The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-06-12


| Morales was recognized in the lit
tie town of Torrejon de Ardos mid
| way between Madrid and Alcala. \
guard sought to detain him, but Mo-
rales, drawing a revolver shot the
guard dead. Then he turned to flee.
but a number of the inhabitants of the
| town We're upon him. and, turning the
revolver upon himself. he sent a shot
| In the region of his heart, expiring a
few minutes later.
Senior Cuesta, the proprietor of the
hotel from the balcony of which Mo-
| rales threw the bomb, viewed the body
| this morning and completely identified
| il as that of his recent guest.
1t was late Saturday evening when
Morales, disguised in the garb of
| laborer. entered Torrejon de Ardos.
He inquired of some children when
| the next train would depart for Bar
| celona. 1t was then noticed that his
/ Worllman's garb did not correspond to
| that usually worn by person of his
| station in life, his face and manners
| showing him to be a man of some dis
! tinction.
| private Waterman from a large
neiShboripg estate CHANGED to be pres
! ent and he noticed the facial resem-
/ blanCe of Morales to the descriptions
Siven out OF the man seen on the bal
cony from which the bomb was thrown,
particularly 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 to conceal was
badly hurt. and that there was also a
small fresh scar on his forehead. The
stranger started out a road leading in
to the country, but the Waterman in
tercepted him and demanded to know
his identity. Morales declined to give
this, whereupOn a guard arrested him. |
Instantly Morales drew the revolver
from his pocket and fired, the guard |
falling dead. Morales started up the |
road, but a small group of villagers |
barred his passage. Then, turning |
around, he deliberately pointed the |
weapon to his heart, fired and pitched |
forward in the roadway.
An examination of the pockets of the |
dead man showed that they contained |
$36 in money and a small supply of |
bread and cheese, but there was moth !
ing in them that would give d clew as
to his identity.
This fact created a doubt that the /
man was Morales, but when the Gov
eTnor of Madrid arrived with Cuesta
identification was immediate and pos
tive. The body was then brought 10
Madrid. At first there was a desire to
bury it at TOrrejon de ArdOs, but when
this was suggested the villagers in
dignantly refused to permit the body |
10 repose in their town.
The villagers of Torrejon de Ardos !
gave a graphic description of the cap \
he appeared to be greatly fatigued and
fell asleep on a bench at the station.
On entering the station he called for
dinner, but scarcely tasted morsel.
The loquacious proprietor of the inn
discussed with him the prevailing topic
of the throwing OF the bomb at Madrid,
declaring it a hideous crime At this
the stranger shifted nervously. saying: Il
Every one has his ideas, which should
be respected Shortly after this he
tried to leave the town.
After Shooting, himself, Morales fell
in the road. The villagers who adj
Vaneed toward the spot, with the most
yenturesome among them, Francisco
Martinez, leading, saw Morales make
a desperate effort to raise himself on
ris elbow, his right hand still grasp
ing the revolver. Then the wounded
man fell backward, but the villagers
,,aIleu rev minutes 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 "a seven-shot re-
volver.
a close examination of the dead man
showed that there We're three abra-
sions on the body besides the death
on the hand, one under the
left eye and one on the forehead. His
disguise was complete to the last de-
tan. even including the common steel
watch ordinarily carried by workmen.
The body of Morales was exposed
this afternoon for the purpose of al
laying public indignation. Thousands
Of persons surged before the municipal
seeking to get into the room
where the body lay, but the police
blocked the way of the throng, which
imprecatiOns upon the as
sassin. Public feeling was intense.
1t is seldom that a bomb explosion
aas had such deadly effect, in this case
-wenty-four persons being killed and
more than eighty wounded.
The final disposition of the body of
Morales has not yet been determined
upon.
The American Envoy to the royal
Wedding, Frederick w. Whitridge, and
lis suit had an opportunity for
Jrief consultation with King Alfonso
Turing the reception at the palace Sat
Irday night. When the consultation
inaTy turned to the attempt upon the n
King and Queen. King Alfonso shrug- .
yed his shoulders and made the fol-
owing statement, showing how he
Jews the future:
Yes. fortunately. it was unsuccess-
uI. but it will come again. It may
,e any time-perhaps tomorrow; per 4
laps within a month; perhaps within
ear: but it viii come"
The face of the King wore a look of
aim resignation as he gave this fore
asst of the future. Although he bore
himself splendidly throughout the r