Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-09-12
Over the Death of the
Empress.
The Assassin a Cold BIooded MUIR
derer--His Weapon Found.

VIENNA, Sept. 1.-THE news OF the
assassination OF the empress has
reached here and 1t spread like light
ming. The streets were suddenly filled
with muultltudes Of people, many of
them becoming impossible for We
hicles. Extra editions we're issued by
all the papers.
The extra edition OF tue seml-ofilc-
ial Wiener Abend Post appeared with
black borders. Itexpresses the."uni-
versal sorrow felt at the loss Of our
noble empress. whose life was one long
chain Of philanthropy" adding:
"She had gone abroad In order to
attain fresh strength, but only u be-
come the victim of wicked and mad
attack"
1t concludes with an expression VI
"slncere sympathy with the emperor.
upon whose beloved head such grief
has fallen in the year Of his jubilee. T"
The prisoner made no resistance.
He even sang as he walked along,
saying:"I did 1t, and ''She must be
dead"
At the 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 court house
and lnterrOgated by magistrate IN
the prese nee OF three members OF the
local government and the police Of
ticlals, he pretended not to know
French anl refused to answer ques-
tions The police, on searching him,
found document showing his name
&c be Luigi Laochini, born In Paris
10 1874, and an italian soldier.
The empress wound was just oyer
the left breast. There was hardly
any bleeding. A priest was secured
In time TO administer the extreme
unctIon.
The assassin, while being interro.
gated by the magistrate, ,and said that
he came TO Geneva with the intention
OF killing the Due d'Orleans, but the
latter had already left. Laochini Tor
Luccesi) followed the duke TO Evlan,
about 25 miles north of Geneva,on the
lake, where he was again unsuccess-
full. He returned to Geneva and
learned from the papers Of the pres
ence OF the Austrian empress. Yes
terday he dogged her footsteps, but
found no opportunity to carry out his
purpose, though he watched the
Hotel Beaurivage.
This afternoon, about 1880, he said
he saw the valet OF the empress leaY-
Ing the hotel and going toward the
landing. lie inferred from this that
the empress was going TO take the
steamboat, and he hid himself behind
a tree on the quay. with the file con-
cealed In his right sleeve. In few
minutes the empress, accompanied
by her lady Of honor, appeared, and
the assassin struck the file home.
Laochini confessed that he has
been an anarchist since he was Is
years old.
"lf all anarchists did their duty
as l have done mine" he said, "bour-
geols society would soon disappear"
He admitted that he knew the crime
was useless, but said he committed IL
for "the sake of example,"
In spite OF minute searching, the
weapon OF the murderer has not been
found,
0The empress was born December "a,
1887, She was the daughter OF Duke
OF Bavaria, and was married
TO Francis Joseph l, emperor OF Aus
tria and king OF Hungary, April "a,
1854. They had three children, the
Gissela, who is married
10 Prince Luitpold, OF BaYarlaj Arch
luke Rudolph, who married Princess
Stephanie, OF Belgium. and who was
Seemingly assassinated In 1889. and
.he Archduchess Maria Valeria, who
married the Archduke Franz Salvato,
n Austria Tuscany.