The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-16
TRIALS OF A PRIME.
EUIEWHA OF CoREA IN AN UNI
PLEASANT FIX.
Unknown Assassins Follow Him Ev-
erywhere, and He Does Not Know
But That Each Moment May Be
His Last.

New York. July 1.-THE Journal and
Advertiser says: Prince Euiewha. heir
apparent to the crown of Corea, is said
to be in danger of losing his life This
young man arrived in America several
months ago, ostensibly to complete his
education in an American college. In
reality, he came 10 avoid hired assassins
who have followed him. Despite the fact
that the United States offers TO the
prince a refuge far more secure than
his native country, he is constantly
COrean Progressive party. which is
against the present dynasty, to Kill him.
The prince is believed TO be in Washing
ton. The members of his suite go armed
to the teeth. The secret service officers
and the police of San Francisco and
Washington and possibly, New York. al
Quarters hare been instructed TO look
out for his safety. The prince is a son
IF the king by a former union. The queen
is assassinated, the mother OF the young
man he's been killed ard others inter-
ested in the royal family of Corea have
gone to their last home on account OF
this youth \ japanese secret service
officer at present in New York. who IS
perfectly familiar with the affairs OF
Prince Euiewha, tells the following story
of the troubles of the young nan;
1.-The young prince said this officer,
sis a general favorite wherever he goes,
and while in this city at the Waldorf, he
made many friends. But he has a
marked PECULIARLY: he wears the look
of a hunted man. Since his birth in 1855.
asSaSSinS have tried to take his life. The
kim, believing he would be safter in the
United States than in Corea. sent him
here. but he has been followed by two
men who have sworn to take his life
and if he gets back to Corea alive. 1t viii
be because Corean assassins have lost
their cunning.
'.These would-be assassins are believed
to be in San Francisco at present Both
are CoreanS. although they pass them
selves as Japanese One of them is
round-faced and heavily-built man with
a kindly expression of countenance. He
is such a fluent japanese scholar as to
deceive even the native Japanese and
his mission here is not suspected save
by the detectives who have been informed
of it. He was a fellow cOnspiratOr Of the
unfortunate jim o. Kyuin. who was
lured TO Shanghai shortly before the
outbreak of the war between China and
Japan, and there murdered by an
emissary of the Corean court named
Honga, who is now colonel in the i'm
home affairs. He has a double object
to revenge the death of his friend. as
well as to put the prince out of the way.
The other would-be assassin was at one
time q cabinet minister of the COrean
court The prince is in mortal dread of
the minister. He knows he is followed.
but he does not know who is following
him He never leaves off his coat of
mail, which is made of the very finest
steel, except when bathing. Ii will not
Withstand the force of a bullet but there
Is no knife that can pierce it, and it is
knife that the prince is afraid of. The
cause of this desire TO end the career of
the prince lies in the idea of the Progress
Sive party in Corea that the king and
his son are too far behind the times. IN
dOuDtedly the king Will be asSasSinated
before long. and the design is to have
the young man out of the way when this
comes to pass