Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-12
/ SHOT STARTLES
ROYAL PROCESSION
BILLET WENT VERY WILD
.,,,0,o and Ills Mother Were
h'nS ,n,np FROM church --A'''''-
~, suffer. rom nonOmAn'"'


,,.,,a ISM. lO--As King Alfonso
nau Queen Chrstlana ana .pe
po" pow, we're returning from church THIS
cou'. "o a man, who afterward gave
ai'Sl'D ms rs Felto, fred a pistol al one
y" n.y. ,ns carriages in the royal procession a,.aa
o. Wv sanet went wild and no one was
ip' The kind heard the shot ana
, ua, his head out Of the carriage WIN YIN,
pu' hut ne was Immediately dragged
Wv, TITO his seat by the queen mother
u Us'" , ~, Of civil guards threw them
-, ,,on the would-be assassin ana
W." ra',o was taken to the police station
49,. he said he did not desire to XIII
,be kim but the grand chamberlain
,ns Dpke Of sotomayor at whose car
,ose no had aimed He was searched
AND in his pockets were found un,
maled letters marked registered anu
n1Sressed 10 President Roosevelt, hlhg
s sHn.srJ The emperor Of Germany and
~ nrssldent OF the high court OF JUS
, ,nV AZ Mexico. and also receipts Tor
rrmher of registered letters ana
',sItne card OF the mayor OF Madrid
Feto later was put under examina-
,,dr nv a magistrate to whom he re-
n.nted his statement as TO the object
~ Me shooting. He insisted that ne
,eos AMI an anarchist, and said that
HE vifa a French woman, had con-
s HIM in lunatic asylum. The
prIsoner in making this statement, ala
moi appear excited, but there are ihul-
cations that he is insane,
Tho minister Of the interior has tele-
eranhed 10 the project in the provinces
raj the attempt was directed against
,he grand chamberlain and not against
the king,
after the kings carriage had passed
Felto who was standing In 'front.' oil
me raised a pistol and fired at the
second carriage in the procession. Be
hre he could fire a second time,
stnck him with my sword. He cried:
Won wish to Kill me, but | wish the
life az the Duke So,omayor, who is
The cause of all my troubles The
Duke OF Sotomay0r, however, was not
In the second carriage II was occu-
pIed BY the Marquis de Lamlna, the
court grand equerry, and two palace
officials"
Il is the custom Of the Spanish court
IA attend divine service every Saturday
at the church of Atocha. This church,
however, is being rebuilt and the king
now goes to the church Of Buen Suceso,
On these occasions the court rides in
state preceded and followed by mount
Cd detachments Of the royal bodyguard
end accompanied by carriages contain
Ing the court dignitarles and grandees
Of Spain
After the shooting incident the people
gathered along the route from the
church to the palace and gave the king
great ovation as the carriage proceed
ed slowly toward the royal residence.
The project Of Madrid. who was In the
last carriage, left the procession and
gave orders for Feit0 to be taken to the
police station.
Felto Is "a years OF age and was born
az P0satdas. He returned TO Spain from
Mexico last June He was slightly hurt
In the head by the police sageant's
sword.
Questioned as to what reason he had
for wishing to kin the grand chamber
laln Felt0 said the Duke Of Sotomayor
had offered him a position at the palace
but had failed to fulfill his promise.
FEITo A MONOMANIAC.
Madrid, Jan. ll.--Feito,, the man
VINO Tired a pistol yesterday at the car
rage IN the royal procession IN which
NE Duke OF Sotomayor, the grand
chamberlain, was supposed to be riding,
was examined again today. His bear
ils during the questioning confirmed
ue previous reports that he is suffer-
ihg nom monomsnia. A careful official
inquiry has shown that Feito is not
connected with anarchists. II was first
reported that Feito had attempted to
assasslnate King Alfonso. His majes-
y mas received q host Of royal and
V'ner CONGRATULATIONS upon his escape.
"a dynamite bomb which was sent
mere by rail In box from Barcelona
.es Oeeh found az the railroad station.
Ai attempts TO discover the consignee
el the box have been fruitless. The
ooA reached here the day before the
.uneIn OF senior Sagasta, and is sup.
posed 10 have been for use during the
peSsage o. the funeral cortege.
A Nneh feito fired at the carriage OF
we Duke Of Sotomayor yesterday the
yueen mother aud the infanta were very
iaeVh alarmed. The king was very cool.
hhONe'er' ana Inquired II any one had
ven hurt After being informed 10
a.. "e COhirary he chatted with the civil
,1n so'ethor who walked alongside the
nsu!ai carriage giving his majesty the
wtilS OK the outrage. Upou arriving
.. lhe palace the king immediatelv re-
sI tnSu 70 2 balcony to watch the ex-
~ nv. popu'ace The queen, In the
c cgeanH hlle' was 80 upset that physl-
i me- ugu 10 be called 10 attend her,
ao,,t5 pistol used by Feito was an old
~ uar relied weapon. II now trans
~ luat feito was confined for nearlv
S as year IN lunatic asylum M Buenos
nn!Ies Since his return 10 snaln last
vs, 80 ne mas lived chiefly IN Madrid
c cSSs.y serRing employment often
t'''ussllg his abode and alwnvs M.
s rlooons notice by his reticenee and
XII, sS'ly aspect He pestered neonle IN
q tbis ass Tor protection, and wrote
o,her so yuu even TO kiag alfonso and
embio sosselelens. He was several times
hone az ser-ant In arlstncratlc
cray P pu, vas always Dismissed as
tine 1or rel'o alleges that the Argen-
dreds' w ,.tth'neni robbed him OF INN
rrlso,s5 ,tsnusands Of hounds and i'm
10 rsoo.'. MN when he Instituted sni,