Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1908-02-08
MURDERED THE king
and PRINCE OF PORTUGAL
While DRIVING.
King Carries and Prince Philippe Each
Shot Three Times by Assassns,
Expiring Soon Afterward--PeopIe
in Panic, Not Knowing What to
Expect Next-Manuel II. New kinu

Lisbon, Feb. 3.-King Carlos of Por-
tugal and the crown prince LUZ Phil
ippe were assassinated Saturday, and
the city is in a state of uproar. The
kings second son, the Infant Manuel,
was slightly wounded, but Queen
Amelie, who strove to save the crown
princes life by throwing herself upon
him, was unhurt
A band of men waiting at the corner
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 the pal
ace and, leveling carbines which they
had concealed upon them, fired.
The king and crown prince, against
whom the attack was directed. were
each shot three times, and they lived
only long enough to be carried to the
marine arsenal near by, where they
expired. Almost at the first shot the
king fell back on the cushions dying,
and at the same time the crown prince
was seen to half rise and then sink
back on the seat. Queen Amelie
jumped up and threw herself toward
the crown prince in an apparent eff
fort to save his life at the risk of her
own, but the prince already had re-
ceived his death wound. The police
guard fired upon the assassins and
killed two of them. A third was cap
tured and is believed to have commit
ted suicide in prison.
The royal family were returning
from Villa Vicosa, where they had
been 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 in the city, and the discovery of a
plot to assassinate Premier Franco
and overthrow the monarchy But the
band of murderers had selected the
most advantageous spot for their
crime, for they were concealed until
the vehicle had come into the Prado
de Commercial, large square. Before
any of the guard were aware of what
was happening the assassins leaped tC
the carriage and instantly a fusillade
of shots rang out. In moment al
was terrible confusion, the king ant
crown prince being shot down without
the slightest chance to save them
selves. Police guards sprang upon the
regicides, the number of whom i!
somewhat uncertain, and killed two
of them and captured another the one
said to have committed suicide afte
being placed in prison. 1t is charged
that one of the murderers was a Span
lard.
The bodies of the king and thu
crown prince were removed from tn,
arsenal in two closed carriages to tn
royal palace, the late residence OF tn
king, and escorted by municipa
guards, mounted.
An examination of the wounds o
the king, who was already dead whel
he reached the arsenal, showed tina
three bullets had found their mark
One wound was situated at the nap
of the neck, a second in the shoulder
and a third, which was the fata
wound, severed the carotid artery. TIL
crown prince, who was still breathing
but who died almost Immediately afte
admission to the arsenal, had suffere
three wounds in the head and ches
Two bullets had struck Prince Manue
Queen Marie Pia, the mother {
King Carlos, the duke of Oporto, hi
brother, and a number of court officer
FASTENED at once to the arsenal whe
the news reached them of the attac
upon the royal family.