The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-03
'evented the mob from doing vio-

prevented the mob from doing vio-
lence."
The police believe the man to be an
Italian. He is about rs years old, has
chestnut colored hair. large NOUS
taehe and blue-gra eyes. In his pocket
was found sn ugly knife and a hand
kerchief marked "12Sth Regiment in
fantry."
When this was discovered the man
said:
THAT will not aid you in your in
quiries concerning my Identity
why did you attempt to assassi-
nate Abe shah2" the officer asked.
Because it pleased me- was the re-
ply. THAT does not concern you"
AT the police station the man express
ed regret that he had been unable to
carry out his intentions. He said;
This is an affair between me and my
conscience"
Later in the day. 10 some officials
of the household of the shs h. who tried
90 interrogate him, the prisoner said:
Your master will do well 10 resign,
otherwise, we viii Kill him"
He struggled desperately to avoid
picture being taken, and had TO be
bound hand and foot and his head held
between the knees Of the photograph
er's assistant.
Not an Englishman.
I'D to midnight nothing regarding the
wouId-be assassin or his connections
had been learned that was not known
within half an hour after his arrest
The REGULARITY of his accent, although
he speaks perfect French, mystifies the
officials, It having been asserted by one
of these that his accent was English.
A man speaking English was permitted
to enter his cell. The visitor addressed
him, but he gave the appearance OF an
solute inability to understand, and the
visitor came away convinced that he
was not acquainted with that language.
The impression left was that he is
from southern France, or, possibly,
border Spaniard.
While the popular belief is that he
had an accomplice, there is no actual
evidence to prove this. The police are
thoroughly mystiied and disconnected.
Although the man has been seen by
most of the secret service officials, not
one of them has been able to recognize
him
Paris has received the news of the at
tempt with but one sentiment-that OF
indignation All join to condemn this
outrage upon the guest Of the nation.
AS a result of it, the shah will here
after be surrounded by guard wher-
ever he goes.
Extra precautions will also be taken
to protect President Loubet.
Evidences of Accomplish.
The police have secured a piece of
evidence going 20 support the popular
belief that the shah's aSsailant had an
accomplice. M. Massey, an artist, says
that a quarter of an hour before the
outrage he saw the criminal in COM
pany with a weil-dTessed man impa-
tiently awaiting the appearance of the
royal visitors. The criminal stamped
his foot and exclaimed:
Lord, what a time he is"
At this his companion pulled a fine
watch from his pocket, saying:
1T is five minutes past 3, and 1t won't
be long now"
The shah's visit TO England has BEEN
virtually -bandoned, according to the
London Tines, on account Of the at
tempt to aSsassinate him in Paris
Fatalism Causes Goodness.
Mira Mezam De Gaffary, Persian
minister of public works, gives, in an
interview, the personal impressions OF
the shah on the outrage committed
against his majesty. Like all MOham-
medans. said the minister, the shah is
d fatalist: hence the remarkable cool
ness with which ne treated the whole
matter. He is simply astonished.
IF the assassin has not succeeded
in killing me-" said the shah, 1T is
that my hour has not yet come. God is
great"