The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-19
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TO KILL THE PRESIDENT.
Anarchists Held at the Barge Office
i'll New York.
(By Associated Press. J

(Ey Associated Prcss)
NEW YORK, August 1S-The Evening
World to-day prints the following rela-
tive to the news received from Washing
ton yesterday of the detention at the
barge offices in this city by secret SER
vice agents of Notable AIaresca, who ar
Weida, supposed anarchists, who arrlV-
ed yesterday on the Kaiser Wilhelm Ii.
These Two men are understood to have
come to this country conspirators,
whose object, it is alleged. was the as
sassination of President Mckinley. The
Evening World says:
Instead of two. a high government
official informed the World to-day, that
there are fourteen anarchists under ar
rest at the detention prison of the bureau
OF immigration. They are all charged
with being in conspiracy to assassinate
President Mckinney and have been
taken singly and in pairs, from incom-
ing ocean liners, within the last ten
days.
limited States Secret Service agents
learn that an anarchist circle in Naples
had cast lots, to determine who should
be the assassin. Eleven Italians, and
three Austrians We're selected. Closely
followed, they sailed for different ports.
Their object was to strike individual
blows at the President at the same time.
That would make success sure.
LAS fast as the men arrived, Secret
service agents. disguised as emigrants,
went among them and they We're ar
rested. NIaresca and NVeida, caught
yesterday, were the two Of the fourteen.
The conspiracy was made on q night
early in August. BY working with the
Italian police, the Secret Service agents
got wind of a great meeting of the Circle
in Naples. The men selected for the work
in this We're 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 Eng
land. Step by step they We're followed
to the gang-planks OF steamers.
1.-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.
zone report Is to the effect that some
are in Ludlow-Street Jail. having been
taken there from Ellis Island in order to
thUart 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 alone on 6. certain
day. They We're to surround the PreSi-
dent and await an opportunity to strike.
The blow was to be by a pistol and knife.
One of the number. it was certain. would
be successful. The question Of escape was
not considered. the men being willing to
sacrifice their lives for their principles.
It is understood that twelve of the men
detained will be sent back to Europe at
once on the ground that they are unde-
sirnbe e.nigrants, but no specific charges
which will warrant their arrest have been
made. On the contrary, however. the
two men. Maresca and Guida, VIII be
placed under arrest and held until the
arrival of the Naples authorities, when
arrangements will be made for their ex-
tradition.