The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-08-03
TRIES TO KILL Shah.
Attempt Made to Assassinate
Ruler of Persia.
AssA1LANT IS LODGED IN JAIL.
Would-Be Regicide Mounts the Royal
Carriage Step and Aims Revolver at
shah's Breast, but IL Seized Before
Harm Was Done.

PARIS, Aug. 3.-Muzafer ed Din, shah
of Persia, who has been visitor to the
exposition since Saturday as the guest
sins bullet yesterday. 1t had been ar
ranged that he should visit Sevres and
see the national pottery works, going
afterward to Versailles, and it was just
after he had left the sovereign's palace
on his way to the Seine to go on board
yacht placed at his disposal that the
attempt on his life was made. Only
five minutes before the pistol was pre-
sented at his breast he was the recipient
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
letter dated Naples, but posted in
Paris Wednesday night, signed with a
name bearing an Italian termination.
1t said: "Today you shall meet the
same fate as Humbert."
In no wise disconnected the shah
handed the letter to the officer on guard
and gave orders for the carriage to start
The gates of the palace were thrown
large crowd of curious onlookers broke
into cries of give lie Shah," and "Vive
la Perse' Hardly had these exclama.
tions died away when a man dressed in
the ordinary clothing of Paris work.
man darted forward from between two
automobiles, where he was hidden, and
rushed toward the imperial carriage,
overthrowing bicycle policeman, who
| rolled under the feet of the horses. In
an instant he was OH the carriage step
Holding the door with his left hand
with his right he pushed revolver to
ward the breast of the shah. He seemed
to hesitate for moment as though un
decided where to aim. This hesitation
saved the Persian monarch's life, fol
before the would. be assassin could pull
the trigger strong hand grasped his
wrist and wrenched it 80 that the
weapon dropped harmlessly to the bot
tom of the landau.
"I'd like to have photograph Of tina
man." nonchalantly exclaimed th
shah. Then addressing few words il
his native tongue to his companions il
the carriage, he told the coachman t.
drive on.
Seated in the landau with the shal
at the time the assault was made wer
the grand vizier, the personal physician
of the monarch and General Parent, hi
D aide General Parent, in the course o
t an interview, subsequently, said:
"It was the court physician who me
!, the criminal advance. 1t was he wh
8 seized the individual by the wrist an
arrested the movement of aggression
for sufficient time to allow the pisto
to be knocked from the assailant'
hand. am inclined to the belief tina
+, the man is all Italian"
1t now appears that the police hav
4 secured a piece of evidence goin
= to support the popular belief that th
:, shah's assailant had an accomplice. N
Massy, an artist, says that a quarter {
an hour before the outrage he saw til
criminal in company with a well dresse
J. man impatiently awaiting the appea
g ance of the royal visitor.
The criminal stamped his feet and e,
}. claimed "Lord! what time he is. \
, this his companion pulled a fine watc
y from his pocket, saying sit is five pa
nine and if won't be long now -