The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-05
Woman Under Arrest in Italy Sup
posed to BE 'La Belle Teresa
of New York.
SALS0N AN OLD OFFENDER
ONCE TRIED TO KILL FORMER PRES
IDENT CAsIMIR-PERIER.
His Pistol Missed Fire, as Ii Did When
Uumbert's Funeral Thursday.

NEW YORK, Aug. 4.-The Herald to-
morrow will say: I'm the groups OF An
archists scattered about this city and Pat
erson, n. j., trepidation prevails, for the
police and various agents of the Italian
government are constantly searching for
clews which may lead TO the unrayeling of
the plot against the life of the Italian
King. Pedro Estevo, recognized as the
leader of the Anarchists here in the alb
sence of Enrico Malatesta, of whom he was
a faithful shadow, was in this city to-
night, and it is supposed that he was in
consultation with the members of Brook
lyn group of Anarchists which he founded.
Detectives to-day were working on the
theory that the woman under arrest in
Italy is in reality La Belle Teresa SO
well known in New York among the Ital-
ians. La Belle Teresa, before she sailed
away. announced that she was going to
visit DR.. Morse in Milan, and secret serv-
ice agents say that dispatch from Rome
shows that the woman known in Italy as
Teresa Brugnoli was taken into custody at
the same address.
There is much mystery about the per-
son of the woman who is supposed to have
accompanied Bresci. The police think she
La Belle Teresa Persons who dwell in
the Italian colony speak of vivacious and
adventurous young woman known by the
same sobriquet, and they say she also
bore the name of Brugnoli. The name
Brugnoli puzzles the detectives, and they
are working on the fdea that there has been
man of that name TO whom Mrs. Aghina
has once been married.
From another source it was learned
tonight that Esteve visited Brooklyn every
fifteen days and held conference with the
Parson' group. The name is taken from
that of Parsons, the Chicago Anarchist.
The funds raised for two purposes
one portion is for subscriptions to FL Des-
peratoes and the printing of pamphlets:
the other is dedicated to The sacred prop
aganda of the dead This latter portion Is
dedicated to purpose which does not ap-
pear. Esteve has always maintained that
the Anarchists here had nothing to do
with sending Bresci to Italy or to paying
his expenses.
Detectives were going through the
Italian colonies to-day. Captain McClus-
which had been left by Antonio Lana, the
avowed accomplice OF Bresci. at Porrini's
bake shop.
'It was learned from high authority to-
day that the Italian government holds
its representative in this city responsible
for not communicating the story of the
plot against the King. as revealed in the
letter which Sperrando, the Paterson mur-
derer and suicide. had written. Sperrando
wrote that he had been chosen by lot to
kill the King. 1t has now been discovered
that when Canbani Sperrando left home
in Paterson on July 16 he had made prep
arations for a trip across the Atlantic and
probably to Italy. Sperrando's plans were
suddenly changed. and on July Is he mur-
dered Guisseppi Pessina in Riverside, NJ
j. There is reason to believe that Sper-
rando was to make quick trip to Monza
to participate in the murder of Humbert,
but he got word. either in Paterson or New
York, that his services were not needed in
Italy. 1t was then that he wrote the let
ter stating that he had been chosen in
Milan to kill the King. but had decided
to shoot Pessina instead.
These facts have been learned in two
days by the detectives now at work for
the government and the State of New Jer-
sey among the Paterson Anarchists. a
ticket had been bought for Sperrando, AMI
another Italian used it a few days later
What the secret service men now wish to
ascertain is the precise whereabouts Of
Sperrando between July 1s and is. 1t IS
probable that during that time he was in
the Anarchist headquarters either in Pat
erson, n. j., New York or Brooklyn"
The tone of the Anarchists at Paterson,
n. j.. has greatly changed during the last
couple of days. They are keeping very
quiet and are even inclined to call back
what they said earlier in the week They
are getting hazy in their recollections of
Malatesta and the Others They know now
that besides all that has been published
about them, the secret service agents are
at work and must know none. Among some
of those who were talkative early in the
week. there is something resembling a
panic and men who on Monday and Tues
Cay and Wednesday could talk English
glish fiuently now do not understand En-.
glish or say they do not.
Ernestine Gravello is still in Paterson
and she says she does not intend to go
away. Her brother has done everything In
his power to get her out OF the city. but she
refused 10 go. She has declined the Of
fer made her as an attraction for con-
tinuous performances. She says the cause
of Anarchy is too sacred and great to al
low her TO go upon the stage, even though
II promised a means Of her being able to
contribute large sums to il.
The Paterson Italians who are not in
sympathy with the Anarchists and who
are sorry for the death of King Humbert
will 80 to Passaic tomorrow and partici-
pate IN service there In honor OF the dead
fuIer. Thore will be no demonstration In