The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1908-04-01
BERKMAN CONNECTED
Indirectly With Union Square
Bomb Thr0Wer.

Magistrate Released Berkman on His
Own Parole = If MangIed Bomb
Thrower Receivers He Will Be Tried
For Killing Ignatz HiIdebrand, Who
Was an Innocent Bystander.
New York, March 31.-Efforts of the
police to connect Selig Silverstein,
the Union Square bomb thrower,
With the groups of anarchists have
been successful but thus far they
have been unable to prove that the
sensational crime of Saturday was
furthered in any way by these asso-
ciates.
These developments followed the
arrest of Alexander Berkman, the an
archist leader and companion of EN-
ma Goldman, who served twelve and
half years in prison for shooting
Henry c. Frick, the capitalist and
former steel manufacturer of Pitts
burg.
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man was arraigned in court, that Sill
verstein held card of membership
in the Anarchists Federated union, of
which Berkman is treasurer, and that
this card was signed by Berkman, but
their attempt to show that Berkman
knew Silversteln or that he and his
associates had in any direct way in
cited the bomb throwing was for the
time futile.
Magistrate Would Not Hold Him.
The police asked Magistrate Droege,
before whom Berkman was arraigned,
to hold the avowed anarchist for 4S
hours as suspicious person, but in
the absence of any definite charge
the magistrate refused their request.
The magistrate released Berkman on
his own parole, the latter promising
to appear whenever wanted.
Berkman was taken into custody
while in the office of Mother Earth, an
anarchist newspaper, at No. 210 East
Thirteenth street. Berkman declared
that he had expected arrest and had
given up some lecturing appointments
in anticipation thereof. He willingly
accompanied the detectives to police
headquarters, where he was closely
questioned by Inspector McCafferty.
Afterwards he was lined up with a
crowd of other prisoners so that the
detectives might take look at him.
This man admits that he shot
Henry c. Frick and that he served
twelve years and half for it," said
the inspector, facing the anarchist.
THE shooting of Frick was per-
sonal matter" said Berkman. "The
true anarchist does not believe in vio-
lence. He. believes in working by
peaceful means"
After admitting that he had signed
the anarchistic membership card
found in Silverstein's possession Berk-
man was taken to the hospital to con-
| front Silverstein, but there was moth
ing in the meeting to indicate that the
two anarchists had ever met before.
Berkman said that he had never seen
Silverstein and the latter, who lay
blindfolded on his cot because of in
juries to his eyes, said, after he heard
Berkman's voice in conversation, that
he did not know the man.
81 am the secretary of the union"
Berkman said in court referring to
the card and letters that were intro
duced, "and my name was used in
the letters that were sent out. In the
letters were only appeals for funds.
We are always soliciting money. We
need money for the families of the
men who were killed in Philadelphia
and the men who are to be tried here.
| remained at my house so that the
police could arrest me, for I wanted
to have this thing cleared up at once
and have a chance to prove my inno-
cence."
Bomb Thrower Likely to Survive.
Selig Silverstein, the bomD Ihrower,
though he is said to be a sufferer
from organic disease of the heart, is
likely to survive the terrible injuries
he suffered in the explosion. If he
recovers he will be placed on trial for
murder in the first degree for killing
Ignatz Hildebrand, who, 1t now ap-
pears, was an innocent bystander at
tracted to Union Square park only
through curiosity.
The alertness of the police to sup
press anarchistic and socialistic
manifestations was evidenced when
they took into/eustody Michael Du-
mas, said to %e a former Paterson
N. j., silk weaver, for pasting Social
istic propaganda on letter boxes. Du-
mas, in court, denied that he was an
anarchist and said he was opposed to
violence in every form. He was held
nevertheless In $500 for further ex.
animation.