The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-08
Bulletin Issued by His Physicians,
Who Bandaged and Closed the
Wound without stitches.
DENOUNCED AS AN OUTRAGE
HORROR EXPRESSED IN THE
REICHSTAG AND PRUssIAN DIET.
Dietrich Wciland. the Emperor's As.
Comment of the Newspapers.


by Emperor William at Bremen yesterday
when DIETRICH Weiland, a weak-minded
epileptic, threw piece of iron at his Majes-
ty were more serious than first reported.
Yesterdays report indicated that 1t was a
trifiing affair. and 1t was so treated by the
newspapers, some of them merely mention
ing the feet that a piece of iron had been
thrown into the Emperors carriage. To-
day the newspapers are denouncing the i'm
cident as an outrage The Emperor re-
turned to the city to-day and was examined
by surgeons and physicians, who issued the
following bulletin:
THE wound is in the right cheek and
about an inch and n 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, but
the wound has been closed with bandaging
without sewing. The Emperor passed a
fairly good night. is free from headache
and his general condition is good
"LEUTHOLD.
"BERGMANN.
'ILBERG."
Emperor William arrived here at o'clock
this morning. The Empress and Count Won
Buelow met him at the station. When they
reached the castle Professor Bergman
visited the Emperor. In the attack on his
Majesty by Deitrech Weiland while the
former was driving from the Rathskeller
to the railway station at Bremen yesterday
the Emperor was struck on the cheek Just
below the right eye. He refrained from
commenting on the subject. The burgo-
master, who accompanied a member of the
staff to the station, pointed out that his
Majesty's cheek was bleeding The assail-
ant of Emperor William in trying to es-
cape fell under the horse of the escort rid
ing behind the carriage. The escort handed
the man over TO the police. At the town
hall the assailant of the Emperor suffered
from several epileptic fits. During the in
tervals between these attacks he replied
to several questions, but did not give out
any important information. When the
pockets of the prisoner were searched docu-
ments were found showing that he had been
chronic sufferer from epileptic fits Moth
ing new was discovered in connection with
the examination of Weiland. Weiland ap-
parently pretends to know nothing of the
occurrence He is evidently weak-minded.
Count Won Ballestrom, president of the
Reichstag, in communicating to that body
to-day the news of the attack on Emperor
William expressed in behalf of the house
the horror felt at the abominable 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 attendance stood during the
presidents speech. The Social Democrats
were 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 damna-
BILE act and called for three hochs for his
Majesty, which were given with enthus-
iasm.
The North German Gazette (officiaD says:
with hearts filled with gratitude we thank
the merciful fate which guarded the
precious life of the Emperor at moment
of danger. After the outrage the Emperor
preserved extraordinary composure and be-
trayed no sign of the pain he must have
experienced from such blow. 1t was only
when a little boy at the station exclaimed.
Look, the Emperor is bleeding. that
member of his suite was directed to tie UP
the wound. The loss of blood was such
that there were blcodstains even on his
Majesty's cloak. During the journey the
Emperor telegraphed to Count Won Buelow,
informing him of the occurrence and add
ing: feel a certain amount of pain, but
otherwise 1 am WELL %
The North German Gazette understands
that the Emperor will be obliged to keep
to his room for a fortnight, as the wound
is so near his eye and the latter must be
used as sparingly possible.
Inquiries, congratulations and condolences
poured in throughout the day from the
whole diplomatic corps. including the
United States embassy. as well as from
many thousands of Germans. including the
municipalities of Berlin, Charlottenberg.
Potsdam and Koenigsberg. The opinion
prevails that the Emperor will suffer much
pain and probably some fever and inffam-
nation for the next few days. and that 1t
will require at least a fortnight before the
wound is healed. Professor Won Bergman
has ordered the rooms In which the En-
peror is to be kept to be darkened, because
of the danger that the eye may be affected.
reporter of the Associated Press spoke
to-day with several highly placed members
of the Kaiser's encourage, who expressed
the opinion that the prevailing system of
police surveillance over the Emperor was
ineffective and needlessly onerous to him.
and that hereafter he would insist upon the
public being intrusted with a large share In
preventing such outrages that OF last
night, which. II one of the surrounding
police had been quick and intelligent, would
not have occurred. or. If the sightseeing
public had had free hand would have
nipped In the bud. The Empress received