Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-27
CONSPIRLTORS WILL co FREE
Portuguese Government Makes No
Effort to Punish Regioides.
PLOT AGAINST ENTIRE DYNASTY
Eye witness Of shoosiaE Declares
Crown Prince Luis Killed
Father Murderer Before
Own Death.

LISBON. Feb. 3s-The mystery behind
the murder Of King Carlos and Prince Luiz
is not likely ever to be completely lifted.
The new Portuguese government prefers
that the crime should be regarded. both al
home and abroad. as the deed Of indiv1d-
uRls carried away by the political passions
Of the moment. and inasmnch as the repub-
Bcans are also anxious to clear their skirts
Of responsibility for regici5e. both sides
are glad to see an investigation which
would probe the affair to the bottom,
snothered. Yet there is undoubtedly much
that could be cleared up. 1t is a matter Of
common knowledge that there were in
triEues in high places as well as low before
the tragedy occurred and the rage Of the
leaders and lieutenants Of the two ''rota-
tive" parties against which Premier Franco
and King Carlos were warning exceeded all
bounds.
Franco Obliged to Retire.
Premier Franco himself told friend the
day before he left Lisbon VIRTUALLY upon
the order Of the govemmenD that II was
trupossihle TO reveal TO the world what he
had learned Of the intrigues Of the enemies
Of the king and himself. and it was, there
fore, better for HIM TO retire forever from
the political arena The connection be
tween the republicans and the regicides Is
equally difficult 10 establish. The dis
Chalmers Of leaders like Bernsrdino Ma
chAdo must be accepted 50 far as the
peaceful 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 tie
crime.
Whether the plot aimed at the murder Of
the entire royal family is likely TO remain
in dispute, as the officials view attempts
to make it appear that crown Prince Luiz
was killed by mistake. This view, however,
is not supported by the testimony OF eye
witnesses One Of these, the tutor Of the
princes was standing in the arcade al the
corner Of Blsckhorse square as the royal
carriage approached. He stood with his
shoulder against the shoulder Of Boisss-
the man who fired the shot that killed the
king.
Grown Prince Kills Murderer.
As the carriage reached a point almost
directly opposite him there wEs report
from the curb thirty forty feet behind
the carriage. The tutor saw the king
straighten up, but ne had no ioea that a
shot had been fired or that the king was
hit Thinking the explosion was that Of a
firecracker he turned TO the man at his
side and said: Take off your hat it is the
king" The words were not out Of his
mouth before the man dRrted forward re-
volver in hand and running MP to within
five feet of the carriage. fired pointblHnk
1 The king sank down, and his head feh for
ward In the confusion which followed
/ the tutor saw the man who had fired firs1
/ kneeling in the street with q carbine al
! his shoulder, firing shots in rapid success
/ sion The crown prince WIS on his feet
as the king received the fatal bullet and
4 the tutor is certain that Il was he whC
killed the murderer Of hts father. Boisss
was shot from the front through the heart
/ Whether It was the crown princes bule'
which killed him or not it is certain thai
the prince fired twice for two chambers
Of his pistol were empty. Everything goet
TO prove that the plot was TO kin the euttr'
royal family, thus obliterEtes the BraganEs
/ dynasty and precipitates a change in tht
regime