Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-03-04

New York. March 1.-The discovery or
an anarchist plot involving the assassi-
nation of Andrew Carnegie, Cornelius
Vanderbilt, Jr., John ID. Rockefeller ami
his son and other wealthy men. and the
Inauguration 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
Just placed two bombs in ST. Patrick's
Cathedral, where several hundred people
were worshipping. 1'o-day's sensational
development was the elimination of
months of work by detectives in uncov-
ering a conspiracy which. they declare
projected the opening of a campaign Of
violence and bloodshed without precedent
In this city.
SO carefully had the police worked out
their plans that the anarchist was even
allowed to light the fuse of one of the
bombs which he carried into the cathe-
dral, despite the fact that the explosives
were powerful enough to have badly dam
aged the edifcc and possibly killed many
Of those in it. Scarcely had the bomb
carrier ignited the fuse when one Of half
a hundred disguised detectives who were
stationed in and about the church crush
ed the sputtering thread under his heel.
n In another moment the plotter was
taken into custody just as he was about
TO light the fuse of the other destructive
instrument.
MORE ARRESTS EXPECTED.
Frank Abarno was the name given
by the man who placed the bombs in the
cathedral. Later Charles Carbone an
1s-year-old youth, was arrested at his
home as the maker of the explosives.
Still others were implicated in the plot,
in the belief OF the police, and more ar
rests are expected. Both Abarno and
Carbone late to-day, the police reported,
admitted their part in the conspiracy, the
carrying out of which was 10 have been
begun this morning with the attempted
destruction of the cathedral. The mon
| arrested. however. assumcd all rcspon-
sibility. denying that any one else was
involved. when arraigncd late to-day
under a section of the penal code dealing
with possessors of bombs they We're held
without bail for examination Thursday.
Abarno and Carbone are said to he
members of the Bresci group of auar-
chists in this city who take their name
from Gaetano Bresci, assassin of King
Humbert of Italy. according to the po-
lice the plot to blow up the cathedral
and follow this with attacks on wealthy
men was conceived early in February.
POLICEMAN As spy.
The plans Of the conspirators miscar-
ried because Il young policeman, Emello
Poignant, Joined in the plot as an avowod
anarchist and for several weeks kept the
police informed of the movements of his
companions. Poignant was arrested il
the cathedral to-day with the men whc
placed the bomb. but this was only by
prearrangement.
At police headquarters the two ~plottcr,
and Poignant were put through a search
Ing examination. So far as Abarno auC
Carbone knew. Poignant was as deeply
involved as they. and they had no =lls-
picions as to his identity. Through tn,
clever replies of Poignant, who assumed
the role of a surly prisoner, Aharno. {
printer, "A years old, was led into maxim:
his confession. according to the police
and later Carbone cOrruboratcd his part
ner's story. Abarno's story to the polio,
was described later by officers as fol
lows:
CAMPAIGN AGAINST CHURCHES.
"About five years ago, / began t,
study anarchy. That, / decided, wa.
the proper means of settling the wrong!
of the poor. This was n terrible Winte
for the poor. our group decided t
open u campaign against the Catholi,
and Protestant Churches, then to ter
%rorize and perhaps destroy the home