Morris tribune., 1901-03-09
KAISER !. LAID UP
CONFINED TO HIS BED AS THE
RESULT OF AN ATTACK BY
A MANIAC.
HIS INJURIES NOT SERIOUS

Wound an Inch and a Half Long in
His Right Cheek, Penetrating TO the
Rone-Was Closed Without Sewing,
but Not Until Much Blood Had Been
Lost-His AssaiIant Promptly Ar.
rested and Locked Up.
Berlin, March 8.-Emperor Will
lam arrived here at o'clock. The
empress and Count Won Buelow met
him at the station When they
reached the castle Professor Berg
mann visited the emperor. His majes-
ty has abandoned his intention of Wis
iting the riding class of the officers
of the Potsdam cavalry regiment.
In an attack upon Emperor William
| by Dietrich Weiland, while the for
mer 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 comment
ing upon the subject. The burgomas-
ter, who accompanied a member of
the staff to the station, pointed out
that his majesty's cheek was bleeding.
The assailant of Emperor William
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 the assailant of the emperor suf-
feTed from several epileptic fits. Dur
ing the interval between these fits,
he replied to several questions, but
did not give out any important infor,
nation The motive Of the outrage
was evident when the pockets of the
prisoner were searched, medicament
found in the pockets showing that he
had been a chronic sufferer from cpl
LEIPZIG fits.
Evidently Weak-Minded.
Nothing new was discovered in con-
nection with the examination of Wei
land. He apparently pretends to
know nothing of the occurrence. He
is evidently weak-minded.
After the surgeons visit to his ma
jesty bulletin was issued as follows:
"The wound is in the right cheek
and about an inch and half long. |
1t passes over the zygoma and pepe-
trates to the bone. It has the char
acter of a confused wound. There
has been much bleeding, but the
wound has been closed with bandag-
ing without sewing. The emperor
passes fairly good night; is free
from headache and his general condi
ton is good"
The emperor has been obliged to
forego his projected visit to Koenigs-
berg.
Count Won Ballestrem, president of
the reichstag, in communicating to
that body the news of the attack on
Emperor William, expressed in behalf
of the house the horror felt at the
abominable act, thanked God for hav-
ing preserved the emperor and coun-
try from a grievous misfortune and [
prayed that their beloved monarch
might soon be restored to health and
that God would keep his majesty un-
der his protection.
The members of the reichstag, in
stood during the presi-
dents speech. The Social Democrats
were not present.
Three Hochs for the Kaiser.
In the lower house of the Prussian
diet, the president, Herr Won Krooch-
er, announced that the emperor's
wound was not serious but that he
would be obliged to keep to his bed
For few days. The president also
horror at the damnable act
and called for three hochs for his ma
jesty, which were given with enthu-
siasm
The North German Gazette, official,
describing the outrage on Emperor
says:
with hearts filed with gratitude,
We thank the merciful fate which
guarded the, precious life of the en-
oeror at a moment Of danger. After
he outrage the emperor preserved
composure and betray-
I'd no sign of the pain he must have
from such blow. Dur
ng the journey the emperor tele-
sraphed to Count Won Buelow, inform
ng of the occurrence, and adding:
feel a certain amount of pain,
,ut otherwise am well.'"
The North German Gazette under
stands that the emperor will be !,
obliged to keep his room for a fort
hight as the wound is so near his eyes
md the latter must be, used as spar
ngly as possible.
Anti-Lynching Bill Passed.
Indianapolis, March S.-Senator s