New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-05

defendants with Caron and Berg. beTA-
man and a youth named RALPH Samoh
were also in attendance.
Went Home with Caron.
Til. eonc,ave lasted until slmos. mid
night. after which Bcrkmer, Samon.
Berg. Caron. Hansen and Murphy
went 20 a cafe in Lenox aN:' near iiotn
st. They separated shortly before l
o'clock, and Samon accompanied Berg
Csron. Murphy and hanEen as FAR as
the stoop of 1926 Lexington aV'' |h ere
he left the quartet chatting on the
steps. Dc
Uansen's hslf-sister. is 90 be believed,
.he four men did not enter the house
or ascend TO the apartment they oecu-
pied until several hours later. Nhea
she arose. a. 1880 o'clock. she saws,
her hslf-brother and his three com
rades were chatting, fully dressed IN
the kitchen. ..
She prepared breakfast for herself.
the four men refusing anything eN-
cept coffee When she jeff the house,
shortly afterward. Berg and Caron
we're sleeping IN the bed from which
She had arisen. while Murphy" was
reposing on a couch in an ADJOINING
room.
She left her haif-brother engaged in
washing the breakfast dishes in the
kitchen. while she hurried away 20 the
Office OF Mother Eartn,' at ~ West
10th 81. There. shortly after 10
o'clock, she was Informed by Berkman
that en- explosion had occurred IN her
apartment.
When the detectives reached the
Mother Earth" Office, following me
Il. l.. e
they encountered group o. anarch-
lists. including Alexander Berkman.
Eleanor Fitzgerald. Marie CAM. known
20 the police as Sweet Marie" and
Niss Berger, in close conference. They
were taken 20 the East l04th ST. police
station.
The CAM woman had been released
only few hours before from the
Queens County Jail. where she had
been sent from Blackwell's Island TO
serve q term of sixty days. She was
arrested two months ago on a charge
Of disorderly conduct for addressing q
crowd OF unemployed" at Bowling
Green.
Said She'd Shoot Rockefeller.
In her address at that time she re-
ferred to the disturbances at larry
town, and announced to her audience
that she would shoot old man Rookie
Teller on sight like a dirty dog" II
was the CAM woman VINO made posi-
tive the Identification of Caron, after
she had viewed the body at the East
104th ST. station.
The group of anarchists were sub
jected to a cross-eXamination at the po-
lice station by Deputy Commissioner
Rubin and by Assistant District Attor-
f. - Aa1f
brother, Carl Hansen, was dead vas
concealed from Louisa Berger. who was
hysterieal with grief and begged pit
eously 20 be told how many were killed
and injured in the explosion.
How is Charlie? Did he get hurt :?
Where is he?" she sobbed over and
over again.
There are a number of persons more
or less injured" replied Deputy Rubin
soothingly, "but | do not think that
your brother was among those taken
10 the hospitals"
Then piece by piece the story al
ready related as to the movements of
Hansen and his companion Friday night
was dragged from her. After she had
completed her story Deputy Rubin de-
manded to know whether or not she
had seen any explosives about the
place.
mo, no, there was nothing of that
sort in the fat" she exclaimed. 81 -
all the cleaning, and if there had been
bomb around there or the materials
for one should have known it,.
She explained that Berg had been
living with her brother and her since
the I. W. W. riots in Union Square,
three months ago. "He got thrown out
of the place where he had been step
ping" she added, "and my brother took
hin in"
Carcn Came Here from Boston.
Caron, she explained, had shared
their apartment since his arrival ir this
city from Boston last winter. He had
come to this city, he said, to aid in or
gsnizing the demonstrations OF the IN
employed.
Cool. suave and collected, Alexander
Berkman, known 20 the police through
out the United States as "the anarchist
king" smoked a cigarette during his
grilling at the hands Of Rubin and
Deuel., pausing now and then in his
replies to flick ashes into the air or TO
mop his brow.
do you think I'm crazy" he re-
tortsd TO Mr.. Rubin when the latter
asked him whether he had counselled
a demonstration Of violence at larry
town tomorrow.
~ wouldn't think of such a thing"
he added. ave had planned TO have
delegation Of comrades go TO larry
town with the prisoners and hear the
proceedings. We we're prepared to
utter protests if our comrades were
not given a fair trial, but that was all
we contemplated"
did you ever send threatening let
tiers to the public officials at larry
town. Mr.. Berkman >" asked Assistant
District Attorney Deuel..
81 never write letters to officials Of a
threatening or other character"
laughed Berkman.
"You are a very discreet man, Mr..
Berkman," commented Commissioner
Rubin, and the anarchist leader bowed
his acknowledgements.
YYou did, however, send a telegram
some time ago to the judge at larry
town demanding the release of the
]. ". W. prisoners, did you not?' per-
sisted Mr. Deuel..
Berkman Explains Telegram.
"Yes, sent a telegram containing
resolutions condemning the arrest and
!. brutal treatment Of these men and
women" replied Berkman. THE res
" olutions were adopted at meeting OF
the Ferrer Group, and was instructed
70 forward them BY wire 10 the Judge.
! simply carried out my Instruction.
Sweet Marie" CAM, when summoned
before the Investigators, explained that