The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-14
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Who Was shot at by an Anarchist
Today.
His assailant was arrested

The king was just leaving the palace
on his way to the Pa. con to attend
the annual memorial service in honor
of his father, King Humbert. A young
man fired several shots from behind the
crowd in the streets. One of the Off
GERS of the kings body guard fell dan
gerously wounded, but the king was un-
\ touched.
The crowd attempted to lynch the
youth. The police finally rescued him
The king was unruffled. He con-
| tinued on his way after only a brief
stop and sat through the Pantheon SER
vices without sign of emotion.
The assassin gave his name as An
tonic Dalba, and declared that he was
an individualist anarchist.
Three Shots Rang Out.
The attempt on the kings life was
made his majesty with Queen
Helena was going from the palace to
the Pantheon to take part in the annual
memorial service in honor of the late
King Humbert The royal carriage was
preceded and followed by an escort Of
cuirassers.
The procession was passing along the
Via Lata. when three shots rang out
from amid the crowd. The soldiers fol-
lowing the carriage Immediately dashed
forward and as they did so their COM
mander fell from his horse The wound
ed officer was moved to one side by
some of his men while the others dash
ed up to the royal carriage where they
found the king and queen sitting calm
and unmoved.
Meanwhile the crowd seized the
man who had fired the shots and
attempted to lynch him. He was 50
badly handled that he was scarcely
able to answer questions when he was
royal procession was scarcely inter
rupted, but proceeded toward the
Pantheon, where the mass for King
Humbert was completed without fur
ther incident, and after the conclu-
sion the king and queen returned to
the Quirinal along the same route
On their arrival at the palace the
king learned for the first time that
Lang, had been seriously wounded.
and his majesty at once started for
the hospital, where the major was
lying. He travelled in an open auto
mobile and showed no signs Of hav-
ing passed through an ordeal.
An IndividuaIist Anarchist.
The man who had fired the shots
had in the meantime been taken to
the police station, the policemen hav-
ing great difficulty in passing through
the crowds, which showed anger and
desired to wreak vengeance.
At the police station, in spite OF
the mans condition, he was subject
ed to keen Interrogation. He said
his name was Antonio Dalba. that
he was 21 years of age. and that he
was a stone mason. He described
himself as an "individualist anarch-
ist'' and he said he made the attempt
as a protest against the organization
of society. He had, he said. taken
up position in the crowd near the
palace and waited for the
kings coming from the QuirinaL
When the royal carriage arrived op-
posite the palace where he was
standing he fired three shots at the
king.
All the circumstances lead to the
belief that the assailant of his ma
jesty was not concerned in any plot
of an organization. but that his deed
was the outcome of his individual alb
erration.
In all quarters of Rome demon
strations have been prepared to pro-
test against the outrage, whose ef-
feet has been to increase Victor EN-
manuers popularity among all
classes
People who were present in the
Pantheon say that despite the mar
row escape he had just had the king
went through the service without n
tremor, the queen likewise showing
no signs of emotion.
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