The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-05
The Shots Went Wild, Although Fired
Point Black.
ATTEMPTED ASSASSIN ARRESTED
Tho Man Was Young Anarchist
Who Had offered to Bet He
Would Shoot the Prince.
Four Chambers Were
Fired But Two of
Them Missed Fire.
BELGIUM. April IA SEN.

BRUSSELS BELGIUM, April IA SEN
satioual attempt TO asSassinate the
Prince of Wales was made at a railroad
station here to-day by Sipldo. young
Socialist. who fired two shots, but the
Prince escaped unhurt. The woald-oe as
sassin was Immediately arrested.
The train bearing the Prince was juss
pulling out of the Northern RAILWAY
station ait 1885, when Sipido jumped u-an
the footboard of the Princes saloon car.
aimed his revolver at his Royal Fi1snness
and fired twice Hearing the shotS ths
station master rushed to the scene aiio
knocked down Sipido's arm as the iaose'
nrerared TO fire third shot. while ot
ISLANDERS rushed up and threw tneHiseises
on the Princes asSailant
In the confusion another man, VINO wa.
innocent. was seized, roughly handied anu
beaten Intense excitement preValieu ior
the moment, as it was feared the Prince
lad heen hit the shots having been ilreu
almost point-blank.
The railroad carriage door was hasthy
thrown oren and great relief was ieil
when the Prince himself appeared at tae
window unEurt.
MARROW ESCAPE.
Both the Prince and Princess. however.
had 4 very narrow escape. The ponce
man on duty took sdpido in charge. The
latter appeared proud of his exploit ana
seemed quite calm. Sipido told the au-
thorities that he lived on the Rue De
| La Fore at ST. Giles, two miles south OF
Brussels
After the Prince of Wales had ascer-.
| tanned that the man who had nreu 1he
shots had been arrested, he declaieu
| himself and the Princess un!h1uleu' aAeA
the train started &
| An eyewitness says that.the train was
I already in motion and when the engl-
| ueer5 heard the pistol ne shut orr stAatn.
| aop!i.d the brakes and stopped the tram.
I AS the train restarted after Sipido ar
! rest the public loudly cheered the Prince
who acknowledged the demonst ration
! from the car window. The Priucs ap-s
| reared unaffected by the incident sHe
| asked whether the revolver was ioaded,
| ana on being informed in the .afftrna-
| five. smiled. and begged that the culp1e
| might not be treated too severely
When examined by the station oici.is
| sipido declared he intended to XII! 'he
| Prince of Wales; that ha did not regret
| his action, aud that he was ready TO do
| n n crrin if gwen aNchance. Subsequently
! he declared he wanted TO XIII the Prince
.-because he caused thousands OF men 70
| be slaughtered in. South Africa.
This, would-be assassin Is a tlnsmitA. q
II 49,.
I His pockets were found to oe fnii OF az
| arehtst literature. He has round. boy
| ian face, black eyes and dark hair Ar
| the examination before the magistrate, y.
| was ascertained that he had purchaseu
a persny ticket IN order to reacn the - oe--
| parture platform, where he walked up
| and down quite 4 while, while the Pfihca
| was promenadins $
I FOUR SHOTS. FIRED.
/ r.ipi.lo,S rSy
! showed that four chambers had been dis-'
charged but that two of the cartridges
| mad missed fire. The weapon Is OF sthe
cheapest six-c.ranbered description. sucn
az is usually sold here for 5l-a francs. z
Persons who attended the Maison i-,e D.i
| peunIe Yesterday say they heard Slplau
\ DECLARE that IL the Prince OF Wa!es eilnla ~
| I'd Brussels he ought to have q ptlile. sea y.
| his head. and they also heard MN oite,
70 her five francs that he would IRE az
the Prince. .. .o,,a ,eus
/ of the views expressed at tne msesiua t
! referred to was conveyed to the Staupt
master, who had taken what ne tnousn'
| We're extra precautions. T., hi,
Sipido appeared at the station IN NJ. NE
ha.t clothing having explained TO nls
father that he was going to seek etil-
The attack ,is condemned even at ,ha
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