The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-08-24
A FOUL CONSPIRACY.
Anarchists Arrested Suspected to Be
in a Plot to Kill Mckinley.
They Have Been Taken singIy and
in Pairs From Incoming ocean
Liners for the Past
Ten Days.

New York. Aug. 1o.--The Evening
World Saturday published the follow
ing relative TO the news received from
Washington Friday of the detention
at the barge Office in this city by Sc
cret service agents VI Notable Maresca
and Michil Meida, supposed anarch-
lists, who arrived Friday on the Kaiser
Wilhelm Ill. These two men are UNI
derstood 10 have come TO this coun-
try as conspirators, whose object. IL
is alleged, was the assassination Of
President Mckinley. The Evening
World says:
" Instead Of two, high government
official informed the Evening World
Saturday that there are "a anarchists
under arrest az the detention prison
Of the bureau OF immigration They
are all charged with being in con-
spiracy 20 assassinate President Me-
Kinley, and have been taken singly
ana in pairs from incoming ocean
liners within the last ten days.
United States secret services learn
that an anarchist circle In Naples
iAtN AAtHN ANNH W AAtAAN iAAAAf WHO NIAMlNl
Doe the assassin. Eleven Italians and
three Austrians were selected. Closely
followed, they sailed for different ports.
Their object was TO strike individual
blows az the president az the same
time. That would MAKE success sure.
As fast as the men arrived secret
service agents. disguised asemigrants.
went among them and they wese ar
rested. Maresica and wcida. caught
Friday. were two OF 10.
The conspiracy was made on q
night early in August. Bv working
with the Italian police she secret
service agents disguised as cmigrants
meeting Of the circle in Naples. The
men selected for the work in this
country were notified what they were
20 DO, operators going singly or in
pairs TO different ports In Europe.
Some went TO France. Others 20 Ger
many. while others crossed the chan
uel 20 England.
When Marcsca boarded the Kaiser
Wilhelm n. az Naples. August 3.
secret service agent was close on his
heels.
Maresca professed 20 have no
money when he boarded the steamer
and made application % be taken as
cook. Falling in that. he asked for
stewardship. There was vacancy
in the steerage cabin and he secured
that. IL was not known that he had
companion. lie and Weida did not
COME aboard together. A. far ns Is
known. no one saw Weida come
aboard. sni he was not discovered
until six hours after the vessel sail
ed. When found he was secreted as
a stowaway. BE was put 90 work
IN the hold with the coal passers. and
Kept busy until the boat reached
quarantine.
Chef Iiazen admitted Saturday that
the two men were supposed 20 be
anarchists. and confirmed the story
of the plot hatched In Naples In Au-
gust. 20 kill President Mckinley.
Further than this Chief Hazen de-
clined TO talk, On the ground that he
was in communication with Chief
Wilkie in Washington who had asked
that all news concerning the sus-
pects come from him tWilkiel.
Chief Wilkie Is quoted rs saying:
The two men are not arrested.
They are simply detained az quaraa-
tine. They will be deported when the
Kaiser Wilhelm goes back 60 Europe
II is true that on August ] this gov.
eminent was advised from Naples
that Maresca had left Italy for the
United States with the purpose OF
attacking the president. IL was said
that the man was a most undesired
tmigrant. / may have a more inter
-ealin,, story fn tell lnfnr"