The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-08-03
SHAH
OF Persia Narrowly Escapes 3
Bullet

PARIS, AUGUST 2-Muzaffer-Ed-D Din
shah of Persia. who has been visitor
to the exposition since Saturday, as the
guest Of France. narrowly escaped an as
sassins bullet this morning It was ar
ranged today that he would visit Serves
and see the national pottery works GO
ing afterwards to Versailles, and it was
Just after he had left the sovereign's
palace on his way to the Seine to go on
board a yacht placed at his disposal for
the trip that the attempt upon his life
was made.
only five minutes before the pistol was
presented at his breast he was the
eipient Of letter which farned him that
his life was in danger. No serious thought
however, was given to the contents, so
numerous had been former warnings OF
the same character AS he was seated
in the landau, before leaving the court
Of the palace. his secretary brought him
letter dated Naples, but posted in Par
IS last night, signed with a name bearing
an Italian termination. 1t said:
To-day you shall meet the same fate
as Humbert."
In no wise concerted the shah handed
the letter to the officer on guard and
gave orders for the carriage to start.
The gates Of the palace thrown open;
and. as the monarch emerged, a large
crowd Of curious onlookers broke into
cries Of "vive le shah" "vive l. perse" "
Hardly had these exclamations died away
when a man. dressed I'm the ordinary
Go hing Of Paris workman darted for
ward from behind two automobiles, where
ne had hidden and rushed toward the i'm
periai carriage, overthrowlng bicycle
n
the horses.
In an instant he was on the carriage
step. Holding the door with his left
hand, with his right he pushed a re-
VoIver toward the breast of tho shah. He
seemed to hesitate for a moment as
though undecided where to aim This
hesitation saved the Persian monarch S
life, for before the would-be assassin
could pull the trigger, strong hand
srasped his wrist and wrenched it so
that the weapon dropped harmlessly on
the bottom of the landau.
I'D like to have a photograph Of that
man." nonchalanty exclaimed the shah
Then addressing a few words to his
companions in the carriage, he told the
coachman to drive on
Seated in the landau with the shah NJ
the time the assault was made were IN
grand vizier. the personal physician Of
the monarch and General Parent. his
personal aide. General Parent i'm the
course of an interview. subsequently said:
1T was the court physician who met
the criminal advance. 1t was he who
seized the individual by the wrist and
arrested the movements of aggression for
sufficient time to allow the pistol "a
be Knocked from the assailants hand. |
am inclined to the belief that the man Is
an italian"
Up TO midnight nothing regarding the
wouid-be assassin or his connection had
been learned that was not known within
half an hour otter his arrest He main
tains absolute silenca The popularity of
ais accent, although he speaks perfect
French, mystfes the officials, it having
been asserted by one of these that his
accent was English. A man speaking
English was permitted to enter the cell
The visitor addressed him. but he gave
the appearance of absolute inability to
understand The visitor came away con-
vinced that he was not acquainted with
that language. The impression left was
khat he was from southern France, or
possibly border Spaniard.
While the popular belief is that he had
an accomplice there Is no actual evidence
TO prove this. The police are thorough
~ mystified and disconnected. Although
The man has been seen by most Of the
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