The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-04
BOMB.THROWER /.
ENDS OWN LIFE
Man Who Attempted to Murder
: Spain's King and Queen
Kills Himself. -

Madrid, June 4.-The capture and
suicide Saturday night at Torreion de
Ardos Of Manuel Morales, the chief
suspect in the bomb outrage against
King Alfonso and Queen Victoria, adds
another dramatic chapter to the Incl
Z. Morales was recognized in the little
town Of Torreion de Ardos, midway
between Madrid and Alcala A guard
sought to detain him, but Morales,
drawing a revolver, shot the guard
dead.
Then he turned to flee, but several
Of the III; Inhabitants bit Of the e., town we're
upon himself, he sent a shot in the re-
gion of his heart, expiring a few min
utes later. Et
Senior Cuesta, proprietor of the hotel
from the balcony of which Morales
threw the bomb, viewed the body yes
terday and identified it as that Of his
recent guest.
Body Exposed. x
The body Of Morales was exposed this
afternoon for the purpose of allaying
public Indignation. Thousands of per-
sons surged before the municipal morgne
seeking to get in line to be admitted to
the room where. the body lay, but cav
airy and infantry blocked the efforts Of
tions against the assassin. ~
The body was brought to Madrid, At
first there was a desire to bury it at
Torrejon de, Ardos, but when this was
suggested, the villagers Indignantly re-
fused to permit the body to repose in
their town. ...--.
Final disposition of the body Of Nor
ales had not yet, been determined upon,
but the public demand an ignominious
burial.
King Is Resigned. &c..
The American envoy to the royal
wedding, Frederick w. Whitredge. and
his suite had an opportunity for a brief
the reception at the palace Saturday
night. When the conversation naturally
turned to the attempt on the king and
queen, King Alfonso shrugged his
shoulders and made the following sig
:nifcant statement, showing how he
views the future: r..
eyes, fortunately, it was pnsuccess
/ full; but it will come again. 1t may be
within a month. perhaps within veal
but it will Gomez
The face of the king wore a look Of
calm resignation as he gave this fore
cast of the future.
i Wrong to the Queen.
/ Altho he bore himself splendidly thru
out the terrible experience, the cour
i tiers witnessed a trying scene as King
i Alfonso and Queen Victoria hurried
within the castle after the attempt wa!
4 made to assassinate them. For mo
ment Alfonso s nerves were completely
!. unstrung, and, turning to Queen Vic
toria, her dress spattered with blood
4 he exclaimed:
HWhy did I bring you to this coun
try? It was wrong; you never shoulo
have come here!"
. Then the queen mother and one OF
/ the infantas Gained the overwrough1
I nerves of the king and the bridal couple
repaired sadly to the nuptial cham
4 bers.
!: On Accompices' Trail
4 The police are on the track of the
I accompiices of Manuel Morales. 1t il
4 believed the anarchist used an auto
mobile in escaping from Madrid.
4 An autopsy on the body Of the anar
chist discloses that disease was max
I ing him fatal degenerate. He be
longed to the anarchist sect known al
the Anti Malthusians, who upheld thu
theory that the prevention Of marrlag'
| and births would gradually reduce thu
population so that the rich would b.
|! unable to procure servants.
! The reward of $4,000 offered for thu
apprehension Of the would-be regicid
!; will be distributed among the widow
and five children of the guard who ap
pretended Morales. A popular sub
seription will also be raised for TIN
widow.
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