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TRIED TO KILL WALES
Belgium Youth Fires Two
Shots at Heir Apparent
to British Throne.
PRINCE NARROWLY ESCAPES
PRINCESS OF WALES WITH HIN At
THE TIME.

THE TIME.
The Assassination Attempted ON "a Trail
Mt tho Brussels Station-W ould- b.
Assassin Quickly Arrested-But Six
teen Years Old-Wantcd to Avenge tn,
Slaughter In Africa.
Brussels, April 4.--The Prince Of
Wales was shot at while leaving the
railroad station here to-day. He was
not hurt The Prince and Princess Of
Wales were on their way to Copen-
hagen, for the purpose of attending the
celebration of King Christians birth
day, which occurs April s. The shot
was fired by man as the train was
leaving the Northern railroad station
for the Southern station at 1886 p. m.
The would-be assassin jumped on the
footboard of the princes saloon car as
the train was starting and fired into
the car aiming at the prince. The man
was Immediately arrested.
Intense excitement prevailed for the
moment, as it was feared the prince
had been hit, the shots having been
fired almost point blank. The railway
carriage door was hastily thrown open
and great relief was felt when the
prince himself appeared at the window
unhurt. Both the prince and the prin-
ress, however, had a very narrow es-
cape.
The would-be murderer is a tinsmith
named Sipido, sixteen years old, a resi-
dent of Brussels His pockets Were
found to be full of anarchistic litera-
ture. He fired two shots at the Prince
of Wales. The Princess of Wales and
others were in the car but no one was
touched. Hearing the shots, the sta
tionmaster rushed to the scene and
knocked down Spidos arm as he pre-
pared to fire a third shot and a num-
ber of persons threw themselves on the
princes assailant. In the confusion
second man, who was quite innocent,
was seized, roughly handled and beaten.
After the Prince of Wales had ascer-
tained that the man who fired the shots
had been arrested he declared himself
and the princess unfnjured and the
train started.
An eye witness says that the train
was already in motion and when the en-
gineer heard the pistol he shut off
steam, applied the brakes and stopped
the train. AS the train re-started after
Sipidos arrest, the public cheered the
prince, who acknowledged the demon
stration from the car window.
The policeman on duty took Sipido in
charge. The latter appeared proud of
his exploit and seemed quite calm
Sipido told the authorities that he lived
on the Rue de la Forge, at Saint Giles,
two miles south of Brussels. Sipido
also said he wanted to kill the Prince
of Wales because he caused thousands
of men to be slaughtered in South
Africa" When examined by the rail-
road station officials Sipido 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 a chance to do so.
An examination of Sipido's revolver.
showed that four chambers had been
discharged, but that two of the cart
ridges had failed to explode The
weapon is Of the cheapest six-chamber-
ed description, such as is usually sold
here for three and half francs.
Sipido has a round, boyish face, black
eyes and dark hair. At the examina-
tion before the magistrate 1t was as
certained that he had purchased pen
ny ticket in order to reach the depart
ure platform where he walked up and |
down quite awhile at the same time
that the price was promenading.
Persons who attended the Maison du |
Peuple yesterday say they heard Sipido |
declare that if the Prince of Wales |
came to Brussels he ought to have |
bullet in his head; and they also heard |
him offer to bet francs that he would |
fire at the Prince of Wales. According |
to LIE Patriote some news of the views
expressed at the meeting referred to
was conveyed to the stationmaster,
who had taken what he thought were
extra precautions.
Sipido appeared at the station in his
best clothing, having explained to his
father that he was going to seek en-
ployment. The Prince of Wales ap-
peared quite unaffected by the Incl
dent He asked whather the revolver
was loaded, and on being Informed in
the affirmative smiled and begged that
the culprit might not be treated too
severely.
The attack is condemned even at the
labor headquarters here, and at the
Maison du Peuple where the extreme
anarchists meet, a leading member of
the young socialist guard was loud in
his denunciaton this evening of Sipi-
dos action. /
LIE Patriot in a special edition de-
the attempt as "cowardly and
senseless," and says: 1T will create
general indignation, and the worst en-
envy OF Belgium could not have dealt
the country a fouler blow"
The Journel de Brussels says: "The
outrage will provoke the indignation of (
all honest people in every civilized ]
country, and especially Belgium. We '
stigmatize it as the crime of youthfulsl {
and disordered brain. We deeply re-
gret that 1t was committed In Belgium
and we congratulate the Prince of
Wales upon his fortunate escape from
the bullet Of a regicido."
La Chronique says: Belgium should c
lot be held responsible for the act of
4 mad man whose conduct she repu- '
Hated" ]
Cologne, April 5, a. m.-The Prince u