Show LEARNS LANGUAGES IN berkmann who tried to kill henry C prick becomes LIn gulat when alexander Berk matin left the allegheny county prison in may last after having served fifteen years for an attempt to kill henry 0 frick the coke and steel magnate he found himself able to con converse Nerso fluently in eight languages the years yeara behind prison bars have converted him from an mowed anarchist to a student and philosopher many persons have forgotten both berkmann and ills crime yet they startled the nation during the days of fio great homestead toad strike of 1882 1892 mr frick was vas ono one of the managers of tile steel industry when it grappled in tho the gigantic struggle with its workmen berkman 4 was nas so go radical at the other end of the scale that bo be was classed clashed as a lending leading anarchist during tile the excitement of the industrial controversy Il erkmann found ills his way into the pittsburg ritts burg offices of mr ajr prick reached trint magnates presence and shot him ta vice ice then attempt ing UK to lo the work with a dag g bk overpowered before lie could accomplish ills full purpose deckmann Herk Derk mann was wa hurried to jail being convicted at ills trial lie wits was given a fifteen year term in tile the penitentiary for attempt to kill hill tills this was supplemented by a oll anc e year aiu term lit in the allegheny county workhouse for carrying concealed doxilly weapons once behind prison bars he gave up all ali ills hla leisure time to study at the beg it ng of hl its term lie ho could reid read mill and write alte english and german dur ing tile first years cars of his imprison input lie ho eagerly perused all books in those languages that he be could secure in ili course of time ho bo mastered tho the slavic polish and Hungar hungarian laii lan ian ganges gun KC and also acquired red a good gon eral knowledge knowl edgo of italian spanish and X trench renell |