The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-04
ASSASSIN IS
A SUICIDE
Morales, the Bomb hrOwer
Shoots Himself.
FIRST KILLED A GUARD
Positively Identified by Senior
CueSta as a Late Guest Of his
Hotel.
FIRST KILLED A GUAR[

MADRID. June THE capture and
suicide Saturday night at TorreiOn de
Ard0s of Manuel Morales, the chief
suspect IN the bomb outrage against
King Alfonso and Queen Victoria, adds
another dramatic chapter to the Incl
dents surrounding the royal wedding.
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 revolver, shot the guard
dead Then he turned to fee, but
number OF the inhabitants Of the town
We're upon him, and, turning the re
volver upon himself, he sent a shot In
the region Of his heart, expiring a few
minutes later. Senior Cuesta. proprle
tor Of the hotel from the balcony of
which Morales threw the bomb. view
ed the body and completely identified
II as that Of his recent guest
I Ii was 4 o'clock Saturday evening
when Morales. disguised In the garb
! of w0rkingman. entered the station
at Torrejon de ArdOs. He asked
| child who was In charge OF the Office
| the time the next train would depart
! for Barcelona. He then sought food In
/ Il nearby shop His Californian accent
at first attracted attention to him. 1t
was then noticed that his workman's
suit was entirely new and did not cor
respond In texture to that usually worn
by person OF his station in life, his
face and manners showing him to be
u man of some distinction.
A private watchman from a neighbor-
ing estate CHANGED TO he present. He
noticed the facial resemblance of Mo
rales to the descript ous given out OF
the man seen on the balcony from
which the bomb was thrown, particu-
larly the long. thin and deeply serious
face and the closely cropped mustache.
He then observed that a finger on the
mans left hand, which the stranger
was trying " conceal, was badly hurt
and also that there was a small fresh
scar on Ills forehead,
The stranger sought TO take road
leading into the country, but the watch
man Intercepted him and demanded to
know his Identity. Morales declined
to give this, whereupOn u guard ar
rested him. Instantly Morales drew
II revolver from his pocket and fired,
the guard falling dead Morales start
ed up the road, but a small group Of
villagers ahead barred his passage.
Then, turning he deliberately pointed
the weapon to his heart. fired aud
pitched forward in the roadway.
An examination of the pockets of the
dead man showed that they contained
S3d in money aud small supply of
bread and cheese. but there was moth.
ing in them that would give a clew as
10 his identity This fact created
doubt that the man was Morales, but
when the governor Of Madrid arrived
with Senior Cuesta identification was
immediate and positive The body was
then brought to Madrid Al first there
was desire to bury il at Torrejon de
Ardos. hut when this was suggested
the villagers Indignantly refused to
: permit the body to repOse in their
. town
The body of Morales was exposed
for the purpose Of allaylng public in.
dlgnatiOn. Thousands OF persons surg
ed before the municipal mOrgue seek
ing TO get in line to he admitted to the
room where the body lay. hut cavalry
and infantry blocked the efforts Of the
thr0ng which murmured imprecatlons
against the assassin. Public feeling
was intense chiefly because of the
great number of victims. II is seldom
that a bomb explosion has had such
deadly effect, the casualties in this in
stance being twenty-four persons kill
ed and over eighty wounded.
Final disposition Of the body Of Mo
rales has not yet been determined up
ON. but the public demand an ignomin-
i0us burial.
The American envoy to the royal
wedding Frederick W Whitrldge. and
his suit had an opportunity for brief
conversation with King Alfonso dur
ing the reception at the palace When
the conversation naturally turned to
the attempt on the king and queen.
King Alfovso shrugged his shoulders
E and made the following significant
statement. showing how he views the
future:
Yves. fortunately il was unsuccess-
full, hut 1t will come again, II may he
any time perhaps tomorrow perhaps
within a month. perhaps within year
but it will come"
, The face of the king wore look Ut
: calm resignation as lie gave this fore
u cast of the future Although he bore
himself splenddly throughout the ter
rible experience the courtiers witness.
=, ed trying scene rs King Alfonso and
!. Queen Victoria hurried within the cas-.
: tie after the attempt was made to as
| sassnate them. For Il moment Al
4 fonso's nerves were completely un.
3 strung and. turning to Queen Victoria
her dress spattered with blood, he ex
. claimed:
A "Why did bring You to this coun
k try? 1t was wrong, You never shoulC
h have come here"