Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-04
ANARCHIST IS IDENTIFIED
Hotel Keeper Views Body Of Dead Man and
Says He IL Wouldbe Rsgioids,
KING ALFONSO TAKES A GLOOMY VIEW
Confidently Expects that He Escaped
This TIme only 60 ne KILLED
AZ some Failure
Date.

eide Saturday night at Torrejon de Ardos
OF Mauel Morales, the chief suspect In
the bomb outrage against King Alfonso
and Queen Victoria, adds another dra-
matte chapter TO the incidents surround
ing the royal wedding
Morales was recognised in the little
town Of Torrejon de Ardos. midway be-
tween Madfid and Alcala. A guarc sought
to detain him, but Morales, drawing a
revolver. shot the guard dead Then he
turned to Zee, but a number of the in
habitants Of the town were upon him
and, turning the revolver upon himself,
he sent q shot in the region OF his heart,
expiring a few minutes later. Senior
Cuests, proprietor of the hotel from
the balcony Of which Morales threw the
bomb. viewed the body this morning and
completely Identified It as that of his re-
cent guest.
II was o'clock Saturday evening when
Morales, disguised in the garb of q work
ingman, entered the station at Torrejon
de Ardos. He asked a child who was IN
charge OF the Office the time the next
train would depart for Barcelona, He
then sought food In a nearby shop. His
Catalonlan accent fret attracted atten
ton TO him. 1t was then noticed that his
workingman's suit was entirely new and
did not correspond in texture to thai
usually worn by a person Of his station
in life, his face and manners showing
him to be a man Of some distinction.
A private Waterman from neighboring
estate CHANGED to be present and he no.
ticed the facial resemblance Of Morales
to the descriptions given out of the man
seen on the balcony from which the
bomb was thrown. particularly the long.
thin and deeply serious face and tho
closely cropped moustache. He then OBJ
served that a finger on the mans left
hand, which the stranger was trying to
conceal, was badly hurt and also that
there was a small, fresh scar on his fore
head. The stranger sought to take a
road leading into the country, but the
Waterman intercepted him and demanded
to know his identity. Morales declined
to give this, whereupon a guard arrested
him. Instantly Morales drew a revolver
from his pocket and fired, the guard fall
ing dead. Morales started UP the road
but a small group of villagers ahead
barred his passage. Then. turning, he de-
liberately pointed the weapon to his heart,
fred and pitched forward in the ROADWAY
Identification IL Positive.
An examination Of the pockets of the
dead man showed that they contained
you III ilOHSy anu BIndll OF Dreau
and cheese, but there was nothing in them
that would give a clue as to his identity.
This fact created a doubt that the man
was Morales, but when the governor Of
Madrid arrived with Cuesta identification
was Immediate and positive. The body
was then brought to Madrid. At first
there was desire to bury Il ut Torrejon
de Ardos, but when this was suggested
the villagers Indignantly refused to per-
NIT the body to repose in their town.
Villagers Of TorreJon de Ardos gave a
graphic description OF the capture and death
OF Morales They say he appeared to be
greatly fatigued and fell asleep on a bench
at the station. On entering the inn he
! called for dinner. but scarcely tasted a
morsei The loquacious '~letress Of the
inn discussed with him L evailing topic
of the throwing OF the bomb at Madrid. de-
clarine It was helnous crime. At this the
stranger shifted nervously, saying: Every
one has his own ideas. which should be re
speoted." Shortly after this he tried to
leave the town.
After shooting himself Morales fell in the
road. The villagers advanced toward the
spot with the most venturesome of them,
Francisco Martinez ahead Through the
moonlight Marines saw Morales make a
desperate effort to raise himself on his ell
bow. his right hand still grasping the re-
volVer Then the wounded man fell back
ward, but the villagers waited fifteen min
utes before going closer fearing that he
might still be able to use the weapon. When
they did venture to the spot where the man
lay Morales was dead. The weapon used
by him was seven-shot revolver.
wounds on BODY,
A agWa
showed that there were three abrasions on
the body besides the death wound-one on
the head, one under the left eye and one
on the forehead. His disguise was com.
plete to the last detail. even including the
common steel watch ordinarily carried BY
workmen
The body of Morales was exposed this
afternoon for the purpose OF allaying pub.
lie Indignation. Thousands OF persons
surSed before the municipal morgue seeking
to get In line to be admitted to the room
where the body lay, but cavalry and in.
fSntry blocked the efforts OF the thronR
which murmured impreeatlons against the
assassin. Public feeling was intense, chiefly
because OF the great number OF victims II
Is seldom that bomb explosion has had
such deadly effect. the casualties in thI,
instance being twenty-four persons killed
and more than eighty wounded.
Final disposition OF the body OF Morales
has not yet been determined upon, but tn,
public demand an iEnominious burial
The American envoy to the royal wedding
Frederick w. whitridee, and his suite ha,
an opportunity for a brief conversation will
King Alfonso during the reception at tn
palace saturdaysHight. When the CONVEX
sation naturally turned to the attempt Oh
the king and queen, King Alfonso shrugge,
his shoulders and made the following sig
nifcsnt statement. showing how he view
the future;
King Expects 90 BE killed.
Yes, fortunately, It was unsuccessful
but It will come again 1t may be an
time-perhaps tomorrow. perhaps within
month, perhaps within a year--but Il vii
come"
The face Of the king wore look OF cain
resignation as he gave this forecast o
the future. Although he bore himsel
splendidly throughout the terrible expert
enee. the courtiers witnessed a tryin
scene as King Alfonso and Queen Vic
toria hurried within the castle after tn
attempt was made to assassinate Their
For a moment Alfonso's nerves were com
pletely unstrunE, ana turning 10 Quee
Victoria, her dress spattered with blood
he exclaimed;