, 1880-01-21
to lIo lmhe.ldcd IN plaster jackct for wect.
whlle nnc's nose is rebuilt At the expense n
npu'9 fingers, "
ATTEMPT At REGICIDE.
Narrow Escape ofttie Srnnlall king ma
tho Emotion Of tIfa Young 1seSdr,

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Correspondence London Etandtstl.
1IAnf'ft,, Dec. 3t.-'rlle regtCltle decided IA
commit his clfmo OH Dec. 10, nntt lie loat]cd
his I.nfaucllcNx tl0l,hlc-barrcllult pIstnt nnd
started for the Plaza Ill Orsrntc, IA ths
sliaru III front OF tho palace Is styled. lia
waited about tic gardens, which vera
full OF nurses nnd children, and
fixed ,lnon the principle gntc ns tbe
mnst eligible srot for the commission Of hi,
crime. Before the gnte arc two lnrgo sentry
lmxcs, from which tic soldiers pace 10 tha
roat, twenty yards of, md between tho bo1e,
md the patace Is spnce sufficient for man
10 stand concealed when tie soldier Is prc.
sentng arms to 4 passing carriagc ,lnder tha
porticu. Tic woutti-be assassin hurried 10 the
scntrtes rs lie saw tho King approach, and,
Hnnois;etl, M ; A.. ens,G,oaced s,, himself between ths
driven out before i, it being one Of tho Mid. iIHt
est afternoons that we },ayu seen In this ~
vcro winter Tie glorious sunshine hid
brought & ont }atEs eEo'Vt!s Of l2,asers n te
egulpaEegs md tesan's. A. usual, tlle thrans
where the Kim. and Queen took sey.
eral turns. Ills Majesty, himself was driving
n,id fiery horses Wsre not very tracta!,le. Thss
returned the many marks Of sympathy that
greeted her III the. RETRO. Toward dusk
W W$ol s,M dswn the caIis stayor,s to % debo.'eSh, Ct,
by tho Artnnry square, nt the principal
entrnuce Of tho palace. Just as he ncnred
tho ar9iory Ills an!mnls grow uneasy, a,ll he
pushed 9,l, 10 enter by the Puerta del prin.
plain Royal livcries, and ahead single .out.
the assassin, wns lifting, ai,d, siackenlng ihs
pace Of his horses, the King wheeled them 10
enter Under the porttco slowly, OIL account
Just as the horses l,ad come abreast OF the
scntry-box the rcglcldc sprang, out, and, lean-
ing Hn the very cnrriagc, fired llS flIst shot as
gathering rcins> firmly, dashed the carrlags
under the portico rs the Quc3n uttered cry,
clasp!ng her Royal lartnor's arm rs q sccond
bullet wl,tzzed past, smuggling tho hatr at The
Dnfs behnd g nd tie s qec nn' c Il ms GSs' is s ss
anxioisly and kiMaiy to sec Il lis youthful
bride was hurt. Though painfully shockea
a a sa1Ey nSi"'E orax o'as sr ct tt eSanssss 5 as
with the assistance Of King Alfonso, 70
alLght, md llo slowly aassistcd her up tha
great stalIcase. King Alfonso never n the
sas "s 'fsa' s ess s II II s pases G. ss n I'D
aud Of many members Of The Foreign ofiice,,
wlIo had NIL rushed In into tile court
yard around tho phaeton. AZ snnr as
her Majesty WIS nble to reacl!, the great 81.
sunk, nearly oyerpowcred by emotion. on 4
chair, where she was soon surrounded by All
tho royal family and by ler household. The
PRINCESS Of Asturias, the! 1nfantas Paz and
Caltleron, nnd. her own Austrian physician,
were III Attendance, and the Queen soon tran
QnlEized all, n1ld confessed ttat her fearful
alarnl Ind becn for Don Alfonso, who was
We soon rcacllcti n door guardca by two
military .pollccnien, md giving, ACCESS to a
fGon E2 we well gntea uP Tere IT.. q sat on s9fa
TSs!eilc. Whea II S I stGe,i " il i!oeEsd masS *
carrier class seem in Madrid. I1e was
better M dressed thnn his fellows are
daZk tustIsin Cont, his brsa,i rcd saa
yellow !sash, his clean shirt front and neat
craynt In q sort Of ring, looked mttci, better
than might be expected In n criminal who
n siS xs$ f;ta{e1 S;[ @ o{sis s SsleT s
and Of muscular limbs. I1is iical il
not very large, md :, tbs broad check
Iss!iess eye$, @ low tors|!sad, 's sSsesgy Gai!,
energy mid brute force, IIo never glances
straEt!t nt a3y nne. and an Il very nFM;!ene W. II.
Ills answers, th0nRh no htinetcS 10 Ills et0Fy
about his connection With the two publicans,
plIces S Not " word or of ffepentance IA S or r.
gret .lropped from tho lips of fills yory young
criminal, even when hls. mother and broth.
er's names were mentioned. .1Io has ths
habit OF shutting his eyes and leaning back
when pressed will, questions on how lie en!-
ployed his time In tho last fortnight, and.
Rboye nll, OH what weru his means Of exist.
ence. The Judge sterl,ly reminded him Of
erue erS ha nuee m n, ~ TS tod m he ees oes
10 make Glenn brenst of Ills natives; bnthe
merely stared md shook his head, saying
that but for tho suggestion of his two inste
gators lie would simply have committed
suicide.