Evening star., 1900-08-01
Does Not Deny That He Was Desig-
mated for the Crime.
PROBABLY PLOTTED IN PATERSON
Excitement at Milan and Many
Anarchists Arrested.
EMMANUEL REACHES ROME

ROME, August lin the course of his
examination yesterday Bress did not deny
that he had been designated to assaseinate
hins Humbert. 1t is now believed hero
that the crime was arranged in Paterson.
n. J.
A man named Salvatore Quintavalli, who
returned from the United States with Bressi
and accompanied him to an anarchist meet
Ing in Paris, has been arrested at the Rio
Marina on the Island Of Elba- The police
found on him letters and photographs of
anarchists. Anton Lanner. who accompa.
MED Bressi from the United States. has been
arrested at Ivrea- In consequence Of these
arrests the belief in the existence of a plot
is increasing.
Bressi's brother. who is a lieutenant in the
Italian army. stigmatizes the crime as the
most cowardly act Of the century. He had
had no news of his brother for a long
time. and thought he was still in the United
States.
Parliament has been summoned to meet
August 6.
1t is stated that Queen Margherita will
retire to Streia- to live with her mother
The clergy of Monza and throughout Italy
are holding memorial services today.
Scores Of Anarchists Arrested.
Great excitement is reported at Milan
The troops are in readiness ct their bar
A
of prominent anarchists have been arrested.
Inc police are active and other arrests are
expected.
Emmanuel iii Reaches Rome.
ROME, August liking Victor EN-
manuel III and Queen Helena arrived here
early this morning and proceeded for
Monza- where they will arrive this even
Ing. The ministers met their majesties at
the railway station
Attempted to Lynch Him.
ROME, August 1.-When Quintavall was
arrested at Porto Ferrajo a large crowd
tried to take him from the officers to lynch
him. He was taken to prison with great
difficulty.
San Francisco Italians.
SAN FRANCISCO. August There is to
be a general mass meeting of the Italians
of this city to publicly express their senti-
ments regarding the assassination of King
Humbert. Funeral ceremonies will prob
ably be conducted here simultaneously with
those celebrating the last rites over the dead
sovereign in Rome.
1t is the intention to fire a salute Of 101
guns, the state salute on the occasion Of
the death of king of Italy. Business
places conducted by Italians throughout
the city will be closed.
Mrs. Bresci Under surveillance.
NEW YORK, August Capt Usher OF
the Hoboken police said today that Mrs.
Bresci. wife of the assassin OF King Hum
bert. was in such a nervous condition that
she had gone to the house of a friend for
rest The woman is destitute. She still
tries to hope that the man arrested in Italy
is not her husband, but she admits that
there is little reason for her hope. She will
be kept under police surveillance pending
developments in her husbands case.
According to cable dispatches from Milan.
letters found in the pockets OF Bresci, King
Hrmbert's assassin, were signed "Fabris,"
and had been sent from Paterson, \. J.
These letters. 1t is stated. showed that a
plot existed to assassinate King Humbert.
The only Fabris that can be found in Pat
erson is the Rev. DR. Francis Fabrfs pas
tor of the Church of Our Lady of Victories.
Father Fabris. when questioned today. said
he did not remember the man Bresci. and
that he certainly had never written any
letters to him.
No Capital Punishment.
1t pointed out today at the State De-
partment that Bresd. King Humbert's as
sassin will not suffer the death penalty