The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-16
Anarchist fired Three Shots al
 the Royal Carriage
NONE or THEM TOOK EFFECT
Prisoner Is Utterly Indifferent as to hls Fate--He Admits Having Tried to Assassinate King and Hopes
 Others Will Be Successful.

Brussels, November 15.--Three shots morning as he was proceeding to the cathedral to attend a Te Deum in mem oTy of the late Queen Henrietta. No one was hurt
 The man who fired the shots is an Italian. He stood in front of the Bank of Bruessels on the Rue Royale. He was immediately arrested and the police had some difficulty in rescuing him from the hands of the crowd. He gave the name of Robinf
 The royal cortege consisted of several carriages, besides that of the King, con- taining the Count and Countess of Flan- ders. Prince and Princess Albert of Elan ders, the Princess Clementine and the aids decamp and ladies of honor.
 That Rubini intended the assassination of King Leopold seemed fully established this evening by the prisoners confession to the police. ! The latter at first denied all the reports to the effect that the re- Yolver contained ball cartridges, or that Rubini was connected with anarchism. But they finally admitted that the prison CT had confessed that he intended to shoot King Leopold and that he held anarchis- tic beliefs The confessed would-be re- glcide maintained perfect calm during his Interrogation by the police. He informed the police that he came from London where he went on a futile search for work There Rubini obtained assistance from the Italian embassy and was tenn porarily engaged to watch an anarchist IJo d a fha Tr- bassy officials discovered that he sym pathized with the anarchists.
 It was then that he bought a revolver and fifty cartridges and went to Brussels. Failing to find work Rubino said be ''de- termined to actr and went to the cathe- dral with the intention of shooting the king. But he did not fire at his majesty for fear of hitting intervening soldieis. Then Rubino proceeded to the Rue Royale where he awaited the cortege. The royal carriage containing the king passed before Rubino was able to draw his revolver. hence the bullets hit only the carriage following.
 Tn Rubino's pockets were found picture post cards bearing portraits of King Leopold Prince Albert and Prince Eliz- abeth. The prisoner said he procured the cards so as to be able to recognize the members of the royal family and ex- pressed tho hope that otherSF would be more successful than himselG
 He also said that he did not regret his act and that he would have fired at any monarch "at the king of Italy. as readily as at the king of Belgians, because mon archs are tyrants who cause the misery of their people"
 Finally Rubino declared that he hated socialists because they were friends of the police and asserted that he had no accomplices.
 The police tonight are engaged in SCOUT ing the anarchist resorts here on search for possible accomplices of Rubino. One arrest has already been made of noted Belgian anarchist, named Chajeiia Many other arrests will probably follow. Sew eral persons, who were near to Bubtno when he fired the revolver assert that he was accompanied by another man who escaped in the crowd. It Is thought pos sible this individual was an accomplice, who carried off the revolver which the police have not yet found. Rubino, who has I. wife and child in London, continues to cffect a profound indifference as to his fate which cannot be death, since capital punishment has been abolished in Bel gium.