Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-09-10
TRAGEDY PREDICTED.
A Singer In Andrews Opera Company
Knew About Presidents Shooting.

FNTCW Nbobt oUoot'NHs
Wichita, Kas.. Sept. 6.-Fritz HUT
man, a reporter for the Eagle in this
city. who is reliable In every particu-
lar. while singing with the Andrews
Opera company last March was conf
dentially told by Antonio Maggie. a
cornet player with the same company
that President Mckinley would be as
sassinated before October and intima
ted orders to that effect had been re
ceived from the anarchist society In
Rome, Italy.
Huffman was a tenor singer with
the Andrews Opera company and is a
son of the late Colonel Huffman, in.
ternal revenue collector I'm this city
under President Cleveland. In his
statement tonight he said:
while travelling In February or
March between Abilene, Tex, and El
Paso. Antonio Maggie, a cornet player
for the company, told me he belonged
to the Malestes anarchistic circle,
with headquarters in Rome. Italy. He
told me President Mckinley and EN-.
peror William were doomed to assass-
ination and that the men already had
been selected to kill them.
"'The time is not set for the as
sassination of Emperor william he
saind, but President Mckinley will be
killed before October why? |
asked. Because, he said, he sent sol.
diers into the Philippines as King
Humbert sent soldiers to kill the ma.
tives OF Africa. All who seek to op
press must die
II thought he was giving me hot air
at the time, but now I believe he was
not. He also told me the Malestes cir.
Gle had an assassin In the household
OF the emperor of Germany.
Maggie made some threats against
the manager of the Andrews Opera
company and was discharged at Silver
City, N. NJ, where he was Immediately
engaged 10 play In a saloon. Maggie
also told me he expected some day tC
be called upon to kill tyrant and tn At
when he is 1t will be the proudest mo
ment of his life"
The publication of the shove AsSt
ciated Press dispatch, sent out under
date of September 6 from Wichita
Kas.. set the secret service machin
cry of the government In action and
the officials of the United States mar
Hiai n III illiN WY were NlIfN
from Washington to hunt mp, locate
and arrest II possible. Antonio Mag
gio, a well known anarchist.
Last Friday Maggie was located u
Grant county at the mining camp o
Santa Rita, where he had recently
gone from Silver City, and although
the news was known to The Citizen
becoming through other channels
quite well circulated yesterday II
was kept ont OF print at the reques
OF Deputy Marshal McKeehan until :
was positively known that Maggie wal
in the hands OF the law.
Yesterday afternoon at o'clOcl
the following dispatch was wired from
the marshal's office to Sheriff A. s
Goodell at Silver City;
Want a man named Maggie, Z
supposed anarchist at Santa Rita
Hold him until arrival OF Deputy Mar
shall Fornoff."
Last night at 1880 o'clock Sheriff
GOodell wired in answer as follows:
Have the man you want under az
rest"
In response to the dispatch from
Sheriff GOOdell, Deputy Marshal Form
OFF left last night for Silver City
where Maggie Is now In jail, he be
ing arrested at Santa Rita under a tel
ritorial law on the subject OF conspiI
acy to murder.
The report that Maggie was witt
the Andrews Opera company Will
the company was here Is false. Mag
gio was discharged at Silver Cit,
before the company reached this cit
for making threats against the lif
OF the manager He was known /
other members Of the company as
man having extreme anarchistic idea
and was considered dangerous.