Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-03-04
n DIG IS
FOUNO AGAINST
TWO ANARCHISTS

New York, March 3.-The grand jury
found indictments late to-day against
Frank Abarno and Charles Carbone. the
anarchists. who were arrested yesterday
accused of having plotted to explode two
dynamite bombs in st. Patrick's Cathe-
dral yesterday morning while several
hundred worshippers were at mass. The
indictments charge the two men with
having placed n bomb in a public place in
violation Of the penal law. Abarno and
Carbone We're arraigned and held in s25,-
0o bail each for pleading Friday. The
maximum penalty for the crime charged
is g years In prison.
Although Carbone took no actual part
in the placing of the bombs In the cathe-
dral, It was held that he did most of the
work in manufacturing them, knowing
the use to which they were to be put and
that therefore has was equally culpable
with Aharno. Thc latter is accused OF
having carried the bombs into the church
and Of having lighted the fuse of one of
them. being arrested by a squad OF dis
guised detectives just ms he was about
to fire the fuse of the second destructive
Instrument.
When the men were arrairncd they
were asked II they cared to make any
statement. Carbone through an interpre-
ter said he wanted the court to know
tina he knew nothing of the bomb plot,
did not make the bomb and was entirely
innocent. Last night the police an
nounced that both Carbone and Abarno
had confessed to plotting to explode the
bombs In the cathedral, this being, 1t Is
alleged. the initial move in the lnaugu-
ration in this city of a series of out
RACES In which Andrew Carnegle, John
p. Rockefeller and his son and other
wealthy men were to he killed and banks
were to be looted
Abarno smiled when he heard Carbonc's
denial this afternoon and interrupting
the statement said that there We're three
men in the plot and that one of them had
disappeared after he had been taken by
the police. Abarno evidently referred to
Emilio Poligani, the young detective, who
was responsible for the uncovering of the
alleged plot. having lived in an anarchist
colony with Carbone and Abarno for
weeks and taken an active part in their
plans as an avowed member of their
band. 1t was only to-day that Carhona
and Abarno learned that Poligani. whom
they had known as Baldo, and who was
taken into custody with Abarno at the
cathedral yesterday. was in reality a de-
tective.
This third man, the one whom go
away. is the one who did seventy-ivC
per cent Of he work. continued Abar
no, and he added that his man haC
made most of the purchases and wa:
the moving power in the plot. He die
not admit, however. that he understood
the one to whom he referred was
police officer.
my head was maybe turned a LITTLE
by what ! had been reading abou
conditions" Abarno went on, and
was mad"
What was in you head when 70,
planted the bomb" asked the presid
ing judge.
The condition of society leaves tn
only thing to be lone the frightening
Of the rich" replied Abarno. 9TH
bomb was needed to make a change il
conditions. l did not want to injur
the people in the cathedral. | sa,
them there in prayer and ] did no
want to harm them, but the rich mus
be frightened into knowing the con
dition of the poor" The p~risone
paused and laughed and then added
Il guess they know now"
After the hearing the prisoners wer
taken to the Tombs and locked up /
default of bail. 1t is understood tina
they will he brought to trial at tn
earliest possible moment, probabl
next week.
Police Commissioner Woods issue
q an order to-day that Detective Poll
gam be protected at all times.