The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1876-07-28


former. revolver in hand, cried ont,
"Davran ma. Seraskier lido not stir.
WAR ministerl. He fired and llussein
fell. badly wounded. but not dead,
vainly attempting to draw a revolver
he had in his pocket.
Terror seemed to seize the other
ministers. Midhat Pasha at once made
for the bottom door, rushed through
it to the inner apartments. and was
followed by all his colleagues with the
exception of Raschid Pasha, who Re-
manned as if sptllbound and nailed to
his seat, while the minister Of marine.
Ahmed KaisSerli, who alone showed
some presence Of mind, Immediately
closed with the assassin, seized him
around the waist, and pinioned down
both his arms. Hassan, however, sue
ceeded in disengaging his right hand,
and with his Circassian knife inflicted
several wounds on KaisSeri, who at
last released him and joined the other
ministers in the fight. In the mean
time, IIuSSein Avni was crawling with
great difficulty toward the entrance
door. ThereupOn HaSSan, leaving the
marine minister, whom he would 9TH
erwise have killed. and rushing upon
Hussein Avni, hacked at him with his
knife. cutting his throat, and never
leaving him till he lay motionless at
his feet. He turned then, and per
ceivin i lschid Pasha, who had never
stirred md alone remained in the
room. lated on the divan-in the
OpiniCi al some persons, already dead
with fright-he pointed his revolver
at him, eXclaiming, 500 you stop here
to arrest me ;" and shot him through
the head.
The assassin then went up to the
bottom door, which the fugitives had
fastened and barricaded from the in
side, and shaking it Justify, he cried,
Grand viZier, open the door no harm
to you is intended - and called out
that the minister of marine should be
delivered up to him. The old grand
vizier, greatly terrified, cried out
from behind the door: my son, not
now you are too excited to listen to
reason" Hassan, baffled in his rage,
sent two pistol shots through the door.
Unable to force open the door, the as
sassin upset the furniture, set fire to
the curtains, and broke the lustre or
SiltIliNtN1ACl, OO lIliG UllC ldI &c lOoIll W do
only lighted by one single taper.
Several minutes elapsed during this
horrid butchery, the people in the
ante-chamber below stairs, though
they heard the report of the firearms,
not daring to stir, as they apprehend-
ed that the murderer was only the i'll
Strument of some conspiracy II which
some OF the persons present might be
implicated, and for some time looked
at each other with blank Amusement,
every man Suspecting and fearing his
neighbor. At length Midhat pd5ha,
having armed himself with revolver,
went down stairs, and raised the spirits
OF those persons, two Of them. one his
own servant. Ahmed Aglia, the other.
HuSSeln Avni S aide-de-camp. Churki
Bey, ventured into the slaug hter-rOOm.
AS these two men entered the apart
ment both fell dead, struck by Has
san S unerring revolver. But by this
time the police and soldiery from the
nearest post arrived. and Hassan, after
killing II police officer and wounding
six zaphtlhs and soldiers, was over
powered and secured, being himself
seriously wounded. The soldiers would
have killed him on the spot had not
Midhat Pasha hidden them take him
alive. The whole affray lasted from
twenty minutes to half al hour.
The assassin was taken to the Ser
aSklerate, or war office, where, on the
following morning, Friday, he was ex-
amlned, tried and sentenced to death.
On Saturday, at dayhreak,4 AN, he was
hanged on tree in the open space be-
forc the Seraskierate. He would not
allow the surgeons to bind up his
wounds, and was greatly exhausted by
loss of blood before he reached the
place of execution. The body was left
hanging for the whole of yesterday.
Of his victims, Hussein Avni was
about 60 years old; Raschid Pasha.
about ~.
The object of the CircaSSian was ey-
identity. at first, merely to kill Hussein
Avni, and the subsequent murders
were the result of that mad rage
which seems to blind wild beast when
it has once tasted blood. Besides Hus-
sein. l. lowed particular hatred only
to the - lister of marine, because he
had dar . 10 attempt to stay his hand.
The o. .rr5 were killed or wounded in
Sell-Uei CHCS, Wlien the murderer
thought that nothing WAS left to him
but to sell his life at the highest price.
He avowed at his trial that all he
wished was to avenge upon the war
minister, not only his own grievances,
but those also of his brother officers.
1t is, however, extremely probable
that he hated HasSein Avni, as the
chief actor in that palace revolution
which had hurled the late sultan from
his throne, caused his sisters death.
and deprived him 0Iassan) of that
courtly interest on which he relied
for brilliant success and rapid ad-
vancement in his career. The govern
ment here have been at great pains to
describe the crime of 1assan as the is
olated deed of half-drunken maniac.
unconnected with political motives.
there is reason to believe, neverthe-
less, that the ministers are not quite
assured that the assassin had no ac-
completes, as on Friday the sultan
.>grieved at the tragic occurrence,
did not leave the palace, and there
was no SelOmlik, OF reception. as is