The Eddy current., 1898-09-17
KILLED an Empr.ss .

Geneva, Switzerland. Sept. 1.-THE
empress Of Austria was assasslnated
NJ the Hotel Beaurivage Saturday aft
ornoon by an anarchist. who was ar
rested. lie stabbed her majesty with n
stiletto.
II appears that her majesty was
walking from her hotel to the landing
place OF the steamer At about |
o'clock when an Italian anarchist sud
denly approached and stabbed her near
the heart The empress fell. got up
again and was carried to the Hotel |
Beaurlvage. where she expired.
The murderer Is a man named Lue-
ohinl He was born IA Paris, Of ltal- !
ian parents.
The empress OF Austria had been
stopping at the Hotel Boaurlvage for
several days Il was AZ FIRST thought
the wound was not serious. but she
died In a few minutes
Another account OF tho assasslua-
tlon OF the empress OF Austria says
After having been stabbed from be-
hind, the empress rose and walked on
board the steamer, whore she fell,
faintlng. The captain did not wish
TO put from the quay, but did 40 at
the request Of the empress and her
suite. there being no apprehension
lhat she was seriously hurt The
steamer was turned back before reach
Ing the open lake aud the empress. un-
conscious. was carried back to the ho-
tel on a stretcher
The stretcher upon which the en-
press was carried 20 the hotel was has
tlly improyised with oars and sail
cloth. Doctors and priests were Inn
medlately summoned and telegram
was sent 20 Emperor Francis Joseph
All efforts to revive her majesty were
unavalllng and she expired at o'clock
Tho medical examination showed thLS
tho assassin must have used a small
triangular file
The wound was Just over the left
breast There was hardly any bleed
ing.
a priest was secured In time to ad-
minister extreme unction.
After striking the blow. no ran along
the Rue des Alpos with the evident In
tention OF entering tho square Des
Alpes. but before reaching II he was
seized by two cabmen who had wit
messed the crime. They handed him
over 10 a boatman and a gendarmc.
who conveyed him TO the police sta
tion.
The prisoner made no resistance. lie
even sang as he walked along, saying.
Il did H." and she must be dead
AZ tho police station he declared that
he was a starving anarchist. with no
hatred for the poor. but only for the
rich"
Later, when taken to the courthouse
and Intercepted by n magistrate In
the presence OF three members OF the
local government and the police OIL
oials, he pretended not to knoa French
and refused to answer questions. The
police on searching him found a docu-
mcnt showing his name TO be Luigi
Luechinl. born IN Paris In 1878 and an
Italian soldier. A great crowd quickly
assembled around the Hotel Beauriyago
whero the officials proceeded after IN
torrogating the prisoner. This police
searched the scene OF the crime for the
weapon and the accomplloos OF tho as
Eassln. II appears that a boatman no
tlccd three persons closely following
the empress. who WAS making pur-
ohasog IN the shops, Tho local gov
ornment Immediately on receiving the
news Of her maiesty's death half
masted the flag on the municipal OH
ccs and proceeded In n body to the Ho-
tel Beaurlyage as a token OF respect
The excitement increasing, many OF the
shops on the Kursal we're closed. The
assassin told the magistrate that be
came TO Geneva In order 10 assassinate
another important person but had
been unable 20 execute the project. The
reason for his failure he did not give,
but declared that Il was only by acct
dent he learned Of the presence OF the
: Austrian empress IN Geneva
Drsyfus Case.