Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-02
SUSPECT ARRESTED.
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had been thoroughly searched. A ten
ant or the third floor and Il young man
y no was leaving the house were among
those arrested. The crowd tried to
lynch the prisoners and the police only
prevented it by charging. Numbers OF
people hurried to the scene to seek
news Of relatives but they We're not al
lowed to enter the buildings. The mar
quis OF Tolosa ignorant of the death
Of his wife, was one of those who ar
rived and the guards at first refused
to admit him. Finally, however, he was
allowed to enter and a heartrendng
scene followed.
The man in custody under suspicion
of being the man who threw the bomb
is said to be an Englishman and gives
the name Of Robert Hamilton. He is
a bout 80 years Of age and was pointed
out in the streets TO the Spanish police
by English detectives who came here
10 attend the wedding festivities. His
arrest caused great excitement among
strike him while others shouted Lynch
him. Soldiers had to assist the police
in taking the man to the station. He is
III BODu anu SOtlltN HAT It.
sembles the man the police have been
seeking. The suspect says he went to
a bull fight yesterday afternoon but
he does not explain how he passed his
time yesterday morning. He refuses
to give the Spanish police any further
information but adds that Re is willing
to answer any questions the British
consul may put to him. The prisoner
speaks English, Spanish and Italian.
When searched at the police station a
knife and fork and - pesetas were
found in the mans possession.
The suspect known rs Hamilton was
confronted during the day in the pres
ence of the civil governor. WITH the pro-
rrietnrs Of two houses where he had
stopped. After two hours examination
no satisfactory conclusion was reached
and it was admitted that the prisoners
identification was open to doubt.
Madrid, June ii p. Milking Al
fonso and Queen Victoria appeared at
noon in an open automobile and rode
through the main thOroughfare with
out an escort. This unexpected sight
caused tremendous enthusiasm
among the crowds who testified their
joy at Their Majesty's escape from
death yesterday by the widest ova-
tons. The King and Queen appeared
to be calm and undisturbed. His Maj
esty wore Il uniform Of general and
smilngly waved his hand to the people.
There We're no troops in the streets.
only Il few scattered mounted civil
guards. The searches made by the po-
lice disclose the fact that the author of
the outrage, was man of luxury ana
wealth. He left many vlluables and
fine clothes behind him i'm his hurried
fight. He bought a bouquet of flowers
before the attempt and concealed the
bomb within it. This bouquet was
thrown amid the StreWng OF the flow
ers which fell upon the coach as a
greeting to Their Maiesties. The would
he ASSASSIN rented an, overlooking bal
coDy at a fabulous price.
At the time ne threw the bomb
the author of the outrage evidently
suffered some injury or burn as one Of
the garments he left behind shows
blood stains.
The man in custody at the Medic
Dia police station and Hamilton. the
suspect taken into custody by the po-
lice at the instigation of the English
detectives. are now said to be identical
but the fact has not been dcftcly, ii
tahlished. Hamilton WaS arrested, II
now appears, as he WAS on the point
Of taking a train leaving Madrid. He
is said to have first gone tn the Callt.
Arsenal, on the rout" Of the wedding
procession. where he engaged u room.
I;ut failing to secure a front balcony, the
suspect gave up his room and went to
the Gale Mayor. Wher" a Catalinian
was induced by the offe: of large
sum If money to Civ" up his apartment
in front of which was Il stone balcony
with an iron railing. This Immediately
faced one Of the handsome arches un-
der which the corteg" was to pass.
The stranger who hired the artists
apartment gave the name of Manuel
Morales and lived on 4 lavish scale.
Among the many articles Of luxury left
by Morales in his room were Il suit
crse containing handsomely mounted
toilet requisites valued at $1e0; light
summer overcoat lined with
siluk. worth $50: several articles OF
linen having the initials cut out Il
rortege traced upon it; n number of
tins containing chemicals evidently
used III the manufacture of the ex-
plosive with which the bomb was
charged ana white cloth having sew
cral blood spots on it. At first this was
a mystery to the police but the theory
Of the chief of the detectives accom-
ranying the prince of Wales is that
the spots resulted from an accident
during the mixing of the chemicals.
The detective says this indicates that
the perpetrator of the outrage WAS not
skilled in the use of explosives and
probably bungled during the first pas
sage of the cOrtege before number So
Gale Mayor. as otherwise the explo-
sion would have occurred while Their
Majcsties were on their way To the
church instead Of when returning.
NJ Palbini. chief of the Italian de-