The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-08-04
ATTEMPT ON BIsMARCK.s LIFE.

ATTEMPT ON BISMARCK'S LIFE.
THE POPULAR FEELING AFTER THE EVENT
THE RFJoJCINGs OF THE PR0PLE-PRINCz
BISMARClS's SPEECH.
a correspondent of the New York Trib-
nne writing from Kissingen under date OF
the 18th inst. gives the following in con-
nection with the late attempt on the life of
Prince Bismarck: i was returning from
dinner yesterday, when an unusual gather
ing of people attracted my attention, which
| ascribed to the probable event of Prince
Bismarck's passing on his daily drive, when
all eyes are apt to be strained for
good sight of the greatest man
of the age. This time there was more than
the ordinary commotion, and Immediately
been made and badly failed Of
success TO take the life of the Cbancel
lor of the Empire, the bullet fired wound
ing the hand at the hat which Bismarck was
just lifting from his head i'm bowling TO q
small crowd who had halted at his residence
to sec him get into his carriage and who
cheered him as usual. At the time when
Bismarck entered the carriage priest
named Hanthaler crossed the street right in
ironl oil the horses, compelling the driver %
pull UP the horses which were inst starting
and bring the coach to a standstili while the
shot was fired. The connection which
followed being directed against the
assassin, who turned out to be
Edward Kulmann, an ilIiterate young mau
from Magdeburg, on whose person no other
document was found than a poem praising
the pope, the priest gained time to disappear
and hurried across town in an incredibly
short space of time, catching the O'Clock
train for Schweinfurt ian hours ride from
here.) But the telegraph was quicker than
he, and he was arrested and locked up in
Schweinfurt. At first be was called a French
priest, but it now turns out that he is a BaVa-
rian from Kupstein. (Hnthaler has since
been declared innocent.-Editor Tribune.
Prince Bismarck, after showing himself
throughout the to wn to the enthusiastic peo-
pie, drove 10 the jail to question his assailant
personally. | have learned that the mar
answered. the prince with great brutality
that he regretted
HAVING MISSED HIS AIM,
as the arch enemy of the pope and the holy
Catholic church had no right to live. He
added that il was no use asking him about
accomplices, for even if he had any he would
not be such fool as to betray them. The
town was in great excitement all the after.
neon, and pretty demonstration was bur-
riedly improvised, which turned OFT much
greater in numbers than had thought with
in the possibilities of so small a place. A
torchlight serenade was organized accom-
panied by brass band and a full string or
chestra. There were severa hundred torches
and Chinese lamps, and several thousand
people gathered in the street and meadow
opposite Prince Bismarck's house Just al
dark. bismarck appeared on the balcony
the wounded hand concealed by cloak, and
with his hat in the other, he addressed the
crowd almost verbatim as follows:
GENTLEMEN: / thank you for this mark OF
your sympathy, as profoundly thank God
whose protecting hand has this day shielded
me in imminent danger. To say more on
4 ,oc Of flx.n l.
becoming in me, as it has to be dealt with by
the Judges administering the laws OF the land
But this may be permitted to say, that
am fully conscious that the attempted crime
was not directed against me, but against the
cause in whose initiatory steps | have been
called upon to take leading part-the cause
of Germany, united, strong, and free.
That cause can no longer be injured
by such measures as have been here at
tempted. 1t has become the cause of the
nation, which is united, strong and free, to
carry it 10 glorious issue without me.
While live will work for that cause; and
while devout< thank God for having this
day interposed His rotecting hand to shield
my life, / am ready for the sacrifice if il
shall be demanded. In what, / ask YOU
would it excel that of the thousands of our
brothers who three years ago laid down their
lives on the plains of France in the same
cause? A cause thus sealed by noble blood
is hallowed, and Germany, united, strong
and free, will see TO it that it shall suffer nc
harm by the loss of a single life. Join me
then, gentlemen, in hearty cheers for Ger
many, united, strong, and free, and for it,
noble and allied princes!
This speech was received with loud huzZas
and after some more music and the signing
of quartet, the crowd dispersed with re
newed cheers for Bismarck and his family
which again brought the prince and hi:
daughter to the balcony.