Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-15


TO lynch him. He was so badly handled
that he was scarcely able to answer
questions when he was handed over
to the police.
The royal procession was halted on
ly for an instant, and proceeded to-
ward the Pantheon, where the Mass
for King Humbert was completed
without further incident.
After the conclusion of the services,
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 the
commander of his escort, Major Lang
had been seriously wounded, and he at
once started for the hospital, where
the major was lying. He Travelled in an
open automobile and showed no signs
of having passed through an ordeal.
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 the
crowds, who showed intense anger, and
desired to wreak immediate vengeance.
At the police station. in spite of the
mans condition owing to the mis-
handling he had received from the
crowds, he was subjected to keen in
terrogatory. He declared that his name
was Antonio Dalba, that he was Il
years of age, and that he was stone
mason. He described himself as TN in
dividualist Anarchist" and said that
he had made the attempt on the Kings
life as a protest against the organic
alton of society.
He had. he said taken up a position
in the crowd near the Odescalchi pal
ace and waited for the Kings coming
from the Quirinal
When the royal carriage arrived OPP
posite the place where he was stand
ing he fired three shots at the King.
None of the bullets, however, reached
its mark.
All the circumstances lead to the be-
lief that the assailant of His Majesty
was not concerned in any plot of an
organization, but that his deed was
the outcome of his own individual
alteration.
In all quarters of Rome, demonstra-
lions have been prepared to protest
against the outrage, the effect of which
has been to increase Victor Emmah-
uars popularity among all classes.
People who were present in the Pan
theon say that despite the narrow es-
cape he had just had the King went
through the service without tremor,
the Queen likewise showing no signs
of emotion. When the King and queen
left the Pantheon in their closed car
riage the news of the attack on His
MAJESTY had spread, and immense
had gathered in the great open
space in front.
The Kings appearance gave the sig
nal FOR an overwhelming outburst OF
cheering from the crowd, and the ex-
element of the people almost reached
a frenzy by the time Their MaJestles
had attained the Corso near the spot
where the attempt had occurred.
short time before.
throughout the return journey the
people along the streets and standing
at the windows ard on balconies,
waved their handkerchief and cried
enthusia stically: Long live the
Kingr
The attempted assassination of the
King struck the Romans the more
keenly because it was made on the
anniversary of the birth of the late
martyred King Humbert. and in the
midst of the solemn services in his
memory.
The spot near the Corso when An
tonic Dalba attempted his regicidal
act. has been surrounded ever since
the outrage by excited crowds waving
Italian flags and shouting: "Lonv
live the King" A large number OF
people also proceeded to the Quirinal,
l.. Inr ct r "a
ton.
Everybody spoke in admiration OF
the GOODNESS of the King and Queen
at the moment of the attempt, ana OF
His Majesty's fearlessness in going in
an open motor car after he had taken
Queen Elena back to the Quirinal, in
order to visit Major Giovanni Lang,
the wounded commander of his body
guard.
He said on his return to the palace:
Another man belonging to no coun-
try-a man without fatherland'
A touching scene occurred in the
Pantheon between King Victor En-
manuel and his mother, the Dowager
Queen, Margaritaa She had arrived
there and was waiting for the COM
ing of Their Majesties. When King
Victor Emmanuel and Queen Elena
came in they gave no hint of what
had occurred. All assisted at the mass
and when it was over, the King him
self announced to his mother that an
attempt had been made on his life.
Queen Margarita appeared almost
stunned She stood still and looked over
the King from head to foot, as though
TO make sure that he was unframed.
Then she threw her arms around his
neck and kissed him on both cheeks
Many of those present wished to
congratulate the King, but he LETT the
Pantheon very quickly.
Eye witnesses of the outrage on the
King say that ii occurred at few
minutes after o'clock, this morning.
Antonio Dalba reached the spot
from which he made his unsuccessful
attempt to assassinate His Majesty
shortly before that hour. He rode a
bicycle which he deposited in the
doorway of the Salviati Palace.
When the royal procession was pass
ing and cheers were raised by the
throngs on the sidewalks Dalba drew
revolver. Then with trembling