Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-11-22
He FIRED At KING LEOPOLD
BOLD ASSASSIN TAKES THREE
SHOTS AT HIM.
None OF Them Took Effect-He Has
Confessed to the Crime and SAYS
He is Proud of It-Belongs to the
Anarchist Society-Hopes Someone
Ele Will be More Successful.


Brussels, Nov, 17.-Three shots
were fired at the king of the Bel
CLANS as he was proceeding to the
Cathedral to attend a te deum in mem.
ory of the late Queen Marie Henri.
cite. No one was hurt.
The man who fired the shots is an
Italian. He stood in front OF the Bank
OF Brussels, on the Rue Royale. The
other chambers in his revolver proved
10 be blank, and it is presumed those
hred were equally harmless The
man was arrested Immediately, and
the police had some difficulty in rescu-
ing him from the hands Of the crowd.
lie gave the name of Rubino.
Rublno is bookkeeper He was
born at Binardino, near Naples. in
1889, and has lately lived in Brussels.
That Rubino intended to assassl-
nate King Leopold seemed fully estab-
llshed by the prisoners confession to
the police. The latter at first denied
all the reports to the effect that the
revolver contained ball cartridges. or
that RubinO was connected with an
archism, but they finally admitted
that the prisoner had confessed that
he intended to shoot King Leopold,
and that he had anarchist beliefs.
The self confessed would be regi-
eide is small, bald headed man with
a heavy black moustache. He main
tanned perfect calm during his inter,
rogation by the police He informed
the police that he came from London,
where he went on a futile search for
work. There Rubico obtained assist
ance from the Italian embassy, and
was temporarily engaged to watch an
archists. He was dismissed, however,
as the embassy officials discovered
that he was sympathizing with the
anarchists. 1t was then that he
bought revolver and cartridges and
came to Brussels.
Failing to find work, Rubino said he
determined to act" and went to the
cathedral with the intention of shoot
ing the king. But he did not fire at
his majesty, for fear of hitting inter
vening soldiers. Then Rubino pro-
! ceeded to the Rue Royale, where he
awaited the cortege. The royal car
riage containing the king passed be-
fore Rubino was able to draw his re-
volver, hence the shots only hit the
carriage following.
In Rubino's pocket were found pic
ture post cards bearing portraits of
King Leopold, PRINCE Albert and Prin-
cess Elizabeth. The prisoner said he
procured the cards so as to be able
to recognize the members of the royal
family.
He expressed the hope that others
would be more successful than him
self. He also said that he did not
regret his act and would have fired
at any monarch, Eat the king of Italy
as readily as at the king of the Bel
gians, because monarchs are tyrants
who cause the misery of their peo-
pies"
Finally Rubino declared he hated
of the police, and asserted that he had
no accomplice.
A fuller investigation satisfied the
police that Rubino really fired a ball
cartridge, the bullet of which smash
ed the window of Comte d'Outre-
mont's carriage and grazed the grand
marshals face. When removed from
the mob, Rubino was placed in cab
and Infatuated crowds of people imme-
diately surrounded it and attacked
the vehicle with knives and sticks.
The police had great difficulty in fore
ing a way to the police station
through the crowd, which shouted all
ternately, Kill him." and Long live
the king" The cab was badly hacked
with knives.
A search of the prisoner revealed
a package of ball cartridges.