, 1881-09-25
ASSASINATIONS.

4 Long List OF Noted Acts Of A&snxIna-
tiou Or At1emnted Murder Of Rulers
of Nations.
Tho llfo Of the head Of 4 nation Is one that
is frequently beset BY perils. rs the sublolntd
list will slluw, and the pages ut history are
soled by lnnny Il crimson stain, representing
the blood uf ruler. The following are the
most noted acts Of assassination or attempted
murders of rulers of nations which have
taken place since the days OF Edward the
Martyr:
Z Nl-Edward the Martyr. King Of England,
while mounted and ready 10 ~ OH ii hunt, WAS
stabbed from behind BY an unknown assas1n
1s7i-Hunry D. Aslmatnc, King Of the Romnns
and Earl Of CORNWALL, was roully assasuatea III
'iss i7 y scpt rIs o siMEdwara H. of England was
killed in Berkeley Castle by Nontravers and
issi, 0otober-Rtchard II. of England, after
bein.; ucptsscti. was confined IN thu Castlc u
romiret a1u slowly starved to death: Another
aecuuut says that Sir Piers Exton aud others OF
the guard fell un him aud dispatched him with
Iii ulY1ionn luke or Burgundy was slain by
TAnncgin .o Chatcl and othors OF tie rettnuc OF
Mayhsnry " @ Of y EGSana wss ai9ss Hsd
liza, .iuuc- Edward v, of England and hts
hraier tho puke Of lnrk mere 1o xs H. wfbo bo
l5s., March iS-Wiiliam Of Nassau, Prince Of
.t,ru,,Ee WIS shut hut not killed ~ Juau Juure-
quay, II, the palace Of st. MichNel
l5$j, Narch--vne 1c1ro Dpriogono attempted
to nssusinuto Wilta1n Of Nassau, Prince OF
list, April-tIuns Hanzoon tried to kill Will.
IAN l'rlncc Of Orange By putting gunpowdcr uli-
der his house il. tue city anu underneath MS
III iSsi. t. july l0-A last and successful attempt
wis mltlu vi the lite Of William "f Uran=c. nc
was shot 4, Delft by l,althuzar ocls'rd' Il tanat-
1asy' August-ncnry III. Of France, after hay
ing his brother, tho Duke Of Gutsc, l5sasl!iateu.
was killed BY jacques Clement. II dominican
ioi0, May 3-IIenry ~. of France wns killed
by the polarA of the talia1!cas haSaillaG: .,.
shot ut Il in;lsk.d nnl In the theatre OF Stock
holm. lie survived thirteen days.
p l,a9-Napoeon |. bud several narrow esc"pes
''i iSyl-Thc Emperor Paul of Russia was
straucicd in bis palnce ut st. Petersburg,
ISL. Juu: s-Tho rrinec Kcse4t wos nred ,,ost nt
us he WAS driving to the HOUSE Of LORDS u opeu
Parliament. Hc was MT Injured. =,
leu Feb. 1.-THE stabbtns OF the quo ae
1,crrl, father Ut the Contc de Cnhhlootd. tooh
place on tho steps Ut tho Old opcra-hoils" ut
N-lsts-Louls Philippe, King Of France WAS
Isl iSr;. Jan. :s-A nian named LAWRENCE tried
twice to shoot ut President Juckson III Wash1ns-
ION The caps missed tire tn both instances:
ispt j,,ne-Euwurd Oxford, lad Of Il years "f
ago tired shot ut Queen Victoria while she was
uut driving with her husband' and naffo"'s
missed her.
isl. Iune-A man named Francs attempted ,tt;;
the life 1T Queen V.csoriu On returning from
church. but the pistol missed tire.
lsl:.. JuIy-Ea detormed man called Beau NJ
tempted Ia shoot Queen Victoria. ,
isis Nov 21-rhe life OF the Duke OF Aooena
is,s. Julie ai-The Crown Prince OF Prusstn
NOV Emperor Wittian,) was attucked II M!l!ten.
rre,irricK WiliiMtu ~. King Of lrus=ia, and
lsi: Sept. ::4-A conspiracy, to l,!ow up Louis
chine cont tanning .lD pr,jectil:s w.As frustrated
by the uctivity Of the puIicc. >,
1885, Feb. 1.-THE Emperor Francis Jo;opn, OF
Austria, was stnbEed Il. the hack by II Alinsa-
rian Shoemaker natac' L'berry
1853 April 1s~An attcmpt on the HE or lc-
tor E1nnlunuel was reported to the ltal'an
is:Ij July 5-A second attempt was made on
the life of Louis Napoleon. while on MS way 10
'ur III, March :n.|Furtlinand Charles ILL.,, Duke
Of Parma. was stabbed by nn unknown manu-:
Part ut the dagger remained i'll the wound nnd
the luke died after twenty-three hours OF ter
ISL. April 3%Cioyunni riuncri, an italian,
shot twic.: 1T the French Emperor III tue 1u'i-
is,6, Aprii ls-Raynrou Fucntcs WIS arrested
in tho uct Of firing upon Isabella, queen OF
lsa, Dec s-Fertlinand H., King OF the Two
Sc,cs. was attacked at a review ny one o1 ms
ow, soldiers, VINO wounded him with Il t!yolist.
1856, Aug. The Italian corlspir..tors. Ilp"!dl.
Hurtuiettl and Grcll arrived in l'Arls Win rug
intention ur numbering the Emperor, bs,t ieil
into tho hands OF the police before their design
lS:S, JIM li-Urslni. Goures, pieri, and Rudio
nude their famous attempt to blow W the En-
peror and Empress of Fl1ince with hU1nb:helis, ~.
while on their way to the opera The rulers
escaped uuhnrued, but nioro thAn Iou OIL tne'f
escort were killed aile woMnded.
ISL, July H.-ktE William or Prussn mas
shot ut by Oscar Becker, StudCut, III Naueu-
Isis. Dec 1s-A student named Dossio tired ut
O:lpcu Anlcltu uf Greece ut Athens.
1873. Dee: 2l.-Another u1tctnpt IN the lire OF
Napoleon was nude by band of Italian ussas-
ms - w
dcrcd In Ford's Theatre at Washington bF
Wilkes booth. Sucretury seward was stabbed III
tho same time while lying Ill ut hn'ac.
lsl;t; April ia Russian named haEarasoH
attempted Czur Atcxardcr's life ut st. Peturs-
burg. lie WAS foited by Il peasant, who wis Ell
iS,G. Mny-Ergcuc Cohn fired cshots at Bis
tnarck while the latter was "ulksns IN Gnter
den Linden In Berlin.
ls;;-Thc t,zurs Ito was again attempted by II
Pole named BhtzoUfki during tho :rcat Expo
sittop ut review III the Bols dc Bou4osnc' III
Paris. e.,,:,
lady Of his family were brutally murdered III
the park Of Top.i,scr. u,,
1ttU-ffE!l. PFltu MAS KILLED. III MaHFia.
ls3l-Tne life Of Amadeus, then KING Of SpAsn'
WIS attempted.
Is7l-Ge.l. Melsartjo, Dictator OF Bolivia, was
MEAN attempt was made OH the life Of the
Nikulu OF Japan.
ls;;3-The Governor General of India, Earl OF
Mayo, was nssastlated-
Establishment life was agnin attempted,
this time by a 1nnu of the name of Westerwelle
1S1:9 Augilst-Col. GuttirreZ, nsSasinated Pres-
dent 1luit;., Of the Republic Of Peru.
I5.:I .]u1,. 1-Prestlcnt Morales, Of Bolivia, was
is:a~An attempt upon the life Of tho Emper-
or Of Germany WAS uludc while he was visiting
st. Petersburg. >,
is1l-A man named Kuiltnau attempted to xii
Iiistnurok ut ki5siuxen.
ls1l-An attempt to murder President fardo
OF Peru wns made.
1875, Aug 6-The President Of the llcpublic OF
Ecuador Gabriel Garcia Morrnn was murdered
in the Government House ut Quito.
1871, April-Iresident GIL. ot Paraguay, was
nssasi,,.ted by Commander Molus.
lo,s May 1.-THE Emperor WillAn Of Ger
1uut,y was shot ut by Emile Henri Max uoedcl,
utius Lehuu1ln, the Socialist
1915, June !-Wh bile out riding the ruler Ut Ger
many VAS ugin fired ut, receiving ubout thirty
buckshut in tho neck anu face Or. Modelling
was the wult!.I-bc rcgicidc.
ls7S-.Au attempt wu5 made to kill the Ftceruy
Of Egypt.
to murder tho KING OF Spain.
ls.S Nov. l1.-The life Of King Humbert OF
Itufy WIS attempted by Tassavuntc.