The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-04
SUICIDE OF The
BOMB THROWER
Before Shooting Himself Mo-
raIeS Killed a Guard Who
Tried to Arrest Him.
SPANISH KING PESSIMISTIC
EXPECTS TO ACT AS TARGET IN
FUTURE.

Madrid. June 3.-The capture and
suicide Saturday night at Torrenjon de
Ardos of Manuel Marbles. the chief sus-
pect Of the bomb outrage against King
Alfonso and Queen Victoria, adds an
other dramatic chapter to the events
surrounding the royal wedding.
Morales was recognized i'm the little
town Of TOTTenjOH de Ardos, midway
between Madrid and AIOala. A guard
sought TO detain him. but Morales,
drawing a revolver. shot the guard
dead Then he turned to flee but a
number of the inhabitants of the town
were upon him, and. turning the re-
vOlver upon himself. he sent bullet in
the region of his heart, expiring a few
minutes later Senior CUesta. 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 recent guest.
Morales in Disguise.
1t was s O'Clock Saturday evening
when Morales, disguised in the garb OF
a wOTkinSman. entered the station at
TOrTcjOn de ArdOs. He asked a child
who was in charge of the Office thu
time the next train would depart for
Barcelona He then sought food in 4
nearby shop. His CataIonian accent
first attracted attention TO him. tt was
then noticed that his wOrkman's suit
was entirely new and corresponds in
texture to that usually worn by a per
son Of his station in life, his face and
manners showing him TO be a man Of
some distinction
Murder and Suicide.
a private Waterman from a neigh
boring estate CHANGED to be present
and he noticed the facial resemblance
of Morales to the description given out
of the man seen on the balcony from
which the bomb was thrown. particu-
larry 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 on a road leading into the
country. but the watchman intercepted
him and demanded 10 know his identi-
~. Morales declined to give this
wheTeuPOn the guard arrested him.
Instantly Morales drew d revolver from
his pocket and fired, the guard falling
dead. Morales started up the road. but
small group of villagers barred his
liberately pointed the weapon to his
heart, fired and pitched forward in the
roadway.
Positive Identification.
An examination of the pockets of the
dead man showed that they contained
$50 in money and a small supply of
bread and cheese, but there was moth
ing in them that would give a clew as
to his identity
This fact created a doubt that the
man was Morales, but when the gov
eInOr of Madrid arrived with Cuesta
naturalization was immediate and posi-
tive The body was then brought to
Madrid. At first there was a desire Co
bury it at TorTejOn de ArdOs. but when
this was suggested the villagers indig-
nantly refused TO permit the body 10
TepOse in their town.
Was Greatly Fatigued.
Villagers of Torrenjon de Ardos gave
graphic description of the capture
and death Of Morales. They say he ap-
peared to De greatly fatgUed and fell
asleep on bench at the station. On
entering the station he called for din
neT, hut scarcely tasted a mOrsel. The
IOquaciOUs proprietor of the inn dis
cussed with him the prevailing topic Of
the throwing of the bomb at Madrid
declaring it a heinOus crime. At this
the stranger shifted nervOUsIy. saying
Everyone has his own ideas, which
should be respected" Shortly after this
ne tried to leave the town.
Villagers Were Afraid.
After shooting himself Morales fell
in the road. The villagers who ad-
vanced toward the spot, with the most
VentuTeSOme of them, Francisco Mar
tinez. leading, saw Morales make a des-
IeTate effort to raise himself on his ell
bow. his right hand still grasping the
revolver. Then the wounded man fol-
backward but the villagers waited a
few minutes before going closer. fear
ing that he might still be able TO use
the weapon When they did venture To
The spot whore the man lay. Morales
was deed The weapon used by him
was . scven-shot revolver.
A close examination Of the dead man
showed that there were three aDrasioas
on the body besides the death wound
che OF the hand. one under the left
eye and one on the FOREHEAD His dis
guise was complete to the last detail.
even including the common steel watch
ordinarily carried by wCrkmeu.
Body Exposed to View.
The body of Morales was exposed this
afternoon for the purpose of aIlayIus
public Indignation. Thousands ~ per-
SONS sUrged before the municipal
mOrSue, seeking to set in line To Go
admitted TO the room where the bCdy
lay, but cavalry and infantry blocked
the efforts of The throng, which muir
INJURED imprecatiOus upon The assassin.
Public feeling WIS intense, because of
the great number Of victims. 1t Is
SELDOM that a bomb explosion has had
such deadly effect i'm this instance be
ing twcnty-fOur persons killed and more
than eighty wounded.
Final disposition of the body Of No
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