Milford chronicle., 1912-11-15

..,I Revenge For Execution Of Professor
! ve, Ferrer Believed to Have Been Mo
- tive Of Assassin, Who Killed Him
WI self.
n Jose Canaleias Mendes, premier
OF spain, and one Of the strongest
" characters in the Spanish government
ln In recent years, was shot to death as
he was about to enter the ministry Of
\ - the interior to attend a meeting of the
q, cabinet in Madrid.
w The assassination was committed
nl@y by Manuel Pardinas Serrato Martin.
80 twenty-eight years old, Of Ell Grade,
isaA province Of Huerca, who recently came
from BuenOs Ayres, Argentine
He fred three bullets from a revolver
INTO the premiers head, and then, as
he was arrested, turned the same wea-
pom upon himself and committed sui
eide
-Tr Anarchistic literature was found on
A his clothing. Persons nearby when
the assassin shot Canalejas heard him
say: Thus l revenge my masters" !
From this it was deduced that he was
p follower Of Professor Francisco Fer |
years ago following the suppression /
~ BY the Canalejas government of the |
serious revolutionary outbreak at Bar
celona.
Canalejas was assassinated In the
Puerta del Sol in front of a book stall
near the entry to the ministry of the
interior. The crime was witnessed by
large number of persons. but Mar
90 rTrr - er,-.
had fallen dead before any could go
to his assistance
The assassin sprang forward from
the crowd as if to present a petition
to the prime minister A handkerchief
concealed the revolver he had drawn
from his pocket. As Canalejas turned .
his head Martin rapidly fired four
shots. The first shot struck the pre-
mier behind the right ear, and as he
fell two others struck him The fourth
bullet went Wild
.Bystanders seized the assassin and
ed him over to the police. It was
ASt httshot himself :
Wo,lon was summoned and sol I
Ae Rep -ught from nearby bar I
--.-l-sss'-f fs-s- es5j the escape Of any ac- $
completes of the assassin who might
be nearby. Although the physicians e
arrived within a few minutes, Cana o
lejas was dead. In his hand he clasped Il
some papers which he had been carry s.
ing when shot The first shot appar
emily had been fatal
News Of the assassination spread ra-
pidly and caused intense excitement G
Immediate steps were taken to ca1, .
tdre any possible accomplices and to
forestall a revolutionary outbreak. m
When King Alfonso heard Of the ii
death Of the preH1er he is said to have te
wept with grief In court circles the
prevailing comment was that SPANS W
ag man is dead" VI
IH ng Alfonso, who hurried out of the U
stry as soon as he heard of the II
z, was acclaimed by the people, T.
had quickly collected at the scene he
= shooting. by
lalejas had received many death ci
5. Because of the dangerous
frof political unrest in Spain, the su
tier had been warned repeatedly hC
ain a personal guard, but he paid go
slention to this injunction and
matly went about unattended re
SnpOlice believe that the assassi- fr'
:, is the direct outcome of the ST.
lneon Of Professor Ferrer It is
eqlslief that the execution Of Fer
i,r. so preyed upon Martins mind
decided to take vengeance into 70
MOI hands.
arch Of the assassin's clothing re-
9narchistic documents which ouI
ice seized. 1t was later init. is
that others would be involved Ch
Z crime. The quarters in which
yas living we're raided and a num- an
Jof arrests made. upC