The sun., 1900-08-02
TRACING PLOT HERE.
Paterson Anarchists Deny KnOwl-
edge of Men Arrested In Italy,

Paterson, \. j., Aug. 1.-Dispatches
from Milan say that the contents of let
tiers found i'll the pockets Of Bresci, the
murderer of King Humbert, prove the
existence of Il plot to kill the king. These
letters We're signed "Fabris." The Rev.
DR.. Francis Dominica Fabris, pastor Of
the Church of Our Lady of Victories, on
Bridge street is the only Fabris known
in this city. He was seen and he said
that the name Bresci seemed familiar to
him. but he thought that there We're sew.
eral of that name in his congregation.
He positively denies that he wrote any
letters to the man.
Considerable excitement was aroused
among Paterson anarchists by the cable
dispatch announcing the arrest Of Anton
Lanncr aud Salvatore G. Quintavali on
the charge Of having been implicated in
the assassination Of King ilumbert. The
| Paterson anarchists, however, denied
| knowledge OF n plot, declaring that they
knew nothing of the men just arrested
Francis Widmar, who, although II Span
lard, is editor Of La Questione Sociale,
declared solcmnly that he knew nothing
| Of these men. He said:
The dispatch says they came from
America and were the accomplices of
BreSci in killing the king. know
nothing OF all that. don't believe the
men were accomplices OF Bresci, ANA
don't believe they ever were in Paterson.
never heard of them"
Widmar was asked If he thought it
likely that BrCac had accomplircs. and II
it were true that tho plot against tho
kings life WAS cencOetcd among the Pat
erson anarchists.
'If Biesci Gid that" he replied. "hC
did it out OF his own head. No one told
him to do it,"
Giovanni Branchi, the italian consul il
this city, Shut himself up i'll his inner of
flee, and the vice consul said that order
had been received from home for til,
consul to "kecp ont of public print I'll
is very sorry" said this official, pointing
to the consuls door, but his lips ar
sealed"
HAS the consul begun to observe til
, local anarchist groups through privat
dctectivcsg"
"The consul cannot speak, was t.
reply.
,, All day the consul was busy reccivin
Italians who came and went from the ii
ner Office without the formaity of an IL!
nouncement. Sometimes they were alont
|
Chief of Police Graul of Paterson sal
! that if the anarchists in that city held
public meeting sufficient force Of polio
would be on hand to prevent anythin
: being said or done in violation of Law
: The meeting is to express approval {
the assassination and to raise funds [
defend the assassin. The Italian govern
mcnt has number Of secret service me
in Paterson and that vicinity looking Il
= the record Of Bresci and watching ii
:. movements of his former fellow worl
i, men and anarchists.
- Captain Walter Usher of the West II
bollen police called on the woman know
as the wife of the assassin of King Hun
bert and had short interview with he
Captain Usncr said that she was in sue
a nervous condition that he was compel
!. cd to take her from her home to IL
. house of a ncighbor. She still doubtt
=, that the assassin was her husband. ST
~ and her young child are destitute Ca
!. tain Usher expected to hear from Il
\ vice consul general whether Mrs. Bres
:" was the wife of Brcsc. the assassi
When the consul was in West Hoboke
he told Captain Usher that he would c
BILE to Bresci's relatives in the old cou
>t try and try to learn something of Il
n women friends of the assassin.
le An unknown man having the appea
II ance of an Italian was found unco
l. scious in an old abandoned trolley c
in at Singac, N. j., and was taken to t
general hospital at Paterson. By /
side was small box containing po
der the nature of which has not be
disclosed. In one of his pockets W
IN found small book on the subject
~ p0isons. There are rumors in circulate
IL that the dead man was a member of
as anarchist group Of Paterson, but t
n basis for such supposition is not apps
lie ent. L.
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