The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-31

Monza, Italy, July 90.-King Hum
bert's assassin, Angelo Bressi. came
here from Paterson, N. J., it now de-
velops.
The assassin. on reaching the guard
room Of the carbineers, was in a pitt
able condition. his hands and arms be-
ing lacerated and bloody and his
clothes torn by the angry crowd. Re
plying to questions, he Missed through
his clenched teeth
Tell them l came from America on
purpose to kill Humbert l have only
just arrived from America and know
no one. l spent a day at Bologne, and
then came on TO Milan
A search made at his home at PratO
resulted in the finding of several COM
promising letters from New York
One, signed by a woman, was dated
June %. In this letter the writer asks
whether all is ready, and expresses a
hope that he will soon return
Bressi is young. tall and swarthy. II
appears he remained four days in
Prato and two days at BOlogne, after
which he came here. passing through
Milan.
He has been absent from PratO fOI
six or seven years. His parents live
here and he has brother in an Ital-
ian infantry regiment.
In reference to the finding of an
other revolver. it is asserted that BresSi
had been seen in company with a
young man in the park at Monza near
where the killing was done.
After his arrest he appeared wake
full and nervous until about sunrise
but from that time he slept soundly
until midday
The murderer is strictly guarded in
prison. He continues to preserve alb
sOlute indifference and took his meals
today without any sign of being af-
fected by his position.
The 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 says
that he had no accomDlices and thai
he committed the deed because of his
hatred of monarchial institutions. Ht
reached Monza July q from Milan
where he stayed a few days
Deed Done in a Flash.
Few additional details of the tragedy
are available 1t happened so quickly
and unexpectedly that the king was
allied what had occurred
No special precautions had beer
taken Very few police were in at
tendance, and only a small guard OF
soldiers was keeping the way clear foI
the carriage.
The king, amid the cheers of the
crowd. came out smiling. accompanied
by his aide de camp, General Ponzic
Beglia. He had entered the carriage
and was just driving off when the re-
volver shots were fired in quick sue
cessiOn.
Some witnesses assert that BreSSi was
seen just previously waving his hands
and cheering.
The first shot wounded the king in
the neck; the second, the fatal one
pierced his heart. and the third broke
the arm of the already dying sovereign
The crowd was stunned by the uneX-
/ pected scene, but speedily a rush was
made toward the assassin. He did not
/ attempt to escape and was roughly
treated until the carbineerS formed q
Gordon and secured him from the fury
of the people.
An eye witness says that Immediately
after the shots were fired the king fell
back, pressing his hand to his heart
He was Instantly supported by General
Baglia, who told the cOachman to drive
with all speed to the castle.
After his exclamation, 1T is moth
| ing" he did not utter a sound Blood
gushed from his mouth.
The royal carriage covered the dis
lance between the gymnastic society
club house, where the crime was COM
mitted, and the royal villa at full speed
requiring but three minutes. TIE king
expired on the way. and although
placed in a bed was dead when the doc
tors arrived.
Queen Is Heartbroken.
When Queen Margherita arrived al
the villa it was still hoped that the king
would survive, and when the truth
was broken to her, a heartrending
scene ensued.
Bursting into tears, she exclaimed:
TT is the greatest crime Of the centu-
No person could have loved his people
more. He was one who bore i'll win tc
none"
When the queens mother arrived
there was another affecting scene.
The expression of the dead kings
face is tranquil and even smiling. The
corpse was blessed Immediately after
death. 1t viii be embalmed.
The room where the embalming is
proceeding is already filled with flowers
The queen herself placed a wreath or
the pier ana KnelI and prayed beside
the body; and in spite of the entreaties
of the prince-A.nd princess, she refuses
to quit the death chamber, which is in
charge of Count Jurri, the late kings
aide de camp.
The Italian embassy here received
the following official announcement OF
/ the death of King Humbert:
We have the sad news to announce
to you that his majesty, King Humbert
/ just died last evening Sunday al
MOnZa, being the victim of an infa-
nous assassination. Kindly inform the
/ English government of this sad news
His majesty, King Victor Emanuel