The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-13
TRYING TO SHOOT HIMSELF.
ApprehenslOnS that a Secret Danger
Threatens the Empire.
THE ACT UNIVERSALLY DENOUNCED.
Sentiment Of the English
Press.
[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD

IBY CABLE TO THE HERALD
LONDON, May IS. 1878.
The Emperor William drove out on Sun
day afternoon, in company with the Grand
Duchess Of Baden. He was received with
the widest acclamations from the people.
THE OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION.
At the official examination in Berlin,
Hoedel, the prisoner, said he was a native
Of Leipsic, and born in 1857 He denied
that he fired at the Emperor. He affirmed
that he was without work and intended to
shoot himself publicly, to show the rich the
present condition Of the people.
ONLY SHOT AT HIMSELF.
He stated that he shot once at himself
and could not account for the other three
shots which were wanting in the chambers
Of his revolver. He thought he might have
discharged them in the absence of mind.
SOCIALIST
The prisoner had in his possession several
socialistic and democratic writings, tickets
of membership of several Berlin socialistic
unions and the illnesses of two socialistic
leaders. He declared that he belonged to
no party, but was an anarchist, the enemy Of
all political parties, the present condition
of society and public institutions.
FORMERLY OF LHrps1c.
It further resulted from the investigation
that Hoedel formerly held socialistic meet
ings near Leipsic.
WANTED FAIR PLAY.
The other prisoner, Kruger. appears to
be innocent, and it is reported that he has
been liberated. He was arrested because he
endeavored to protect Hoedel against the
assaults of the excited crowd.
CONGRATULATIONS CON r1NuE.
kilograms congratulating the Emperor
on his escape have arrived from all the
German princes and European sovereigns.
To-day the Emperor received the royal
family, the Ministry and field marshals,
who came to congratulate him.
HE STANDS By HIS STORY.
The Daily Ne,cs correspondent at Berlin
confirms the statement that Max Hoedel
had second examination yesterday at
which he only reafirmed his previous dec
laration that he did not 6s ut the Emperor,
but at himself
NOT BELIEVED.
This story is secuted by everybody as ridic-
ulous. There seems to be O sufficient num-
Der of witnesses to his actual intention to
kill the Emperor, however much he may
disclaim any actual intention to murder his
sovereign.
THE DANCER NOT FORGOTTEN.
ION the other hand" says the cor
respondent, 'the escape Of the Emperor
does not lessen the indignation of the peo-
pie in the slightest degree. It only renders
them calmer and better able to appreciate
the full significance of tho incident.
WHAT MAX BE IN THE FuTuRE2
''The result is a feeling of serious uneasi-
ness and anxiety. Tho event opens out o
vision of possibilities which had hardly
been considered, and which are really ap-
palling when calmly contemplated.
FOE IN THE DARK
81 have never known Berlin SO grave and
even depressed as at this abrupt and start
ling summons to prepare for unseen, un-
realized and terrible dangers-to resist
foe whom want, hatred and sentiment can
apparently drive to the point Of dospera-
ton.
CRAZY SOCIALIST.
cit does not appear to DO beloved that
Hoedel had m accomplish or that any gen.
eral plot existed. His act was apparently
his own, but socialist papers found upon
his person, his known connection with the
social-democra of Lcipsic and his style of
self-justifcation before the officers leave
littlo doubt that he is the product Of rovolu-
tionary sophism, working upon a mind full
Of sentiment and vanity.
DENOUNCED BY THE SOCIALIST ORGAN
at is only Just to say that the socialist