Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-03-14
ATTEMPT TO KILL
KING EMMANUEL.
WOuld-be Ass ASSN Fires Three Wild
Pistol Shots at Italian
Sovereign.
MAJOR STRUCK BY A BULLET.
Ovation and Great Rejoicing Follows
Excitement Incident tn Attempted
Assassination.

Rome. March l4.--An unsurceSs~
iul attempt to aSSasSinate King VIC
tor Emmanuel was made Today The
assailant fred three shots from n
pistol at His Majesty. bur all went
wild. One hit and wounded the
major commanding the kings cav
airy escort There was wild excite
ment for some time. but the AS
sailant was quickly overpowered and
arrested.
The king had just left the palace
TO attend 4 memorial service in hon
or of the birthday Of his father, King
Humberr. who was the victim OF the
assassin, Geoana Bresci, who killed
him on July %, 1900, as the result
of plot Matched in the United States.
The assailant was roughly handled
by the escort while being arrested and
was only saved from being lynched
by this same escort, which guarded
his closely until he was locked up.
He gave his name as Antonio D'Alba
and admitted that he was an avowed
Anarchist.
Immediately after the shooting the
king continued through the streets
and was given remarkable ovation
by The popnlace which was wild with
delight over the monarch's narrow
escape The wounded soldier, Ma
ior Langa, was seriously hurt. As
he fell from his horse. he was hastily
picked up by subordinates and rush
ed TO the hospital where later His
Majesty visited him in person.
The police, believing that the at
tempt on the mOnarch'S s life was part
of an organized Anarchistic pl0t.
started an inquiry into D'Albas ante
cedents. It was feared that he might
have been the instrument or Il Sicil-
ian organization against which the
government recently adopted stern
measures.
The attempt on the kings life took
place a short distance from the Pan
theon where the memorial mass was
heing sung.
When word of the attempted muir
der reached the Vatican, the pope
was horrified and Immediately sent
an aide 10 ger the latest news. When
assured that the king was nnharmed.
His Holiness calculated:
II thank God most fervenrly for
having saved the kings life.
After subjecting D'Alba TO search
ing third degree the police said
that he was a stone mason. slightly
more than 81 years old. and although
known TO have held Anarchistic views
was never looked on as dangerous.
Whether they discovered any accom-
pliceS was not revealed.
All Italy is this evening singing
the praises OF the beautiful queen
Helena. who today demonstrated her
willingness to sacrifice her own life
TO save that Of her soldier spouse.
King Victor Emmanuel. Alter An
tonic D'Alba had made in unsncceSS-
full attempt on the life Of the mon-
arch. il was learned that the queen
had deliberately intarposcd her own
frail person between the king and the
would-be murderer.
The Queen was seated beside the
king and on the side OF the carriage
from which the assassin made his at
tempt. She was the first TO see III"
frowning pistol barrel leveled toward
the carriage and with the first shof
threw her arms about her husband
and shielded his body with hers. Ills
Majesty quietly forced her back into
her seat and leaned forward, but by
this time all danger had passed, and
D'Alba had been overDowered and
disarmed.