The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1852-03-18
The attempt to Assassinate the Queen Of
Spain.

Adviccs by the Atlantic represent that the
Queen of Spain had recovered from the
wound inflicted at the late attempt to kill
her. 1t appears that when the assassin,
Martin Merino, approached the queen, he
knelt down, and, being in clerical robes, Che
was in the habit of performing service at the
church in San Sebastian no obstacle was
thrown in the way of his design, as it was
supposed he had memorial to present to
the queen but, when she came close up, he
suddenly struck at her with great force with
dagger which he had concealed upon him
The queen mechanically put forward her
arm (perhaps to receive a memoriaD at the
moment, and this probably saved her life
Her forearm was grazed and the dress torn
The weapon struck her on the front part of
the right side, penetrating through several
folds of her mantle of velvet and gold, and
cutting through the stays, the whalebone of
which diminished the effect of the blow,
which it is now hoped has not injured any
vital organ the fear was that the liver had
been wounded. The assassin, at the mo-
ment of striking, exclaimed: "Toma, va
themes bastante." ('"Take it; you have now
got enough.")
The queens first thought was for her
child, "Mi nina she exclaimed; "Que ciu-
den Isabel" (My child let them take
care of IsabelD There was a moment of
confusion. The king consort drew his sword.
One of the royal halberdiers struck down
the assassin, who let fall the dagger, and
was secured by the Duke of Tamames, and
other members of the royal suit. The queen
was able to walk to her chamber, where she
was Immediately attended to, and at first
tainted away for some time.
Martin Merino, who committed this de-
testable crime, was a native of Arnedo,
province of Logrono, sixty-three years of
age, an ex-friar of the franciscan Order, but
secularized in 1921, on his own application.
He was removed last evening in a coach to
the Saladero prison, and the cavalry escort
which accompanied him had some difficulty
in preventing the crowd round the palace
from doing summary justice on him.
He was perfectly cool, and eyinced not the
least compunction for his act ). his only in
quiry was, els the queen dead 2" And
when told she was not, he expressed sur
prise, and said that he had hit her hard
enough. At other times he was very abu-
sive to those who spoke to him; but his
general manner is that of a cold, cynical
sheer; he had performed mass at eleven
that morning.
There are very contradictory accounts
about him. The Espaao says that he was
always of ultra revolutionary ideas, and was
in conspiracy against the life Of Ferdinand
VII, and emigrated in 1928; while the
Gaceta Militar described him as Carlist
saying that he emigrated as anti-liberal il
1920 to 1928; that he served as captain
in the Carlist army during the civil war
and came in under the Convention Of Der
CARA. He had been acting At Madrid fol
some time as assistant cnrate in the parishes
Of San Sebastian aud San Milan. He is sale
I to have been engaged ID an attempt agains
J the life of Queen Christina during her re
i aency, but % have failed il an opportunit,
for carrying it out He was executed s.
tic gayf0ts on Saturday, February 7th. al,
died calmly.
Her majesty was fast recovering from II
ELECTS Of her wounds at the last accounts.
Y Mr. Forrest has carried his divorce cas-