The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-09-14
AUSTRIAN EMPRESS
STABBED At GENEVA.
Italian Anarchist Named Lucchsni, PsrPs-
traitor Of the Crime
USED A srIIErro AND REJOIcED IL II.

GENEVA, Switzerland, Sept. fJ.-Eiiza-
beth. Empress Of Austria. was assasina-
ted at about ? o'cl0ek this afternoon as
she was walking from the hotel Beauri-
wage, where she had been lunching. 70
the steamboat dock where she intended
70 take small steamer to Castle Chillon
at Territet. She WAS accompanied only
by some women of her suite, az she de-
lights 10 go about incognito.
AS the Empress was passing the Bruins
wick monument man rushed at her and
struck ber violent blow in the chest,
which knocked her TO the ground. The
women Of her suite picked her up, and
with the aid of some persons near by car
ried her TO the boat, while her assailant
ran away. The Empress was uncon-
scious, and the Captain Of the steamer
did not wish TO start, but on the insist
ence of the women in attendance, who
thought iIer majesty had only been rudely
knocked down. he put the steamer under
way. After endeavoring for some time
TO bring the Empress back to conscious
ness the women in attendance were hor-
rified 70 discover a little stain of blood on
her nndergarments. The boat was at
once put about and returned 20 the dock.
The Empress was carried on an impro-
vised litter to the hotel. Doctor Golay
and the Mayor were called, and every
thing possible was done to save her Maj
esty, but she expired at 3 o'clock without
gaining consciousness.
An examination showed that she had
been stabbed to the heart with three
cornered stiletto. After dealing his death
blow the assassin ran along the Rue Alps,
but WAS caught by two coschmen, who
handed him over TO gendarme. He
proved TO be an Italian anarchist from
Paris, named Luccheni. When arrested
he exclaimed: 81 have struck well. She
must be dead. purposely came TO Cen
eva TO assassinate her."
While Europe rings with the news, aad
words of vengeance are uttered on all
hands, the assassin laughs in a security
known to few regicides. There is no cap
ital punishment in the Swiss code.
An eye witness of the assassination
1 says tudt - tue AtdAAdu NdS ldHCA " Shc
station he said boastingly: 'Yes, did
it," and ne said several times. as he
walked along between his captors, ''She
must be dead"
Interrogated in the police station, the
prisoner said: "Who am L? / am an an
archist, starving anarchist" Then you
bate mankind" exclaimed the commits
iary.- NO. was the reply. II have no
hatred for the poor, only for the
rich" After tuRt he became less loqna-
cious. Taken TO court and examined by
a magistrate, in the presence of the po-
lice and three members of the local gov
ernment b, remained silent, indicating
by dumb show that he knew no French,
which was false.
He also told the magistrate that he came
to Geneva to assassinste another import
snt person." but he had been unable to
execute the project. The reason OF his
failure he did hot give. b1t he declared
that il was only by accident he had learn
ed of the presence of the Austrian En-
/ press in Geneva.
Only by documents found in his poek-
cts was his name learned. These show
ed too that he was born in Paris, of Ital-
ian parents, in 1873, and had served in
the Italian army.