The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-02
KILL THE SHAH.
Attempt Made ON Life of Persian
Ruler.
Assassin With Revolver Breaks
Through Police Gordon.
GRAND VIZER STRIKES
Hits Murderer Who is at Once
Overp0Wered.
Man Believed to Be an Italian
Anarchist.
GRAND VIZER STRIKES
Great Excitement in Paris Fol-
lowing the Assault.

Paris, Aug. 2.-An attempt on the life
of the Shah of Persia Muzaffer-Ed-Di
was made this morning, but luckily it
resulted in no harm to his majesty A
man broke through a line of policemen
as the shah was leaving his apartments
and tried to mount the royal carriage
step. He was seized and placed under
arrest.
He held revolver in his hand, but as
soon as his intention was OWNED. the
police disarmed him before he was able
to fire.
At the police station, the man express
eo regret that he had been unable to
carry out his intentions. He said:
This is an affair between me and my
conscience
II was just quarter past o'clock
When the carriage of the shah emerged
from the court of the sovereign's palace.
Seated in the carriage with the shah
was his grand vizer, while opposite him
sat General Paret.
The carriage turned to the left. to-
wards the avenue Bois de Bologne 1t
mad proceeded but a few yards when a
man dressed as a laborer sprang from
between two automobiles, where he had
been hidden. He broke through the line
OF policemen, overturning a bicycle of
hcer, and jumped upon the royal car
rage step. In one hand the man had a
strike, but this movement was only. in
tended to hide his real purpose, for in
the other hand he held a revolver.
The attempted assassination there
came to an end for the grand vizer
struck the weapon from the mans
hand, and at the same time officers
caught his arm from behind and over
powered him A crowd of 500 people
who witnessed the attempted assassin
alton made a rush towards the would
be murderer and tried to attack him.
but there We're many police in the
pelghborhood acting as guards of the
shah and these prevented the mob from
doing violence to the miscreant.
The prisoner was taken to the police
station.
This afternoon the shah carried out
Seine to Versailles The would-be as
Sassin declines absolutely to give his
name or nationality.
He speaks but little, and that with a
southern accent. The police believe
him to be an Italian. He is about
twenty-six years old with chestnut col
ored hair, large moustache and blue
gray eyes. He was dressed in a bluose
and wide trousers, the usual clothes of
a carpenter In his pocket was found
an ugly knife and a handkerchief
marked '12Sth Regiment Infantry
When this was discovered the man
said:
'.That will not aid you in your in
quiries concerning my identity"
Later in the day, to some officials of
the household of the shah who tried to
interrogate him, the prisoner said.
Your master will do well to resign;
otherwise we will kill him.
An eye witness of the attempted as
saSSinatfOn says the courage of the shah
was remarkable. He acted with perfect
coolness and was among the first to
seize his would-be murderer, holding
him with both hands until the man was
thrown to the ground by the police.
years of age.
Just before starting from the palace,
the shah received a letter dated from
Italy, signed with an Italian name but
posted in Paris. announcing to him that
he would be assassinated today The
police believe the man who attacked the
shah was not alone in his effort. The
whole of the police department is at
work seeking for his accomplices..