The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-20
FEARS REDS WILL KILL her.
DETECTIVES GUARDING THE
LIFE or MRS. DEXHEIMER.
Shes Afraid TO Leave Home-Tcils About
Meetings Where Assassins We're
Drawn TO kiil President Anarchist
Code and Letters for Secret service.


police protection for Mrs. Lena Dexheimer,
the woman who told the story of ar Arar-
chist plot To assassinate President Roose-
welt The minister told Police Capt. Fan
ming that he had reason to believe that the
woman was IN danger of being killed 10y
the group of Anarchists of which she had
been member,
He added that she was gr .atly annoyed
over the fact that her story was made
public and was afraid 10 go out Of her
house even as far IA the stores of the
neighborhood.
DR. Meade ren'a ned AZ the police station
in conference with the captain for more
than an hour. When he went away Detec-
tive Sergeant jalu,- krrrlgan was detailed
10 act as special guard for MIR Dexheimer.
and three pulooGen IN plain clothes were
sent 70 patrol the block on which The woman
lives Tho police dispersed a crowd OF
curious persons who had gathered oppo-
site the house al MI Willow avenue.
Ferdinand Dcxheimer, the woman's h,is-
band, remained on guard al the door Of his
apartments. To the various detectives
who called al the house he introduced HIM
self as his wife's brother-in-law, and said
that Mrs. Dexheimcr was out of town. He
stuck to this story until Detective Kerrigan
arrived. Then Dexheimer Acknowledged that
his wife was al home. and admitted sew
eral newspaper reporters who called.
To the reporters Mrs DcSheiner re-
pcated the story as printed in yesterday
mornings papers.
For twenty years" she said. Il have
associated with anarchists During all that
time nave been Intimately acquainted with
- .t..,r
IN New York and in Paterson whenever
had time TO get away from my household
duties. Of course, having six children. /
hadn't much time TO 20 To these NEE tings
My husband, who l. photographer.
was a member of the Methodist church
there with him even when | was going TO
these meetings. Shortly after President
Mckinley was assassinated l went to a
meeting in Paterson with man named
were summoned 10 that meet ing. Mr.
Weher and | rode from Barclay street
ferry to Paterson on n trolley car.
II got nv notice to attend the meeting
at the Hoboken post Office. When | had
read il ! saw n man standing near TO give
mo the signal and handed back the letter.
which il one Of the obligations Of the 40
ciety. You must send back every written
letter you receive.
Like the other members. had my num-
Der. Each one j. known by a number II
were 10 tell my number | would BE- killed
Tor telling it.
"Ab,pt a hundred men and women were
al r." meeting In Paterson. They had
two ballot boxes there. Names, addresses
and nun d r. IF members were in
other The names and numbers of many
who could not get there had been placed
in tie boxes.
We lad received cipher message that
the number selected would be called on to
kill Pr, si.cnt Roosevelt The number
drawn was that Of Frenchmen A COM
mittee met him when he cane here.
was Their" on the pier. Later I became
letter acquainted with him. He was to
kill the President on Nov. Is of last year,
when the Pr'sidentwas Ia b. AT Yale.
"Mclos,. that was his name weakened
went hack to Paris and committed suicide
The French police have that record. Latest
l heard that a man named Miller was
selected for the job. He lived in fur
nished room at li3 or li6 Avenue B. He
weakened and committed suicide.
Another meeting was called. Then a
woman named Frsda Schroeder was
lected to kill the President She was a
personal friend Of Emma Goldman. She
lived AZ 9el East lslst street was not at
the meeting when she was selected, be-
cause ! had previously joined the Church
and had told all to my pastor, DR.. Meade
You know ii was only recently that the last
meeting was held
well, Mrs. Schroeder knew she would
be murdered unless she killed the President
but she weakened and on Sept last com
mitted suicide with carholic acid.
1T was shortly after Mckinley was killed
that decided to withdraw from the group
They insisted upon me staying. wouldn't.
Then came threatening letter in cipher
informing me ! would be killed. | gave
the letter TO DR.. Meade A week later
another letter came in cipher. l took that
To my pastor. He asked me TO bring the
Anarchists code to him. l did so and he
translated both letters
He said he would copy the letters and
let me have them so | could return them to
the group to prevent them suspecting me
He returned the first letter, after copying
and translatng il, and then returned II TO
me. A few days later returned II to man
who called for it, He tore 1t up on my front
stoop, The second letter was handed back
TO another Anarchist who called for H.
Il begged my pastor to keep the matter
secret, as ] feared ] would he murdered
he kept the matter secret and made the
mistake by limiting AT the Thursday night
church meeting that / had once been an
Anarchist, but had left them.
Some OF the women gossiped about IT,
Then newspaper reporter heard Of IT,
He came to my house and represented to
me that he had been sent by my pastor
who wanted me to tell the whole story.
SO told it. Then | was surprised to see
in the newspapers.
Now | know | will be killed and I'm
afraid to go out of the house, because there
are many Anarchists living in Hoboken.
I'm afraid one of them may stab me in the
back"
The Rev. DR.. Meade said he had given
copies Of the threatening letters received by
Mrs, DcNhcirner and also the Anarchist
code to Secret Service men.
lhey worked on the case for some time
he said, and Mr. Flynn. the New York
agent of the Government, took possession
OF all the papers which had in nv Dos
session, The Secret Service men called
here AZ my house several times after tina,
II was this fact that led me to believe they
worked on the case
I'm s,lrc they believed the woman told
the truth IN IN" matter She is telling the
truth and She l. not insane"
Detective kerigan said ne was satisfied
that Mrs. DeNhcimer was telling a truth
full story.
She il a plain, conscientious. sane Ger
man woman" he said. "and is personally
acquainted with all the prominent Anar-
chists In the country She was a friend
and visitor AZ the house of Mrs. Brcsci at
the time Mrs. Brcsc lived in Clinton avenue,
West Hoboken When Mrs. Brcsci's hus-
band was arrested in Italy for assaSsinntjnp
the King, Mrs Dexheimer took care of her
children while she was away o see LAWYER"
A Mrs. Schroeder of 973 Fast Siytv-first
street, who according 70 the police APP
parentlv had Anarchist leaning-. com
mitted suicide at her home on Sept 2 by taxi
ing carholic acid In her trunk Coroner
OUorman found hundreds Of clippings
relating to sDpeChps and doinps of Anar-