The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-04
PLOT TO KILL KINGS
GIGANTIC CRIME SAID To HAVE
BEEN HATCHED.
IT WAS AIMED AT THEM ALL.
SEVERAL CoNsPIRATORs SAILED
ON BLOODY MISSIONS.

All the Crowned Heads Were Mark
cd as Were
Ready in Case the First Delegates
Fufied or Flinched-Work of the
ArchpIotter Mnlatesta Two of
Brescis Alleged Accomp1ices
Traced.
New York, Aug. 3.-The Herald to-mor-
row will publish the following:
In the possession of the police and of
che Italian authorities. is evidence which
the Investigators regard as indisputable
nroof of the formation here and in Pater-
son. ". j., of gigantic plot against the
lives of the crowned heads of the world.
Various shreds and patches of proof were
gathered yesterday which indicate that
the original fabric woven by the master
weaver was intricate and subtle. The
anarchists suspected of having gone to
slay the King of Italy, his Queen and
others went by various routes as the
books of the various steamship companies
show.
The italian government through its
consul general yesterday obtained posses
sion of the books of the French line. 1t
is said the books reveal the fact that
ouintaval sailed from this county. Br- sci,
IT was supposed, obtained passage on a
White Star liner. A note received yester-
dey from Chevalier Louis v. Fugazy of
this city says that he did not sell the
ticket to Bresci, as an examination of
his books will show. The woman La Belle
Theresa, believed to have been the ac-
cornplice of Bresci sailed last May with
him. The Italian secret agents are said
10 have found the exact day on which
these two left this shore.
Maatesta, the alleged arch plotter, is
quoted from London saying that he left
this country six weeks ago on an Ameri-
can liner.
There Were Substitutes.
Those who went forth to kill were form
ed In companies, so that one might fol-
low up another in case any as
sassin failed to do his work or flinched
when the final test came.
Those who went later to the scene Of
the crime were believed to be Antonio
Lana, the baker, and Sassi, the student.
II was learned yesterday that Matteo
sassi sailed for Naples on July Z, from
Hoboken, on the North German Lloyd
steamer Kaiser Wilhelm II. His ticket
was purchased from Ceeare Contia, a
we'll known agent Sassi is described In
the books of the company as being IS
years of age. He appeared in the Italian
quarter with La Belle Theresa, and ,nen
when Bresci apparently laid siege to the
affections of the fair and tickle queen of
the reds, the student was not seen again.
He seems to have been in the company
which went on its mission of murder 90
the shores of the Old World
On the same steamer was Antonio
Lama who may have been Antonio
Lana, the baker arrested on the other
side as the accomplish of the assassin,
and known here as an anarchist of the
most ardent hue. His friends say that
he sailed from this port about May 10.
He disappeared from his familiar haunts
about that time. at least On the same
steamer was Raffaelo Lama.
The Arch Conspirator.
In this personally conducted excursion,
of course, Enrico Malatesta is credited
with being the managing director.
Reports yesterday from Cincinnati
tell of an effort to Malatesta to get a man
to go from that city to kill the, Italian
King. He did not find the willing tool
there. but here, within a few miles of
New York, he discovered man willing to
do the bidding of the arch-conspirator. III
the city of New York he found Lana, the
baker, and La Belle Theresa, whose records
were yesterday looked up by the Italian
agents. He sent them across the seas by
various steamers and with instructions
which meant death to the heads which
wore European crowns
1t was found yesterday that the woman
known as La Belle Theresa was once mar
ried to a man named Brugnoti, maker
Of macaroni. The name Ighima, by which
the woman was generally known, was her
maiden name. She had daughter, Ida,
rom whom the police yesterday were
seeking to get some information concern
ing the departure of her mother for
Italy La Belle Theresa is gone.
The woman arrested in Italy as Brescfs
accomplice is tall and had brown hair
La Belle Theresa was both tall and fair
haired. This is unusual for an Italian wo.
man. She is about SO years of age. She
had been in company with Bresei and dis
appeared when Bresci bade good-by tc
his friends in Paterson.
Antonio Lana, who was often seen about
Paterson, has also disappeared.