The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-06-12

he house the man attempted to flee,
out was captured. Another man es-
capped over the roofs of houses.
One of the injured proved to be a
son-in!aw of Premier Morets private
secretary.
According to an official statement. 1t
is not known whether one or more
bombs We're thrown. The statement
continues that it is impossible to as
certain at present the authority of the
outrage although it is known that a
Catalonian named Manuel Duran took
an apartment in the house from which
the bomb was thrown May 22d, paying
in advance with a 5OO-pesta bill. He
was well dressed, of elegant appear
ance and showed a fondness for
flowers.
Frederick Whtridge. the American
special envoy. went to the royal palace
late this evening. where he was as
sured the King and Queen were rea-
sonably tranquil, considering the cir
cumstance. The Duke of Sotomayor
was entering the palace at the time
Mr.. Whitridge was there thus show
ing that his wounds were not serious.
Mr.. Whitidge also called at the For
eign Office. and on behalf of the
United states expressed profound SYM
pathy with the Spanish sovereigns and
people.
SUICIDE OF BOMB THROWER.
MADRID, June 3.-Manuel Morales,
who ruthlessly slaughtered more than
a score of fellow beings in the Gale
Mayor Thursday in vain attempt to
murder King Alfonso and Queen Vic
toria of Spain. is dead by his own
hand after adding another cowardly
crime to the list before he died. His
capture and suicide adds another dra-
matte chapter to the events surround
ing the royal wedding.
Morales was recognized in the lit
tie town of Torrejon de Ardos, mid
way between Madrid and Alcala. A
guard sought to detain him, but Mo-
rales, drawing a revolver. shot the
guard dead. Then he turned to flee,
but 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
it as that of his recent guest.
1t was late Saturday evening when
Morales, disguised in the garb of a
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
workman's garb did not correspond to
that usually worn by person of his
station i'm life, his face and manners
showing him to be a man of some dis
tinction.
a private watchman from a large
neighboring estate CHANGED to be pres
ent ana he noticed the facial resem-
blance of Morales to the descriptions
given 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 n
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 road leading in
To the country, but the watchman in
tercepted him ana demanded To know
his Identity. Morales declined To give
this, whereupon a guard arrested him.
Instantly Morales drew the revolver
from his pocket ana tred, the guard
falling dead. Morales started up the
road but small group of villagers
barred his passage Then, turning
around, NJ deliberately pointed the
weapon tu his heart, ired pnd pitched
forward Ia the roadway
An examination nf the pockets of the
dead man showed that they contained
$50 IA money aud small supply Of
bread ana cheese, but there was n0th-
ing ln them thai would giyo a olrN au
lo his Identity,
Thls mol ereaief doubt that the
man was Molalrs. hut whom the auN
rinnr pf Madrid arrNsi with rursla
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