The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-31
BERKMAN SET FREE
Failing to Connect Him with Domb-
Yhr0MIng, He Is Discharged.

InrOWlnSS TIC In DiSCnurEcu.
NEW YORK. March 3o.--Efforts OF
tho 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 his sensational act
of Saturday was prompted in any way
by these associates These develop
ments occurred to-day, after the arrest
OF Alexander Berkman, the anarchist
leader and companion Of Emma Gold
man. who served twelve and half
years In prison for shooting Henry C..
F'rick, the Pittsburg capitalist. The
detectives showed, when Berkman was
arralgned in court, that Silverstein
archIsts Federated Union, OF which
BerkInan Is treasurer. and this card
was signed by Berkman, but their at
tempt to show thet Berkman knew 81
versteln or that he and his friends
in any direct way melted the bomb
throwing was. for the time futile. The
police asked Magistrate Drode, before
whom Berkman was arraigned, to hold
the anarchist for torty-eight hours as
a suspicious person, but in tho absence
of any definite charge. the magistrate
refused their request. The magistrate
paroled Berkman on his own recogni-
tion, the latter promising to appear
Arrest OF Berkmnn.
Berkman was taken into custody
early to-day on the strength OF the
gard and couple Of circular letters
round IN Silverstetn's apartments. all
of which bore Berkman's signature.
The letters were written in Hebrew
and We're requests for contributions
for the defense Of two anarchists re-
Gently arrested In Philadelphia. charged
tanned no statements of an incendiary
character. Berkman was arrested
while in the office of Mother Earth,
an anarchist newspaper, at No. 2lo
East Thirteenth Street. Rerkman de-
clared that he expected arrest and had
given up some lecturing appointments
in anticipation thereof. 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 Hem
ry G. Frick. and that he served twelve
years for It." said the inspector.
The shooting Of Friek was per
true anarchist does not believe in vio-
lence.. He believes in working by
peaceful means"
Have you any pamphlets or books
on the subject?'' asked the inspector
Yes, but none of them counsel yio-
lence. do not believe in that"
This" said the Inspector, turning
to the detectives, SIS case of misdt-
his ability in the wrong direction
'On that l take issue with YOU" an
swered Berkman.
After admitting that he signed the
membership card found in Silverstein's
possession, Berkman was taken to the
hospital to. confront Silverstein. Berk-
man said that he had never before seen
Silyerstein, and tnat the latter who
lay bindfolded on his cot. because OF
the injuries to his eyes from the ex-
plosion, said after he heard Berkman's
voice in conversation, that he did not
know the man. Berkman said he was
being prosecuted and was arrested be-
cause he had been arrested before.
Selig Silverstein, the omb-thrower.
though said to be a sufferer from or
ganic disease of the heart. is likely
to survive the terrible injuries he suf-
fered in the explosion The physicians
in attendance announced to-day that
a piece of the homh lie threw has been
extracted from Silysrstein's ear. It
passed through his ri.stit eye and lodged
in his skull, directly back OF the ear
placed on trial for murder in the first
degree for killing Ignatz Hildebrand.
who, it now appears, was an innocent
bystander, attracted to Union Square
Park only by curiosity.
The alertness of the police toward
anarchistic and socialistic manifesto
tions was evidenced to-day when they
arrested Michael Dumas. said to be a
former Paterson IN. J.) silk weaver.
for pasting socialistic propaganda on
letter boxes. In court Dumas denied
that he was an anarchist, and said that
he was opposed to violence in every
form. He was held. nevertheless. in
$500 bail for further examination.