The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-16
SHOT AT THE KING
THREE TIMES THE WOULD-BE AS
sAssIN FIRED AT LEOPOLD.
AND HE NEVER TOUCHED HIM.
MAN WHO FIRED THE SHOTS AN
ITALIAN ANARCHIST.


That With similar Ammunition He
EndeavOred to Stay the Belgian
Kfng-RubinO Confesses His MUIR
derous Intent When Examined at
Police Station.
Brussels, Nov. 15.-Three shots were
fred at the King of the Belgains this
morning as he was proceeding to the
cathedral to attend a TIE Deum in
memory of the late Marie Henriette.
No one was hurt.
The man who fred the shots is an
Italian He stood In front Of the Bank
of Brussels on the Rue Royale. The
other cartridges of his revolver proved
to be blank, so it is presumed that
those fired were equally harmless.
The man was Immediately arrested
and the police had some difficulty in
rescuing him from the hands of the
crowd. He gave the name of Rubino.
The royal cortege consisted of sew
eral carriages besides that of the
King, containing the Count and
Countess of Flanders, Prince and
Princess Albert of Flanders. the
Princess Clementine. and aides de
camp and ladies of honor.
When Rubino reached the police
station he showed ample signs of the
rough handling which he received from
the crowd. The prisoner, who appear
ed weak-minded, said his only reason
for the shooting was evaporation at
seeing $50 many tired looking per-
sonages occupying such grand coach
es"
1t is reported in some quarters that
at least one of the cartridges contained
bullet, as a window of the carriage
occupied by the Comte d'Oultremont,
the Kings grand marshal, was smash
ed, it is thought, by a bullet.
Rubino is a bookkeeper. He was
born at Binardo, near Naples, in 1853,
and has lately lived in Brussels.
When examined by the police, Rubino
confessed that he intended to shoot
King Leopold, and said he had an
archist beliefs.
fuller Investigation satisfied the
police that Rubino fired a ball cart
fridge, the bullet of which smashed
the window of Comte d'Oultremont's
carriage and grazed the grand mar
shaI's face.
When rescued from the mob, Ru-
bino was placed in a cab, and infuria-
ted crowds of people Immediately sur
rounded it and attacked the vehicle
with knives and sticks The police had
great difficulty in forcing a way to the
police station through the crowd, which
shouted alternately, Kill him!" and
Long live the King"
The cab was badly hacked with
knives. a. ,n
A search of the prisoner revealed
package of ball cartridges.
1t is reported that Rubino had been
heard to express anarchist opinions
and it was also said that he came to
Brussels from London expressly to kill
King Leopold and went to. the cathe-
dral to-day for this purpose, but re-
Trained from shooting for fear of kill
ing soldiers who stood between him
and his majesty.
Rubino IS also reported to have been
employed in the Italian secret service
in London and came to Brussels a
fortnight ago with the intention of as
sassinating King Leopold.
Inc news of the outrage spread rap
IDLY throughout the city and the great
est 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 were eagerly bought. General
abhorrence was expressed by the peo-
pie at the apparently deliberate at
tempt to assassinate the sovereign.
King Leopold appeared to be quite
unmoVed by the attempt of Rubino to
Kill him. After luncheon at the palace
ms majesty entered a motor car and
proceeded to the railroad station, where
ne boarded a train bound for Groen-
edaeI
The police are tonight engaged in
securing the anarchist resorts here on
search for possible accomplices of
Rubino. One arrest has already been
made of noted Belgian anarchist
named Chapelio. Many other arrests
VIII probably follow. Several persons
VINO were near to Rubino when he fired
the revolver assert that he was ac-
companied by another man who
escaped in the crowd 1t is thought
possible that this individual was an
accomplice who carried off the revolv-
er Which the police have not found.
Ruhlno, who has wife and child in
London, continues to affect a profound
Indifference as to his fate. which can
not be death. since capital punishment
mas been abolished in Belgium.
That Rubino intended to assassinate
hlng Leopold seemed fully . estab-
hshed this evening by the prisoners
confession to the police. The latter at
nrst denied all the reports to the eff
1ect that the revolver contained ball
cartridges or that Rubino was connect
ed with anarchsm, but they final
~ admitted that the prisoner
had confessed that he intend
cd to shoot King Leopold
and that he held anarchist beliefs
The self-confessed would-be regicide
Is a small bald-headed man with a
heavy black moustache. He maintain
ed perfect calm during his interrogation
~ the police. He informed the police
mat he came from London, where he
vent on futile search for work.
mere, Rubino obtained assistance from
we Italian embassy. and was tempo
iaIlly engaged to watch anarchists. He
as dismissed, however, as the embas
offlcials discovered that he sympa-
g.ized with the anarchists. 1t was
zen that he bought a revolver and
lty cartridges and came to Brussels.
alnng to find work. Rubino said he
uetermined to act, and went to the
athedral with the intention Of shoot
g the King. But he did not fire at
- majesty for fear Of hitting interven-
soldiers. Then. Rubino proceeded
me Rue de Royale, where he await
me cortege. The royal carriage
srrAlnins the King passed before Rub
20 was able 70 draw his revolver.
nee the shots only hit the carriage.
IN huDino'e pockets were found pic