Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-03-14
ATTEMPT MADE TO KILL EMMAN.
UEL, OF ITALY, IN CROWDED
STREET OF ROME.
ONE OF KINGS GUARDS
THOUGHT MoRTALLY WOUNDED
Crowd Turns on Assassin end Lynch
ing 10 Prevented BY 81 G .ous Ef.
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made to assassinate j Victor En-
manuel this morning. Several shots
were fired at the king. but an missed
their target and his majesty escaped
ur,hurt. The assailant was arrested.
Tho king was Just leaving ths palace
on his way to the Pantheon - attend
the annual memorial service in honor
OF his father. King Humbert A young
man fired several shots from behind
the crowd In tho streets. One Of the
officers Of the kings body guards fell
dangerously wounded. but the king
was untouched.
Assailant Arrsstsd.
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 continued
on his way after only a brief stop. and
sat thru the Pantheon services without
a sign Of emotion.
The populace handled the would-be
assassin so roughly before the police
could intervene that the youth was
hardly able to speak when he reached
the police station.
He gave his namc as Antonio Dalba
ard declared that he was an ''!ndivid-
ual anarchist"
oussn Tries to Protect King.
Dalba rode a bicycle to the spot from
which he had planned the assassina-
tion He left the wheel in the door
way OF the Salviati palace. He waited
as the royal procession advanced and
when the kings carriage was near
drew a revolver and. with trembling
hand. pulled the trigger four times.
Only three Of the cartridges exploded.
The. queen was seated on the side OF
the carriage nearest the would be as
sassins As the shots rang sout she
paled and threw her arms around the
king as tho to protect him. The king
said:
BE tranquil: 1t is nothing"
Seemingly reassured. Queen Elena
sat back as the procession went on to
the Pantheon.
PopuIace Incensed.
The impression made thruout the
city by the attempt on the kings life
is one Of the deepest concern. Tho
news of the affair struck the Romans
the most keenly because it occurred
on the anniversary of the birth of the
late King Humbert and in the midst
Of the solemn services in his memory.
The spot near the Corso where the
attempt was made has been surround
ed all day by excited crowds waving
Italian flags and shouting:
'Long live the king!"
hx.n leo 1nI <o hN
QMrnal. where they made another
demonstration.
A Touching Sosne.
A most touching scene occurred be-
tween King Victor Emmanuel and his
mother, the dowager Queen Marsarita.
She had arrived at the Pantheon and
was waiting for the coming of their
majesties. When King Victor EN-
manuel and Queen Elena came in they
gave no hint of what had occurred, All
assisted at the mass and when 1t was
over the king himself announced to his
mother an attempt had been made on
his life. Queen Margarita appeared al
most stunned. She stood still and
looked over tho king as tho to make
sure that he was unharmed. Then she
threw her arms around his neck and
kissed him on both cheeks.
Many of those present wished to con-
gratulate the king but he left the
Pantheon without waiting.
Assassin Weak Minded.
Pope Plus, who was notified by Car
dinal Merry del Val OF the attempt on
the kings life, expressed his regret and
said:
"These are the consequences OF the
ir.ciigion of our times"
Dalha's mother declared today that
her son when u boy. had suffered from
influenza. pneumonia and meningitis.
which had left him weak minded.
Within three months he was to be
called for military service.
According to Italian law Dalba. not
set being of full age can not be con-
demned to penal servitude for life. The
mos: severe punishment meted out to
him can not exceed thirty years.
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