The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1878-06-15
Second Attempt to ASsaSsinate
King william.

n dispatch from Berlin SAYS: Not
withstanding the statements to the
effect that DIR. Modelling in his at.
tempt to assassinate the Emperor
acted on his own motion and with
ont cunfederates, there is belief in
high quarters that his attempt and
that of Hoedel were parts of IL con
spiracy, and that startling revela
tons concerning the extent of the
plot are soon to he Forthcoming.
Modelling and Hoedel both had false
names, under which they occasion.
ally passed. Modelling was Ludwig
aud Hoedel was Lehman. Nobe
ling is dying from his self-infiicted
wounds. He is defiant and says he
glories in his crime. and it is said
that he has exultingly warned those
in charge of him, that if he has not
succeeded there are those who will
be more successful. The man is in
perfect possession of his senses, and
when he was questioned by Que of
his guards us to the motive of his
crime, he exclaimed: Germany is
nothing; the Emperor is nothing;
humanity aud progress are every
thing: we have done away with God.
and the people do not want any
more kings"
The EmpeUr's physicians, after
cOsultation, have concluded to leave
it to the Crown Prince to decide
whether tn incur the risk of extract
ing the pellets from his majesty's
wrists. They prefer not to assume
any responsibility owing to the dam
gerous closencss of the pellets to the
main arteries. Grave approximations
are also felt that the Emperor's
strength is not sufficient to bear the
increased suffering of the operation.
When the enraged popnlace broke
into Nobcling's apartment on the
Inter den Linden he discharged
two chambers of revolver at them.
Herr HoItzeur, an innkeeper, was
shot and severely wounded. The
crowd. seeing the latter bleeding,
supposed he was the assassin and
fell upon him with great fury. The
unfortunate man was so roughly
handled before the people discovered
their mistake that his life is de-
SPARED of.
After the second shot Modelling
turned bis weapon against himself
and fired again, the charge taking
effect in his head. Ifc was instantly
seized and placed in Il prison van.
As the driver of the van drove rap
idly through the archway at the en-
trance of the house his head struck
against the arch with such violence
| that his neck was dislocated.
1t is difficult to Obtain authentic
information concerning all the raini-
fications of the conspiracy, bpt the
following statements may be taken
as approximately correct: The pres
ent condition of Europe has given
hope to the revolutionary leaders,
who for long time have been wait
ing for a favorable moment to strike
"a decisive blow. Intense discomfort
pervaded Germany, but there was
the danger of the outbreak of IA gen.
eral European war, and in, the gla-
mour of military and dynastic tri-
jumps, the wrongs of the people
would be lost sight of; even the suf-
ferers by the war would be dazzled
by its victories, or cowed by the dis
play of military strength that would
everywhere bee made. Ii was deem
ed necessary in the secret councils
of the revolutionary leaders to strike
u blow that would stun the crowned
heads and cause them to retreat
from their purposes. 1t is believed
| that at a consultation OF the revolu-
tionary leaders there was discus
sion as to which sovereign should
he chosen as the victim. Queen
Victoria was ruled out because she
was Il woman, and because it was
said by an English member of the
cabal that if the revolution were
successfully started on the CONT
nent, England will feel it as well
under the Queen AS under republic
King Humbert was proposed, us al.
so was King Alphonso. But it was
agreed that these were too insignifi
fcant victims. Nothing was to bt
done in France. She is republican
now and will be communistic to-
morrow. Germany was the chosen
field of action aud the emperor wa,
by necessity the victim.