La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-09-17
KILLED AN EMPRESS.
Elizabeth of Austria stabbed to the Heart
by nn Italian Anarchist

Geneva, Switzerland, Sept. 1.-THE
Empress of Austria was assassinated
at tho Hotel Beauriyage yesterday ar
ternoon by an anarchist, who Was ar
rested.
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
suddenly approached and stabbed her
10 the heart The empress fen. got up
again and was carried To the steamer
unconscious. The boat started. but
seeing the Empress had not recoy-
turned and the Empress was carried
TO the Hotel Beauriyage, where she
expired.
The streteher upon which the En-
press was carried TO the hotel was
hastily improvised with oars and sail
cloth. Doctors and priests were ina
mesiia'ely summoned and telegram
WAS sent TO Emperor Francis Joseph.
All efforts to revive her majesty
were unavailing and she expired III 3
O'Clock.
The medical examination shows that
the assassin used n small triangular
file.
After striking the blow he ran along
the Rue des Alpes. with the evident
intention of entering the Square los
Alpes. but, before reaching it. he was
seized by two cabmen who had wit
messed the crime. They handed him
over TO a boatman and a ccndarme.
who conveyed him 10 the police sta
tion.
The prisoner made no resistance.
He even sang as he walked along.
saying, Il did It," 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 interrogated by masis-
fraie In the presence of three mem
bers of the local government and the
police officials. he pretended not to
know French and refused to answer
questions. The police, on searching
him. found a document showing his
name TO he Luigi Laochini, born In
Paris in 1874. and an Italian soldier.
file found late this evening in the
passage of house on the Rue des
Afpes has been identified by the as
sassin as the weapon he used
His name. though heretofore yari-
Inacitini. Luccheni. Iucchesi and Luc-
""ssi, is now said TO be Luigini.
IhC italian records show that Lu-
eini was an lllegitimate child end
took his mothers aame. He has
been fwicc arrested as defaulter of
the militar,! service.
Ten frleiitis and acquaintances of
the assassin w, e arrested at I.au-
same to-day. Re has been working
as stone mason in this vicinity and
last month he took the preliminary
steps to become a Eaturnlized Swiss.
His application par.cs, however. he
last Monsiay.
Ihe post-mortcUi examination show
ed one almost impcrleptiple ,va;ne::. Ike
file having penetrated the heart and
not causing exterior bleeding. The
empress. ii seeIms. only sriisposed that
she had received siplect blow. At
first she maintained great coolness
When asked If she led to return TO
the hotel she REALIZED: NO. he only
struck me on the breast. and doubtless
wished To steal my watch"
The assassin made ,c-..;5;iSte c.n-
fession. adding that he regretted that
the death penalty dee, not exist in the
canton where the tr42eis occurred.
The Geneva police oe'iesa tat 'hey
are on the track of tHo accomplices of
Loachini.
A dispatch from Vienna says:
The crnperor-s fort'tude is the topic
of universal admiration. He is SJea ring
up manfuily. despite the terrible shoe.
which. in view of his age had ;aspire,,
the gravest apprehensica. Although at
first stunned and then slightly hester
ical. he soon regafned h.s self control,
and displayed remar' :..is. calmness
Occasionally. however completely
overpowered by his grief. he moane,i
piteously. repea ;iiy sobbing the name
of the empress.
Addressing Prince von Liechteustein.
chief marshal CO fhe Imperial house
hold he exclaimed last evening:
IT Is inconceivabie how a,faan could
lift his hand against one WIN never in
her life injured any. who ,,i,i nothin.
but good" Then he moaned:
Nothing is spared 10 me in this
world He managed TO sleep several
hours last night. and said this morning
he felt comparatively well. discourng-
ing the attempts of his attendants TO
display solicitude for his health