The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1892-09-23 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

TRIAL OF THE ANARCHIST BERGMANN. At Pittsburg, on Monday, the trial of the Anarchist workman Bergmann, who on July 23rd last, during the labour riots at Homestead, shot Mr. H. C. Frick, the manager of the Carnegie Mills, took place. The prisoner, who was not represented by counsel, pleaded not guilty. Six charges were preferred against him, among them being those of felonious assault and battery, entering a building with felonious intent, and carrying concealed weapons. The principal witness was Mr. Frick, who recapitulated the story of the outrage, deposing that he was shot and stabbed in several places, receiving one wound in the neck, two in the back, and one in the side. Other witnesses having been examined,Bergmann, who conducted his own defence and refused to be sworn, began to read from a pamphlet which declared that the injustice practised by the ruling class was to blame for what had occurred. "I belong," said the prisoner, "to those who were murdered at Chicago." When Bergmann had been reading in this strain for about an hour, Judge McClnry interrupted him and said he must finish within a certain time. The prisoner replied, "I can have all the time I want for my defence, and will take all the time I need." The Judge• "We will teach you different if you thinkiyon can dictatelto us. You shall have till one o'clook,and thatlis twice asjong would be given to an attorney if you had one." Bergmann continuing said: "The reason for my act was to free the earth from the oppressors of the working men. I wanted to pidnish,not murder Frick. It was not himg assaulted,but the;person who oppressed labour."—The time allowed having now expired, the Court interrupted the prisoner and submitted the case to the jury, who returned a verdict of guilty without leaving the box.—Sentence of twenty-one years' imprisonment in a penitentiary and one year's hard labour was then passed on him. On receiving it the prisoner exclaimed: "1 didn't expect to get justice, and I haven't got it."  THE DUCHESS OF TECK AT HOUNSLOW Princess Mary Duchess of 'leek, the Duke of 'Peck; together with Princess May, attended the annua sports of the 17th Lancers on Hounslow Heath having been previously entertained at luncheon by Lieutenant-Colonel Belford and the officers of tilt regiment. "The several thousands of delighted witnesses of the regimental sports of the 17th Lancer at Hounslow Heath," remarks a military corms. pondent, "can testify to there being no occaeiot to go back to the sojourn of the Scott Guards at Montreal, thirty years ago, for at instance of the selection of a bear as a regimenta pet. The gallant heroes of Ulundi have fix some years past been accompanied in all their changes of quarters by a Himalayan bear, whom gentlemanly and charming manners have made him almost as great a favourite every where at the glorious old regiment itself. At the sporti the animal was led round, and duly paid hii respects to the Duchess of Teak at the post ol honour under the shadow of the Royal Standard. His career has not been wanting in incident. Missing for months from barracks in India, ht was happily recaptured from a wandering fakir, who was exhibiting his dancing accomplishments. Of a singularly amiable disposition, the principal entries in his defaulter's sheet consist of an escapade on the roof of a house, which he is said to have speedily relieved of superfluous chimney-pots; and of an incursion into a neighbouring poultryhouse, which he saw fit to appropriate to his own sole use and occupation, after killing the fowls and chucking out their carcases to make room for his not inconsiderable bulk."