Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-07
Workman Hurls Iron Missile in Ger
man Emperor's Face.
MADE A DEEP, LONG WOUND
Incident Occurred While He Was
Out Riding in Bremen.
ASSAILANT IS DEMENTED

BREMEN March while Emperor Will
liam driving from the Rathskeiler to
the railway station here yesterday work
man named Dietrich Weiland threw piece
of iron into his majestys carriage. Wei
land was Immediately arrested The en-
peror is said to have been slightly injured
on the cheek but he continued his journey
without interruption. Weiland, who is an
epileptic, gave confusing answers to the
police regarding his motives.
Kaiser Reaches berlin.
BERLIN, March T.-Emperor William ar
rived here at o'clock this morning. The
empress and Count Won Buelow met him at
the station. When they reached the castle
Prof Bergman visited the emperor. His
majesty has abandoned his intention of WIS.,
itng the riding class of the officers of the
Pottsdam Cavalry Regiment.
In the attack upon Emperor William by
Dietrich Weiland. while the former was
driving from the Rathskeller to the railway
station, the emperor was struck on the
cheek just below the right eye. He was not
seriously injured and refrained from COM
menting upon the subject. The burgomas-
ter. who accompanied member of the staff
to the station, pointed out that his majes-
tvs cheek was bleeding.
The aSSailant of the emperor in trying to
escape fell under the horses of the escort
riding behind the carriage. The members
of the escort handed the man over to the
police. During an examination at the town
hall Weiland suffered from several epileptic
fits. During the intervals between these at
tacks he replied to several questions, but
did not give out any important information.
The motive Of the outrage was evident when
the pockets of the prisoner were searched,
medicaments found in the pockets showing
that he had been chronic sufferer from
epilepsy.
Nothing new was discovered in connection
with the examination Of Weiland. He ap-
parently pretends to know nothing of the
occurrence. He is evidently weakminded.
Statement of the Surgeons.
After the surgeons visit to his majesty
bulletin was issued as follows:
The wound is in the right cheek and
about an inch and a half long. 1t passes
over the zygoma and penetrates to the bone
1t has the character of a confused wound
There has been much bleeding, hut the
wound has been closed with banda ging
without sewing. The emperor passed fair
y good night; is free from headache and his
general condition is good.
tSigneO "LEUTHOLD,
BERGMAN
"ILBERG."
The emperor has been obliged to forego
his projected visit to Koenigsberg.
Count Won BallestrOm, president of the
reichstag, in communicating to that body
today the news of the attack on Emperor
William, expressed in behalf of the house
the horror felt at the abominabe act
thanked God for having preserved the en-
peror and country from a grievous mis-
fortune and prayed that their beloved mon
arch might soon be restored to health and
that God would keep his majesty under his
protection.
The members Of the reichstag In attend
ance stood during the presidents speech
The social democrats We're not present
In the lower house of the Prussian diet
the president. Herr Won Kroecher. an
nounced that the emperors wound was not
serious, but that he would be obliged to
keep to his bed for few days The presi-
dent also expressed horror at the damnable
act and called for three hochs for his mai
esty, which We're given with enthusiasm.