Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-01-03

Breton, plotted a similar attempt with
F.. Gen. Pichegru, who died in prison by
his own violence, while the other con-
pirators were led to the guillotine.
! Again Napoleon escaped when walk
, ing in the gardens of ST. Cloud in 1904
where he was fired upon by person
who never was caught; and again at
Dresden, where his would-be murder
er. 4 young student, suffered death.
! A more picturesque story Is related
! by Bayard Taylor in = poem entlIled
! Napoleon at Gotha," describing the
authentic attempt of a dukes son Of
16 who swore to relieve the world Of
the oppressor Taking an old musket
from the wall, he cleaned and loaded
it. and then lay in wait for the en-
peror The moment his figure was
seen, the boy took aim and placed his
hnger on the trigger, but Napoleon
fixed his piercing gaze on the aggres
sOr, walked calmly past him, to the
diSmay Of the lad, who let his gun
drop and remained petrilied by the
courage and commanding glance Of
the Little Corporal"
Napoleon bcqueathed 10000 francs
to French officer named Cantallon.
who attempted to assassinate his
enemy. the duke of Wellington which
was paid after Napoleon III. became
the head of France, greatly to the hor-
ror or many people,
In 1920 the world was startled by
the stabbing Of the duke of Berri by
IOuvel, on the steps of the opera house
in Paris, which resulted in his death,
thus ending the hopes of the Bour
bons.
Louis Philippe, who reigned from
1890 to 1913. was the object of several
attacks. He was shot ut 10 times, but
the most gruesIme attempt was
planned by an Italian named Fieschi,
by means of an Internal machine con
trivcd with gun barrels. Fieschi and
his two accomplices, Pepn and Morcy,
missed TIE king but succeeded in kill.
Ing 40 persons, and FieSchi was him
self wounded He had been Il profess
SiOnal murderer in Italy, ana absolute
~ offered his services for pecunlary
reward to Il few fanatics who wished
to get rid Of the "citizen king"
In 1852 an Internal machine was dis
covered at Marsciles. having been pre-
pared for Napoleon III, who was sub
scqucntly in great danger. He was
fired upon several times during the
next year; in 1897 three ltain refugees
in London were discovered in Il con
Spiracy to assassinate him; and on
January II, 1853, the noted OrSni pot
eliminated. This was an explosion in
the Rue Lcpclleter, timed when Ma
poleou was driving. The imperial
coach was riddled by the shell. and,
although the emperor escaped, II per-
sons were killed or wounded.
Other attempts We're made. In 1880
he was shot ut by a forester in Cam
pcignc, but the papers received orders
not to mention the affair: and in 1864
in Italian was caught who had Joined
the Greco-Trabuco plot for dispatChing
the emperor, says the New York
World The public heard nothing OF
this affair until the private papers of
the Tuellcrics were published, in 1870.
l. l'lll llllS ~ WIZ w SWIM WAY W.
French rulers have NEST frequently
been attacked by Italians.
England, too, has suffered the loss
OF various rulers by assassination. Not
to speak of the Anglo-SaXon kings,
who were especially addicted to this
kind of death, the conqueriLg NormanS
themselves were not long exempt. The
T. fn11 n VII to
violence in 100. and a whisper of the
time designated his brother Henry as
the assassin The common account,
however. attributes his death to the
bad shooting of Sir Walter Tyrrell
As the poet puts 1t:
civilian Rufus went hunting one day.
The gay roofing wild boar to Stay,
When Il FrcnChman named Tyrrcll
Let fly at a squirrel,
And we'll, William got right in the
way"
1t is said however, that Tyrrcll
boasted ut his club that very night
that he chad aimed at a deer and hit
hart royal"
Edward H., in 1927, was the next
victim His fate was dark and mys-
tcrious. Little is known save that
piercing screams and shriekS were
heard one night in Berkely Keep, and
the next morning the citizens Of Bristol
were called to look upon the drawn
and agonized features OF him who was
once their king. No outward marks
of violence were visible, but the curl
GUS visitor may still see the iron which,
heated red-hot, is supposed to have
done the murdcrous work.
Richard H., in 400, was also myS-
, tcriously killed-some say by the bat
tlc,ax of Sir Piers EXton at Ponte-
tract.
Henry W. in 1471. was the next
! victim. He died ut the Tower on the
day Of his rivals edward lV)
triumphant entry into London.
/ Before many years Edwards own
children, the princess Of the tower"
liNl In the same gloomy pilp--it Is