New-York tribune., 1901-01-21
BROUGHT HERE TO MURDER
GREEK SAYS ANARCHISTS ATTEMPTED
HIS LIFE FOR DISOBEYING THEM.
TELLS OF A PLOT TO AssAssINATE WELL
KNOWN PUBLIC MEN IN THIS COUN-
TRY-THREE ARRESTS MADE IN
YONKERS 80 WARRANTS
FOR MORE.
FOR MORE.

The police Of Yonkers have arrested thre" men
who they believe belong to a band # Greek
Anarchists which planning 10 assassinate
public men in this country. Warrants are out
for three more men. The arrests we're made on
the complaint Of a former member Of the group.
who says he was brought TO this country for the
purpose Of numbering prominent men. He
charges that he was assaulted in an attempt to
Kill him for deserving his comrados and refusing
to do their deadly work. The three men arrested
KEPATANKAs James. No. , Clinton-s'.. YanHcrs
KEPATANKAs Joseph brother. OF the same address.
HIsTARAGUs. Francis East Ninety third st.. this city
The man who charges that he is the victim OF
an Anarchist group is Elias Masuras. a Greek
peanut pedler. who lives in Clinton-st.. Yonkers.
COMPLAINANT SEVERELY INJURED.
Masuras rushed into Police Headquarters in
Yonkers on Saturday night Blood flowing
from a cash over his left eye, and he bore many
severe injuries He asked Sergeant Lent for
warrants for some men who had assaulted him.
Masuras was taken to the courtroom. and three
warrants were at once issued James Kepa-
tanakas was arrested by Patrolman Cahiu on
Saturday night in CHnton-st. The others
arrested y, ,sterday. The charge against them
is assault in the second degree.
on the stand before Judge kellogg yesterday
when Masuras told to tell the story of what
led up to the assault on him. he said that in
Greece he had been a member of an Anarchist
society. Some time ago it had fallen TO his lot
TO kill a public man in the United States, and
he was ordered TO come to this country and
place himself under the orders of the American
branch of the society. He did not hear the
name of the man whom he was to murder and
understood that, as in other cases. the man who
was to be the victim was 10 be selected after
his arrival in this country. After reaching
America Masuras according 10 his story,
came 10 Yonkers and affiliated with a branch
Of the organization in Yonkers and one in this
city. He became frightened and finally refused
to carry out the mission intrusted to i'm. He
then bought out peanut stand in Yonkers.
ANNOYED BY THE MEMBERS
He says that he was annoyed and threatened
by the members Of the society. He remained
firm in his determination not to obey the order
given him, and yesterday six of the men went
to Yonkers he says. and begged him to return
to the society. When ne sill refused they began
to threaten him. He was firm. and then one of
the six men, he alleges, which one he could not
say, attempted to drive knife into his left eye.
The blow aimed too high. He has bad
stab wound the left eye His story of the
wound is that the knife intended to enter
his eye and pierce his brain, but that it was
driven too high and struck the frontal bone and
slid along. causing the cash.
Masuras said that after arriving here he was
influenced not only by fear of consequences. but
also by the general atmosphere of prosperity to
abandon anarchy and to try to make money
with peanuts He made money. This fact
added TO the wrath OF his former compatriots, ne
said. First they had told him that they would
also engage in the peanut business and undersell
him. Taey annoyed him this way as much as
they could After urging him in vain to rejoin
their ranks they mad tried to drive him off the
pavilion on which he stood with his peanut
stand Then they had set upon him.
Masuras was apparently willing to go on and
tell more about the society. but Judge Kellogg
adjourned the hearing and committed the pris-
oners to Jail pending further examination. One
other Yonkers and two New Workers are
named the other warrants, and the police are
searching for them The police say the Yonkers
man is hiding there, and that they are certain to
take him. The Yonkers police refuse to go
further into details, but assert that they believe
the story told by MaSuras, and that the affair
has led them upon an Anarchist band and plot.
The police say to make public at this time all
ends of justice Masuras is being closely guard
ed, and will not be allowed to get away should
he desire TO do so. The guard Is also to
that he is not molested or killed by any of the
men he calls Anarchists.
STRATHCONA'S HORSE SAIL FOR HONE.
Cape Town. Jan. 20-The British steamer
Lake Erie, Captain Jones' sailed for Canada to-