The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-06
AIN AYENGER
OF HUMANITY
WAS SIPIDO
Assassin Regrets That the Bullet he
Fired Did Not Kill the
Prince of Wales.
@LONG LIVE THE BOFRS"

Was the Exclamation of One Who
Claimed to Represent the peo-
plea Stormy Scene.
COPENHAGEN April 5.-The Prince
and Princess of Wales were me; at
the railway station by King Christian,
of Denmark, and the entire royal fam
lily. AS the train drew up at the plat
form, the king advanced to the royal
saloon carriage and. entering It alone,
was the first TO greet It's occupants.
Soon after the Prince and Princess of
Wales. both appearing remarkably
well, alighteI on the platforrn. The
prince smiled cheerfully and after ex-
changing cordial greetings with the
other members of the family, oonvers-
ed for few moments with the chief
dignitarles assembled. Outside the
station large crowd OF people had
gathered and as the visitors drove to-
ward the palace they were greeted with
ringing cheers. which were repeated
as they progressed through the city.
The Prince and Princess of Wales and
King Christian occupied the first car
rlage. They were followed by the royal
party.
BRUSSELS, April 1.-THE attempt
at the assassination of the Prince of
Wales yesterday. was the sole topic of
conversation on the streets and in the
cafes and theatres last evening, Ev-
erywhere regret and deep indignation
was manifested and satisfaction at the
failure of the criminnl attempt was
unanimously expressed.
1t is stated that when the crowd
rushed at slpido he received blow
from some ones fist in the face, which
drew blood.
one version of sipidos statement is
that he declared that he committed the
act because he was an anarchist and
he did not allude to South Africa.
It is believed that the chamber of
deputies and the senate will to-day
adopt resolutions, expressing indignant
reprobatIon OF the attempt upon the
Princes life.
Premeditation Was Shown.
The Patriote says:
Investigation proves premeditation.
The Interrogation Of the prisoner lasted
for hours, and 1t shows that he was in
stlgated by an unknown person. who
persuaded him to buy a pistol on Sun
day in the Old Market, for three francs.
Accompanied by this person, Sipido
went, on Tuesday, to meeting in the
Flemish theatre and then to the Maison
due Peuple. where they had drinks.
Then they went to a wine shop, whsre
sIpido wrote a letter. saying he had
obtained employment. He then went to
the railway station and asked the hour
of the arrival OF the train. Later he
entered a nelghboring cafe and loaded
his revolver In the lavatory. sipldo re-
fused to give the name of his compan-
lon, who, he said, was young man
some years older than himself. After
Slpido was locked up the magistrates
went to the house Of his parents"
Regrets He Did .Iot Kill the Prince.
According to the Etone Beige sIpIdo
explained his motive as follows:
For long time have thought that
the ambitious men who are unchaining
war sacrifice so many human lives thar
they deserve to be punished. These
men should suffer the penalty Of re-
taliation. When I learned by the pa
pers that the prince was going to pass
through Brussels Immediately . re-
solved to become the avenger of hui
manity and to kill this assassin. on
Sunday l made up my mind to carry
out my project. I regret that I have
not accomplished 1t, rs l desired"
The magistrates, struck by the in
cohcrency of the story, are convinced
that slpldo does not tell the whole
truth and wishes to save some one The
magistrates are going to verify the
prisoners statement.
Government Regrets the Occurrence.
The minister of foreign affairs, NJ.
De Favoreau in behalf of the govern
ment associated himself with the re-
grots of Baron snoy.
1.-THE government he said, "yester-
day forwarded to the Prince of Wales
ana Queen Victoria an expression of
indignation to which so odorous an
outrage had given rise"
NJ. Lornnd. Leftist, while admitting