Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1878-05-15
The German Emperor in Peril.

BERLIN, May ll.-At $3.50 O'Clock
this afternoon as Emperor William was
returning from drive with the Grand
Duches of Baden, several shots from n
revolver were fired at him in the avenue
Inter len Linden. Nobody was hurt.
he person who fired the shots was ar
rested, as was also an accomplice who
attempted to rescue him. The city is
greatly excited in consequence OF the at
tempt upon the life Of the Emperor.
Great crowds have assembled in front OF
the palace, to whom the Emperor has
several times shown himself III acknOwl-
edgment of their expression of sympa-
thy. Members of the ministry, foreign
ambassadors. and officers Of the army
are Fastening to the palace to tender
their congratulations on the Emperor S
escape. The would be assasslns are III
the hands "f the police, who decline to
furnish any information. and the char
acter of the perpetrators and motive oi
their crime are therefore still unknown.
THE PARTICULARS.
Two shots were fired into Emperor
Williams carriage from the sidewalk
without effect. The assassin ran into
the middle avenue. followed by crowd.
On an attempt being made TO capture
him he fired three more shot, and threw
his revolver away. H. was then So
cured. The Emprror's carriage wa>
stopped. and The io0tman sprans from
the box and assisted at the caplurc. ~
few minutes aiterward another ndlvid.
ual was seized in the middle avenue III
consequence ofan alleged attempt to
rescue the assassin. The assassin IS 4
iinsmith ahmed Emil Heinrich Max.
Hoedel. SAID to be from Leipzig. lie
was taken to the nearest police station.
where a preliminary investigation wa
instituted. The accomplish arrested l.
named Kruger. lab"rei. belonging to
Berlin. There We're unceasing denon-
STATIONS before the palace throughout
the evening.
| Dense masses are streaming IN from
the rem0tcst suburbs TO manifest their
Loyalty and sympathy. singing the ma
licnal anthem. The Emperor went TO
the opera and Royal Theatre tonight
and received great olatiouS.
| BERLIN. MAY l2.-At the official cx-
animation Hocdel. the prisoner. stated
that he was native Of Lcipslc, ana
horn in 1857. He denied that he tired
at the Emperor. He affirmed that he
was without work. and intended to
shoot himself publicly to show the rich
the present condition Oftht people. lie
stated that he shot once at himself. ami
could not account for the other three
SLOTS which were wanting in the cham
Der Of his revolver. He thought he
mi.ht have discharged them in the
absence Of mind. The prisoner was in
possession of several soc.alstic and
democratic writings, tickets OF member
ship OF several Berlin sOclallstlc unions.
and the likenesses of two socialIstic
leaders. He declared that he beOn 5ed
to no party. but vas an anarchist. lhe
enemy OF all political parties, the pres
ent condition of society and public III
stitutiens. 1t further resulted from the
investigation that Hoedcl formerly held
socialislic meetings near Leipsic. The
other prisoner, Kruger. appears to be
innocent. and it is reported that he has
been liberated. He was arrested be
cause he endeavored to protect Hoedel
against the.assaults of the excited crowd
kilograms congratulating the Emperor
on his escape have arrived rom all The
German princes and European sover-
eigns. To-day the Emperor received
the royal family, the ministry and field
marshals, who came to congratulate
him.