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BELGIAN KING ATTACKED
Anarchist Fired Three Shots as the
Monarch Was Going to Church.
POOR AlM SAVED RULERS LIFE
Italian Bookkcopsr. Out OF Work. tho
would-Bs Assassin-The Po,icc Res.
cucd Him From an InfurIaied Mob
He AdmIts His Belief In Annrcliisn,
and confcsses tho Attempt to XIII.

He AdmIts His Belief In Annrcli;sn,
and Confcsses the Attempt to XIII.
Brussels. Belgium-Rublno. the Ital.
Ian, who fired three shots ut King Leo.
pold as His Majesty was proceeding TO
the cathedral to attend TIE Dcum In
memory of Queen Marie Henriette.
confessed that he Is IN anarchist. He
admitted that he intended to shoot the
monarch. His aim was poor and the
King escaped without n scratch. The
window Of the carriage occupied by the
Comte d'Oultremont. the Kings grand
marshal. was smashed by q bullet fired
by the would.be assassin. The bullet
grazed the grand marshars face.
Rublno Is a bookkeeper. He was
born In Binardo. near Naples. In 1859
and has lately lived in Brussels. The
police had difficulty H. rescuing him
from the hands Of mob. and when
he reached the police station he showed
ample signs Of the rough handling
which he received.
The news Of the outrage spread rapid
~ throughout the city and the greatest
excitement prevailed. The people
thronged the streets. eagerly discuss
ing the attempt on the life Of the King
and large crowds gathered In front Of
the various bulletin boards. The news.
papers issued frequent editions and
these We're eagerly bought. General
adherence was expressed by the peo.
pie mt the apparently deliberate ut.
sempt to assassinate the sovereign.
King Leopold appeared to be quite
lnmoved by the attempt Of Rubino to
kill him. After luncheon ut the palace
the King entered motor chr and pro-
:eeded to the railroad station. where
he boarded q train bound for Groenen.
dael.
The prisoner. who appeared to be
weak minded. said ut first that his only
reason for shooting was evaporation
ut seeing $50 many tlred-loOking
personages occupying such grand
coaches"
A search Of the prisoner revealed
q package Of ball cartridges.
Rublno Is n small, bald-headed man
with n heavy black mustache. He
maintained perfect calm during his
Interrogation by the police. He In.
formed the police that lie came from
London. where lie went on futile
search for work. There Rublno OBJ.
tanned assistance from the italian EN-.
bassy and was temporarily engaged
to watch anarchists. He was dismiss
ed, however. rs the embassy officials
discovered that he sympathized with
the anarchists. 1t was then that he
bought n revolver and fifty cartridges
and came to Brussels. Failing to find
work, Rublno said lie determined to
net" and went to the cathedral with
the Intention of shooting the King.
He did not fire at his intended victim
for fear OF hitting intervening soldiers.
Then RubIno proceeded to the Rue
RoyaIe, where he awaited the cortege.
The royal carriage containing the King
passed before Rubino was able TO
draw his revolver. hence the shots
only hIt the carriage following.
In Rubino's pockets were found pic
tnre post cards bearing portraits OF
King Leopold. Prince Albert and the
Princess Elizabeth. The prisoner said
he procured the card so as to be able
to recognize the members Of the royal
family and expressed the hope that
Others would be more successful than
himseIg. He also said he did not regret
his act and would have fired Mt any
monarch-"at the King Of Italy rs
readily as Mt the King Of the Belgians.
because monarchs are tyrants who
cause the misery Of their peoples"
Washington. d. C.-Secretnry Hay
called Mt the Belgian Legation to ex-
press to the officials there regret Mt
thr attempt on tie life Of the King Of
Belgium. ard to extend the congratu.
lations Of the people OF this country
on the Kings escape.