Evening star., 1900-08-18
Alleged Arrest in New York of Four
teen Anarchists.
0NLYTWO WERE DETAINED
Now Doubtful if They Threatened
Presidents Life.
STORY STARTED BY ENEMIES

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terday Of the detention at the barge office
in this city by secret service agents of No
tabe Maresca and Michil Weida, supposed
anarchists, who arrived yesterday on the
Kaiser Wilhelm II. These two men are
| understood to have come to this country as
ccnspirators, whose object 1t is alleged,
was the assassination of President Mckin-
ley. The Evening World says:
"lnstead of two, high government Off
cial informed the Evening World today that
there are fourteen anarchists under arrest
at the detention prison of the bureau of
immigration They are all charged with
being in a conspiracy to assassnate Presi-
dent Mckinley. and have been taken singly
and in pairs from incoming ocean liners
within the last ten days
tnfted States secret service agents learn
that an anarchist circle in Naples had cast
lots to determine who should be the assas-
SIN. Eleven Italians and three Austrians
were selected. Closely followed. they sailed
strike individual blows at the President at
the same time That would make success
sure.
AS fast as the men arrived secret SER
wee agents, disguised as emigrantS went
among them, and they We're arrested Ma
resca and Weida, caught yesterday were
TWO of fourteen.
Conspiracy Hatched in Naples
The conspiracy was made on a night
early in August. BY working with the ItaI
ian police the secret service agents got wind
OF great meeting of the circle in Naples
lhe men selected for the work of assassi-
nation in this country We're quickly notified
What they were to dc, separated, going
slnsiy or in pairs to different ports in Eu-
rope some went to France others to Ger
many. while still others crossed the chan
mel mel TO England Step by step they were fol-
lowed to the gangplank of steamers
The fourteen are now detained by the
emigration authorities and are either at
,he barge office at the Battery or the de-
tentlon quarters at quarantine
one report is to the effect that some are
IN Ludlow street jail having been taken
there from Ellis Island in order to thwart
anarchists"
30 lar as known, according to the Even
ing World, the plan was for each man to
proceed to Washington alone on certain
gay d Ihey were to surround the Presi-
@ Gent ana await an opportunity to strike.
The blow was to be by pistol and knife
one of the number. 1t was certain wouI1
De successful. The question of escape was
Aot considered, the men being willing TO
sacrihce their lives for their pr:nc:ples
The two men who did not meet their fellow
anarchists We're Maresca and Weida. Chief
Nlkie of the secret service division of the
Treasury Department had his agents al
the pier when the steamer docked The two
men aid not come in the steerage as did
WY thdreScd came a steward in
1ne 1ne age and Weida a coal passer
lheH -ouid have landed without going
'hroU5h the tormality of the barge office
Maresca Closely Shadowed.
When Maresca boarded the Kaiser Will
helm IL at Naples, August 3, a secret ser
vice agent was close on his heels Mar
esca progressed to have no money when he
boarded the steamer and made application
70 ne taken as cook. Failing in that he
asked for stewardship. There was a va
cancy In the steerage cabin and he secured
that 1t was not known that he had a
companion. He and Weida did nor conoa
aboard together. AS far as is known no
one saw Weda 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 quarantine
The Kaiser Wilhelm touched Gibraltar
august and then sailed for New York
1t is not known that either of the men
saw saw the other during the eleven days of
the run.
On Wednesday morning last the steamer
sighted the Sandy Hook light, came IN to
quarantine and was there boarded by Sc
cret 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,
PCrser Meyer remembered recording the
MarGSca
was identified by Meyer when the former
was brought out for Identification.
Could Not Understand English.
Maresca professed to be unable to un-
derstand English After looking Maresca
over w. P. Hazen, in charge of the secret
service bureau Of this city, said: 81 think
that is the man." Maresca was sent below
when the ship was docked. When the liner
tied up at her pier Maresca was informed
that he was under detention. He was
asked where his baggage was, and replied
In Italian: 'Weida has It." This was a new
lead. anu Wefda summoned from hts
work at the furnace and Questioned He
professed not to understand English, but
admitted that he had trunks on board The
baggage Will be carefully searched today
so quietly We're both men taken from the
liner that none Of the crew or passengers
knew that an arrest had been made,
Chief Hazen admitted today that the two
men We're supposed to be anarchists
and confirmed the story of the plot hatched
In Naples in August to kill President Nc
klnley. Further than this Chief Hazen de-
clined to talk, on the ground that he was
in communication with Chief Wflkie In
Washington who had asked that all new,
concerning the suspects come from him
CWilkie). $1,000
Chief Haxcn Interviewed
Chief Hazen was interviewed at his office
In the Federal building today He refused
to give the technical charge on which Ma
resca and Weida are detained. He further
said that Maresca is a typical anarchist. A
number Of papers in Italian were found on
the two men and have been turned over to
commissioner Fitchie. No weapons were
found on either of the men.
capt. Howard. supervising Inspector of
the contract labor bureau. has charge of
the suspects during the absence of Immi-
grafton Commiss ioner Fitchie and Deputv
commissioner McSweeney Capt Howard
refused to allow any one to see the prison.
ers. and said that no Italians had called 10
inquire about them. Maresca and Weida
spent Thursday and Friday nights on the
Narragansett, which IL moored off Ellis
isiand Yesterday they We're kept in the
detention pen In the barge Office.
Weida's Brothsr Calls to See Him.
About 10 O'Clock today Antonio Weida.
who says he Ii a brether of the detained
Weida, and who lives In this city called at