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i {which Osowskt replied sBithey were di “ Vengeance’ Traced on Wallsof His Prison Cell — King Victor Told of His Deafh, Says It Is the Best Thing for Assassin. ROME, May hela nt the Quirtant Minister the Victor Breact, the assassin ia Majeaty alve for a few mome far re | thing | is, perhaps, ¢ that could have ha unhappy man.” Brescl is dead. Remorse, accor ing to xis jailers, fastened it ve Seonous fangs decp into the heart of pthe assassin of King Hur Italy and forced iim at last to cide. y the Exactly a year to the day from j-tho time Gaetano Bresci, the Pat frerson Rel, sailed from New York @to shoot down the ruler of united *Ttaly at Monza, HE STRANGI *HIMBELF, the officials s.y, IN HIS CELL WITH A ROPE MADE FROM ~ BLANKETS. He ended his life a Iittle after midnigh' of Tuesday 1 £ ON THE WALI OF BRESCIS CELL. ARTE HIS DEATH, THE WORD “VE WAS FONUD, ) BLOODY SCRATC HEI THUMB-NAIL wirnt HIS ‘ Oficinin say Sub & Official versions of the affatr all agree that the lonely prisoner of ~San Stefano was suffering “om in- elplent insanity for week? previous to his act. He had been subject to fits of wild delirious excitement, they say, so that his jailers had to dress him and even force him to eat. + Unofficial Rome takes another view of the matter, How could Brescl, watched every moment of his terrible existence, strangle himself? ask citizens. They recall the ete nal watch kept upon felons of his stamp, the eye peering through the hole in the door of the cell that is always thers.” jeve Me Was Itilled. They ask: Why was Bresc! removed from his mainland prison to the tsl- and of San Stefano? Was {t because he would not die or go insane? Did his lonely existence in the dungeon evoke too much discussion through- out the world and would it be better that his spirit be broken and his life worn out? It is even whispered THAT GOAD. ED TO DBPSPERATION BY THE SLOW TORTURE OF HIS PRISON LIFE he sprang at his Jailers, loaded | as he was With chains, and was becten :o death. Ina word unofticial Rome says: “I told you so," and shrugs its unofficial shoulders, for it is too polite to express its opinion in HERLIRY HEARS HIS ACCUSERS. Witnesses Tell of Vic-. ious Conditionsinthe | “Red Light" District. | that he fatled i “houses in the Pidridke 5! While {n command thers, came to-day in the Jefferson Marie before Magintrate Corn Frederick House repre “Herlihy and Assistant Distri Gans the State. The Morris Orownki, tleth street, phymi Me School No. 2 between Forsyth a -2 He testified that along Allen and Mlocality he was apok houses, One Seticulur was 4 Mr. House anke “the had bee: to referred t Del houne & Samuel Walk street, tentified that *weyeral houses In th rderly, Dis Rrlet-Attorney Gana had written Ist of alleged resorta, Walkom, with few exceptions, had visited all of ther On cross-cxamination Mr. Mouse went Ot the witnexs aggrensivels, Walkof said he remembered that ov. 16 Capt. Herlihy was transfe “from the Eldridge street staton. ‘How do you remember that ed Mr. House Because siothing tak We i Herlihy» Mm te dn Capt. inct during the time that thar in chargo he was “Insulted’ Then. why aid ee tae BO Into hose \ Fepied, “he thought ne might 10 teatity us to the charac- that. Capt, Herlihy nop eupon charges at fhe mij e quarters at Paterno to-day, an date?” Sieieieteteiet so many words that Bresel the Red) vas murdered The penitentiary of San Stefano, where ivesci died, is on the island of that 1 which, with the island of} th Vendo! group Naples belongs to of his 4 ing a quence of which Was placed in a strait-jacket Later the © feigned docility in order to secure an oprortunity to commit suicide, “which he aceom- plished by hanging himself with an improvised rope attached to the ceil- minted tn in prison ing In the earlier days of his impris onment iresei resented orders to Keep silent and threatened to_ kill himself Another version of Bres« his une aking a rope out of| sunt Into strips and 1 the pieces strangled himself. ‘The wordens found his body lying on the cell floor when they made thetr rounds at da | It Is sa assassin left let- | ters to Wing Vic Emmanuel and | his wife, in which he says he repented of his crime and that remorse forced him to take his life. ANARCHISTS CRY FOR VENGEANCE. hin The despatches from Rome that the citizens there bell Bresct wus tortured to death reflect sv general im arcaiate bn cn onged | of the Questione So leo waa the first to appear at head Petro Morrat 3D SUL IT 18 IM- tle and de. © wae murdered, and then t the story feared Hrew bravest sent If, wre out They the oy e they knew It 4 «looked upon with a sort) and to frighten oft | CAN'T A FELLOW MOTHERS MEET IN TURMOIL. | TAKE A SWIM? Brady Was Overhauled] Women's National Con- by Two Steamers After a Chase. some other { Hoot pat for the man and t a were blown a swimmer te Me vboat wita} alned nothing + Jumped in after Wan 1 wWwimming cos why he had been held Was out tmen oyed oy the at One Hun- and ‘Third had been working "eh morning and felt Wke having a swim. AnErady'« dtory was belleved. ‘The; isa peat Ironmen nature, Dy mari 1 the water 1 have! him, but he wan awimmi yoand Burke came up belind| und touched him ) 1 down, amt dove. | , y came up spluter- |! nik Rurke the owimmer Jevil do you want?” 1 on that tent erat My 4 wnd war put THE WORLD: THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 23, 1901. SS they put him out of the have Hresel wanted t Wf tis com but we you he wan tered THE WORLD THAT B WILL RE REVENGE TH Anarehisis The 4 Mist ver the ny strtice rked neadyuacters, a ircle ear There them wore excited wget te Thebr Cry. If Bresct was murdered we will gress Resorts to Silent Prayer to End Row. COLUMBUS, O.. May f the Nattonat enlivened ver the M wniza M $ Hatt Mra Jonn 3 Lydia ©. Mra. James | 1, Min and tt to her was Wthen of a personal clteme Women ed Much but Mra Hatton « by sug Marion’ reaigned trom the nid the dove of peace came from the woods. —- BEATEN BY STRIKERS, at Roughly 1 CUtton, men who have tak muchinists, five, employed Inland Rapnt mpany, as Clifton ton to ’ The ne the number of tt che shopa of t 1 Railroad o work 4 aad day The non-union men bel tt sald that n Lhey hired t ere told tiat the strike tothe shopa at CHM orge they were pul aboard a wal conveyed to the ah ‘There trolmen were on hand to see that t were not teh, Everything went alonk smoothly until hoon, when one of the men left the Hye for hig luncheon. He bad) 1 the street when he inced upon by a crowd ‘nd roughly was no} ‘o him # cout and trouswrs and too! fas things | fim back to the main land, avologgaing| “The police will be on hand to see the and wishing him luck. men to and from the ferry, very nicely sid SUICIDE BRESCI’S LAST MESSAGE. Mra. West Hoboken. sant parlor, carpeted wer the) Wife of Anarchist As-| sorter was the) Bresci intat clrates in Pat. reporter walked In and found a und furnished, with a plano on one and @ settee on the other, Téttle WE BBLIEVE Bresel is they ¢ met BR ‘1 DID not want to die, His DEATH cannot delay or a part. FEAR IS our greatest time kill a monster, was we fear. Fear mber uf this tine. TI rd, the wi care will h cad th swarmins . milles Sunday, when 4 summer 1 their |STORY OF BRESCI AND HIS PRISON. te hed on JS the t when ve S16 st Monga, Nar with Min Living absolute was subjected r punishments much as the strut aistoout arly it ye "Was recently en years © Mihted from the rally about tw BRESCI WAS MURDERED, SAY PATERSON “REDS.” Hs JAILBRS feared Lresci because he was the bi ASSASSIN BRESCI’S FIERCE DYING THREAT RITTEN ON HIS CELL-WALL IN BLOOD. s murdered, avest: man but we believe he w: he wished to see our success. stop the movement of which he weapon, and we propagate fear every BINT RO MORRAT, a Paterson Anarchis st | ed in the usual plank, a vater the food. In w nket te allowed at night Mia Prison Life. ts given only ur hours. If the prisoner a doctor can have him rem¢ rison infirmary, wh parate chamb: continement 1 smoke nor work. 5 ke Bepeners her ry y are ce. Very few withstand ther go mad or dle. f the “tre uflxs are Join chaina to Rs on the ankt prinoner in nk. tobe om mitined by Death of King Hambert, The entire ung « the arms 4 the strait-walstcoat, World Was startled on t the ne: t King Hu) it Monga, late t ad been illed tous night. King had a» ton felt back in ! He was ure ive “iled almost ere and ple who how: tro Then the Itaitan police arrested 8 vator Quintovelll and Antonio Lani and found that they react from this country. Teresa Hirugnol!, a tric ‘anenain, ‘The Right archiats and y of Brescl's wi! In Clinton street, 3 Hoboken i g a single in the con 1 to absolute idleness and ate "don a bench t At night, st The jen case milling a coffn with: Wa, oN he foot tae sufferer’s feet are gaat 1 kind of stocks, so that the place there noth hat he came from an active Anar- had accompanted | was also taken into Hinclosed the ex: "West Ir. je Aeolian can be pl in the summer home at will. notice. Aeol +: isteteistel ception of its music: derived from it. reduced prices the estimation in which t ment in their homes. jority of instances they cannot be disti in eat others from investigating it. greatly reduced price. tn special sale will last two weeks only. Among the instruments offered: Regular 530 i 500 Style 1,500, Style 1,450, A discount of 10 per cent. for cat 500 Fulton St., Brooklyn, N. Y. \ he ws m= he ed om al ns rai White Lisle Thread Shirts and of StTVTSSVSSS SSFESISSSSSSSOsssssp —Mrs. sassin Now Declares that His Act Was an Individual One ; That; He Was Not Remorse- ful, and that He Was Murdered—WasWrit- ing toHim When Told of His Wretched End. ‘Madeline Brescl’ran into the room and Mrs. Brescl picked her up In her arms. As mother and daughter sat down on} have they? But I am’ giad to hear the nettee’ cahe looked poaey, at the’ that he has gone. It was s great won: «MY HUSBAND WAS. KILLED BY HIS CRUEL JAILERS.”’ GAETANO BRESCI. Slee bier ibi kit reporter and asked: Well, what Ja the trouble?’ "Haye you heard from your husband recently?" "Yes," she sald about three months ago.” “Well,” gald the reporter, to tell you he Ix dead.” Mra. Dreacl Glad He's Dead. ‘Mra, Brescl sprang up from the settee, Her face turned ghastly white, and she hurriedly placed the child on the floor, "Dead!" she exclaimed. “I rejoice to hear {t."" Mrs, Bresci seemed almost about faint, in her hands. “So they have killed him, “My God! 1 heard from him “Iam sorry She sat down and put her face —_— der he lasted #0 long. “It wan ble great will power that ar| talned him ao ‘I He waa terribly punished, I knew he could not live. tortures were terrible.” committed suicide. Killed. ‘Ah, no, I don't be- Neve It, I doubt if he killed himself. They killed him.” She was then told that officials sald he had written pressing remorse no,” she cried. "No nlood could buy reset that. He belleved in the princt- profeseed, and was true to them to the end. It ts a wonderful re- lef to me that he ts dead. I knew he could not stand the terrible punishment they Infllcted on him. “You know they had him in a dungeon seven feet below the level of the sea. It would have been better tf they had takeg him out and shot him down lke a dog, as he did the King, than to treat did. Jt did no good either. made sympathizers fc Anarchy, and there are more Anarchjal now than.when he went to Italy. Lived on Wil “Vor months he has lived on his will alone and no: on physical strength. He was a refined and cducated man and could not last through suoh torture. If he had been a coal miner or something of that sort he might have been able to stand it, but as he was, only his pride snd his will kept him alive so long. ‘Had they treated him kindly he would have been dead in a month. But when they treated him like an animal they only aroused hin powerful will. Of course thin only Increased his torture, but It kept Hresct altve. “He wan almost starved to death. He was a very delicate eater, He wan a man who was used to the beat of food and he could noz stand the prison fare. “I was just going to write him when you came in, I wrote him a letter about three weeks ago. This waa an answer to one I received from him from Santo Stefano prison.” Here Mrs, Bresc! produced a lett written on prison paper and dated in February, It was in Bresci's own hand- writing. It was written in Itallan. “Oh, yes; they allowed him to write to me himself, This te In his handwritin, of that there can be no mistake. In this letter he shows not the slightest sign cf remorse for his act. 1 don’t belleve that he had any remors: “You know when one idea geta hold of a man until he becomes a fanatic he will stick to it to the end. That's how it was with my Gaetano. He thoroumb:y be- Heved In Anarchy. He was a man of artistic temperament and very agp! tive, and felt keenly thé wrongs of, others, It In rohit wort of man that be- Anarc! ceMiirenct was the Tost soft-hearted kind ais he of man He would | rive his Inat suffered. I have often reproved him for susband had the Italian letters ex- money and He war ov rei Us te OO ed by any one irrespective of musical train- ing. Selections from ail the grand and light operas may be enjoyed Dance music available at 8 moment's SLIGHTLY USED -At Reduced Prices. Until you have heard the Asolian. you can have no adequate cone been loaned to customers while waiting for special designs of cases. Special TH @1.280 Acolian Style 1,050. AEOLIAN COMPANY, 18 West 23d St., N.Y. —Combed Egyptian with lon have reinforced scat, tapes and pearl buttons, soc. each, 3 Suits, (6 garment: id es; CO. ond ee bee 09 eae: White Mesh Underwear, Baglin make, arsok f.s0. a garment. Yah fartnilsCs. $ 3 BROADWAY Stores: Cor. 3thSt. Cor. Canal S:. Near Chambers S:. $222000008 SLTTISSSSESOSSSOT b Dednd 2eseet SE His | It was then explained to her that her | SPECIAL FOR THURSDAY. ians jes, or the extent of picasure We offer, for two weeks only, a complete assortment of Acolians at! This sheuld focus the attention of all intending purchasers—| not because it affords a bargain, but an opportunity. These instruments are not new—they have all been in use, having been] taken in exchange for higher priced styles, but that very fact is significant off Aeolian is held by those who have had the instru-| They have been put in thorough order and repolished, so that in the ma- wuished from entirely new instruments,] and are subject to the same guarantee. The cost of the Aeolian causes many’ of its appreciators to deny themselves| the constant source of pleasure which comes with its possession. This sale enables one to obtain an Aeolian at al There will also be included a few Pianolas, which have| It deters! This} Acollanm Style 750 Acollan Style S00. 657-659 Broad St., Newark, ectee SSS SSSSSSSSS SHSSSESOOS eeeep “To Have and to Hoid.” To Habe our Fur- nishings is to Hold the win- ning hand in all that per- tains to the minor points of men’s attire. inside and out, from tie to sock, a Well Dressed Man! It is to be, Town- Made Balbriggan Underwear Yarn—Shirts <a—Drawe:n suspender or half sle s+ briggan Shietn tke blue, lavender Finished Wi SDHASSSSSSSSSSSSVESSSSSSVsssssws CANDY OANUT CREAM KISSES... 1b CHOCOLATE APRICOT SELLY eee FOR FRIDAY. SORTED < CHOCOLATES. tb. 1% 54 BARCLAY ST. COR WEST BWAY. Pat" 29CORTANDT ST. COR CHURCH e crime ha uid. Of 3 have committed : course, to him it Plann: “ie did not plan it with others Now that he ia gone there renaow to conceal anythin enn say nbsolutely that there meves wan a plot. was sald my bun and woe a leader and the agen¢ of a band of A the King. “That te not true. entirely an individual nct. He c: cetved it himself. The Paterson ‘were ne surprised he an twas, We did uot helleve Mis ace wae reat from the Uttle I have rene of It, nda that {a too sand for this world. Tt te not practecal hat is the trouble with it, and that was ¢! trouble with my husband. “And this ts the e! ELECTRIC COMPANIES UNITE Capital of $45,200,000. ALBANY, N, Y., May 23.—The agree- ment of consolidation of the New York Gas and Electric Light, Heat and Power Company With the Edison Electric Mu. * minating Company of New York wat filed with the Becretary of State to-day, ‘The ttl: of the new corporation is the New York Edison Company, and tte capital 1% $45,200,000, the aggregate of the capital stock of the two companies consolidated. The directowa are Anthony N. Brady, Hurrison E, Gawtry, Stophen 8. Palmer, ‘Thomas E. Murray, Samuel A. Beards ley, Nicholas F, Hrady and Lewis B, Gawtry, of New York City. For each ahare of Power Company stock mbuut one and one-quarter shares of stock in the new company are given, and for each share of the Editson Company stock not depowlted heretofore five shares of the new stock. ——<— DIED FROM NATURAL CAUSES. to a man on the street who told doing 0, James W. Call Not Killed by Blow actano was the beat husband that on the Head. over Hved. He wus gentie and kind and never gave mo moment's pain. He ured ton amy, out a Uttie Tase, vend once ERC that he ought. to be with heey 13 ocbock each hi catia that intayed Cot oe ever: his His fondness all a eee perenne to he nig! ie iter ere oe James W. Cull, who died at the East~ ern Diatrict Hospital to-day, supposedly from @ blow on the head inflicted by hia son, was foulng to have died from nat. causes - ural causes.” An autopey ere wane ‘i of cirrhosis ef the