The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-11-21
PLOTTED TO KILL
Conspiracy to Murder Presl-
dent Roosevelt Revealed.
Hoboken Woman Tells a Sensational
Story to Her Pastor-Thought
to Be Reliable.

New York, Nov. 10. Disclosures of
three alleged plots to assassinate Presi-
dent Roosevelt since he has taken
Office we're made in Hoboken by Mrs.
Lena Dexheimer, a parishioner of the
First Methodist Episcopal church,
who says she is converted anarchist.
Mrs. Dexheimer is the mother of six
children, and the Rev. Charles l..
Meade, pastor of the church, says ne
is in a position to know that her story
is reliable.
"My relations with the anarchists, =
she said today, "began shortly after
my marriage nineteen years ago,
when I became acquainted with EN-
ma Goldman in shirt factory in
Brooklyn, where we were both en-
ployed.
81 continued to attend most Of the
meetings of the organization until
three years ago, when l moved to
Hoboken and happened to attend
special services at the First Methodist
Episcopal church one evening with
nv husband. Pastor Meade was in
the pulpit and his words so impress
ed me that I sought him after the SER
vice and told him my story.
81 assured him that l wanted to
give up my anarchist associates and
he told ne to pray and see him next
day. I was converted in the course of
a few weeks, but although l stopped
attending the anarchist meetings they
kept constantly communicating with
me.
ST received no intimation of the
attempt on President McKinley's life,
and knew nothing of mis- assassination
until l read it in the newspapers.
''Shortly afterward [ received a
letter in German cipher saying that
an attempt would be made to assassi-
nate President Roosevelt at the BIZ
centennial celebration of Yale at New
Haven. The date selected was Nov.
10, 1901, and the man selected to do
the deed was Frenchman named
Meloy. He arrived on Red Star liner
and I met him on the pier, with other
anarchists. l became friendly with
him and after meeting him several
times tried to persuade him not to
commit the deed.
SIN the meantime l had let Pastor
Meade into the plot and ne got the
Iettre in cipher from me and forward
ed it to the New York branch of the
secret service. My entreaties won
him over eventually, and he told me
that he was going to return to Paris
and kill himself, as his anarchist as
sociates had told him that either he
or Roosevelt would have to die. He
kept his word ard returned to Paris
and killed himself by pretending to &C,
cideDtally fall under horses hoofs.
The record of his death is in the
oossession of the Paris police.
1.-THE second man selected to kill the
president was named Mueller, and h
lived at 14S, 143 or 147 Avenue B
New York. He committed suicide b.
taking poison. The third person t.
draw the lot for the same purpose wa
Mrs. Schroeder, who lived some
where in Harlem. She ended her lif
in the same manner as Mueller.
got only general announcements of tn
two plots and was not told the date
when the attempts would be made o.
the presidents life.
1.-THE anarchists began to suspect m
after the Schroeder woman did ava
with herself, and spies were kel
watching my house in Hobokep. l bt
came fearful of my life and al
peaIed to Pastor Meade for assistance
He communicated again with til
secret service and detectives followe
me every time l left the house to
Tn church or to do marketing.
II am no longer afraid Of anythin'
because have come to he conciusic
that the anarchists regard it unsa
TO interfere with me.