The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-27
CONSPIRACY TO
MURDER MAN.
Sensational Developments Forecasted
When Grand Jury Takes up
the steinhers
Case.
THE PAID ASSASSIN
Four Clothing Manufacturers are
Charged With Hiring Wagner
for $500 TO Commit
Murder.

United Press Leased Wire Service I
NEW YORK, Feb. Sensational
developments are forecasted when
the grand jury takes up the charges
that Abraham Steinberg, business
agent of the Buttonhole Workers un-
ion, was murdered as the result OF a
conspiracy Of the manufacturers, be-
cause of his activity In the clothing
strike as result of which nearly
every concern in the trade was tied
up
Four leading clothing manufactur-
ing contractors, Max Orenstein, Max
Weisberg, Louis Weinstein and Abra.
ham Fiolkof, are in the tombs com
mitted without bail by Coroner Fem
berg, charged with having instigated
the murder. The coroner claims a
complete case against the men, all Of
whom are clothing contractors,
! through the confession OF Harry Wag-
| rer, who admits the Staying.
! Detained as the go-between in the
| ease is Anabella Fiolkoff, young and
pretty daughter Of Abraham Fiolkoff
! It is alleged by Wagner that she car
ried messages from her father and his
associates demanding that he black
lack and beat up Steinberg because
/ he was too active in enforcing the
strike rule, and later to the jail, prom
Using him support.
Attorneys for the accused contrac.
tors, Samuel s. Koening and Bernard
/ Sander. today declared that the
] Wagner confession was part Of a con-
lspiracy to force the clothing manu-
1 facturers who have not acceded to
4 the union demands to give In They
Isaid they would obtain release OF
their clients by habeas corpus pro-
/ ceedings.
The charge that these men instigat-
the ranks of the clothing makers
unions and it was stated today that
i efforts would be made to secure con
i firmation of the Wagner confession
j Wagner told Assistant District At
,,torney Breckenridge, in charge of the
prosecution, that all he had received
j for this human life was $40. He said
4 that when the matter OF doing ur
4 Steinberg was first broached, Fiolkofl
i Furnished him with the blackjack.
Il Wagner claims that ne weakened
and that F'iolkoff sent his daughter tc
tell him that if he carried out his
part he would be well paid and neet
have no worry as to the outcome.
According to Wagner. an offer o
$500 was made if he would kill Stein
berg. Weisberg gave him $40 hi
said, and told him to purchase re
yolver and cartridges. Then he wa
) instructed to go to union headquarters
. kill Steinberg and surrender to tn,
police declaring that the union officia
/, had told him he need not worry abou
. earning money as he could send hi
-fbride of few weeks out on to tn,
| streets.
To force him to the deed, Wayne
? swears. the contractors told him tha
Iif he failed this time they would hav
him arrested, charged with forgin
checks and would see that he receiy
/ ed long term.
After his arrest, he swears, Anabell
I Fiolkoff told him, according to hi
story, that he was to have the best 9
counsel
She told me that no jury woul
take the word Of the labor unionis
against mine when it was backed u
= by the witnesses they intended ge
ting me- says Wagner in his confe!
! sion.
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