The sun., 1900-08-02
Bresci had bought his pistol In Paterson at the


Bresci had bought his pistol In Paterson at the
hardware store Of William II. Ash. corner Of
Market and Straight streets. Ash. when he
sells a revolver. always takes description of
the buyer On May / he sold Ss-calber
revolver Of Massachusetts make 10 a
man answering Bresci's descriptin to dot.
The store Is In the outskirts OF the Italian settle
ment and ia largely patronized by them.
IL was also discovered that Bresci was al one
tme a resident OF Flushing. l.. l. He lived
there about Ave years ago and those who knew
him say he had many eccentrIcitles. that he
was a student Of history and was always telling
his associates that they should learn to live
without work
Gaetano Bre.ci. who killed King Humbert.
not only contributed To funds for the
support OF Anarchist newspapers while he was
silk weaver in Paterson but he was one Of
many workingmen who contributed TO the fund
for a monument - the late Vice President
Hobart. and also toward buying flowers for Mr..
Hobart's funeral william j Orr. the manager
Of Hamil a Booths silk mill, where
Bresci was employed from April s.
1899. TO May Il? 1900. gave this
Information yesterday. Vice-Presdent Hobart
was the President OF the Hamil and Booth
Manufacturing Company and whom h. died the
1000 employees al wanted to do something to
show their admiration and respect for him. A
large delegation OF them went TO the funeral
carrying many noral pieces Every employed
In the mill contributed something toward buy
ing the flowers and Bresci. said Manager
Orr and Foreman Terhuns yesterday. was
one Of the contributor. The men and
women held a mass meeting In the mil
yard at the noon hour and voted 70
raise 500 for a monument fund. Bresd was
again a contributor and the total amount COL
lected was Sll2oO. This was handed to Mr..
Orr. who threw In dime to complete the iisth
dollar. The mill hands didn't like this because
they were superstitious about the thirteen, 20
Sil2 was sent to the monument fund and the
other dollar to the employees hospital fund
One OF the detectives employed by Consul
General Branchi to find out what evidence
there may be that the killing Of the King was
the result OF a conspiracy hatched In Paterson,
went to Hamil Booths ofloe yesterday. and
asked for detailed information relative 10
drtsS.s. e Wsx s1xpiaiued wssthsr @ % +. Lad % enough
money OF his own TO pay his fare 70 Europe. or
whether the money was furnished by the
Anar chist organization
I, was found that Bresds wages for weaving
during the last ten weeks Of his work at the
mill amounted to 3lSe Is. He was paid "a
ssyeIy two weeks ,s ana on May i; the dsy that
nSs s ndns Mass The: SS F. =. rs Sy the
R,..0 Ryrs d on la the D Gn vSs was
leave Bresci IS liter huying hs ticket but he
had TO support himself for hve days before his
depa%TsHre, % and n hs lsfs some money for his wife
II Brssc told his wife the truth he had some
source OF income side OF his wages, As q
silk weaver he earned an average OF only ei< q
from $40 to s26 week and generally had
enough money with him 70 prove this. Mrs
Bresci thought that II all came from the mill
The woman and her little girl are now desti-
tpte and yesterday She voluntarily BECAME
charge on the town OF West Hoboken. She did
this at the suggestion OF Police Captain Usher.
SbUas % as o s Te % viii
not only pay for the mothers food and clothing
but will pay the rent so that she may continue
70 live for while at so9 Clinton avenue and sne
will be attended by q physician at the towns
Mr.. Bresci received a letter yesterday from
q woman friend in Brooklyn. The post ONCE Is
before delivering the letter the postmaster noti-
fed Capt. Usher that It had been received. The
Captain w,nt with the postman to Mrs Brescis
him to ook at the contents OF the letter FIRST.
1t contained nothing relative TO Anarchists.
An Italian who was found suffering from
Tuesday night, died yesterd ~ in the Patterson
Hospital The body was examined yesterday
at the hospital morgue by scores OF the Italian
identify It, The only thing that the
man had in his possession when he
was found dying was a mutated book printed
In Italian and apparently the manual OF some
secret society, and tin can thai had contained
his dose OF poison. The man was Gbout As years
old The police say that he committed suicide.
There Is to be an autopsy,
The Vice Consul made the following tatement
TO a Sun reporter at the Italian Consulate. 8o
broadway, yesterday Afternoon:
1T is not the custom Of any government 10 dis
cuss its business in public. We have been
directed therefore. TO say absolutely nothing
for publication relative TO Anarchist plots and
counterplots. 40 far as they may have any
hearing on the assassination. This rule as TO
silence Il not one specially made for this
case 1t has always been In force
relative to government. Affairs and has
only been emphasized in this case. Any state
ment, therefore, that may be printed as ema-
mating from the Consul ateNn regardlto Anaroh-
lists never emanated from here. All that can
give you in the way of what you call news is a
tran lation OF a telegram received 10y the Con-
sul-Genernl this morning from Viscont Veno-ta.
Minister Of Foreign Affairs. IL reads;
Please thank all persons In the United states In
ciudng the Italian societies for their memories OF
In our national mourning"
Supt. Bangs OF the Pnkerton asen-
cy said thtt the Pinkertons had not been
retained by the Italian Government nor by any
body else 10 investigate the American end Of
the plot to kill King humbert