The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-05-13
AN ASSASSIN'S SHOT.
ATTEMPT TO KILL KAISER WILL
LIAM.
The WOuId-Re Assassin n Young Tin
smIth from Leipsig-The Motive
MysterJ-HIs Arrest and
Examination Intense
Excitement Among
the People.

BERLIN, May ll.-At $50 this after
noon, as the Emperor William was re-
turning from drive with the Grand
Duchess of Baden, several shots from a
revolver were freG at him in the avenue
Inter den Linden. Nobody hurt. The
person who fired the shots was arrested.
An sccomplice, who attempted TO rescue
the would-be assassin, was also arrested.
The city is greatly excited in conse-
quence of the attempt upon tho life OF
the Emperor. Great crowds assembled
in front of the palace, to whom the EN-
peror several times presented himself in
acknowledgment OF their expression OF
sympathy. Members of the Ministry,
foreign ambassadors and officers of the
army hastened TO the palace, rendering
their congratulations upon the EmPeror's :
escape.
The would-be ssssssins are in the hands
of the police, who decline to furnish any
Information, and the character of the
perpetrators and the motive of their
crime are unknown.
BERLIN, May 11-Midnight.-
shots were fired INTO the Emperor's car
riage from the sidewalk, without effect.
The assassin ran into the middle OF the
avenue, followed by crowd. On an At
tempt being made to capture him, he
- grtH thrnuy his a
volver away He was then secured.
The Emperor's carriage was stepped,
and the f)otman sprsng from the box
and assisted at the capture. Another
man-who, it is alleged, attempted to res
cue the man who fired the shots-was
arrested few minutes stterward in the
middle of the avenue.
The nan who attempted to kill
the. Emperor is tinsmith named
Emil Heinrich Max Hoedel, said
to be from LEIPZIG. He ws8
taken to the nearest police station, where
preliminary investigation was lnstl-
tutcd. The accomphce arrested is named
Kruger, laborer belonging to Berlin.
There were unCeasing demonstrations
before the palace throughout the even
ing. Dense masses were streaming IN
from the remotcst suburbs TO manifest
their loyalty and sympathy singing the
National anthem. The Emperor went TO
the opera and Royal Theater tonight,
and received grea. ova.ions.
Examination OF the Prisoner.
BERLIN, May l2.-At the Official ex.
animation of Hoedel, the prisoner stated
he was native of Leipsic and born in
1857. He denied he fired a. the EN-
perOr He affirmed he wss without work
and intended TO shoot himself publicly
TO show the rich the present condition OF
thepeople. lie stated he shot once at him.
self and could not account for the other
three shots wanting in the chambers OF
the revolver. He thought he might
have discharged them in his absence OF
mind The prisoner was in possession Of
several Socialistc aad Democratic writ
ing tickets OF membership OF several Ber-
lin Socialistic unions and lkenesses Of
two Socislistic leaders. He declared
he belonged to no party, but was
an archrisl, the enemy Of all political
parties, the present condition Of society
and public institutions. 1t further re.
suited from the investigation that Hoedel
formerly held socialrstic views near LiI-
SIC. The otHer prisoner, Kruger, appears
innocent, and Is reported to have been
liberated. he was arrested because he
endeavored to protect HocIel against the
assaults of the excited mob. kilograms
congratulating the Emperor on his es-
cape have arrived from German Princes
and European Soverelgns. To day the
Emperor received the Royal family,
ministry and field marshsls, who came TO
congratulate him.