Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-08-24
h'kIN[EY IS hENACED.
Arrest of Two Alleged Anarchist
Pl0tterS.
BENT ON BLOODY MISSION.
President Is Not AIarmed-Has Taken
No Precautions for Protection-Both
Immigrants Are from Naples, and One
of Them Is an Ex-Convict.

Secret Service Agents Henry and
Hazen and United States Marshal
Bernhard boarded the Kaiser Wilhelm
II. when she arrived at her dock in
New York Friday and placed under ar
rest two Italians who said they were
Natole MOseca and Michael Guido. II
was said that both men were known as
anarchists in Italy. and that their az
rest was made at the inStigation Of the
Italian government chief Officer
Lang of the Kaiser Wilhelm said that
there was something mysterious about
the prisoners presence aboard the
ship. Moseca came aboard al Naples
and asked for job a. Storage steward
on the trip 10 New YORK. He Was
given it. Guido also came aboard IT
Naples and was allowed 10 stay by
working his passage as coal passer.
They attracted little attention and both
attended strictly TO their duties. When
the secret service men boarded the
steamer they asked II any new men
had joined the crew az Naples. They
were informed Of the circumstances
connected with the hiring Of Guido and
Moseca. The coaI-passers and steer
age stewards We're lined up on deck.
and after looking them over Agent
Hazen, pointing TO Guido and Moseca,
said: These are the TWO men We
want" The prisoners We're then hand
cuffed and taken away. Great secrecy
was maintained as TO what was done
with the prisoners. II is said that they
had been taken TO the barge Office.
where they would be detained until
further notice.
There were rumors that the Federal
officials had learned that the TWO men
had come to New York prepared to as
sassinate President Mckinley. None
of the officials would admit that they
had any such evidence While the i'm
migration officials would not say
where the men are being detained.
from a reasonably reliable source, how
ever, it was later learned that the men
are believed to be desperate and 10
| have confederates here who would take
great risks to secure their release and
that the officials. acting under orders
from Washington. had decided that it
was not safe TO send the men to Ellis
island and had ordered them incarcer-
ated in the Ludlow street Jail
The arrest of Natalie AIosesca and
Michael Guido in New York by secret
service men was directed by Chief VIII
kie OF the secret service bureau in
Washington, because of information
that has been in his hands for several
weeks On Aug l Chief Wilkie re-
ceived information from European cap
itals that these men were connected
with the anarchist groups and that
they were coming 10 this country to
ley The president has refused to
believe that any attempt would be
made on his life. and he has taken no
precautions for protection The secret
service bureau has. however. felt war
ranted in following up information il
has received and these men We're ar
rested as result OF their words and
other information against them.
Mosesca is an ex-conyict. and subject
to deportation under oar immigration
laws He VIII be sent back % Ell
rope. Not SO much is known OF Guido.
and he viii 5e detained uncil it can be
determined whether he : simply II
immigrant o. q dangerous fanatic. Who
believes he has mission as al as
saSsin Of men in high places.