The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-13

Madrid, Jan. 1O.-As King Alfonso,
Dowager Queen Christina and the
court were returning from church this
afternoon a man, who afterwards gave
his name as Feito, fired a pistol at one
of the carriages in the royal process
sion. The bullet went wild and no one
was injured. The king heard the shot
window, but he was Immediately
dragged back into his seat by the queen
mother. The escort of civil guards
threw themselves upon the would-be
assassin and overpowered him.
Feito was taken to the police station
where he said he did not desire to kill
the king, but the grand chamberlain,
the duke of Sotomayor at whose car
rfage he had aimed. He was searched
and in his pockets were found unmail-
ed letters market "registered'' and ad-
dressed to President Roosevelt, King
Edward. the emperor of Germany and
the president of the high court of JUS
tice at Mexico, and also receipts for a
number of registered letters and a Wis
lting card of the mayor of Madrid.
Feito later was put under eXamina-
ton by magistrate to whom he re-
peated his statement as to the object
of his shooting. He insisted that he
was not an anarchist and said that his
wife, a French woman had confined
him in lunatic asylum. The prisoner
| in making this statement did not ap-
| pear excited, but there are indications
that he is insane.
The minister of the interior has tele.
49,
! that the attempt was directed against
the grand chamberlain, and not
| against the king.
| A police sergeant who was the first
TO seize Feito makes the following
statement:
After the kings carriage passed
! Feito, who was standing in front OF
me, raised a pistol and fired at the
! second carriage in the procession. Be-
fore he could fire a second time, I
struck him with my sword. He cried,
| You wish to kill me- but I seek the
! life of the duke of Sotomoyor, who is
| the cause of all my trouble"
| The duke of Sotomoyor, however
| was not iii the second carriage. 1t was
occupied by the Marquis de Laminak
| the court grand equeror and two
| palace officials.
It is the custom of the Spanish court
| to attend divine services every Satur-
day at the church of Atocha. This
church, however, is being rebuilt anC
the king now goes to the church OF
! Buen SucesO. On these occasions the
court proceeds in state. preceded and
| followed by mounted detachments o
the royal guard and accompanied by
| carriages containing the court digni
! taries and grandes Of Spain.
After the shooting incident the peo
pie gathered along the route from tht
church to the palace and gave th'
king q great ovation as the carria g
proceeded slowly towards the roya
residence. The prefect Of Madrid wh'
was in the last carriage left the pro
CessiOn and gave orders for FeitO tt
be taken to the police station. Felt
is thirty-four years old and was borl
! at PosatdaS. He returned to Spain
from Mexico last June. He was slight
ly cut in the head by the police ser
| geant's sword.
Questions as TO what reasons ne ha,
for wishing to kill the Grand Cham
berlain. Feito said the Duke OF Soto
mayor had offered him a position at tn
. palace, but failed to fulfill his prom
| iSe.
The correspondent at Brussels Of tn
| Matin telegraphs that the police a
Madrid have wired to the authOritie
: in Brussels q request that Rubino, tn
/ man who fired three shots at the kin
: of Relgians in Brussels on Novembe
, 18th. and who is now waiting trial.
| interrogated with a view to obtainin
: further light regarding Feito's al