The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-05

TEHERAN, May 4.-(Copyright Asso-
ciated Press, 1S96.)-It has been defin-
ltely ascertained that the assassin of the
late shah of Persia, Nazer Ed Din, is
Mollah Reza. follower of the well
known agitator Sheikh Jem Alendin, eX
lied in 1891, after having been convicted
of high treason. Reza was also impris-
oned for treason but subsequently was
liberated. After his release he continued
his attacks upon the government, was
again imprisoned and once more re-
leased and was actually granted pen
sion by the shah. In spite of the Glenn
ency shown him, Reza continued his agi-
tation against the government and when
warned that he again would be arrested,
suddenly left this city. He was next
heard Of at Constantinople. Instructions
were telegraphed to that city to have
the Persian
AGITATOR CLOSELY WATCHED.
Additional reports from Constantinople
ADVISED the government that Reza was
corresponding with Sheikh Jem Aledin.
/ There the plans for the assassination of
the shah are believed TO have been laid.
About two months ago, Reza quietly
left Constantinople and for some time all
! trace of him was lost. Recently his
J presence here has been known to the po-
lice authorities and they are blamed for
not having caused his arrest They eX-
cuse themselves on the ground that the
( tate shah's clemency to the assassin was
exercised under the belief, founded on
the reports of the physicians that Reza
was OF unSound mind and it was their
belief that even if taken into custody
once more. he would only have been
again released by the shah's orders.
Since his arrest for the murder of the
shah Reza has been closely questioned
! by the judicial authorities Al first he
professed to have acted entirely of his
own accord and in the interest of his
people to whom he claimed reforms to
which they were justly entitled had been
refused.
Later the prisoner confessed that the
assassination of the Shah was the out
come of
A PLAN OF CONSPIRACY
He was chosen to do the deed. He
waited two months for a favorable
! chance TO shoot the shah. The assassin
also admitted that upon many occasions
he succeeded in approaching the late
shah under various DISCUSSES, but it was
not until Friday last, in the mosque of
the Shah Abdul Aim, that he was near
enough to fire the fatal shot The muir
derer has admitted that eight persons
were in the conspiracy. Two have been
arrested and are prisoners at Nieces.
They were domestics employed in the
harem OF the shah. ReZa has confessed
that the girls kept the conspirators in
formed regarding the movements of the
shah. On Friday morning the chosen as
sassin was informed that the shah in
tended to visit the shrine of the sultan
Abdul Aim. ReZa has finally informed
the authorities that he intended to COM
NIT suicide by blowing out his brains
but was disarmed before he could carry
out his intentions.
The enforcement of the new SHAH
Muzaffer ed Din, at Tabriz on Saturday
was accomplished without any dis
order being recorded and his majesty
started soon afterwards for the city
to attend the funeral of his father.
whose body has been embalmed and
will be inferred at Koom.
The new shah has also been pro-
claimed by the chief priest by order OF
the grand vizier, who has guaranteed
to maintain order pending the arrival
of his majesty.
kilograms announcing the alleg-
lance of the governors, princes, min
listers and officials are being received
from all parts of the country.
The new shahs elder brother, Mas
soud Mira, governor of Ispahan, was
ONE OF THE FIRST
to profess allegiance to the new shah.
No ground has been found for the re-
port that Massoud Mira was in any
way connected with the fatal con-
spiracy. He sent a second telegram of
congratulation to the shah upon being
notified that he is confirmed as gov
ern0r OF Ispahan.
The grand vizier has also been con-
firmed, and, with the exception of some
disturbances upon the part of the
troops at Shiraz, who asked for their
arrears of pay, there has been no dis
order and none is apprehended
The prisoner, later, made a further
confession. admitting that conspirators
had also planned to murder the grand
vizier. 1t is also believed that the plot
was much more widespread than Reza
now admits and that some time must
elapse before all the facts are made
public.