Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-03-14
TRIED TO KILL
ITALYS KING
Three Shots Were Fired at
Victor Emmanuel But
All Missed Target
ASSASSIN IS UNlER ARREST
Royal Pair Were Going to At.
tend Memorial Services
atPantheon.

| (By Special Leased Wire to New MexIcan)
| Rome, March 14.-An attempt was
made to assassinate King Victor EN-
manuel this morning. Several shots
We're fired at the king, but all missed
their target, and his majesty escaped
unhurt. His assailant was arrested.
| The attempt on the kings life was
made as his majesty with Queen
Helene were going from the palace to
the Pantheon to take part in the an
nual memorial service in honor of the
late King Humbert. The royal car
riage was preceded and followed by
an escort of Cuirassiers.
Fired Three Shots.
| The procession was passing along
the Via Lata, when three shots rang
out from amid the crowd. The soldiers
following the carriage Immediately
dashed forward and as they did so,
their commander fell from hts Eorse.
| The wounded officer was moved TO one
side by some of his men while the
others dashed up to the royal carriage
where they found the king and queen
sitting calm and unmoved. Mean
while the crowd seized the man who
had fired the shots and attempted to
lynch him. He was so roughly hand
led that he was scarcely able to an
swer questions when he was handed
over to the police.
The royal procession was scarcely
interrupted but proceeded toward the
Pantheon, where the mass for King
Humbert was completed without fur
ther incident, and after the conclusion
of the service the king and queen re-
turned 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 his majesty at once
started for the hospital. He Travelled
in an open automobile, and showed nc
signs of having passed through an or
deal.
King Unmoved.
In all quarters of Rome, demonstra
tions have been prepared to protes
against the outrage, whose effect has
heen to. increase Victor Emmanuel!
popularity among all classes. People
: who were present in the Pantheon
say that despite the narrow escape
he had just had, the king went through
the service without a tremor, th'
: queen likewise showing no signs o
emotion. When the king and queer
left the Pantheon in their closed car
: riage, the news of the attack on hi:
majesty had spread and Immense
= crowds gathered in the great opel
; space in front.
Victor Emmanuel is Popular.
The kings appearance gave the sig
nal for an overwhelming outburst o
cheering from the crowd and the eA
citement almost amounted to frenz
by the time their majesties had al
tanned the Corso, near where the at
tempt had occurred a short time be
fore. Throughout the return journe
the people along the streets an
standing at the windows and on ba
comics waived their handkerchief
and cried enthusiastically: Lon
, live the king
The impression made Throughout
the city by the attempt on the king
life is one of the deepest concern. Th
news of the affair struck the Roman
the more keenly because it occurre
on the anniversary of the birth of tn
late King Humbert and in the mids
of the solemn services in his men
ory.
When Queen Mother Heard.
n A touching scene occurred betwee
y King Victor Emmanuel, and his mott
er. the Dowager Queen Margarita. Sh
had arrived at the Pantheon and wa
waiting for the coming of their mi
iesties. When King Victor Emmanu'
and Queen Helene came in they gay
no hint of what had occurred. All a
sisted at the mass and when it wa
= over, the king himself announced
i his mother that an attempt had bee
Il made on his life Queen Margarit
" appeared almost stunned. She stoc
e still and looked over the king q
=. though to make sure that he was III
!. harmed. Then she threw her arm
!, around his neck and kissed him c
t. both cheeks. Many of those presel
J. wished to congratulate the king, bl
e he left the Pantheon without waitin