Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1908-02-07
MURDERED THE KING
and PRINCE Ofy PQRTONt
WHILE DRIVING.
So "
King Carlos and Prince Philippe Each
Shot Three lines. by Assasslns..
Expiring Soon Afterwapv-1eopIsr
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Lisboh, Feb. s.-Ring- Carlos of Por
tugal and the crown prince oLuiz Phil
ippe wefe assassinated Saturday ahe
the city is in q statessof uproar.H I Tbs
kings second son, the Infant Manuel
was slightly wounded, but Queen
Amelie, who strove to save the crown
princes pife by throwing herself Upon
him, was unhurt! iqlI h. sboaiam issr'
A banr Of men waiting at the cSsner
OF the Prado de Commerce. and the
Rue de'Arsenal suddenly sprang to.
ward ..the-open- carriage. in which the
royal family were driving to tho pal
ace land, peyelipgi carbines which they
had concealed hrpon them, fired.
The king and crown prince, against
whom the attack was directed, Mere
eacH shot three tinfesy and they lived
only long enough To be carried t5 the
marine arsenal near by, where they
expired. q, Almost at the first shot the
king fell back on the cushions db5ng.
andlat the same 1mes the crown ptInce
was seem to Half risejanG then blink
back on the seat. Queen Aaiele
jumped up and threw herself toHard
the crown prince IN. an apbareHt ef-
fort to save his life at the risk other
own but the prince already hadi re-
ceiYed his death wound. The police
guard fired upon the assassinss and
killed two of them. A third was cap
turdd and is believed to have commit.
ted ssuieitie in prison. tod eds 20 sl
The royal family werea returning
from Villa Vicosa, where they had
Deen soJourning, and were on their
way from the railroad station to the
palace. A strong guard was in at
tendance, because of the recent upris-
ing On the city, and the discovery of 4
plot to assassinate Premier Franco
and overthrow the monarchy. But the
band OF murderers had selected the
most advantageous spot for their
crime, fon1they were concealed until
the yehitlel hadJ come into lkne lsrd1o
de Commercial, large square. Before
any tof the guard were aware of what
was'happening the assassinsi leaned to \
the carriage and instantly a fusillade
OF spots rang out. In moment, all
was&terrible confusion, 1.-THE king and
crown prince being shot down without
the Brightest chance to save them
selves. Police guards.sprang upon the
regicides, the number of whom is
somewhat uncertain, and killed two
of them and captured, another, the oner
said to have sconemitted suicide -afterl
being placed in prison. 1t is charged
that one of the murderers was a Span
lard tfl.Lftt.5-af[W i
The bodies of the king and the
crown prince were removed from the
arsenal in two closed CARRIAGES to the
royal palace, the late residence or the
king, and escorted by. municipal
guards, mounted. -.t4..s
An examination of the wounds of
the king, who was already dead when
he reached the arsenal, showed that
three bullets had found their mark.
One wound. was situated iatqthe nabe
OF the neck, a-second in the, shoulder,
andl third, which, was 3d. the fatal
wound, severed the carotid artery. The !
crown prince, who was still breathing.
butt who died almost Immediately after
adm issioh to)the ARSENAL had sdffefed
third e wounds in the shead and chest.
Two bullets had struck Prince Manuel.
Queen Marie Pia, the mother of
king Carlos, the duke of Oporto. hist
brother, and a number of court officers
hastened at once to the Wsenhlewhen
theI reached then8 ofsfhe attack
upon the royal family.
PopuulIaes Is 'Psktcy.strI6kAen .HsaW
n he news Of the assassination swept
through the city like wildfre, and to-
night half the Dopulace is, panic
stricken, not knowing where the next
bloH may fall There is the greatest
dread for the future of the country,
which seems on the verge of being
plunged into the awful throes of rev
olution, with all the attendant horrors
and bIoodshed. Throughout the city
CONSERVATION reighs and an6 the
houses and business places are barred
and barricaded o0Ii h-ia
''y Biography Of Carlos. so
Carlos l. was born September 90.
1868, the son of King Luiz I. and his
queen, Marie Pia He married Marie
Amelie, daughter of Philip, due dor.
leans, May %, 1885. He succeeded to
the throne October 10, 1SSa.5Y s,rh,
The crown prince, Luiz Philippe.
dune of Braganza, was born March .21,
1887.
While there had been considerable