New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-03
Two Arrests Follow
Attempt-Hundreds
in Danger
ONE "MEMBER"
WAS DETECTIVE
Amedeo Pulignano, of the
Force. Helped the Men
Make Explosives.
KEPT 4 MONTHS VIGIL
Supposed Comrade. Who Took
Oath on Dagger, Be-
trayed Them.


bomb fuse ignited by an anar-
chiSt's cigar in St. Patrick's
Cathedral Yesterday morning at
the / o'clock mass was pinched
out by a detective lurking there
for Just that purpose.
1t was the climax OF two plots
that have been moving toward
each other for this result for
four months, timed as nicely a.
the big scene in well rchcarsed
melodrama.
One plot was Matched BY
group OF Reds for the purpose
OF striking terror TO "capitalistic
New York through a series ot
death dealing explosions. The.
dreamed that the destruction
should not stop until they saw
living in the streets the stones OF
the Carnegie. Rockefeller and
Vanderbilt homes. also those OF
the great banks. 50 that the com
mon people could go in, help
themselves 10 money and bring
about a redistribution Of wealt!.
But for their starting point
they placed bomb i'll ST. Pat.
rick'S Cathedral. which held at
that early hour several hundred
working people at worship. The
bomb was powerful enough TO
split the cathedral asunder and
bring death to all those within.
Police Knew Every Move.
And that this did not happen was du.
entirely TO that counter plot which has
been running against the Reds. care
fully carried along through every min
ute of the last four months By police
detectives. They knew the minute that
first bomb was to be lighted. That u
how one OF them happened TO pinch the
fuse out before it had burned thres
seconds.
Within reach OF the bomb there were
other detectives. Two Of them were
dressed as scrubwomen, and they were
diligently polishing the cathedral tiles.
Another of them was made up in a
striking resemblance TO John u. Grim
Minis. There was no intention 10 i'm
rersOnate him; the professional make
up artist had simply labored to depict
respectable middle age. with Prince Al
bert coat, spectacles and fine gray hair.
There were other detectives sitting on
the benches IN cttitudes Of devout
worshippers.
But the greatest part in the police
plot was played by Amedo Pulgnano.
who for four months had been an an
archist in all but deeds OF violence
He had foregathered with them in Sc
cret meetings, he had spoken words OF
violence. he had finally sworn a cabslis
tic oath over an Italian dagger. and had
at last been taken into the inner heart
o. the secret conspiracy of destruction
and was made one Of the three whoss
hands were to carry II out
The other two were Frank Al arno.
Of 2s4 Elizabeth Street, an expert
maker of bombs, and Charles Csrbons,
an impressionable youth Of eighteen.
living at 2lS East Sixty-seventh Street.
whose brain had taken fire from the
wild words of Carlo Trescs. Allegrs,
Cuneo and Parone.
New Member a Detective.
All OF these had been frequent
speakers at the meetings OF the Bresei
group OF anarchist as they were
known. holding their sessions in the
basement of the Parma fats, at 30i
East lO6th Street. Their preaehings
and howlngs against capital took con e
crete form in the bombs which Frank
Abarno fashioned in accordance with
a book Of detailed instructions he OBJ
tanned there.
Il was last November that a new
conner was admitted 10 their meetings.
He gave the name of Frank Baldo; he
was really Pstrolman Pulignano, a new
man in the police department, whose
face was unknown TO the lswless sle
ment OF the city. Ever since the bomb
of last October was placed in the
I Cathedral the police had been trying
! to trace the perpetrators Of that out
rage.
They had sent other detective. to