The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-03
SHAH STRUGGLES WITH
a WOULD-BE ASSASSIN
Attempt on the Persian MOnarCh'S Life is Made in
the Midst Of a Paris Crowd.
Rulers Companions Seize Revolver and Save Their Mas
ter'S Life-Identity of ASSailant Unknown.

steps. Holding the door with his left
hand. with his right he pushed a re-
vOlver toward the breast of the shah.
He seemed 10 hesitate for moment
as though undecided where to aim.
This hesitation saved the Persian
mOnarch's life, for before ne could nuU
the trigger a strong hand grasped his
wrist and wrenched II SO that the
weapon dropped harmIessly to the bot
tom Of the landau.
I'D like to have a photograph Of that
man" nOnchantiy exclaimed the shah.
Then, addressing a few words in his
native tongue tn his companions in the
| carriage, he told the Coachman TO drive
| on.
Seated in the landau with the shah
| at the time the assault was made were
I the grand vizier. the personal physician
/ OF the monarch. and General Parent.
/ his personal aide General Parent in
( the course Of an interview, subseuuent-
ly said:
1t was the court physician who mot
/ the criminals advance n Was he who
/ seized the individual by the wrist and
/ arrested the movement of aggression
/ for sufficient time TO allow the pistol
| TO be knocked from the assafIaDt.s
/ hand ! am inclined To the belief that
| the man is an Italian"
Story of Eyewitness.
said. 'il"il
When the gate of the palace opened
the first carriage to appear contained
the shah. He sat at the right nand
| slde OF the carriage. with his doctor
at MS side. Opposite was the grand
vizier, and at his side General Parent
the personal aide of the shah. They
were on their Way to the Point Alex
amer III, where they were TO take The
| boat on the Seine for SevreS. TO visit
/ thet pottery works there. The landau
turned to the left towards the Avenue
Bots de BoulOgne.
1t had not gone far when a man.
dressed as carpenter. rushed towards
the carriage and put his right foot on
the step, resting his left hand on the
door 10 assist him 10 mount. Then i'm
drawing his right hand from his pocket
ne pushed ii towards the breast of the
shah:
This hand carried a revolver.
Shah Uses a Cane.
The shah was surprised, but did not
really pay much attention to the man
until he perceived the weapon. Then
( he bounded aside. and standing I'D in
the landau lifted a cane, a second later
J bringing it down upon the head Of his
assailant- At the same moment the
grand viZier jumped 70 his feet. seized
the man by the arm and twisted his
wrist, actually raising him from the
ground. The grand Vizier is 2 Verita-
bic giant. and without apparent effort
he held the aggressOT suspended in the
ais
Then y r,oIicov,o,, f,1TJ,-.;,,r- -. - IL
/ cycle, jumped from his machine and
/ Srasping the man drew him back. Other
police arrived. and the man was over
( powered and led away.
THE carriage proceeded by the Alex
ander III bridge. where a boat was
taken for the Sevres.
Crowd Makes a Rush.
The pistol carried by the would-be
murderer was Of the bulldog type, load
ed with five cartridges.
When the police seized the man he
tried TO break away and cried: 'Vive,
children Of the people.
An officer tried TO stop him. but he
shouted: To my assistance, friends
Then he quieted down and submit
ted.
A crowd of SEQ persons who witnessed
the attempted assassination rushed
( towards the WOuld-be murdered, and
tried to attack him, but there were
many police in the neighbOrhoOd act
ing as guards Of the shah, and these