Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-11
THE ASSASSINATION.
NEWS OF 1T RECEIVED AT BUDA-
PEST WITH CONFEDERATION.
MEN And WOMEN WEEP In STREETS.
All Theatres i'm Vienna and in Aus
TRAN and Hungarian Provincial
Towns CIosed-Further Incidents of
the Killing.

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY. September TO-
The news Of the assassination Of the
Queen of Hungary and Empress of Aus
tria was received here with CONSERVATION.
Men and women were seen weeping in
the streets. Everywhere mourning BAN
ners are displayed.
The Hungarian Diet viii be convened in
special session tomorrow.
THE EMPEROR INFORMED.
VIENNA, September lO.-Emperor
Francis Joseph received the news at
Schoenbrunn. His Majestys journey TO
attend the manoeuvres ut Zips, Hungary,
was, of course, abandoned
ALL THEATRES CLOSED.
All the theatres here and in the pro-
vincial towns are closed tonight.
STRETCHER HASTILY IMPROVISED.
GENEVA, September 1O.-The stretcher
upon which the Empress was carried to
the hotel was hastily improvised with
oars and sail-cloth Doctors and priests
were Immediately summoned, and tele-
gram was sent TO Emperor Francis Jo-
seph.
All efforts to revive her Majesty were
unavailing, and she expired at O'Clock.
THE WEAPON FILE.
The medical examination showed that
the assassin must have used a small tri-
angular file. After striking the blow he
ran along the Rue des Alpes, with the
evident intention Of entering the Square
| des Alpes, but before reaching IL he was
aahr -
messed the crime They handed him over
| to boatman and gendarme, who con-
veyed him to the police station
THE PRISONER SINGS.
The prisoner made no resistance. He
| even sang as he walked along, saying:
| 81 did II" 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 courthouse
| and Intercepted by a magistrate, in the
| presence of three members OF ne local
| government and the police officials he
| pretended not TO know French and re-
| fused to answer questions.
HIS NAME LUIGI LAOCHlNL
The police. on searching him, found a
document showing his name 10 be Luigi
| Iaochini. born in Paris in 1873, ana an
| Italian soldier
A great crowd quickly assembled around
the Hotel Beaurivage. where the officials
proceeded after interrogating the pri-
| soner.
WERE THERE ACCOMPLIcES?
The police searched the scene of the
| crime for the weapon and accompHces OF
| the assassin. II appears that boatman
| noticed three persons closely following
the Empress, who was making purchases
in the shops.
The local government, Immediately CT
receiving the news of her Majesty'S
death half-masted the flag on the Hote
de vile 0he municipal ofiices), and pro
| ceeded I'm a body TO the Hotel Beauri'
wage as a token Of respect
EXCITEMENT INCREASING.
The excitement is increasing, and many
| of the shops of the Kurasal are closed.
THE assassin told the magistrate that
| he came TO Geneva 10 assassnate "an'
other important person." but had beer
| unable TO execute the project. The reason
| of his failure he did not give but he de
| clared that II was only by accident HI
| had learned of the presence OF the Aus
| TRAN Empress in Geneva.
| EXTREME JUNCTION ADMINISTERED
The wound is just over the left breast
There was hardly any bleeding A prizes
was secured In time TO administer ex
| IRENE JUNCTION.
FAURE SENDS CONDOLENCES.
PARIS September l0.-President Feli'
| raure sent a telegram of coincidence Il
| Fmneror Francis Joseph immediately
anon receipt OF the news Of the assassi
| nation. and he has since countermandeS
| the arrangements for shooting party
fixed for tomorrow at the Marry pre-
| serves.
The police here believe the murder tn
result OF a plot of Italian Anarchists, an'
that the assassin is identical with on
| Inccesi. who is wanted by the Bologn'
nolice as a dangerous Anarchist.
PLOT MATCHED AT ZURICH.
The man known as Luccesi was impli
Gated in the recent troubles at Milan
after which he fed to Zurich. While a