The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-03-02
During Mass Service in New
York Sanctuary Secret Ser.
vice Men Catch Plotters ir
Act.
700 IN ATTENDANCE
Italian Lights Internal Ma
chine With Cigar While
Kneeling Among Worship
pers as in Prayer.
BY ROBERT c. cRANSTON
Staff Correspondent Of the lnterns
tjonal News Service.

BY ROBERT G. CRANSTON
Staff Correspondent Of the Interna
tionai News Service.
NEW YORK, March 2-An
amazing bomb plot concocted by
anarchists, one designed to raze
religious, financial edifices and
the homes of John D. Rockefel-
ler and Andrew Carnegie-was
revealed today when an attempt
was made to destroy St. Pat
rick's Cathedral in Fifth avenue.
A lighted bomb was placed In the
cathedral while more than seven hun
dred men and women were attending
early mass. The internal machine
was capable Of killing a score or more
of persons had it exploded. but the
fuse was extinguished by detective
who had learned Of the anarchists
plot after being admitted to member.
ship in their organization.
AS he extinguished the fuse. other
detectives arrested Frank Abarno, "a
years old, and Charles Carbone. aged
18. In the possession Of Abarno two
bombs were found. The men are be-
lieved to be members Of the Bresc!
gang Of anarchists.
Shortly after the arrest of Abarno
and Carbone the olice also took into
custody Frank Baldo, % years Old.
who said he was a laborer.
Rival Haymarket Riots.
Not since the Haymarket riots In
Chicago, when a number of persons
were killed by bombs. has there been
revealed such a campaign of violence
as the anarchists intended in the de-
struction of the cathedral.
The prisoner was marched down
the north aisle Of the cathedral in
plain view of many of the hundreds Of
worshippers who thronged the mag
nificent eiifice.
Abarno carried two bombs and a
lighted cigar. and took his plight
cody, casting defiant glances to the
right and left. Abarno is lithograph-
er. Carbone, the youngest of the men
arrested, is q machinist and the police
declare that he is skillful manipula-
tor Of the explosive ingredients of in
fernal machines.
Trail Suspects.
The central office had long been at
work upon the bomb conspiracy. AS
day was breaking detectives Fennelly
and Murphy. of Captain Tunney's
squad, took up their stations in front
of a square OF tenements In Third
avenue.
Abarno did not see the officers as
he walked along boldly toward the
cathedral. Abarno entered while Baldo
remained on guard outside.
In the meantime Abarno had light
oH NiO ho No1
with his hand. This was to be used In
lighting the fuse of the bombs. Inside
of the edifice were other detectives
some Of them garbed as priests. De
tective Sergeant Barnett, wearing a
clerical gown, a wig and heavy gold
bowed spectacles took note Of the
entrance Of the anarchists and gave a
signal to the other detectives.
Lights Internal Machine.
Abarno took a seat, knelt as In
prayer and drew a bomb from his
pocket which he lighted. Instantly
Barnett. who was watching him,
pounced upon the internal machine
and shipped off the fuse. Abarno was
seized and the worshippers sitting
near by rose from their seats in alarm,
but priest at the altar raised his
hand and spoke to the congregation
telling them to entertain no fear.
The bomb which Barnett had ex-
tinguished was taken to the police
bureau Of combustibfes where it was
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