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who had witnessed the crime. They
handed him over to a boatman and a
gendarme. who conveyed him to the po-
lice station.
The prisoner made no resistance He
even sang as he walked along. saving:
II did it," and "She must be dead" At
the police station he declared that he
was a starving anarchist with no ha-
tired for the poor. but only for the rich"
Later. when taken to the court house
and interrogated by a magistrate in
] the presence of three members of the
local government and the police Off
cials, he pretended not to know French
| and refused to answer questions. The
police, on searching him, found docu-
ment, showing his name to be Luigi
Laochini, born in Paris in 1874, and an
Italian soldier.
A great crowd quickly assembled
around the Hotel Beaurivage, where the
officials proceeded after interrogating
the prisoner. The police searched the
scene of the crime for the weapon and
the accomplices of the assassin. 1t
appears that a boatman noticed three
persons closely following the empress,
who was making purchases in the
shops.
The local government, Immediately on
receiving the news of her majesty's
death, half-masted the flag on the Ho-
tel de Vile (the municipal ofice) and /
proceeded in body to the Hotel Beau /
rivage as a token of respect. The ex- 1
citement increased. many of the shops
on the Kursaal being closed.
The assassin told the magistrate that
he came to Geneva in order to assassi-
nate another important person." but
had been unable to execute the project.
The reason of his failure he did not
give, but he declared that it was only
by accident he had learned of the pres
ence of the Austrian empress in Cen
eva.
The wound was just over the left
breast. There was hardly any bleed
ng. priest was secured in time to ad-
minister extreme JUNCTION.
Emperor Francis Joseph received the
lews at Schoenbruhn. His majestys
Quincy to attend the maneuvers at
Ieips, Hungary, was, of course, aban-
loned. All the theaters here and in the
PROVINCIAL towns are closed. I
The extra edition of the semf-ofIiciaI
Veiner Abend-Post appeared with I
lack borders. 1t expresses the "univer-
al sorrow felt at the loss of our noble
impress, whose life was one long chain q
philanthrophy. adding: She had :
one abroad in order to obtain fresh v
trength, but only to become the victim 7
wicked and mad attack" s
1t concludes with an expression of
sincere sympathy with the emperor.
pom whose beloved head such grief has Il
Illen in the year of his jubilee" y y
The assassin, while being interro- c
ited by the magistrate, said that he 1t
me to Geneva with the intention of
ling the Due dorleans, but the latter
I'd already left.
Luccessi Cor LuechonD followed the p'
ic to Evian, about 25 miles north of =,
'neva, on the lake. where he was 60
'ain unsuccessful. He then returned m
Geneva and learned from the naners US
the presence Of the Austrian empress
'sterday he dogged her footsteps. but
und no opportunity to carry out his pr
rpose, though he watched the hotel y,
all day .op
This afternoon about half past l. he "a
d. he saw the valet Of the empress
wing the hotel and going toward the
ding. He inferred from this that )
! He
empress was going to take the de
amboat, and he hid himself behind "a q
rec on the quay with the file con- mol
-, l.. -, bai
=" ms L4sh' s4eeNe- IN a Few In
1utes the empress. accompanied by
lady of honor. appeared and the as
sin struck the file home Luccessi tor
fessed that he has been an anarchist sa, e.
e he was Is years old. Wig
II all anarchists did their duty as Va