The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-05
victim OF A CONSPIRACY
Eight Accomplices Concerned in the
Shah's Assassination.
MAS KILLED BY An AGITATOR
The Futai Bullet Fired by MOllah Rcza. n
Disturber Who Had Been par.
doncd from Prison by
the shah.

Teheran, May 4-The assassin or the
late shah. Nasr-ed-Din. proves to be
Mollah Reza. a follower of the aSitator,
Sheikh Jem Aleddin, who was eNiled In
1891. after having been convicted for
high treason. ReZa was also impris-
oned for treason, but was subsequently
liberated After his release he con-
tinued has attacks upon the govern
ment, was again imprisoned. was once
more released. and was actually grant
ed u pension by the shah.
I'm spite of the clemency shown him,
Reza continued his agitation against
the government, and when warned that
he would again be arrested, he sudden
ly left this city. He was next heard
OF at Constantinople, by police report
sent here, and instructions We're tele-
graphed to that city to have him close
ly watched. Additional reports from
Constantinople advised the government
here that Re.a was corresponding with
Sheikh Jem Aleddin. There the plans
for the assassination of the shah are
believed to have been laid.
About two months ago Reza quietly
left ConstantinODle. and for some time
all trace of him was lost. But recently
his presence here has been known TO
the police authorities, and they are now
blamed for not having caused his ar
rest. They excuse themselves ON the
ground that the late shah's clemency
to the assassin was exercised under the
belief, founded on the report of physi
clans, that Reza was of unsound mind
and not responsible for his actions. and
Ii was consequently believed that even
if he was taken into custody once more,
he would only be released again by the
shahs orders. The police, therefore,
contented themselves with watching
him.
Since his arrest for the murder Of the
Shah. Reza has been closely questioned
by the judicial authorities. At first he
professed to have acted entirely of his
own accord and in the interests Of his
people. to whom. he claimed. reforms to
which they were justly entitled had
been refused. Later, however, he con-
fessed that the assassination was the
outcome of deliberate and long
planned conspiracy, and that he. Reza,
was chosen to do the deed He said
that he waited two months for a favor
able chance to shoot the Shah. which
confirms the authorities in the belief
that the conspiracy began In Constanti-
nople. as 1t is about two months since
Reza left that city for Teheran.
The assassin has also admitted that
upon many occasions he had succeeded
In approaching the late Shah under va
rious disguses.
EIGHT CONSPIRATORS.
/ The muderer says that eight persons
were in the conspiracy. Two of them,
who have been arrested, are his nieces.
They are both domestics, employed un-
| I'll made prisoners. in the harem of the
Shah. Reza has confessed that the wo-
| men Kept the conspirators informed
m ~ 4,
and that on Friday morning the assas-
sin was informed that the Shah in
| tended to visit the shrine.
ReZa has also informed the authori-
| ties that he intended to commit suicide
by blowing out his brains, as soon as
| ne was certain that he had killed the
Shah. but he was seized and disarmed
| before he could carry out his intentions
The prisoner later made a further
confession, admitting that the conspir-
ators had also planned to murder the
Grand Nizier. 1t Is also believed tina,
the nlot was much more widespread
than ReZa even now admits, and some
time must elanse before all the facts
in the case are made public.
The enthronement of the new Shah
Muzafered-Din, at TabriZ. on Saturday
was accomplished without any disor.
der. and he started with little delay fol
this city to attend the funeral of his
father, whose body has been embalmeC
and will be inferred at Koom
The new Shah has also been pro.
claimed here by the chief priest, by
-order of the Grand ViZier, who has
guaranteed 30 maintain order pendine
the arrival of the heir. kilograms an.
nouncir1g the allegiance of the COVER
nors. princes, ministers and officials are
being received from all parts of the
country.
The new Shah's elder brother, MassuC
Mira. governor of Ispahan, was on,
of the first to profess allegiance tC
the new Shah. and no ground has beer
found for the report that he was in any
way connected with the fatal conspir