The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-03-15

HURT

BERLIN March 6.-while Emperor
William was driving from the Raths-
keller to the railroad station here yes
terday workingman named Dietrich
Weiland threw piece of iron into His
Majesty's carriage Weiland was i'm
mediately arrested. The Emperor is
said to have been slightly injured in
the cheek, but he continued his jour
ney without interruption. Weiland,
who is an epileptic, gave confusing an
swers to the police regarding his mo-
tives
BERLIN, March EMPEROR Will
liam arrived 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 visiting the
riding class of the officers of the Pots
dam cavalry regiment
In the attack upon Emperor William
by Dietrich Weiand, 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 in
jured and refrained from commenting
upon the subject The burgomaster
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 try
ing to escape, fell under the horses of
the escort riding behind the carriage.
The escort handed the man over to the
police. During an examination at the
town hall he suffered from several cpl
leptic fits. During the intervals be-
-. I,.1
eral questions but uld not give out any
important information. The motive of
the outrage was evident when the pock
cts of the prisoner We're searched, me-
dicaments found in his pockets showing
he had been chronic sufferer from
epileptic fits.
Nothing new was discovered in con-
nection with the examination of Wei
land. He pretends to know nothing of
the occurrence. He is evidently weak
minded. After the surgeons visit to
His Majesty a 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
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.
"ILLBERG."
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 today of the news of the at
tack on the Emperor, expressed in be-
half of the House the horror felt at the
abominable act, thanked God for hav-
ing preserved the Emperor and the
Government from a grievous misfor-
tune and prayed that their beloved
monarch might soon be restored to
health and that God would keep His
Majesty under his protection.
The members of the Reichstag in at
tendance stood during the presidents
speech. The Social Democrats were
not present. In the lower House of the
Prussian diet the president, Herr Won
Kroocher, announced that the Emper-
or's wound was not serious but that
he would be obliged to keep to his bed
for few days
The president also expressed horror
at the damnable act and called for
three hochs for His Majesty, which
were given with enthusiasm.
Emperor William received the Imper
ial Chancellor, Count Won Buelow, in
audience at noon today