Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-08-08
GROUP OF ASSASSINS.
Meeting Place of the Conspirators
in the Plot to Kill King
Humbert.

Humbert.
New York, Aug. 3.-Detectives have
found the room in which it is claimed
that the plot to kill King Humbert was
formed. 1t is on the second floor Of a
West Hoboken, n. j.. resort for Anar-
chists, and is ia the heart Of the Italian
settlement. The place has not been
known a meeting place for Anarchists.
There have been no public meetings held
here, and the room where the men met
was kept for the most secret conference
purposes.
These detectives say they learned last
night from Socialists who attended
meeting at the place, that less than four
months ago two Italians. man and
woman, arrived in Hoboken, and an i'm
portant conference was held In this
room. AT the conference there were An
archists from New York city, from
Brooklyn, from the Italian colony i'll
Philadelphia, and from Paterson and
West Hoboken. This Socialist never saw
Brescl and never saw Quintevallo, but
the description of the men tallieS with
that of two of the men at the conference.
1t is learned that the assassin Bresci
was a member of what is known as the
international Group of Anarchists.
The police have also learned that prior
to BrescIs leaving this country he was
rendered banquet by group of Anar
chists in this city. Eight persons We're
present. Besides Bresci there were Sal
vatOre Quintavello. man named Sarri
and a man named Lenner or Lana, all of
whom are under arrest in Italy. The
other guests are not yet known to the
police, but one of them was said to be
woman. This would indicate that there
were at least eight persons concerned III
the plot to kill the King
One of the Gang Confesses.
Informa ton from Rome is printed here
to the effect that Antonio Lana. arrest
ed as an accOmplice Of Bresci has CON
feSsed, affirming that plot existed in
Y0lylng the simultaneous assassination
of King Humbert and Queen Margher-
ita
Name of the Shah's Assassin.
Paris, Aug. 3.-At the meeting Of the
cabinet this morning it was announced
that the WOuld-be assassin of MuZaffer-
Ed-Din, Shah of Persia, had given his
name as Salson. A man of this name
who had been regarded and watched as
an Anarchist disappeared from Paris in
1893, and had not since been located.
SalSOn was more cOmmunica tive today
and when an effort was made to inter
rOgate him he spoke freely Of yesterdays
attempt and ventilated his Anarchistic
ideas. but when asked if he acted as the
instrument Of others he declined to an
Swer, saying, however that had he killed
the Shah and escaped he would have
killed the Gar
His full name is Francois Salson. He
is a Frenchman and was born in 1876.
He was regarded as a dangerous Anar-
chist and in October. 1898, was con
demned to three months imprisonment
for preaching anarchy. In June. 1899
he was condemned to eight months i'm
prisonment for a like offense
Touching Ceremony.
Monza, Aug. 3.-The remains of King
Humbert were today placed in casket
of walnut covered with lead ard glass III
such manner as to leave the face eX-
posed. The ceremony, which took place
in the presence of the royal family. was
very touching. Queen Margherita placed
the Italian flag with the arms Of the
house of Savoy over the corpse.
Drastic Treatment Urged.
Berlin. Aug. 3.-The rumors of four
murders Of crowned heads being premedi-
tated by the Anarchists are believed by
the German authorities. The conserva-
tive papers are urging new strong laws
and measures against the Anarchists.
The Nreuz Zeitung and the Deutsche
TageS Zeitung demand the reintrOductiOn
of tlogging, only to be used against con-
yicted Anarchists.
Visit to England Abandoned.
London, Aug. 3-The Shah's visit to
England has been virtually abandoned,
according to the Times, on account of the
attempt to assassinate him in Paris.