INTRODUCTION. 9 



Had you at that time been made an American 

 citizen ? 



" No, madam. And it was not until I realized that 

 twice again my life was in danger, that I recognized 

 the importance of placing myself under the protec- 

 tion of this great nation." 



Where else, and how were you in danger? 



"For a short time I lived in New Haven, and 

 standing one day in my own grounds before my 

 door, I saw a man enter the gate. He approached 

 me and, with more politeness than one expects in a 

 beggar, he asked for alms. Although he spoke 

 Polish, it was with the Russian dialect, which be- 

 trayed him, and my suspicions were at once aroused. 

 Regarding him keenly I was convinced that his 

 errand was not one of mercy, and said to him: 'You 

 beg, but your hands have never worked. Go to the 

 kitchen and get your dinner, and here is fifty cents. 

 You see this gun and this dog, and you understand 

 that I know how to protect myself. If you are still 

 here after the next train leaves, I will blow out your 

 brains!'" 



And did this man again attempt your life? 



" Not this one, but another. A few days later, as 

 I watched some stone-masons at work on a church, I 

 was struck by the exceeding awkwardness of one of 

 them. Looking closer I recognized another Russian 

 detective. Turning to the master-mason, I said: 

 'Do you know this man?' He replied: 'No, but the 

 late strike has made it so hard for me to get work- 

 men, that when this man applied I employed him. ' 

 When I said to the man in his own language, 'Leave 



