The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-14
Popular Ruler Has Narrow Escape
at the Hands Of a Would
Be Assassin
THREE Scots FIRED AT HIM
Is Unframed, But One Of Body
Guard is Badly Wounded
"Individuslist Anarchist" Responsible
People Show Great Loyalty for
Their Ruler.

Rome, March 14.-An attempt to as
sassinate King Victor Emmanuel was
made by an anarchist this morning.
The wculd-be assassin fired several
revolver shots at the king from a short
distance, but his majesty was not hit.
one Of the kings body guards was
dangerously wounded.
The attempt on the kings life was
made as he. with the queen. was going
10 the Pantheon TO take part in the
annual memorial service in honor Of
the late King Humbert. who died a
victim OF an assassins blow on July
20. 1900
The procession was passing along
the Via Lata when three shots rang
out from amid the crowd. Soldiers
following the carriage Immediately
dashed forward. and as they did so
their commander fell from his horse.
The wounded officer was moved TO one
side by some of his men, while others
dashed up to the royal carriage, where
they found the king and queen sitting
calm and unmoved.
Meanwhile the crowd seized the man
who fred the shots and attempted 10
lynch him. He was so badly handled
he was scarcely able TO answer ques-
tlons when handed over to the police.
Touching Scene at Psnthoon.
The queen paled as the SPOTS were
fired and threw her arms around the
king as though TO protect him. The
king said "Its nothing" and seeming
| Iy reassured the queen sat back as the
procession proceeded to the Pantheon.
At .he Pantheon the mass for King
Humbert was completed without fur
ther incident.
A most touching scene occurred be-
tween the king and his mother. the
dowager Queen Margarita. She was
waiting at the Pntheon for their
majesties. When the king and queen
came they gave no hint Of what had
occurred All assisted at mass. and
when H. was over the king himself an
nounced to his mother an attempt had
been made on his life. Queen Marga-
rita appeared almost stunned She
stood stnl and looked at the king to
make sure he was unharmed. Then
|
and kissed him on both cheeks.
At the conclusion of the service the
| king and queen returned to the quiri-
nal along the same route. Their mai
estes left the Pantheon I'm a closed
| carriage. The news Of the attack had
spread and immense crowds gathered
in the great open space I'm front
Majesties Given an Ovation.
The kings appearance gave the Sig
nal for an overwhelming outburst OF
cheering from the crowd. and the ex-
| element of the people had almost
reached frenzy by the time their maj
esties had attained the corso near the
spot where the attempt had occurred a
| short time before. Throughout the re-
turn journey people along the streets
and standing at windows and balcon-
! les waved handkerchiefs and cried en-
Enthusiastically. Long live the king
on arrival at the palace the king
| learned for the first time that the
commander of his escort Major Lang
had been seriously wounded His maj
esty Immediately started for the hos
pital where the major was lying. He
travelled in an open automobile and
showed no signs OF having passed
through an ordeal.
At the police station the would-be
assassin gave his name as Anthonio
! Dalba, aged twenty-one. He said he
was stone mason. He styled himself
as an 'individualist anarchist and
! said he had made the attempt on the
kings life as a protest against the or
| ganization society. He said he fired
three shots at the king. None Of the
/ bullets, however. reached its mark.
! All circumstances lead 10 the belief
/ that the assailant was not concerned
i'm any plot of the organization. but
! that his deed was the outcome OF his
own individual alteration.
In all quarters OF Rome demonstra-
tions have been prepared to protest
\ against the outrage. whose effect has
been 20 increase the kings popularity
among all classes The people who were
present at the Pantheon say that de-
spite his narrow escape the king wssnt
through the service without a tremor.
the queen likewise showing no signs OF
emotion.
According 10 Italian law, Dalba, not
being Of full age cannot be condemned
to penal servitude for life. The most
severe punishment that can be meted
out TO him cannot exceed thirty years.
Dalba's mother declared her son.
when boy suffered from influenza.
pneumonia and meningitis. which left
him weak minded Within three
months he was to be called for mill
tary service.