The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-08-07
ASSASSIH'S EFFORT
TO KILL The SHAH.
Leaped at His Carriage Pistol
in Hand.
OFFICERS SEIZED HIM
The Grand ViZier Struck the Weapon
From His Hand.
The PRISONER REFUSES 10 SPEAK
His identity as Yet Has Not BeeH Discovered.
He Declares he Shah Would Do Well
10 Resign, Otherwise He
Viii be Killed.
CBy the Associated Press)

Paris, August 2.-An attempt on the
life Of the Shah Of Persia. MuzafTer-
Ed-Din, was made this morning. but
luckily it resulted in no harm to Ills
Majesty. \ man broke through n
line Of policemen AZ the shah was
leaving his apartments and tried to
mount the royal carriage step. lie
held 4 revalver in his hand, but as
soon as his attention WAS OWNED the
police disarmed him before he was
able to fire. 1t the police station the
man expressed regret hat he had
been unable To carry out III inten-
tions. lie said:
This is an affair between me and
my conscience
1t wa just Il quarter past 9 O'Clock
when the carriage Of the Shah emery
ed from the Court of the Sovercigu's
Palace, which was formerly the home
Of the American dentist, Or. Evans.
Seated in the carriage with the Shah
was his Grand NiZier. while opposite
him sat General Parent. The carriage
turned to the left, towards the Ave-
nue. Bois de Bologne. il has pro-
ceeded but Il few yards when a man
dressed as a laborer sprang from be-
tween two automobiles where he had
been hidden. lie broke through the
line of policemen, Oy%erturning Il bike
officials tried 10 interrogate the
had q cane. which he raised as though
TO Gt,.iI-a hat 4hic n,ayaInAr+ yNraZ ON ~
intended to hide the real purpose, for
III the other hand he held a re
volver.
The attempted assassination there
came to an end, for the Grand NiZiel
struck the weapon from the man.
hand and at the same time officers
caught his arm from behind anG
oyerpoWered him.
4 crowd Of 800 people who witness
ed the attempted assassination made
4 rush towards the Would-be muir
derer and tried to attack him, but
there were many police in the neigh.
horhood acting as guards OF the Shah
and these prevented the mob from
doing violence to the miscreant.
The prisoner was taken to the pc
lice station.
This afternoon the Shah carried GU
his program for a trip down The
Seine to Versailles.
The WOuld-be assassin declines alb
soluteIy to give his name or national
ity. He speaks but little and thai
with q Southern air. He is about 2
years of age, has chestnut colorec
hair, q large moustache and blue-grc1
eyes. He was dressed in a blouse ant
wide trousers, the usual clothes @
4 carpenter. IN his pocket wa founc
an ugly knife and a handkerchie
marked "12Sth regiment infantry.
When this was discovered the mal
said:
THAT Will not aid you in youl
enquiries concerning my identity.
Later in the day TO some OF TIL.
household Of the Shah who tried II
interrogate him the prisoner said:
Your master Will Go well to resign
otherwise we viii Kill him.
An eye witness Of the ATTEMPTED
assassination says the courage of th'
Shah was remarkable. He acted will
first to seize his Would-De murderer
holding him with both hands unit
the man was troWn to the earth b,
the police.
Just before starting from the pal
ace the Shah received q letter datef
from Italy, signed with an italian
name, but posted in Paris, announcing
to him that he would be assassinateC
today. The police believe the mar