The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-11
CRAZY MAN FIRES AT COURT CARRIAGE. Says He Did Not Want to Kill
 King Alfonso HE IS EVIDENTLY INSANE When Seized By Madrid Police He Told Officer That He intended to SFoot the Duke of Sotomayor,
 Who Had Wronged Him.
HE IS EVIDENTLY INSANE

Madrid, January W.-AS King Alfonso, Dowage- Queen Christina and the court were returning from court this morning man, who gave his name as Feito, fired a pistol at one of the carriages in the royal procession. The bullet went wild and no one was injured.
 The king heard the shot and put his head out of the carriage window but he seat by the queen mother The score of civil guards threw themselves upon the miscreant 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 carriage he had aimed. He was searched and In his pockets were found unmailed letters marked Registered" and addressed to President Roosevelt, King Edward, the Emperor of Germany and the president of the high court of justice of Mexico, and also receipts for a number of regis tered letters and a visiting card of the mayor of Madrid.
 Feito later was put under examination by magistrate, to whom he repeated his statement as to the object of the shooting He insisted that he was not an anarchist. and said that his wife, a French woman, had had him confined in lunatic asylum. The prisoner in making this statement did not appear excited, but there are indi- cations that he Is insane The minister of the interior has teegraphed to the pre- feet in the provinces that the attempt was directed against the grand chamber lain, and not against the king.
 A police sergeant who was the first to seize Feito made the following state- ment
 After the kings carriage had passed, Feito, who was standing in front of me, raised a pistol and fired at the second carriage in the procession. Before he could fire second time I struck him with my sword. He cried: You wish to kill me, but I seek the life of the Duke of Sotomayor, who Is the cause of all my troubles The Duke of Sotomayor, how ever, was not in the second carriage. II was occupied by the Marquis DeLaMina, the court grand equerry, and two palace officials"
 It is the custom of the Spanish court to attend divine services 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 proceeds in state. preceded and followed by mounted attachments of the royal body guard and accompanied by carriages containing the court dignitaries and grandes of Spain.
 After the shooting incident the people gathered along the route from the church to the palace and gave the king q great ovation as the carriage proceeded slowly towards the royal residence. The prefect of Madrid, who was in the last carriage, I1F hn 1rnfo Feito to be taken to the police station.
 F'eito Is 34 years of age and was born at Posatdas. He returned to Spain from Mexico last June. He was slightly cut in the head by the police sergeant s sword
 Questioned as to what reasons he had for wishAig to kill the grand chamberlain. Feito said the Duke of Sotomayor had offered him a position at the palace, but had failed to fulfill his promise.