The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-03-06
PLOT 70 BLOW UP
CHURCH IS Fooled

| cry OF an dndI CHlStic put uNoiNinS
the assassination of Andrew Carne.
gle, Cornelius Vanderbilt, John d..
Rockefeller and his son and other
wealthy men and the organization of
a reign Of terror and looting in this
city, was announced by the police to-
day after they had arrested under
dramatic circumstances a man who
had just placed two bombs In st.
| Patrick's cathedral, where several
hundred persons were worshipping.
Today's sensational development
was the climax Of months of work by
detectives in uncovering a conspir,
acy, which, they declare, projected
the opening of a campaign of VIC
lence and bloodshed without lrece
dent in New York City.
So carefully had the police work
ed out their plans that the anar:h.
list was even allowed to light the
fuse of one of the bombs which he
carried into the cathedral despite the
fact that the explosives were power.
full enough to have damaged the edi.
flee and possibly killed many in it.
Scarcely had the bomb carrier light
ed the fuse when one of half Il hun
dred detectives 1.-TWO of them dressed
as scrubwomen), who were stationed
In and about the church, crushed the
suffering thread under his heel.
The plotter was taken into custody
just as he was about to light the fuse
of the other destructive instrument.
Members Of sreseI Group
Frank Abarno was the name given
by the man who placed the bombs
in the cathedral. Later Charles Car.
bone, Is years, was arrested at his
home as the actual manufae turer Of
the explosives. Others we're impli.
Gated in the plot, is the belief of
the police and more arrests are ex.
pected in the near future.
Both Abarno and Carbone late to
day, the police reported, admitted
their part in the conspiracy, the car
rying out Of which was to have he.
gun this morning with the attempted
destruction of the cathedral. The
men arrested, however, assumed all
responsibility, denying that anyone
else was involved. When arraigned
late today they were held without
bail for examination Thursday.
Abarno and Carbone are said to
be members Of the Bresci group OF
anarchists in this city, who take
their name from Graetano rBesci,
assassin of King Humbert of Italy.
According to the police the plot to
blow up the cathedral and follow this
with attacks on wealthy men was
conceived early in February.
Betrayed by Companion
The plans of the conspirators mis-
carried because young policeman,
Emelio Poignant, joined in the plot
as an avowed anarchist and for sew.
eral weeks kept the police informed
Of the movements of his companions.
Poignant was arrested In the cath
edral today with the men who had
placed the bomb, but this was only
in accordance with the prearranged
plan OF his superiors.
The two men were taken to police
headquarters, where shortly they
were joined by Carbone, who had
been arrested meantime. Then the
two plotters and Poignant were put
through a searching examination. So
far as Abarno and Carbone knew.
Poignant was as deeply involved as
they and they had no suspicion as
to his real identity. Through the
clever replies Of Poignant, who as.
sumed the role of surly prisoner.
Abarno was led into making his con.
fession, according to the police and
later Carbone corroborated his part
ner's story.
| Anarchist Confesses
Il am "a years old and came 10 this
country with my parents sixteen
years ago." Abarno said. 81 am a
printer. About five years ago | be.
gan to study anarchy. That, | de.
cided, was the proper means of set.
Ting the wrongs of the poor. This
was a terrible winter for the poor
Our group decided to do something
We decided to open campaign
against the Catholic and Protestant
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