▁arm ▁and ▁prevent ed ▁a ▁third ▁shot , ▁probably ▁saving ▁Fr ick ' s ▁life . ▁ ▁Fr ick ▁was ▁seriously ▁wounded , ▁but ▁rose ▁and ▁( with ▁the ▁assistance ▁of ▁Le ish man ) ▁tack led ▁his ▁ass ail ant . ▁All ▁three ▁men ▁crash ed ▁to ▁the ▁floor , ▁where ▁Ber k man ▁managed ▁to ▁st ab ▁Fr ick ▁four ▁times ▁in ▁the ▁leg ▁with ▁the ▁pointed ▁steel ▁file ▁before ▁finally ▁being ▁sub du ed ▁by ▁other ▁employees ▁and ▁a ▁car p enter , ▁who ▁had ▁r ushed ▁into ▁the ▁office . ▁The ▁car p enter ▁also ▁hit ▁Ber k man ▁with ▁a ▁ham mer ▁during ▁the ▁sc uffle . ▁ ▁Fr ick ▁was ▁back ▁at ▁work ▁in ▁a ▁week ; ▁Ber k man ▁was ▁charged ▁and ▁found ▁guilty ▁of ▁attempted ▁murder . ▁ ▁Ber k man ' s ▁actions ▁in ▁planning ▁the ▁assass ination ▁clearly ▁indicated ▁a ▁pre med itated ▁intent ▁to ▁kill , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ 2 2 ▁years ▁in ▁prison . ▁Neg ative ▁public ity ▁from ▁the ▁attempted ▁assass ination ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁the ▁strike . ▁Appro xim ately ▁ 2 , 5 0 0 ▁men ▁lost ▁their ▁jobs , ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁workers ▁who ▁stayed ▁had ▁their ▁w ages ▁hal ved . ▁ ▁Private ▁life ▁ ▁Fr ick ▁married ▁Ad ela ide ▁Howard ▁Child s ▁of ▁Pitts burgh ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 8 8 1 . ▁They ▁had ▁four ▁children : ▁Child s ▁Fr ick ▁(