The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-10-05
SIAYERs OF KINGS,
A Melancholy List, With Only ono GrAti-
=. S,.i,,s, Feature.

A Melancholy List, With Only One SrA'i-
firing Feature.
London Nail: Looltlng over the rec
ords of reglclde, 1t Is highly gratifying
20 perceive that the crime is almost
wholly continental.
Here lie a catalogue OF the most eele-
brated ruHians who have attempted or
accomplished the murder OF kings pres
idents and other great men.
There is not an English name in 1t.
Nobiling, a man OF thirty years. who
tried to KIN the Emperor William on
September 10, 1s7s-twenty years ago
to dsy before the latest inIqulty-had
the degree OF doctor" OF a German uni
yerslty, and is classed by the nlienists
as a political mystic" The weapon he
used was a gun, ami tis own end was
death in a hospital.
DauIens. man Of fortT-twn years
attempted to assasslnIte Louis Nv wlth
a penknlfe on January .. 1859. He was
another political mystic" aud his occh,
nation was that OF servant. They had
no merciful theories about irresponsible
criminals In those days, so Dnmlens
was beheaded. -
RavaIIlac. man'of fifty-two. assassi-
mated Henry " on May Il, 1910 All
though he acted under "the influence OF
a voice from heaven" being religious
mystic,' he was executed. His weapon
was a knife.
Clement. a youth OF twenty-five years.
who Killed Henry III with knife on
August !, 1883. wns also religious
mystic" and he ended his days by be-
Ing murdered.
'MysticS." by the why, are people
who are born with good intellect, but
mn Unbalanced Judgment. As they grow
mn they get some idea Into their mind
such as anarchlym-Whloh Is always
present md enforcing attention. and
sooneY or later, Il drives the unfortunate
possesEor on his head.
Under its influence he hears voices.
has supernatural dreams, and fancles
himself chosen 10 fulnll some great
mission.
Those mentioned above are only few
out Of long catalogue There are also:
Marriott, flfty-nIrc Years old. who
pretended TO attempt tho lie OF al
Freycinct. In December. 1883, with re-
volver. nc was an omploye on tho
Panama canal. and his real design was
to draw attention 10 the persecution or
which he imagined he was the victim.
He was put IN lunatlc asylum
Aubertln, a mechanic and clever In
ventor al the age OF fiftg-two, tried
to.ossnsslnntS NJ. Jules Ferry with re-
volyer. IN December, 1857. He was a
political tnyStic-that Is to say. he had
some insane notion OF how countries
ought to he governed, and thought NJ.
/ Ferry's notions on the subject alto
gether wrong But he also thought him
self the victim OF a persecution.
Phssanante, young man VI thirty, e5-
saved TO kill King Humhert on Novem-
Der IA. 1870, with knife lie was I'M
0ulteau, n Journalist. forty gears old,
aBaagglnnted President Garfield With n
revolver on july 9 1881 Although ne
was both pOlitlcnl and religious mys-
lic, according to the DOCTORS he was ex-
ecuted.
Gerard. twenlv-six years Of age, as
Rnsslnnled William ~ Nassau on July
TO- 1884. The weapon used was n pls-
toll The murderer was q soldier. and Il
| religious maniac He was executed.
Cncilo RenAult n rood looking young
woman Of twenty years, armed with twH
knives, embarked with others on the en-
terprlae OF slnylng Robesnlerre In 1874
she was n political mystic and Wasbc-
| headed.
Knrl sand twenty-four murdered
Kotaebue on March 20. 1919. lie was a
student and political and religious
mystic. The weapon he used was q
poniard, and he himself was executed.
John Verger, az the ngc " thlfty-one,
assnaalnnted VI. slbour with n knife on
January 3, 1857. Ills profession was that