The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-19

vacancy in the steerage cabin, and he Sc
cured that 1t was not known that he
had companion. lie and WeIda did net
come aboard together, as far as known
NO one saw Weida come aboard. and ne
was not discovered until six hours after
the vessel sailed. When. found he was
secreted as stCwaway. He was pul 20
work in the hold with the eoftl passersr
and Kept busy until the boat reached
quarantine
The Kaiser Wilhelm touched Gibraltar
Aug. 8, and then sailed for New York.
Il is not known that either of the men
saw the other during the eleven days Of
the run.
On Wednesday morning last the steam
er sighted the Sandy Hook Ifght came
up to quarantine and was thHFe boarded
p% secret service men, who asked to see
the storage and cabin lists and the ships
roster
First officer LAM took the detectives
forward where they could see the crew.
Purser Meyer remembere6 recording the
name of Maresca at Naples, and Maresca
was identified by Meyer when the former
was brought cut for identfcation Ma
resca professed to be unables to Under
stand English. After looking Maresca
over, W. 7. Hazen, III charge OF the, Sc
cret service bureau OF th:ss city said:
Il think that is the man.
BOif1 WERE DEEA I%JED.
Maresca was sent below when the ship
was locked When the liner tied up at
her pier, Maresca was informed that he
was under detention. TFc, was asked
where his baggage was, and replied in
| Italian:
"Weida has it a -
This was a new lead and @EVeida was
| summoned from his work at&the furnace
and questioned He professed not to I'M
derstand English, but admitted that he
had trunks on board. The baggage will
be carefully searched today So quietly
We're both men taken ffor45 the liner that
none of the crew or passengers knew
that an arrest had been made.
Chief Hazen admitted today That the two
/ men were supposed to be an$rchists, and
confirmed the story of. the pldt Matched in
Naples in August to kill President Nc
Kinley, Further than this Chief Hazen
declined to talk, on the gFopnA that he
! was in communication with Chief WiIkie
| in Washington, who had asked that alt
| news concerning the suspects come from
! him (Wilkie(e
! Chief Wilkfe is queteds as saying:
The two men are arrested. They
are simply detained a Quarantine. Iney
will be deported when the Kaiser Will
helm goes back to Europe. 1t is true
| that on Aug. this government was ad-
vised from Naples that Maresca had left
Italy for the United States with the pur-
! pose of attacking the president. 1t was
| said that the man was most undesired
immigrant l have a more interesting
story to tell later
Chief Hazen was interviewed a his
/ office in the federal building today. He
| refused to give the technical charge on
which Maresca and Weide are detained
He further said that MaIesca, is a typical
anarchist. number of papers in Italian
were found on the two men and have
been turned over to Commissioner
F1tchie. No weapons We're found on either
| of the men.
SAYS HE IS NO ANARCHIST.
About 10 clock Antonio Weida, who says
he is brother of the detained Weida,
and who lives in this city, called at the
Barge Office, accompanied by a lawyer,
and asked to see his brother but per-
mission was refused until the two de-
tanned men had been before the board
| of special inquiry, which will meet today.
! Antonio made the following statement:
My brother, father, mother. sister and
myself all lived at Sorrento, near Naples,
| until four months ago. My brother and
had been soldiers in the Italian navy.
When | came TO America four months
ago he was in the navy. l did not ex-
pect him On this boat, although I knew
he intended following me to- America.
don't believe he ever belonged to any an
archist socialist, political or secret So
ciety. He was never imprisoned nor ar
rested to my knowledge. We have no
relatives in this country. except an uncle
in> this city. 1 am positive my brother
knows no anarchist in Paterson or New
! York >"
Chief Hazen. Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury Taylor DR. Uller and Commits
sioner Fftchiea held a conference at noon.
When it was finished the three refused
to discuss the matter in any phase, Chief
Hazen said he had nothing to do with
it now, but that it was entirely il the
hands of the immigrant ton authorities.
.Commissioner Fitehie said there would