Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-09-30
SLAYERS OF KINGS,
A Melancholy List, With Only One
Gratifying Feature.


Gratifying Feature.
From the London Mail
Looking over the records of regicide, it is
highly gratifying to perceive that the crime
is almost wholly continental.
Hero is catalogue of the most celebrated
ruffians who have attempted or accom-
plished the murder of kings presidents and
other great men.
There is not an English name in it.
Nobiling, a man of thirty years, who
tried to kill the Emperor William on Sep
TENDER 10, 1S7s-twenty years to a day be-
fore the latest iniquity-had the degree of
doctor" of a German university, and IS
classed by the alienists as political mys-
tic The weapon he used was gun. and
his oN n end was death in a hospital
Damiens, a man of forty-two years, at
tempted to assassinate Louis XIV with a
peEknife, on January ), 1851 He was an
other political mystic" and his occupa-
ton was that of a servant. They had no
nerciful theories about irresponsible crim-
nails in those days, SO Damiens was be-
headed
Ravaillac, man OF ffty-two, assass-
mated Henry " on May IA, 1910. Although
he acted under the influence Of a voice
from heaven" being a religious mystic, &"
he was executed. His weapon was a knife.
Clement youth of twenty-five years,
VINO Killed Henry III with knife on Au-
gust !, 1889, also a religious mystic
and he ended his days by being murdered
"Mystics," by the way, are people who
are born with good intellect but an ILL
balanced judgment. AS they grow I'D they
get some idea into their mind-such as
anarchisn-which is always present and
enforcing attention, and, sooner or later it
drives the unfortunate possessor off his
head.
Under It's influence he hears voices, has
a rD1 Hrnn .y,I r; o
chosen to fulfill some great mission
Those mentioned above are only few
out of d long catalogue There are also:
Marriott. ffty-nine years old, who pre-
tended to attempt the life of NJ Freycinet
in December. 1885, with revolver He was
an employee on the Panama canal and his
real design was to draw attention to the
persecution Of which he imagined he was
the victim. He was put in a lunatic asy-
lum.
Aubertin. a mechanic and clever inven-
tor, at the ase of fftytwo, tried to assas-
sinate NJ Jules Ferry with a revolver In
December, 1887. He a political mys-
tic-that is to say, he had some insane
notion of how countries ought to be gov
erned, and thought NJ. Ferry's notions on
the subject altogether wrong. But he also
thought himself the victim of a persecu-
ton.
Passanante, a young man Of thirty, es-
sayed to kill King Humbert on November
IT, 1879 with knife He was imprisoned.
u,
sassinated President Garfield with a re-
voIver on July 3 1881. Although he was
both a political and religious mystic, &C
cording to the doctors, he was executed.
Gerard, twenty-six years of age, assas-
sinated William of Nassau on July 10, 1884.
The weapon used was a pistol The muir
derer was a soldier, and religious maniac.
He was executed.
woman Of twenty years, armed with two
knives. embarked with others on the enter
prise of Staying Robespierre in 1874. She
was a political mystic and was beheaded.
Karl Sand, twenty-four, murdered Kotze-
bue on March %, 1919. He was student
and politica and religious mystic. The
weapon he used was a poniard, and he
himself was executed.
Jean Verger, at the age of thirty-one, as
sassinated NJ. Sibour with knife, on jan
uary 3, 1857. His profession was that of
priest and he was the unfortunate victim
of the persecution mania Still he was
executed
Galeote, another priest shot the Bishop
of Madrid on April Is, 1886, with revolver
He was a religious maniac, and thought
that all the world was engaged in perse-
cutting him. Instead of hanging him, they
mercifully put him in lunatic asylum
Louvel, thirtyseven, a saddler and a
political mystic, assassinated the Due de
Berry on February 10, 1890, with a knife.
He suffered the utmost penalty.
Aliband made an unsuccessful attempt on
the life of Louis Philippe on June 5, 1885,
with a cane gun. He was twenty-six years
old, and his occupation that of commits
sion agent. He was beheaded
Fieschi was one of the exceptions to the
curious psychical law that regicides nearly
always work alone. Fieschi was forty-five
years old when he attempted the life of
Louis PhilliTPeon July %, 1885. He was
soldier, a spy and draper; his weapon
was an Internal machine" and he had ac-
completes. He was executed.
The famous Charlotte Corday, aged twen-
ty-five, who, with knife, killed Marat on
| July -. 1793 is classed political mys-
tic" She was executed.
Hielairand, a handsome commercial
traveller, tried to assassinate Marshal Ba-
zaine In June, 1887. with a knife. He was
both a religious and political mystic and
his punishment was imprisonment.
1t will be seen from the above that the
| favorite weapon of the regicide is the
| knife, and that the most fatal months for
| rulers are January, June. July and De-
cember.
The queerest mascot on the government
ships Is a swarm. of carpenter bees that