Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-18
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MURDERoUS PLOT UNEARTHET
AMONG IMMIGRANTs-MADE
UP IN ITALY.
MANY CONSPIRATORS .-
TO MAKE THE WORK SURE.
To Surround the President With
Knives and Pistols-Fourteen
Men Chosen by Lot.

New York, August 1S.-nhe Evening
world to-day prints the following rela-
1--WE to the news received from Washing
ton yesterday of the detention at the
barge office in this city by secret service
agents OF Notable Maresca and Mlchil
Welda, supposed anarchists who arrived
yesterday ON the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm
IL. Ihese two men are understood to
nave come to this country as conspira-
tors whose object, it is alleged, was the
assassination of President Mckinley, The
Evening World SAYS:
instead OF two, high government of
ticial informed the Evening World that
there are IA anarchists under arrest at
.Ile uetent4on prison OF the bureau of i'm
migration. They are all charged with
Delng in a conspiracy to assassnate
President Mckinley and have been taken
slngly and in pairs from incoming ocean
liners within the last ten days.
United States secret service agents
learned that an anarchist circle in Ma
Pies had cast lots to determine who
should be the assassin. Eleven Italians
and three Austrians were selected. Close
ly followed, they sailed from different
ports Their object was to strike indi-
vidual blows at the president at the same
time. That would make success sure.
AS fast as the men arrived, secret serv-
ice agents disguised as emigrants went
among them and they were arrested
Meresca and Weida, caught yesterday,
We're two of the fourteen. The conspiracy
was made one night early in August. BY
working with the Italian police the Sc
cret service agents got wind of a great
meeting of the circle in Naples. The
men selected for the work in this coun-
try were quickly notified what they We're
to do, separated, going singly or in pairs
to different ports in Europe. Some went
to France, others to Germany, while still
others crossed the channel to England
Step by step they were followed to the
gang plank of steamers
THE fourteen are now detained by the
emigration authorities and are either at
| the barge office at the battery or the de-
tention quarters at quarantine.
| "One report is to the effect that some
| are in Ludlow street Jail. having beer
taken there from Ellis Island, in orde,
| to thWart any attempt to rescue them by
Paterson anarchists"
So far as known according to the Even
ing World, the plan was for each man to
proceed to Washington on certain day.
They were to surround the president and
await an opportunity to strike.
The blow was to be by pistol and knife
One of the number 1t was certain would
be successful. The question of escape
was not considered. the men being willing
to sacrifice their lives for their princi-
pies. The two men who did not meet
their fellow anarchists were Maresca and
Weda. Chief Wilkie of the secret SER
had his agents at the wharf when the
steamer docked. The two men did moi
come in the steerage as did the others
! Maresca came as a steward in the steer
age and Weida as coal passer. They
could have landed without going through
the formalties of the barge office.
When Maresca boarded the Kaiser Will
helm II at Naples August 7th, secret
service agent was close on his heels
Maresca professed to have no money an6
made application to be taken as cook
| Failing in that, he asked for steward
, ship. There was a vacancy in the steer
| age cabin and he secured it. It was no
known that he had companion. He an6
Weida did not come aboard together. Al
far as is known, no one saw Weida come
/ aboard and he was not discovered unit
six hours after the vessel sailed. Wher
| found he was secreted as a stowaway. He
| was put to work in the hold with the coal
passers and kept busy until the boa,
! reached quarantine.
The Kaiser Wilhelm touched Gibraltar
August 6, and then sailed for New York
| It is not known that either of the mer
saw the other during the eleven days o.
/ the run.
On Wednesday morning last, the steam
err was boarded at quarantine by secrel
| service men, who asked 10 see the steer
| age and cabin lists and the ships roster
| First Officer Lans took the detective Tor
| ward where they could see the crew.
Purser Meyer remembered recording 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 under
| stand English.
After looking Maresca over, w. T. Hazen
! In charge of the secret service bureau Of
! this city. said:
! II think that is the man."
Maresca was sent below when the shiI
was docked. When the liner tied up at hel
pier, Maresca was Informed that he was
i under detention. He was asked where his
baggage was, and replied in Italian:
| "Weida has it,
This was a new lead, and Wieda was