AN EXTRAORDINARY BUT NOT IMPROBABLE STORY.
Mrs. Lena Dexheimer, of Hoboken, N. J., a member of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of that city, astonished the Mother's Club by confessing that she had been an anarchist, and in the last year had known of three plots to assassinate President Roosevelt. The first assigned to perform the deed, having been chosen by lot, came from France, with the intention of carrying out his mission. Mrs. Dexheimer, having become convinced of the error of her ways, argued with him with such success that he went back to Paris; but, according to anarchist tenets, his death was soon announced. Another was selected who lived in New York. He was weak-hearted and killed himself. A third time a choice was made, and the lot fell to a woman living in Harlem, a part of this borough; but rather than carry out the contract she too committed suicide. Mrs. Dexheimer's husband was as much amazed when she made her revelation as any one else, for it was only recently that she told him anything about her anarchistic associations, and that was not until she had made a confident of her pastor, the Rev. Charles L. Mead. Mrs. Dexheimer, who is about forty-five years of age, has been in this country twenty-one years. She professes to have been a friend of Emma Goldman, and was invited by her7to attend a meeting. Mrs. Dexheimer did so, and signed certain documents, subsequently learning that she had subscribed to the doctrines of the anarchists. She was then known by her maiden name, Lena Rosenthal; but she subsequently attended many meetings. About three years ago the family moved to Hoboken, and a year later her husband, who is a Christian, induced her to visit the Rev. Mr. Mead's church. Becoming a deeply religious woman she resolved to sever all connection with the anarchists; but they, ignorant that she had changed her views, continued to send her the documents. She gives the particulars of the last meeting which she attended, at which there were about a hundred men and women. There were two ballot boxes; in one were the numbered ballots, and in the other the names and addresses and numbers of members. One ballot at a time was taken from the box, until that one was reached on which were the words, “He or she has to commit this deed.” The Rev. Mr. Mead is convinced of the truth of her story, which some facts seem to corroborate. One is the suicide of Mrs. Schroeder. Mrs. Dexheimer is fearful that her life will be forfeited on account of this, and claims that she had not the slightest idea when she made her confession in the Mother's Club that the story would become public. Whether her story be true or not, there are nests of anarchists throughout the world, and the lives of kings and presidents are in increased jeopardy on account of them. Because of this, kings and presidents need to take especial care of themselves.—The Christian Advocate.