The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-24
Fourteen Foreign Anarchists Are
Now Under Arrest in New
York City.
THY CANE FROM ITALY AND AUSTRIA
All Are Charged With Being in a
Plot TO ASsassinate the President
of the United States.
They Eave Been Taken Singly and
la Pairs From Incoming Ocean
Liners for the Past
Ten Days.


New York, Aug. 10.-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 of Notable Maresca
and Michil Weida, supposed anarch-
lists, who arrived Friday on the Kaiser
Wilhelm III. These two men are un-
derstood to have come to this coun-
try as conspirators, whose object, it
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 IA anarchists
under arrest at the detention prison
of the bureau of immigration. They
are all charged with being in a con-
spiracy to assassinate President Me-
kinley, and have been taken singly
and in pairs from incoming ocean
liners within the last ten days.
United States secret services learn
that an anarchist circle in Naples
had cast lots to determine who should
be the assassin. Eleven Italians and
three Austrians were 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.
''As fast as the men arrived secret
service agents. disguised as emigrants,
went among them and they were ar
rested. Maresica and Weida, caught
Friday, were two of ID.
"The conspiracy was made on a
night early in August. BY working
with the Italian police the secret
service agents disguised as emigrants
meeting of the circle in Naples. The
men selected for the work in this
country were notified what they were
to do, operators going singly or in
pairs to different ports in Europe
Some went to France, others to Ger
many, while others crossed the chan
mel to England. Step by step they
were followed to the gangplank OF
steamers.
"One report is to the effect that
some are in Ludlow street Jail, hav,
ing been taken there from Ellis island
in order to thwart any attempt tc
rescue them by Paterson anarchists
So far as known, the plan was fol-
each man to proceed to Washington
at once on a certain day. They were
to surround the president and await
an opportunity to strike. The blow
was to be by pistol and knife. One
of the number, it was certain, would
be successful. The question of escap,
was not considered, the men being
their principles. The two men whC
did not meet their fellow anarchist.
were Maresca and Weida. Chief vii
kie, of the secret service division o.
the treasury department, had hi
agents at the pier when the steamer
docked. The two men did not com,
in the steerage as did the others
Maresca came as a steward in tn,
steerage and Weida as a coal passer
They could have landed without go
ing through the formality of tn
sarge office.
? Washington. Aug. 19.-rhe safe
guarding of the life of Presiden
Mckinley from anarchists or tn
more feared class. cranks, is divides
I equally between the United States Sc
! cret Service and the local police de
partment.
To reach the president while d
Washington one must be known o
have trustworthy credentials, an
even then every visitor is under cor
4 slant surveillance. and a menacin
r,ove would be instantly arrested b