to-day that the
two men were supposed to be anar-
chists, and confirmed the story OF the
plot Matched in Naples.
About 10 O'Clock to-day Antonio
Weida, who says he is brother OF the
detained Weida, and who lives IN TINS
city, called at the barge office, ac-
companied by lawyer, and
Asked to See His Brother.
but permission was refused until the
two detained men had been before the
board OF special inquiry which VIII
u16tI IO-uds. AHLOlliO lAAsAN'N tAAN ASN-O''
ing statement:
"My brother, father, mother, sister
and myself all lived at Sorrento, near
Naples until four months ago. My
brother and | had been soldiers in the
Italian navy. When | came to Amer
lea four months ago he was IN the
navy. | did not expect him on THIS
boat. although ! knew ne Intended 1ol-
lowing me to America. | do not be-
lieved he ever belonged TO any anar-
chist, socialist, political or secret So
ciety. He was never imprisoned nor
arrested to my knowledge. we nave
no relatives in this country except an
uncle in this city. | am positive my
brother knows no anarchist in Pater-
son or New York.
Chief Hazen refused to give the
technical charge on which Maresca ana
Weida are detained. He said that Ma
resca is a typical anarchist. num-
Der of papers in Italian were found on
the two men. and have been turned
over to Commissioner Fftchle. NO
weapons were found on either OF the
men.
Captain Howard, supervising inspec-
tor of the Contract Labor bureau, mas
charge of the suspects during the aD-
sence of immigration Commissioner
F'itchie and Deputy Commissioner Nc
Sweeney. Captain Howard refused To
allow any one to see the prison.
ers, and said that no Italians had
called to inquire about them. Ma
resca and Weida spent Thursday and
Friday nights on the Narragansett,
which is moored off Ellis Island. Yes
terday they were kept
in the Detention Pen
in the barge Office.
The safe guarding of the life of
Mckinley from anarchists or cranks is
divided equally between the United
States Secret Service and the local
police department, says a special to the
World from Washington. To reach
the President while in Washington one
must be known or have trustworthy
credentials, and even then every visit
or is under constant surveillance, and
menacing move would be instantly
arrested by some OF the attaches at the
White House or the secret service men
or local detectives constantly on guard
Foster. one of the most trustworthy
men in the secret service, is charged
with guarding the life of President Nc
Kinley at all times when he is not in
the White House. Foster travels on
the same car, stands on the steps when
the President appears, and is always
on guard at the door of the car
Charles TharUn, a Swede, who is
known as "Frenchy" to the White
House employees. acts as the Presidents
valet on all his trips, and is also in the
secret service. He is virtually the
Presidents bodyguard His wife is Mrs.
McKinlev's maid. The two mount
guard over the President and Mrs Nc
Kinley every time they take a trip or
stop at strange place, and it is their
duty to see that no one reaches the
private apartments of the President
and his wife In addition to Foster and
Tharon there are several reliable men
from the secret service always detailed
to accompany the President when he is
away from Washington. At the White
House no one is allowed to enter ex-
| cept by the front door.
Chief HaZen, Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury Taylor, DR.. Uller and
Commissioner Fitchie held a confer
ence at noon. When it was finished
the three refused to discuss the mat
ter in any phase Chief Hazen said
| that he had nothing to do with it now,
/ but II was pntirelv in tho hands of tba