The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-27
UNLFTED
PORTUGAL PREFERS TO PROBE NO
 DEEPER.
There is Much That Could Be Cleared h Regard to Assassfnations, But the Affair Has Been
 Dropped.


 Lisbon, Feb. 2e.-The mystery behind the murder of King Carlos and Prince Luiz is not likely ever to be completely lifted.
 The new Portuguese Government pre- fsrs that the crime should be regarded both at home and abroad as the deed of Individuals carried away by the po- iltical passions of the moment and in asmuch as the Republicans are also anxious to clear their skirts of respon- sibility for regicide. both sides are glad to see an investigation which would probe the affair to the bottom. smothered. Yet there Is undoubtedly much that could be cleared. It is matter of common knowledge that there were intrigues in high places as well as low, before the tragedy occurred. and the rage of the leaders and lieutenants of the two "rotative" parties against which Premier Franco and King Car los were warning. exceeded all bounds.
 There Is no suggestion that there was a repetition of the bagrade plot aimed at the Kings person. but that some of the desperate political leaders were in- volved in the series of abortive plots against Franco's life, which preceded the murder. is believed in well-in- formed circles here. Franco himself told a friend the day before he left Lisbon Virtually upon the order of the Government) that 1t was imposEi- ble to reveal to the world what he had learned of the intrigues of the enemies of the King and himself. and 1t waA therefore, better for him to retire for- ever from the political arena
 The connection between the Republi- cans and the Regicides ;s equally dtfsi- cult to establish. The disclaimers of leaders like Bernardino Machado must AA ka1 oA Aa "a enaQAAfnl wing. is concerned. but this can not be said of the advanced or radical wing. as there is plenty of evidence that they had planned a rising on the night of the crime, Signals to the ships in the harbor and the barracks on the slope of St. Georges Hill were shown toward midnight from the roof of the National Library. and bands of men went to the barracks of artillery and infantry regiment which were to join in the proclamation of a republic. The signals brought no responses and the doors of the barracks were found locked.
 The entire conspiracy fell through, 1t Is related. because of the reason of young lieutenant. who, after the assas- sination of the King. confessed to his father, an officer, the role he was te play. The young man claimed that he had been deceived; that he did not know regictde was contemplated, hay ing bean led to suppose that only the discator was to be taken.
 This advance warning enabled the military authorities ta take the neces- sary precautions and thus frustrate the military support which was counted upon to give success to the plot. Not withstanding the betrayal, some of the advanced Rapublicans assert that if the active leaders confined In the Baxia Fortregs had been free that night In Lisbon. history would have told diff ferent tale.
 Whether the plot was aimed at the murder of the entire royal family Is also likely to remain In dispute. as the eficial view attempts to make st appear that the Crown Prince was killed by . This view. however. ,s not supported by the testimony of eye witnesses. One Of these, the Turtor of Princes, was standing In the arcade at the corner of Black House Square as the royal carriage approached. He stood with his shoulder against the sh hOuldeP of Boisea. the man who fFod the shot that Killed the King. As the reached a point almost di- rectly opposite, there was report from the curb tittfks or forty feet behind the eaPFlae@ Tho tak0r saw the King atraighten dp, but he had no idea that a shot had been fred or that the King was shot. thinking the report was the explosion of freeracker, he turned to the man at his side, and eaid:
 Take on your hat. It is the King"
 The words were not cut of his mouth | before the man darted forward. revolver | In hand, and, running up to within nve | feet of theSFear of the carriage. fired point blanfG SThs King sank down aud | his head fen Tn the confusion that | followed. the tutor saw the man who had fired fifsta kneel;ng in the street | with a carhine at his shoulder, firing | shots in rapid succession. The Gown | Prince was on his feet as the King re- | ceived the, fatal bullet. and the tutor Is certain that it was he who killed the | murderer of his father. Boissa was | sh ot fram the front through the heart. | Everything goes to prove that the plot was to kill the entire royal family. thus ne Braganza dynasty and | ,recipItate change iu the regime.