The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-27
LOST, AN ANARCHIST
Alexander Berkman Drops
from Sight at Cleveland.
EMMA GOLDMAN Is EXCITED
TeIegraphN AsSiduOusiy, but Can Get
No Word from FricIS's AssaiInnt.
Disappearance Ascribed to Efforts
of Authorities TO Keep Him from
TaILing-Detectfves Not worried.

New York. Oct 96.-Emma Goldman and
some of her followers of the lower East
Side were q great deal alarmed tonight
over reports from Cleveland that Alexan-
der Berkman. who is telling his prison
experiences in Western socialistic centers,
dropped out of sight there Wednesday
night
Miss Goldman, who has been u faithful
partner and admirer Of Berkman since he
got out Of Jail in Pittsburg after serving
fourteen years fer trying 10 kin Henry c.
Fricl, sent kilograms to Columbus, Cleve-
land, Pittsburg, Buffalo. and Rochester
during the day in an euort TO get trace of
him. but heard nothing.
Emma Goldman Alarmed.
Berkman left here two weeks ago on
/ lecture trip. He went to Pittsburg early
in the week and talked 10 a crowd Of his
adherents there Monday night. In the
audience were policemen, private detec-
tives, and Secret Service men, who were
ready to act If Berkman oversteDDed him
/ self His lecture was a calm recital Of his
prison life, and nothing out of the way
happened. He went 70 Cleveland on Tues
day and talked there that night. He was
registered for a lecture in another part
of the city the next night
According TO the word received here
by Miss Goldman, Berkman disappeared
some time between Tuesday and We'd
nesday nights The Cleveland anarchists
waited until to-day before sending out
any queries about him. thinking that he
would show up. As soon IS they tipped
of Miss Goldman, she wired Columbus.
where he was slated for Thursday night
and Buffalo where he was to be tonight
She also sent word TO Berkman's sister
/ in Rochester. Nothing had been heard
from him at any of these points, and
by tonight she became thoroughly
alarmed
May Have Jumped to Russia.
Miss Goldman was seen tonight when
she went TO her home, as Miss Smith.
She was laboring under great excitement.
but would not express any opinion as
TO what she thinks has happened TO Berk-
man. Among some OF the reds" on
the East Side it was freely saiL that
Berkman may have decided to jump
over to Russia and 90 a little active
work. When she was asked about this
she pricked up her ears and asked:
Who told you anything about Russia?
I don't believe Alec would go there with
ouJ stopping here 10 see me first"
Among Miss GOldman's intimates IL was
said tonight she thinks be has either
been kidnapped by detectives employed by
Henry G.. Prick or has committed suicide.
They say that Berlman grew very gloomy
and pessimIstlc AT times and has often
been heard To consider killing himself.
He isn't the kind OF q man 10 90 of on 4
spree. they say
Detectives Not Worried.
Pittsburg. oct. 36-OmciaIs Of the Per
kins Union Detective Agency refused 10
get excited to-day when they learned that
Alexander HeTIman the anarchist had
been kidnapped as he was about TO start
for Cleveland TO deliver an address. In
fact. they smiled broadly as though they
considered il good joke. The Perkins
Agency Was employed by II. G. Frick 10
catch Berkman after he left the work
house here, and they were also employed
by the United States government 10 see
that Berkmau did not get into mischief
Some time ago il was announced that
Berkman was TO make speech IN East
Cleveland last night He failed 10 reach
that city. and his friends became very
much alarmed. and reported the matter
F to the Cleveland police.
Could Lay Hands on Berkman.
When Harry Perkins, superintendent OF
the Perkins Agency. was asked about
Berkman this afternoon, he said.
oh BeTkmans all right: don't you
worry about him. Some PEOPLE got an
idea into their their head that Berkman
was 10 lecture in Cleveland last night.
It was all a mistake. Berkman might
have thought that he was to lecture
there himself People get those notions
sometimes. But il was all a mistake.
Don't worry about Berkman. He's ali
right I could lay my hands on him
very soon If I wanted him.
1 There is no doubt that Berkman has
been sent IN some other direction by
/ the detectives. and that al his attempts
to talk will be failures.