The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14
OFFERED TO QUIT THRONE
Also Volunteered to Put Aside
 His Queen.
Another Account of the Murder of serviia's Rulers Which is Alleged to Be a True Story of
 the Occurrences.

Semlin, Hungary, June 13.-From an in- timate friend of Avakumovics. new Pre- mier of the Servian provisional govern ment. the Associated Press correspond ent has received the following account of the tragedy in Belgrade. and he is as- sured that it is authentic. These facts will be set forth in an official protocol which has not yet been drafted. owing to the pressure of state business:
 Six weeks ago one of the officers in the secret warned the King of what was go- ing on. when all the officers concerned were transferred to points in the interior, the King fearing to take stronger meas ures against them. About the same time a certain woman was sent to Geneva to see Prince Peter Karageorgevitch and submit to him a proposal that he go to Servia King on his agreeing to ac- cept new constitution based on liberal principles. Prince Peter accepted the conditions. As soon as the conspira tors obtained this assurance, that the kingdom would have a new sovereign, they decid- ed to kill King Alexander and Queen Draga Colonel Maschin, Queen Draga's brother-in-faw. was the leader of the con spiracy.
 Final Details Arranged.
 number of officers came to Belgrade from interior posts on the night of the tragedy and supped together at Serbische Kron Restaurant, where the final details were arranged.
 At midnight they proceeded from the restaurant to the palace and forced the door leading to the royal apartments. using dynamite. When the officers en- tered they could find nobody. the King and Queen, alarmed by the noise of the attack having concealed themselves,
 For two hours the officers hunted through every nook and csrner of the royal apartments without success. They thesY found the Kings Adjutant, Lazar Petrevics, and compelled him to lead them to the Kings hiding place. He took them to the bath room and pointed to secret door in the wall opening on stair case leading to the roof. Behind the door crouched the King and Queen. When the conspirators were assured of their prey they promptly shot and killed the adju- tant.
 Meanwhile the King fell on his knees and begged for life, offering to yield to every demand. sign any document to agree to leave the country or to send Queen Draga away. anything, every thing, if they would not kill him.
 The officers answered roughly, Tt is too late," and fired at him.
 Queen Also Pleads.
 The Queen also fell on her knees and asked DdI0On TOT ner COuQuCts Dul Oilc of the officers. calling her degrading name. told her she had been Queen long enough
 One of the conspirators. after submit ting the Queen to grosa indignities slash ed her with his sword, and the other of- f1cers fired at her,
 The King was also slashed with sabres.
 The conspirators then dragged the King and Queen into the front apart rnents and threw them over the balcony on the lawn in front of the palace which is separated from the street by an open iron fence. The King and the Queen lived for one and two hours afterwards
 Meanwhile two of the officers sum moned the Queens two brothers from their home to the house of the com mander of the Belgrade division, where they were offered glass of water and told to bid each other farewell. In the very moment they embraced each other the officers shot and killed them.
 One hundred soldiers, commanded by two officers, at the same time surrounded the house of Minister of War Palovics and summoned him to open the door. The Minister looked from window and the soldiers fired at him. wounding him. The Russian military attache, who lived in the same house. heard the noise, rose and dressed himself in his Russian uniform and attempted to remove the Minister to his apartments. The officers ordered him to go away and he departed, seeing the hopelessness of the situation.
 Minister Shot to Death.
 The soldiers then entered tho house and shot and killed the Minister, whose body was left on the floor and was not dis covered until 10 o'clock in the morning. when it was found by his son-in-law and daughter who had escaped.
 SIrce the tragedy occurred the real facts of an attempt on the persons of the King and Queen, a month ago, have .. snira a that time engaged the services of young Bohemian, the son of tailor living in Belgrade. He obtained position in the kitchen of the grand hotel of Belgrade to learn cookery. He proved so intelli- gent that little later he was given em- ployment in the royal kitchen.
 Here again he proved efficient and was entrusted with the duty of preparing the food for the royal table. One evening, while preparing dish for the King, he mixed poison with the food. Tho head cook detected him in the act and prompt ly informed the King, and the youth was shot immediately. His parents were brought to the palace and told the facts of the case and were compelled under threats of death to tell everybody that their son had killed himself. Since the tragedy the youths parents have revealed the plot.
 Belgrade Very Quiet.
 Since the first excitement caused by the news of the assassinations subsided. Bel grade has been remarkably quiet The shops are open, the people sit in the cafes and everything Is as usual except that the public buildings and private houses are decorated with Servian flags, The latter fact. however Is no indica- tion of the real public sentiment, since in this part of the world such demonstra- tions result from official instructions which private citizens find 1t unwise to disregard. The military still occupy the Government offices. a number of soldiers are stationed around the palace The garrison, also, Is constantly increasing. with a view to Mondays meeting of the ekupshtina, the proceedings at which. # s alleged, are already arranged and will AaaaiAt merely of registering the decree