Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-02-07

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leaning over the .rown prince and her
younger son. who was also bleeding
from wounds made by the assassns'
bullets.
How many shots were fred no one
can say, but il was vcritable fuSillade
coming from the right side of the street.
The effort of the crown prince, who was
sitting opposite to the king. to rise. was
pitiful and without avail. for he just
lifted himself sufficiently to pitch for
ward and fall over the PROSTATE body
Of his father
Queen Tried to Save Sons
Queen Amelie, uttering Il scream that
could be heard by all who had not be
come frenzied by the attack. threw her.
self towards her sons. shielding their
bodies with her own She franticaly
struck at the murderers with the DO
quot Of roses which she had been carry.
ing. but. even in the face of this the
men fired again and again.
As he saw his father and brother fall.
Prince Manuel whipped out revolver
and discharged it at the men. but was
/
bullet from a carb.ne y footman IN
the carriage also WAS wounded. ana /,
was stated that bullet grazed the
queens shoulder but did not do her
harm.
Only mounted police accompanied the
carriage. rs the king had refused mill
/ tary escort The attack came from
the rear. for it was found afterwards
/ that the king had been shot in the back
| Of the meek. ana it WAS so entirely ul-
expected that the murderers had emp
tied their carbneS and revolvers almost
/ before the police knew what was going
on and had turned to fee into the
crowds, that. row panic-stricken. had
pressed back before their weapons
! Then the guard charged upon them.
pursuing them down the streets and rid
ding three of them with bullets
Hundreds of people joined in the pur-
suit and the Others of the band of as
sassins were made prisoners.
The royal carriage had by this time
been driven into the quadrangle and he
gates of the arsenal were shut. The
grief of the queen and Prince Manuel
was rt-break ng. Within few min
utes the queen mother. the Dowage
Queen Maria Pia. the Duke of Oporto.
the kings brother and the ministers Of
state assembled, all weeping bitterly
Tn p puiece Ponlc-S exon
The news of the assassination spread
like wildtire. and thousands Of people.
bewldered and terrified. poured into
the streets. soon the troops and police
occupied sil the prominent places and
the people hurried to their homes and
blrricaded the doors and windows. t.
await in fear the unknown future. The
St"ic:est measures We're taken by The
Offices in charge Of the troops to sup
press the slightest sign of disorder. but
Their work was light. There have been
no d sturbances N Lisbon in the last
off only in the deepest gloom. with the
populace mourning on every hand.
The bodies of the king and crown
prince rest in the royal palace. and he
side them the queen sat throughout tile
night, sometimes with her hand press
ing the forehead of King Carlos ana
sometimes strokng the face of the dca /
crown prince.
Queen Amelie has received condo
lences from the rulers of many coun.
tries. and from every quarter comes
evidence that the crime that has car
ried bereavement with it IS viewed
with horror.
The investigations of The police show
that the murders were carefully
planned. On Saturday the assassin,
met secretly in the back room of cafe
and there laid out every step of the plot,
which they were enabled to do. for al!
the details relating to the Homecoming
Of the king had been made public To
each was assigned Il post in the worl,
of shooting down the members Of tn
royal family. but lots were drawn 70,
the selection of each particular victim
, Those who drew Queen Amelie and
. Prince Manuel failed to carry out Their
, bloody task
KING Was an Athlete
Carlos | was born Sept 2S. 1863. tn,
son Of King Luise | and his queen
, Maria Pa. He married Marie Amelie
4 daughter of Philippe Due d'Oreans. OF
4 Nav % 1856. He succeeded to the
4 throne Oct. 10, 1889 The crown prince
V Luise Philippe. Duke of Bra ganza, wa'
I born March ~. 1887.
l. King Carlos was notable fgur,
( among the crowned heads of Europe
e He was bon vivant and early showed
n literary and artistic bent of mind HI
was fond of music and was skilful witt
!. the brush. Despite the fact that h
: was very stout. the king was grea
@ athlete, being particularly skilful as I
,. swimmer and known as one of the mos
:. remarkable revolver shots In the world
4 He was fond of hunting aud devoted
t great deal of his time to that spor
t. at his estate OF Villa Nicosa The kin