The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-11
DENIED BY CHIEF WILKIE.
Secret Service Men Not Careless
While Guarding the PTpsiden..

They Were Under the Direction Of
Secretary CorteTyo u. who Exoner-
ntcs Them From BI0mp-THVestI-
eating Anarchists headquarters.
His attention being called 20 newspaper
accounts criticisiuG the Secret Service
agents who We're with the President when
th. u,urt ,l his iii. vas made and
practically accusing them OF not having
done their fun daty. John T. Wu>e,
CIf,T .r On. United states Secret Service,
SKID this morning:
'-IE.I- ..ss. but three Government Sc
cr,t Service agents with the Presidential
party. The fact that Secretary Cortclyou.
under whose immediate direction the rep
reseHtatl.s= # this division were acting.
has stated that our men satisfactorily
discharged the duties TO which they were
assigned is sufficient for US"
Regarding the statement Of Joseph II.
Brigham, Assistant Secretary Of AgTi-
culture, which appeared in one Of
the morning papers and in which
he is reported as having said that he had
received rrIable information 20 the eff
feet that the Secret Service and ,xposi-
tion officials had over twenty kilograms
Of warning that there was a plan on fout
y
falO, Chief NiIkie said that the Secret
Service had not received any messages
or kilograms Of that nature.
In reply ID the question as to whether
the Secret Service had any knowledge or
information whether or not there was an
anarchist plot IN Paterson. y. J., TO take
the life of tho President, the Chief Of the
Secret Service said that he had no knowI-
ed&e OF Information % any auarChistiC
cOHSDiracies existing in Paterson. y J.
1t was reported this morning that six
secret Service men were I'm Paterson yes
tercay in the effort TO learn whether there
was plot in that city TO kill the PRES
dent All the haunts Of anarchists were
visited after visiting Straight Street
Tie Secret Service men went TO the office
OF Ia Qre=tione Scciale' and found
there Editor PEDRO Esteve and three as
s.st@nts. The visitors. it is reported. were
invited TO - through every room and
corner Of the building. and KEYS 10 all
drawers and storCroor1s were given then,
LeltFS and papers were looked into ard
notes taken. but IL IS not yet known what
evidence they have gathered.
oTlclal information was received az tho
secret Service Bureau this morning Of
tEe arrest in New Mexico. Of Antonio
AaE5i1. by Marshal Foraker. Of Atbu-
CuerqUC.
Ii is said that an Investigation OF the
local record of Antonio rfa-gi0 H. TfaI-
IAN who IS said 10 have predicted the
Cef-lh or President Mckinley. and who is
under arrest in New Mexico. reveals The
fact tnat he was the leader Of a cors5I-
cradle band of anarchists in Kansas CIV
two years ago.
These men held regular meetings in the
rear OF q barber shop kept by MaggiD
and 70 is stated that the removed az the
President 81 the United States was Tho
principal subject OF discussion. EIa-cio
ana his associates. all OF whom were TtsI-
lanS, arc said to be dsCiules OF Emma
Goldman. for whom Maggie had "A sort
or Fener7tJn. Il WIS from her IL g. said
that Maggie inbia.d his anarchists f@s-.S
EdWauI Andrew. manager OF the An
crews opera Company. with which An
tonic EaEEio was formerly engaged as a
coTnetist. rs in Kansas City. Mo
several members of our company
Mr. Andrews IS reported as having said
YESTERDAY. were I'm the habit of discuss
Ing economic and social questions and
Tony cut In with his anarchists doctrines.
Maggie said no man had right 70 -rlla
another. and one day said the blood Of
every solder killed IN The Philippines MS
on pr, sideut AcKiu'cy's hands and The
only Way The common people could assert
their rights was by assassination
Early last February he told me dis
uncJy 20 watch for an important event
before October lie assured us that pr,5i-
dent Mckinley would be killed De- fore that
month cane
Maggie left the company az Silver CITY.
y NJ. Mr. Andrews said. because his
syn7athleS were enlisted by an anarchist
prisoner there