Devils Lake inter-ocean., 1900-04-06
FIRED Two SHOTS.
Prince of Wales Has Narrow
Escape From the Bullets
of an Assassin.
Attack Occurs While Passing
Through Brussels Bound
to Copenhagen.
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DEED DONE BY A MERE BOY
Would-Be Assassin a Belgian
Youth of Is of Anarchis-
tic Tendencies.
6lames the Prince ''for the
Thousands Slaughtered In
South Africa"

BRussExs, April 5.-An attempt was
made to assassinate the Prince of Wales
at the railroad station here. The would
be assassin jumped upon the tootboard
of the princes car just as the train
started and fred twice. The Princess
Of Wales and others were in the car but
NO one was touched.
Intense excitement prevailed for the
moment as it was feared the prince had
been hit, the shots having been fred IL
most point blank. The railway carriage
door was hastily thrown epen and great
relief was felt whom the pEinoe himself
appeared at the window unhurt. Both
the prince and princess. however, had .
very narrow escape.
After the Prince Of Wales had ascer-
tanned that the man who had fred tho
shots had been arrested, he declared
himself and the princess uninjursd and
the train started.
Hearing tho shots, the stationmaster
rushed to the scene and knocked down
the mans arm Is he prepared to fire .
third shot, aud a number Of persons
threw themselves on the princes as
sailant.
Deed Of q 18-Yaar-Old Boy.
The would.be assassin was overpow.
cred and placed under arrest. He Is q
tinsmith named Scipido, resident Of
Brussels, 16 years Of age. His pockets
were found to be full Of anarchist litera-
ture.
When examined by the station off.
sisls 6cipido declared he intended to
kill the Prince Of Wales; that he did
not regret his action and that he was
ready to do it again If given . chance to
do SO. He subsequently said he wanted
to kill the Prince Of Wales because he
caused thousands Of men to be slaugh.
tered in South Africa"
An examination of scipiao's revolver
showed that four chambers had bee1
discharged but that two of the cartridges
had missed fire. The weapon is of the
cheapest six chambered description
Scipido has round boyish face, blacl
eyes and dark hair. At the examina
tion before the magistrate it was ascer
tanned that he had purchased penny
ticket in order to reach the departur,
platform, where he walked up ant
down quite while at the same tim,
the prince was promenading.
Incited to Commit the Deed.
For time Scipido seemed more in
clined to cry than to give coherent an
swers to the questions Of the commits
sary. Meanwhile the police had ascer
tanned that ON the previous evening b
had attended meeting at the local the
ater in favor Of the Beers. Several o
the speakers had advised those presen
to make demonstration in such wa,
that the Prince of Wales in passin,
through Brussels could no longer b
mistaken in respect to the sympathie
of the Belgians, or doubt that the pee
pie were overwhelmingly in favor O
the Beers. 1t is supposed that thes
utterances influenced Scipido, who is
sickly and impressionable youth.
The news of the attempt spread quick
ly through Brussels. A great crow,
rapidly assembled at the railway an,
cheers were raised when it was learne,
that the prince was not hurt.
King Leopold also wired Queen Vic
toria at Dublin a reinsurance that tn
prince was safe and an expression of hi
deep regret at the attempt.