The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-12
WHO KILLED KING HUMBERTs
Now Alleged That Bresci Was Not
the ReRicfde.

From the New York Journal.
For divulging what he says is the
most closely guarded of all anarchistic
who slew King Humbert-and for re-
vealing the name of the man who it is
alleged really fired the fatal shot. Alex
ander T. Segura, a detective in the en-
ploy of the Italian government, is
forced, he declares. to flee the country
with the fear of death upon him.
The man who killed Humbert is. ac-
cording to Segura. one Luigi Granotti,
former comrade of Bresci in Pater-
son, who stood at Bresci's side when
the latter fired on the King. Granotti
is said to have fired the fatal shot
after Bresci had thrice discharged his
revolver without effect.
This discovery was made by Segura,
he maintains, while he was working in
the guise of silk mill hand among the
anarchists of Paterson.
Segura first went to Paterson a year
ago to investigate the murder of Gin
seppe Pessina by Sparandi Caraboni
ALA Luigi Bianchi, fellow anarchist.
The BIancht story,
Blanchi was the man who in May
1900, drew the fatal number of 113 bal
lots, which called upon him to ASSIST
nate King Humbert. Blanchi refused
to undertake the desperate mission and
Bresci Immediately volunteered In his
place.
Soon afterward Blanchi, In response
to orders, 1t is alleged, issued by the
Anarchist group Ell Maternel. in Phila-
Iol, 10
suspected of being a spy. A day or
two later Blanchi himself was found
dead. having apparently committed
suicide. In his pockets were found
documents which gave the Italian de-
tectives the first hint of the intended
murder of the King.
Segura continued to work in the mill
without exciting the least suspicion as
to his real mission among the Anarch-
lists, who freely initiated him into al
their secrets.
Last October Segura says he was
shown letter from Granotti, dated a,
Paris, in which he declared that it was
he, and not Bresci, who fired the shot
that killed King Humbert on July 20
Granotti declared that Bresci missed
three times. and that then he (Granot.
tD took careful abn and brought dowr
the King, escaping afterward in the
confusion.
1t was said st the time of the as.
sassination that four shots were heard
but that only three chambers in Bres.
CTS revolver were found to have beer
discharged.
Big Plot Hntched.
Segura at once notified the italian
consul, and efforts were made to cap.
ture Granotti, but he had fed from
Paris. A week later Segura was showr
another letter from Granotti, dated al
Glasgow.
A large reward is now standing fol
Granottis arrest.
At a meeting held in Paterson or
July plot was Matched. 1t is de.
clared, to kill the Car of Russia anc
Emperor William of Germany.
Four anarchists were chosen by lo'
to assassinate the two monarchs. They
were Victor Regoli, Andrione Cannaluc.
CT, Cuvico Morelli and Tomaso Minell
all of whom sailed for Europe IL
May. Morelli was recently arrested il
Berlin.
Segura learned that mail for all fouI
men Is still being received at the offie,
of the Anarchist paper, La Reveil, IL
Geneva, Switzerland.
Learning that one Giovanni Giudici
| living in Barre, VT, was to Join tn
| four in Europe, Sagura went to Barre
talked with Giudici and after learnin,
all the details of the plot, accompanied
Giudici to Montreal. where the latte
sailed on the Allan liner Partisan, des
tined for Berlin.
Ten days ago Segura again paid q
visit to Barre, where he was recogniz
ed as a detective.
Held by Anarchists.
One dark night he says he was en-.
ticed into a lonely street, knocked
down, gagged and blindfolded and
thrown into a wagon ia which he was
driven to an isolated hut in the wool Is
where he was detained for three days
being constantly threatened with death
On the third night. he narrates, hi
was driven In a closed carriage t.
Montpelier Junction and left there, eff.
ter being warned not to return to Barre
on pain of death.
Luckily for Segura the Barre anarch.
lists were ignorant of the fact that he
was the man who had denounced Ora.
motif as the assassin of Humbert. Had
they known this he would, he says
without doubt, have instantly been put
to death.
On returning TO New York yesterday
Segura learned that he had been he,
trayed to the Paterson anarchists, who
are hot on his trail.
Realizing his peril, he at once made
arrangements to take the first steamer
for his home in Smyrna, Asia Minor.