New-York tribune., 1908-03-31
A. BERKMAN ARRESTED
BOMB STILL n MYSTERY.
Editor Released for LacS
of Evidence.


Park Night found the affair nearly as much in
volved in mystery ever.
Alexander Berkman, the treasurer OF the loosely
knit Anarchist Federation of America, was ar
rested photographed and measured in the morn
ing. When Detective Wsrzansky arraigned Berk-
man before Magistrate Droege he had no particular
charge to make. First he wanted him charseo
with melting to riot, but copy OF Mother Ear'h
and two mimeographed letters bearing Berknlans
name were not considered sufficient evidence, ana
the prisoner was paroled his own recognizance
Emma Goldman. who also has part in the pup
ucation of Mother Earth" with Voltairine de
Cleyre and HippoIye Havel left Minneapolis night
before last and is safe in Canada
Berkman said Sunday that If the police wanted
to find him they could at any time do so at NO
20 East 18th street, where he lives and gets OUT
Mother Earth Detective Warzansky arrested
him early in the morning there taking his prisoner
to headquarters, with copy OF the masazlle'
namnbIet entitled How to End Panics' and one
or two other things of the sort, a large order 1or
which had just been received from Emma "oio
man. The affair of Sturday has greatly stimulated
Emma's sale of this literature and she Is Hklis @
advantage of it. In How TO Eno fahio9 app
this statement:
Never listen TO anv siren song about Wifinlin in
the powers Of government first; government da md
OF every one else in its service, its hireilns ns
Delegate no grsrt to any norseves as
soon as you strong in will and unity
At Headquarters the members card OF 'ne
Anarchist Federation of America ihaue ~
Cohen in the name of silversten was SHOWN to
t,orLn,ar He readily admitted that 1T was MS
signature at the back. and then wrote MS hai'
at Inspector McCaffertys behest.
BERKMAN DENIES KNOWING COHEN.
He said that to his knowledge he never had seen
Cohen written to him -
This is the man who admits shooting Henry -
Frick" said Inspector McCaferty in showing MIN
to the detectives He admits having served time
for doing So
Berkman admitted that he was an anarchlst,
had advocated his principles and had written and
distributed much literature on the soojec'' pul
said he had advocated violence
Anarchy" said the inspector, turning to Berk-
man. lis 1nisdrected intelligence and ignorance
L issue with you that, said BerkInan.
1T is not true. The true anarchist never adVo-
Gates violence
Two letters found In Cohens were sub
mitted evidence. The first one read:
The bearer Of these credentials fro, from us are as
commi1tes Of Philadelphia to raise money for the
trial of De Plau and Weinberg, who are about to
Month Their offence @ 4 Consists @ that they declared
themfelves for the une1mployed d. worRmenothst
they are already the workingmens representatives
families of the unemployed workingmen who were
sent VAN to foaT an san
to the committee or to Alexander Berk1nan treas
The other letter the appeal. ard also
he can Deither read write.
Before going to court Berkman taken TO
Bellevue in the hope that he might identify Cohen
that the latter might recognize Berkmans voice
The attempt failed
Cohen's condition is so much improved that
# is likely that he will stand trial for murder in
the first degree
ANOTHER ARREST MADE
Another arrest was yesterday. being one |
by a patrolInan who thought he had captured an |
anarchist but the fellow turned out TO be only a
socialist. The patrolman Michael Dun0s of |
No. 1O5 West 9Sth street, pastins slips on letter
boxes. Some of these slips read:
With the monstrous laws that are accommodating !
the statute books, one may safely say that the |
man who is not a confirmed criminal is scarcely |
fl live among decent people
officeholding Of all sorts, from the President down
in the public mind as positively -lsreputabe.-
stephen Pearl Andrews ...os 49,, 49,,
We think man needs TO be governed, ana We |
let him govern others.
Dumas said that he extreme in his !
views than Robert Hunter. ano was opposed to |
violence. Magistrate Cornell, in the forkville !
Court, held him IN 500 for examination He prob |
ABLY will be charged to-day with defacing mail |
boxes.
Commissioner Bingham wrote yesterday after |
noon another letter the Board of Aldermen. !
asking for an emergency fund of 100000 for his
secret service" squad, to keep track of anarchists
and to keep in correspondence with foreign cities
He was asked if he had received any complaints |
the alleged brutality of the police on Sat
urday. He replied that he had received at !
all but on the contrary, had received several let
ters commencing the gentleness with which the .
police had handled the mob and the good judg- !
nlent they had exhibited all through the trying af |
ternoon.
He told that Robert Hunter in particular !
had complained that the police had been brutal |
TO him.
BINGHAM COMPLIMENTS HUNTER
These people" he said. to behave them
selves. and if they don't behave themselves they |
will be sorry for it l will stand for incitations
riot. riots disorder. and will suppress it with
an iron hand. When I hear of all this trouble |
caused by q lot of windbags. want them to know .
it that 1 will not stand for it,
When he asked if he wanted see Mr.. |
Hunter, the Commissioner replied: NO, l don't |
want to see him any hot air bags" !
The Commissioner said that he would allow all
anarchists or socialists TO hold their meetings SO
long they kept within the law. adding that he
understood that they often had hired their halls
by decevirg the landlords.
Mayor Mcclellan has kept in close touch with the
situation He agreed that the behavior Of the po-
lice all through the affair been highly praise
worthy.
committee of the general committee Of the
Socialist party OF New York got together yesterday
afternoon in Morris Hillquts office, in Broadway
and elected Joseph Wanhope editor of "Wilshirss
Magazine, Chairman The committee aug
mented by the addition of Bruno J.. Zimm from
the unemployed conference Of New York and J. A.
Be hringer. from the unemployed conference of
BROOKLYN The committee decided to establish a
place at Nc 23s East s4th and another fur
ther downtown to get the stories of eve witnesses
Of clubbings- Anybody who got dubbed himself
will be cordially welcomed. and his story will be
printed and distributed by the socialists
/. was at first denied that Mr. Hunter was at the
conference. but after ii had dsbanded Morris Hill
qui: said he had been present but had gone home
baf will