The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-13
TUn6IQN N6W0s
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION.
Two Shots Fired at Emperor
William.
The Would.Bs Assassin a Young
Tinsmith from Leipzig.
His Motive Mystery---He and His
Aooomplioe Arrested.
Great Excitement Among the People
The Grand Exposition at Paris.-.
Marked Progress Made in
All Departments.
Great Excitement Among the People
Magnificent Display in the Fine Art
and Mechanical Departments.

anu mecnanlcal departments.
BERLIN, May l2.-Berlin was this
afternoon startled by the news Of an at.
tempt to assassinate Emperor William.
The Emperor was returning from his
usual afternoon ride about half.past
three o'clock, and was In company with
his daughter, the Grand Duchess OF Ba.
den. Nothing unusual occurred until
the Imperial party was passing through
Inter lien Linden, when, as the carriage
neared the Russian Embassy, tall man,
who was standing behind droschky, on
the central foot-path, fred
A SHOT FROM A REVOLVER,
aiming directly at the Emperor. In rapid
succession the assassin fired two more
shots, but fortunately all OF them missed
their mark. The old Kaiser behaved
with great coolness. and never for q mo-
ment flinched under fire. The assassin,
seeing be had failed in his object, attempt.
ed 10 escape, but was captured before he
had got thirty feet away from the spot
where he had fred the shots.
AN AccoMPLICE
who was near him made desperate at.
tempt TO rescue him, but he also was ar
rested. The porter at the Russian En-
bassy, who was an eyewitness OF the
whole affair, asserts that lady who was
passing by at the time was wounded by
one OF the shots intended for the Emper.
or. No one else appears to have been
hurt. An immense crowd congregated
around the spot in few minutes, and
the greatest excitement prevailed.
The Emperor was heartily cheered as
he drove Of, and the insurance that he
had escaped unipjured was hailed with
the greatest enthusiasm. The news spread
through the city with incredible rapiditY,
and produced the most intense excite
ment. Immense crowds gathered in front
OF the Palace aud
THE EMPERoR CAME OUT REPEATFDLY
To chow himEeli 10 answer to the enthu.
siastic congratulations Of the people.
The members Of the Ministry who were
in town, officers OF the army and repre-
sentatives Of foreign Powers, hastened to
the Palace TO offer their congratulations,
and the Emperor was found as calm and
unmoved as II nothing had occurred.
The police decline to give any informa-
tion 10 the public regarding the two pris.
onerp, or the motives OF the attempted
assassination; but | have learned ON the
best authority that
THE MAN WHO FGsED THE sHors
Is native Of Leipsic, named Lehman,
about twenty years Of age. The motive
is supposed to be religious fanaticism,
but nothing positive Is known on that
point.
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF THE EN-
PERoR.
BERLIN, May 1l.-At $3.50 this after
noon, as the Emperor William was re-
turning from drive with the Grand
Duchess Of Baden, several shots from 4
revolver we're fired at him in the avenue
Unter den Linden. Nobody hurt The
person who fred the shots was arrested.
An accomplice, who attempted to rescue
the would.be assassin, was also arrested.
The city is greatly excited in conse.
quence Of the attempt upon the life OF the
Emperor. Great crowds assembled in
front Of the palace, 10 whom the Emperor
several times presented himself in &C.
acknowledgement Of the expressions Of sym
pa,hy. Members Of the Ministry, foreign
Embassadors and officers Of the army
hastened to the palace, rendering their
congratulations upon the Emperors es.
cape.
The would be assassins 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.-MrDsGHr. = Two
shots we're fred 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 fired
three more shots, and threw his revolver
away. He was then secured. The En-.
peror's carriage was stopped, and the
iootman sprang from the box and assisted
at the capture. Another man-who, it is
alleged, attempted to rescue the man who
fired the shots-was arrested few min.
utes aiterward in the middle Of the ay-
enue.
The man who attempted to assassinate
the Emperor is tinsmith named Emil
Heinrich Maxhoedel, said 10 be from
Leipzig. He was taken TO the nearest
police station, where q preliminary in.
yestigation was instituted. The accom-.
plice arrested is named Kruger, labor
er belonging 10 Berlin.
There were unceasing demonstrations
before the palace throughout the even.
ing. Dense masses were streaming in
from the remotest suburbs 10 manifest
their loyalty and sympathy, singing the
National anthem. The Emperor went to
the opera and Royal Theater tonight,
and received great oyaLions.