Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-03-16
ATTEMPT MADE
TO ASSASS|kATE
THE|1AL|AN KING
Several Shots Fired at Mon
arch While He is Riding
With Queen in Carriage
to Attend Services.

Rome, March 14.-An attempt was
made to assassinate King Victor EN-.
manuel this morning. Several shots
were fired at the king, but all missed
| their target and his majesty escaped
unhurt. His assailant was arrested.
The king was just leaving the palace
| on his way to the Pantheon to attend
the annual memorial service in honor
| of his father, King Humbert
A young man fired several shot from
behind the crowd in the streets. One
of the officers of the kings body guard
fell dangerously wounded but the king
was untouched.
There was tremendous excitement
in the crowd. which turned on the
youth and attempted to lynch him. The
police finally rescued him from the
clutches of the mob.
The king was cool and unruffled
amid all the excitement. He continue
ed on his way after only a brief stop
and sat through the Pantheon services
without sign Of emotion.
The populace handled the would-be
assassin so roughly before the police
could intervene that the youth was
the police station.
He gave his name as Antonio Dalba
and declared that he was an ''individ-
ualist anarchist"
King Cool During Excitement.
The attempt on the kings life was
made as his majesty and Queen Hell
enc were in the royal carriage preced-
ed and followed by an escort of CUR.
assiers.
The procession was passing along
the Via Lata, when three shots rang
out from amid the crowd. The SOL
diers following the carriage immed-
lately 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 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
lad fired the shots and attempted to
ynch him. He was so badly handled
hat he was scarcely able to answer
questions when he was handed over
% the police. ..- - , i
Queen Tries to Shield King. ~. /.
Dalba rode a bicycle to the spot from
,hich he had planned the assassina.
ray Of the Salviati palace. He waited
s the royal procession advanced and
'hen the kings carriage was near
rev revolver and with trembling
and pulled the trigger four times.
,nly three Of the cartridges exploded.
The Queen was seated on the side
f the carriage nearest to the would-be
ssassin. AS the shots rang out she
brew her arms around the king as
hough to protect him. The king tried
D comfort her by saying "be tran
uil: 1t is nothing, Seemingly re.
ssured Queen Helene sat back as the
recession went on to the Pantheon.
The royal procession was scarcely
Interrupted but proceeded toward the
anthem where the mass for King
was completed without furth-
r incident and after the conclusion of
he service the king and queen return
d to the Quirinal along the same
QUITE.
On their arrival ct the palace the
ing learned for the first time that the
of his escort, Major Lang,
ad been seriously wounded, and his
majesty at once started for the hos
ital where the major was lying. he \
raveled in an open automobile and ,
bowed no signs of having passed
through an ordeal. l.
The Glad Hand J..
seen when liver inactiOn and bowel
toppage flies before DR.. Kings New >,