The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-10
BULLET FOR
THE SHAH
Persian Ruler S Narrow
Escape.
He HAD JUST BEEN WARNED
Hesitation Of the Would be Murderer
Assrted Another RegicidaI
Tragedy in Europe.

I
guest of France. narrowly escaped an
assassin's bullet at 9:I5 o'clock this morn
ing. II had been arranged for him today
TO visit Sevres and see the national pot
terry works. going afterward to Versailles
and 1t was just after he had left the SOW
ereign's palace on his way to the Seine
to go on board yacht placed at his dis
pcsal for the trip that the attempt upon
his life was made.
Only five minutes before the pistol was
presented at his breast he was the recipi-
ent of letter which warned him that his
life was in danger. No serious thought,
however. was given to the contents. so
numerous had been former warnings of
the same character. AS he was seated in
the landau before leaving the court OF
the palace his secretary brought him a
letter dated Naples but posted In Paris
last night, signed with a name bearing an
Italian termination. 1t said: To-day you
shall meet the same fate as Humbert-"
/ In no wise disconnected, the Shah hand
ed the letter to the officer on guard and
gave orders for the carriage to start. The
gates of the palace were thrown open and
as the monarch emerged a large crowd
of curious onlookers broke into cries of
"Vive lie Shah" Hardly had these excla-
nations died away when a man dressed
| i'm the ordinary clothing of Paris work
man darted forward from between two
automobiles. where he was hidden. and
rushed toward the imperial carriage. ov
erthrowing a bicycle policeman, who roll
ed under the feet of the horses.
In an instant the assassin was on the
carriage step. Holding the door with his
left hand, with his right he pushed a re-
volver toward the breast of the Shah He
seemed to hesitate for a moment as
though undecided where to aim. This hes
itation saved the Persian monarch's life,
for before he cosHd pull trigger a
strong hand grasped his wrist and
wrenched 1t so that the weapon dropped
harmlessly to the bottom of the landau.
I'D like to have a photograph of that
man.. nonchalantly exclaimed the Shah.
Then, addressing a few words in his ma
tive tongue to his companions in the car
riage, he told the coachman to drive on.
Seated in the landau with the Shah at
the time the assault was made were the
Grand Nizier, the personal physician of
the monarch. and General Parent, his per-
sonal aid. General Parent. in the course
of an interview. subsequently said 1T
was the court physician who met the
terminals advance. II was he who seized
the individual by the wrist and arrested
the movement of aggression for a suffi-
cient time to allow the pistol to be knock
ed from the assailant's hand. / am in
clined to the belief that the man is an
Italian"
a crowd of 900 people who witnessed the
} attempt rushed toward the woud-be MUIR
derer and tried to attack him, but there
were many police in the neighborhood
acting as guards of the Shah and these
prevented the mob from doing violence &c
the miscreant The prisoner was taken
to the police station.
The Shah carried out his program fol
a trip down the Seine to Versailles.
An eyewitness of the attempted assas
sination says the courage of the Shah wa,
remarkable He acted with perfect cool
ness and was among the first to seize hi
wculd-be murderer
The letter received by the Shah shor
time before the attempt to assassnat
him was made was as follows: Il thinl
INT TO warn you that an attempt will b.
Z made against your life during your sta,
in Paris. | am a member of an anarchis
association. meeting at No. Piazza d
Maple. which has decided upon you
death. IL l warn you it is because feel
inGs of humanity get the better of my de
sires for vengeance on sovereigns and pc
tentates
II confide this letter to one of m
friends, who leaves for Paris. and whC
o on his arrival. will Immediately post II
en- to kill you is friend Of him who kill
4 ed the King of Italy"
PARIS, August 3, 4:30 a. NIT now al
pears that the police have secured
a piece of evidence going to support III
popular belief that the Shah's assailaI
had an accomplice. NJ. Massey. an arts
says that a quarter of an hour before III
outrage he saw the criminal in compan
with a well-dressed man inpatient
awaiting the appearance of the royal vi
itors. The criminal stamped his feet ar
exclaimed: Lord. what time he is
At this. his companion pulled a fine waite
from his pocket, saying: lit is five pa
nine and IT won't be long now"
PARIS. August 2.-An eyewitness
the affair sa.u: when the gate of Il
palace opened the first carriage to appe;
contained the Shah. He sat at the RICH
hand side of the carriage, with his doct
at his side. Opposite was the Grand vi
Ter. and at his side General Parent. Il
personal aid of the Shah. They were
their way to the Pont Alexander ii
where they were to take the boat on Il
Seine for Sevres to visit the pottery worl
. there.
THE landau turned to the left iowa
the Avenue Bots de Boulogne. 1t had n
gone far when man dressed as carpe
ter rushed towards the carriage and p
. his right foot on the step. resting his lie
hand on the door TO assist him to mour
Then drawing his right hand from \
pocket he pushed il towards the brea
of the Shah. This hand carried rev'
yer. The Shah was surprised. but did n
20, really pay much attention to the man
til he perceived the weapon. Then
bounded aside, and. standing up in t
landau, lifted cane. a second later brin
- ing IT down upon the head Of his ASA
ant. At the same moment the Grand V
Ter jumped to his feet and seized the m
by the ARM and twisted his wrist, act
ally raising him from the ground T
Grand Nizier is a veritable giant, a
without apparent effort he held the q
gressor suspended In the air. Their
liceman. following on a bicycle, jump
- from his machine and grasped the m
- and drew him back Other police arriy
and the man was overpowered and
away.
n THE Shah did not appear to be excl
by the attempt on his life and when
man was taken away he reseated hims
/. In the carriage and quietly spoke in p
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