The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-31
ASSASSINATION OF KING HUMBERT
SHOCKS THE NATIONS OF
THE WORLD
SLAYER LIVED IN AMERICA
HE WAS A RESIDENT FOR A TIME
OF TOWN IN NEW
JERSEY
SYMPATHY FOR THE BEREAvED
messages of Coincidence for the MUIR
dered MOnarch's Relatives
Additional Particulars
of the Killing.


MONzA, July 3O.-After the shooting of
King Humbert here last night. as soon
as his majesty's attendants could realize
what had happened, he was placed in his
carriage and driven as rapidly as possi-
bic to the palace. He was, however, be-
yond human aid.
Few details of the tragedy are avail
tails of the terrible tragedy are avail
' able. 1t happened so quickly and unex-
pectedly that the king was dead almost
before the spectators realized what. had
occurred. No special precautions had
been taken. Very few police were in at
tendance and only small guard of sol
dlers was keeping the way clear for the
carriage. The king, amid the cheers of
the crowd, came out smiling, accompanied
by his aide de samp, Gen Pagio Ponzi.
He had entered the carriage and was Just
driven off when the revolver shots were
fired in quick succession. Some witnesses
assert that Bressi was seen just previ-
ously waving his hands and cheering.
The first shot wounded the king in the
neck the second the Eatal one, pierced
his heart, and the third broke the arm
OF the already dying sovereign
The crowd was stunned by the. inpre-
cedented event, and efforts were made to
arrest the assassin. He made no attempt
10 escape and was Roughly treated until
the carbipeers formed a Gordon and Sc
cured him from the fury of The polulace
An eye witness said the moment the sn ITS
were fired the king fell back, pressing.
his hand to his heart lie was lmmedi
ately supported by Gen Ponzi. and the
carriage was driven rapidly off After
his exclamation ut is notiins' he did
not utter a sound. The blood gusbed
from his mouth. TIE ASSASSIN, on reach
Ing the guard room of the 1arbineers. was
IN pitiable condition, MS arms and less
being lacerated and bloody and hi,
clothes tern by the angry crowd. Reply
Ing to questions, he hissed through mis-
clenched teeth:
Tell them 1 came from America on
purpose tc Kill Humber. L have on,;.
just arrived from America and xnow no
one. spent day at Bologna and then
came to Milan"
Inc assassin's name Is variously given
as Angelo and Gaetno Bressi. He was
born in Prato, Nov. 10, 1869, and is a
weaver by trade. He comes from Ameri
ca where he had resided at Paterson.
N. j. He says he had no accomplices.
and that he committed the crime because
OF his hatred of monarchical institutions.
lie reached MonZa July q from Milan
where he -,yed few days
The EXPRESSION of the dead kings face
Is tr 1quil The body was blessed i'm
medlately after death. 1t was embalmed.
LIVED AT PATERSON
PATERSON, N. J., July S0-rhe i.Inar
that Angelo Bressi, who Iyas arrested
yesterday at Mouza, Italy, Cor the as
sassination of King Itumbert, lived here.
caused quite sensation in the Italian
quarter. This afternoon, after a diligent
search among the Italians. it was learned
that broad 81 weaver named Angelo
Bressi, aged about 81 years, worked in
the silk mills owaed l,y Hanil * Booth
in this city, up to May last He left
for Italy about that Date, ;lrnl norhing
has been heard of him since. During his
stay here, which was abou. six months,
he lived at the Hotel 3arth1ldi 335
Straight street.
Those who knew him say that lie was
Of a quiet temperament AMI an inoffel-
Eive man. 1t is said that he mad wife
and seven-year-old daIghte-, who lived
somewhere in Ho3oKen, and that ne Wis
lted them regularly every Sunday " here
they lived or whether they accompanied
him on his return 10 italy could not be
ascertained this afternoon.
BRITAINS CONDOLENCES.
LONDON, July SO.-The premier and
minister of foreign affairs, Lord Sails
bury, in the house of lords, and Mr. A
J. Balfour the first lord of the treas
ury and government leader in the house
of commons, gave notice today that to-
morrow they intended to move an ad-
fosf he
sion of the indignation and deep concern
with which parliament had learned of
the assassination of her majesty's ally,
the king of Italy, and praying that her
majesty convey an expression to the pres
ent king on behalf of the lords and conf
mons of their deep adherence of the
crime; and of sympathy with the royal
family and people Of Italy.
ROME IS EXCITED.
ROME, July SO.-The excitement and
emotion here consequent upon the assass-
nation of King Humbert at Monza last
night is momentarily intensifying Peo-
pie are seen to snatch newspapers from
the vendors and eagerly peruse them in
the streets, openly weeping for their
Well-beloyed sovereign and eXecrating the
Infamous crime of his taking off.
All the shops are closed and the nation
Is in mourning The streets are being
rapidly draped in crepe.
GAIETIES CEASE AT PARIS.
PARIS, July 3O.-The announcement Of
the assassination of King Hunbert has
created profound sorrow in Official cir
cles here. All official events have been
cancelled for the time being.
NJ Deleasse, the minister Of foreign af-
fairs, has abandoned fete announced for
tonight President Loubet, who intended
to be present this afternoon at gymnastic
exercises and later open the international
press congress at the Sorbonne has with
drawn from both occasions.
The reception announced for this even
ing at the Elysee in honor Of the Shah
of Persia has been postponed.
Only one morning paper, 1iEclair, had
the news, and this very briefly. It's sale
was tremendous, and every one on the
boulevards this morning was eagerly
scanning the insufficient news.
RECEIVED WARNING.
The Temps says the Italian government
was warned June 80 that secret anarchist
societies had decided on the death OF
King Humhert and four other sovereigns.
AS a matter of fact an anarchist was ar
rested June 90 at Pontafa, on the Aus
trian-Italian frontier, who declared he
had been selected to aSsassinate King