▁mur als ▁in ▁St . ▁Nicholas ▁Cro at ian ▁Church , ▁but ▁the ▁Society ▁to ▁Pres erve ▁the ▁Mill v ale ▁Mur als ▁of ▁Max o ▁V anka ▁( which ▁works ▁to ▁preserve ▁the ▁art work ) ▁says ▁it ▁dep ict s ▁Andrew ▁M ell on . ▁ ▁Ass ass ination ▁attempt ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁during ▁the ▁Hom est ead ▁strike , ▁an arch ist ▁Alexander ▁Ber k man ▁attempted ▁to ▁assass inate ▁Fr ick . ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 3 , ▁Ber k man , ▁armed ▁with ▁a ▁revol ver ▁and ▁a ▁sh ar pen ed ▁steel ▁file , ▁entered ▁Fr ick ' s ▁office ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁Pitts burgh . ▁ ▁Fr ick , ▁real izing ▁what ▁was ▁happening , ▁attempted ▁to ▁rise ▁from ▁his ▁chair ▁while ▁Ber k man ▁pulled ▁a ▁revol ver ▁and ▁fired ▁at ▁nearly ▁point - blank ▁range . ▁The ▁bullet ▁hit ▁Fr ick ▁in ▁the ▁left ▁ear lo be , ▁pen etr ated ▁his ▁neck ▁near ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁sk ull , ▁and ▁lod ged ▁in ▁his ▁back . ▁The ▁impact ▁knock ed ▁Fr ick ▁down , ▁and ▁Ber k man ▁fired ▁again , ▁striking ▁Fr ick ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁neck ▁and ▁causing ▁him ▁to ▁ble ed ▁extens ively . ▁Car neg ie ▁Ste el ▁vice ▁president ▁( l ater , ▁president ) ▁John ▁George ▁Alexander ▁Le ish man , ▁who ▁was ▁with ▁Fr ick , ▁was ▁then ▁able ▁to ▁grab ▁Ber k man ' s