Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1892 — ANARCHIST PLOT. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

ANARCHIST PLOT.

The Shooting of Frick Believec to Have Been the Result of a Conspiracy. i* ' The Foliee Unearth Accomplices of Berg man—Bergman’s Bail hi ted at 814,000. - 1 «• A Pittsburg special received on tbe23tl : says: A sensation second to the assassination of Chairman Frick was caused here to-day when it became known that th» police had located a nest of Anarchists here as dangerous and as threatening to society as the “reds” of Chicago, wlic worshiped at the shrine of Parsons and Lingg. That Alexander Bergman was in direct communication with them is now ascertained to a certainty, and to trace his connections with the blatant Herr Most and his followers in New Yprli is the cause of Chief O’Mara’s sudden departure yesterday. The police authorities are convinced to-

night that the attempted assassination was an anarchistic plot that may be as great in scope as any yet unearthed in this country. They have the names of a number of persons In Now York, Long Branch, Hoboken and other places whom •“key think were implicated, and tele ; grams have been sent to have them arrested. Until they are in custody the names will not be made public, as the police fear the publication would defeat the ends of justice. Inspector McKelvey said that they might be able to show that Herr Most'Was interested in the affair. A ber of arrests will probably be made tomorrow. H. B. Bauer, who has been the distributer of anarchistic literature in this section since the death of Herr Frick, has disappeared. The police are looking for him and if he can be found he will be arrested. A report was in circulation at Allegheny to-day that the local Anarchists were holding a meeting in a hall on 6ast street. The purpose of the meeting was to take steps looking to the defense of Bergman. A reporter made a tour of the locality whero the meeting was reported to be in progress, but failed to discover any one In sympathy with meeting of any character was held in that locality up to a late hour this evening, or none that could be discovered.

CHARGES AGAINST BERGMAN. Bergman, the Anarchist who attempted tirassasstnate if. C Frick Saturday, will not be permitted to escape with only the punishment of seven years In prison, provided for a single case of felonious assault. Six informations were made against him this evening charging him with offenses under which he can receive sentences aggregating thirty-three years in the penitentiary, The formal Informations were made before Alderman James McMast.ers, bv Secretary Lovejoy, of the Carnegie Steel Company, limited, at 6 o’clock this evening. Three are for felonious assault and three for entering a building for the ptirposeof committing a felonious assault. Two oftthe Informations are for assaulting Frick and one for the attempt upon the life of Vice-chairman Leiskman, who was In the office with Mr. Frick at the time. The other threo charges are s,like, •xcopt that it is alleged that the offenses vere committed on soparate dates, the kites named being July 5, 22and23. Alder man McMasters immediately made out constable jobber, who went through the form of presenting them at the jail. i

iyjrgman’s bail $14,000. I The aliorraan fixed next Saturday as the time for holding the preliminary hearBail was fixed at in each of the ca Mb for assaulting Chafrtnan Frick, and SI,OOO in eacli of the other four charges making $14,(0) in all. Theoxtreme penalty for felonious assault is seven years, and for entering a building with felonious Intent roin- years. If he gets the limit he will have tbirty-threo years in the penitentiary in which to study upon his vicious theories of nihilism and anarchy. Tin? charge of carrying concealed weapons, upon which another year could be added may also be preferred. ,

The Now York Herald announced on the 36th, a novel scheme to entertain its readers during the present presidential campaign. To the person predicting nearest to the popular plurality of either Harrison or Cleveland It will give a free excursion around-the world, the person making the second best prediction a froe trip to London and Paris, and to the third a trip to London. ■., *

she first fatal accident that ever occurred In the Cave of the Winds, Niagara Fails, resulted In the death, Sunday afternoon, of Marcus Mason, cashier of the Investment Trust Company, of Boston. He started for a drive, stepping at the Cave of tho Winds, on Goat ftlarttT; Instead of going the usual way with a guide, Mason took a short course, slipped from the flat rocks out'lnto the water, going directly under the falls, • Before he could l,e reached he was again carried by the current under the fails and lost to sight. His body Is probably In thejvhirlpooi.

ALEXANDER BERGMAN.