Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1878-06-07
ATTEMPT.

Riding Through the Streets Of Bsrlla-
His Wounds got Serious, but Painful
The WOuld.be Assassin 10 Prison.
BEpLIS. June S.-while the Emperor
vas taking a drive ct 2:3J o'clock this
afternoon, some shots, apparently proceed
ing from a house In the AVen ueUnter Der
Linden, were fred at him. The Emperor
was wounded In one arm and on the cheek
by buck shot aud small shot. The would.
BE- assassin lie a De. Modelling, occupying
Apartments at No. IL, Inter Der Linden.
When his door was forced open, be bred
LION aud wounded the hutel keeper, and
tried to commit suicide, bat was secured.
The EmperOr's personal attendant jumped
into the carriage and supported the Empe-
rOr Until the carriage reached the palace.
The Emperor was conveyed to bed and
severa! grains OF shot extracted, causing
great lose OF blood. The Emperor suffered
great paiu, but never lost consciousness
up to ne latest moment. At : O'Clock this
evening No serious a~pprehensions were
felt as tn his condition.
The following Ia taken from official &C.
counts aud bulletins, published in regard
10 the attempted assassination OF the Em'
perOr: N0belIng ired twice with a double
barrel gun The EmP'ror received about
thirty small shot in the face, head, both
arms and back, but By = O'Clock this even
Jog his general condition had already i'm
proved In q satisfactory manner. An I'M
merse Gro sd from all parts OF the city
thrOngei into the Avenue Inter Der Lin
den. on the news becoming known. Inc
assassin Is Karl Edward Modelling, a ma
tive o: k%llenO, near b rnhaum, aged "
years. He Is q resi- tent Of Berlin, q Doe
tor Of Physiology and an Agricultural,
and a habitue OF Democratic Socialist
Clubs. A quantity Of arms were found in
his apartments. He tired on persons at
tempting 20 arrest him with a heavy load
cd revolver, and then inflicted severe
wounds in bis own head. He c0nfesses
the crime, bat Obsti0ately refuses to state
mis- motives, lie Is at the hospital station
Of the MUlkonmart Police Distr CT, at.
tended by his m pther and daughter.
Berlin, June 2~-midnight "A bulletin
Just published announces tnat the Empe.
rOr has slept, asked Tor water, eet tea,
and wine, ana conyerscd anal! with his
ply stefan.
LONDON, June 3.-The Posts Berlin
specIai states that thirty shot have been
extracted from the body Of the Emperor.
BERLIN, June "a strong escort OF
mounted police was barely sufficient 70
protect NODe I'M from the mob when going
to the hospital. Their was u rumor cur
rent tina the assassin's name was Lud.
wig, aud be was 4 religious fanatic. This,
however, Sc m based ON the fact that q
pile OF CltramOntane journals was found
10 bis room
LONDON, June 3 "A later Reuters says
Modelling confessed be cherished tue MUIR
derOus design for eight days because he
considered the Empernr's removal would
be a public benefit. He declared be iav r.
I'd sOcIi ism and had attended sotiallsilc
meetings. some accounts say Modelling Is
supposed t. b. lying, knowing that Il few
days ego be unsuCcess fully applied
for Government emplo! ment.
BERLIN, June 3.-An official bulletin
issued IT ~ the Palace at s:3i this MORN
ing, reports he emperor pissed a quiet
mint The pain from his wrunds has
been nlleViated. His phy sicians consider
bis condition satisfactory.
a dispatch ir m Berlin Gays NObsling's
ia uries are fatal. He refuses to allege
any satisf .ct0ry motive for the crime. He
Ia neither sOcia ist nor ultramOntane, but
is a Protestant, OF good family, and pOsi.
ton. His b others are officers In the army,
aud his mothers second husband is a
retired major. DR.. Modelling admits his
plan had been formed for a long time, he
had accOmplices who had been In cOmmu.
nicAtiUn with him on the subject Vt the
assassination Ol the Emperor for six
months.
BERLIN, June 8 The condition Of the
Emperor continues satisfactory.
LONDON, June 3-Accounts from Berlin
say the eject Of the news Of another at
tempt on the life OF the Empar0r are aston.
ishing. The %outburstof public sentiment is
az far beyond the manifestations made on
the previous occasion as NOeblings'attempt
exceeds that OF HOedel's in seriousness OF
result. A vas crowd assembled around
the palace, forced Its way In, and wal on
y dispersed OF receiving satisfactory
news OF the EmperOr's condition, and a
warning that their loyal manifestations
might aggravate his suffering from the
wounds. The spot where the Emperor
was shot is only five minutes walk from
the scene OF Hoedel's attempt. DR.. Noeb.
ling came to Berlin 3 few weeks ago from
Hale. He hired q furnished room on the
second floor Of No. Is inter Der Linden,
from the window Of which the shuts were
fred. MODELLING was formerly In the civil
service OF the Kingdom Of Saxony, was a
regular contributor to agriculture a. jour.
nails, and seems to have been in easy cir
cumstauces. He studied agriculture and
hnAnce at Hale, LeipsiC,