The San Francisco call., 1906-06-02
POLICE MAKE ARREST.
EnEIishmnn Suspected OF Having
Hurled Bomb at Royal Couple.

Englfshman Suspected OF Having
Hurled Bomb at Royal Couple.
MADRID, June 1.-The man in Gus
tody at the Medic police station under
suspicion of being the person who
threw the bomb at the King and Queen
yesterday is said to be. an Englishman
and gives the name OF Robert Hamil-
ton. He is about 90 years old and was
pointed out in the streets to the Span
ish police by English detectives who
came here to attend the wedding fes-
tivities. His arrest caused great ex-
element among the people. men and
women trying to strike him, which
others shouted, Lynch him. Soldiers
had to assist the police in taking the
! man to the station. He is OF good ap-
pearance and somewhat resembles the
man the police have been looking for.
+ The suspect says he went TO 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 infor-
nation, but adds that he is willing to
answer any questions: the British Con-.
sui may put to him. The prisoner
speaks English, Spanish and italian.
When searched at the police station a
knife and. fork and. IS pesetas were
found in the mans possession
The searches made by the police
disclose the fact that the author of
the outrage was a man of luxury and
wealth. He left many valuables of the
finest clothes behind him in his hur-
ried flight. He bought a bouquet of how-
ers before the attempt and concealed
the bomb within 1t. This bouquet was
thrown amid the strewing of the
flowers which fell upon the coach as q
greeting to their Majesties. The
would be assassin rented an overlook
ing balcony at a fabulous price
The man arrested this morning and
taken to the Medic district police sta
ton closely corresponds with the de-
scription of the author of yesterdays s
explosion. AT the time he threw the
bomb the author of the outrage cvi
IDENTIFY suffered some injury or burn,
as one of the garments he left be-
hind shows bloodstains-
The man in custody at the police
station and Hamilton. the suspect.
taken into custody by the police at the
instigation of the English detectives,
are now said to be identical, but the
fact has not been definitely established.
Hamilton was arrested. it now ap-
pears. as he was on the point of TAX
ing a train leaving Madrid. He is said
to have arrived here from Catalonia,
the hotbed of agitators, and to first
have gone to Arsenal street, on the
route of the wedding procession. where
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cure a front balcony, the suspect gave
up his room and went to Mayor street.
where he offered to pay any price for
a balcony. They were all occupied, but
a Catalonia artist was induced by the
offer of a large sum of money to give
up his apartment. In front of which
was stone balcony with an iron rail-
ing. This Immediately faced one of
the handsome arches under which the
cortege was to- pass. The stranger
who hired the artists apartment gave
the name of Manuel Morales. He lived
on a lavish scale A few minutes be-
fore he threw the bouquet containing
an Internal machine which was fired
by storage battery. Morales sum
moned the wife of the proprietor OF
the house and asked, her to bring him
glass of soda water, apparently to
steady his nerves.
Among the many articles Of luxury
left by Morales in his room were suit
case containing handsomely mounted
toilet requisites valued at 500; ligN
summer overcoat lined with silk. worm
$50: several articles OF linen having the
initials cut out: a plan Of Madrid with
the route OF the cortege traced upon
il; number of tins containing chem
icals. evidently used as ingredients in
the manufacture of. the explosive with
WHICH the OOT1O was charged. ana q
white cloth with several blood spots
on il. At first this was a mystery to
the police. but the theory of the chief
of the detectives accompanying the
Prince of Wales is that the spots re-
suited from an accident while fixing
the chemicals. The detective says this
indicates that the perpetrator OF the
outrage was not skilled in the use OF
the explosives and probably bungled
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before No. SS Mayor street, as other
wise the explosion would have occurred
while their Majesties were on their way
to the church instead of when return
ing, as their route was through Mayor
street both going and returning
M. Palbini, chief of the Italian de-
tectives accompanying the Duke OF
Genoa. says the description OF Morales
does not correspond with any OF the
known anarchists on the lists OF the
police.
The general theory or the police Is
that the author of the outrage had =
larger political end than ordinary an
archists, and was connected with some
general policy.
The suspect known as Hamilton was
confronted during the day. in the pres
ence of the Civil Governor, with the
proprietors of two houses where he had
stopped. After two hours examination
no satisfactory conclusion was reached.
and it was admitted that the prisoner =
| Identification was open to doubt.
Frederick w. Whitridge. the special
envoy of the United States. has written
a letter to the Duke of Sotomayor, the
court chamberlain. which is intended to
reach their Majestfes. expressing the
profound satisfaction of the United
States at their escape, and he has sent
a similar letter to the Minister of State
expressing in behalf OF President
Roosevelt his regret at the fact that
the splendid ceremony was marred by
such a terrible calamity.
Following is the letter sent by Mr.
Whitridge to the Duke of Sotomayor:
Duke of Sotomayor. First Major
domo to Their Majesties, the King and
Queen:
Dear Duke-Although I have written
to the Minister of State l pray that
your Grace permit me to waive all cere-
mony and express to you and beg you
to express to their Majesties and the
whole of the royal family and especial
ly to the Queen mother, the profound
grief and horror 1 feel at the attempt
made on the lives of their Majesties.
/ rejoiced in their youth. love and joy
at the marriage ceremony. which
touched all hearts and on which the