The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-03

men as the shah was leaving his apart
ments and tried to mount the royal car
riage step. He was seized and placed
under arrest. The man had a revolver in
his hands, but as soon as. els intention
was OWNED the police disarmed him be-
fore be was able to fire. At the police
station the man expressed regret that
he had been unable to carry out his in
tentlons. He said: This is an affair
between me and my conscience
1t was just quarter past O'Clock
when the carriage of the shah emerged
from the court of the soveraisn's palace.
Seated in the carriage with the shah was
his grand vi2ier, while opposite him sat
General Parente. The carriage turned TO
the left, toward the avenue Bots de
lBoulogne Il had proceeded but few
yards when man dressed as a lahorer
sprang from between two automobiles.
where he had been hidden. He broke
through the line of policemen, oycrturning
a bicycle officer and Jumped upon tle
royal carriage step IN one hand the
man had cane which he raised as though
4 70 strike, but this movement was only
intended TO hide his real purpose, for in
the other hand he held a revolver.
| The attempted assassination there came,
70 an end, Tor the grand vizier struck
the weapon from the mans hand and at
I the same time officers caught his arm
/ from behin1 and overpowered him. A
crowd of people who witnessed the a.
tempted assassination made a rush to-
ward the would-be murderer and tried to
attack him. but there We're many police
IN the neighborhood acting az guards OF
the shah aud these prevented the mob
from doing violence 10 the miscrean.
The prisoner was taken to the police
station. The shah carried 5uS his FRO
granme Cor trip down the seine to
Sevres.
The would-be assassin declines abso-
luteiy 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 IS years Of age.
Just before starting from the palace tae
shah received a letter dated from Italy
signed with an Italian name, but posls |
IN Paris, announcing to him that he would
be assassinated today. The police be-
lieye that the man who attacked the
shah was not alone in his effort The
whole of the police is at work seeking
for his accomplices.
The would-be assassin has chestnut COL
ored hair. large moustache and blue
gray eyes He was dressed in House
aud wide trousers, the usual clothes OF
a carpenter. In his pocket was found an
ugly knife and handkerchief marked
Twelfth regiment infantry" When this
was discovered the man said: That viii
not aid in your Inquiries concerning my
, Identity"
Later in the day 10 some officials OF
| the household OF he shah who tried
, TO interrogats him, The prisoner said:
, Your master will do we'll TO resign;
:, otherwise we will kill him"
, An eyewitness Of tne attempted assas
sination says The courage of the shah was
remarkable. He acted With perfect cool
ness and was among the frst to seize his
would be murderer. holding him with beth
hands until the man was thrown to the
ground by the police.
Up to o'clock this evening the inl es-
legations OF the police have rot resulted
In any developments tending to estab-
, fish the identity of the would-ue asses
sin or associatng any one else with him.
The officers tried to lReerrogala the pris-
: oner this evening, but he vdainta,nad abb
( solute silence, Nothing would Induce
him to say word. He struggled desper-
ately to avoid a picture being taken, and
had TO be bound hand aud loot and mis-
lead held between the knees Of the pho
: tographer's assistant. The Impression l.;
, gaining ground that he is an Italian. He
= certainly is a native OF uouthern coun-
( try.
D Another eyewitness OF the affair said;
a When the gate OF the palace opened tn,
, FIRST carriage 10 appear contained tn
e shah He sat on the right hand side o
: The carriage with his doctor at his side
: Opposite was the grand vlzier and at hi
: side General Parente the personal aid
i of the shah. They were on their way 4
y the Pont Alexander III, where they wer,
! TO take the boat on the Seine for Seyre
4 to visit the pottery works there. The Ian
a dau turned to the left towards the avenue
d Bots de Boulogne, 1t had not gone ia
: when man dressed as a carpenter rushst
toward the carriage and put mis- right foo
r. on the step, res ing his left hand on tn
v door to assist him TO mount. Then, draw
/ ing his right from his pocket, he pushe
Il it toward the breast of the shah. Thi
: hand carried revolver. The shah wa
i surprised. but did not really pay niue
attention TO he man until he perceive
the weapon. Then he bounded aside, AMI
standing up in the landau, lifted cane
second later bringing it down upon IN
= head OF his assailant. At the same mo
o ment the grand yiZier jumped TO his fee
}. and seized the man by The arm an
: twisted his wrist actually raising hiI
from the ground The grand Yizier is
yeritable giant and without apparent ef
fort he held the aggressor Suspended
the air. Then a policeman following on
=, bicycle jumped from his machine, ant
grasping The man. drew him back. othe
police arrived and the man was over
powered and led away. The shah did M
10 appear TO be excited by the attempt o
m his life and when the man was taken ava
10 he reseated himself in his carriage an
quietly spoke In Persian to the gran
y yizier, Then he said to the coachmaI
y, Drive on, and the carriage proceeds
m by the Alexander III bridge, where q boi
was taken for Sevres
N The pistol carried by the would-be mul
Nd derer was OF the bull dog type. loade
p with five cartridges. When the poll,
is seiEec- The man he .ried to break away an
le cried: "Viye children people"
N An officer tried TO stop him, but
an shouted: TO my assistance. friends
ID Then he quieted down and submitte'
a When the knife was found on his persC
an officer remarked; you also had
e. knife 10 which the man replied: Eye
took some precaution."
ST why did you attempt to assassina
D. the shah" the officer asked.
c. Because" was the reply. "it please
of me. That does not concern you"
at To all other questions the prisoner r.
0f NAMED dumb
Up to midnight nothing regarding Il