The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-02

RUNE, march An dbIShipL "eS a
made to assassinate King Victor EN-
manuel this morning. Three shots |
were fired at the king, but all missed
their target and his majesty escaped |
unhurt. His assailant was arrested. |
He gave his name as Antonio Dalba.
The king was just leaving the pal
ace on his way to the Pantheon to
attend the annual memorial service in
honor of his father, King Humbert,
who was slain by an assassin at
Monza, July 20, 1900
Man Fires from Behind Crowd.
Dalba fired from behind the crowd
in the streets. One of the officers of
the kings bodyguard fell wounded.
There was tremendous excitement
in the crowd, which turned on Dalba,
a mere youth, and attempted to lynch.I
him. The police finally rescued him
from the clutches of the mob.
The procession was passing along
the Via Lata when the shots rang
out from amid the crowd. The sold
iers following the carriage immediate
ly dashed forward and as they did
horse.
King Calm in Crisis.
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. Meanwhile
the crowd seized the man VINO had
fired the shots and attempted to lynch
him. He was so badly handled that
he was scarcely able to answer ques-
lions when he was handed over to the
police.
The royal procession was scarcely
interrupted, but proceeded toward the
Pantheon, where the mass of King
Humbert was completed without furth-
er incident, and after the conclusion
of the service the king md queen re-
turned to the Quirinal along the same
route.
King Goes to See Wounded Soldier.
On the arrival at the palace the
king learned for the first time thas,the
commander of his escort, Maj. Lang,
had been wounded, and his majesty
at once started for the hospital where
the major was lying. He travelled in
an open automobile, and showed no
signs of having passed through an
ordeal
Physicians in charge of Maj, Lang
say that he probably will recover
within fortnight. His helmet de-
flected the bullet ana he received only
a slight scalp wound. The ball was
found inside his helmet, He suffered
more from the shock of the fall from
his horse, which caused slight con-
cussion Of the brain and severe
bruises.
The man who had fired the shots
had in the meantime been taken to
the police station.
Daba Says He Fired as Protest.
At the police station, in spite of the
mans condition owing to the mis-
handling he had received from the
crowds, he was subjected to a keen
interrogation. He declared that his
name was Antonio Dalba, that he was
twenty-one years of age and that he
was a stonemason. He described him
self as an iindividualist anarchist"
and said that he had made the at
tempt on the kings life as protest
against the organization Of society.
He had, he said, taken up a position
in the crowd near the Odescalchi pal
ace and waited for the kings coming
from the Quirinal When the royal
carriage arrived opposite the place
where he was standing he fired three
shots at the king.
All the circumstances lead to the
belief that the assailant of his ma
jesty was not concerned in any plot
of an organization, but that his deed
was the outcome of his own individual
alteration.
Pope Lays Act to IrreIision.
Pope Plus, who was told by Cardi-
nal Merry del Val of the attempt on
the kings life, expressed his regret
and said: These are the consequent
ces of the irreligion Of our times"
Dalbas mother said that her son,
when boy, had suffered from pneu-
monia and meningitis, which had left
him weak minded. Within three
months he was to be called for mill
tary service.
According to Italian law, Dalba, not
being of full age, cannot be condemn
ed to penal servitude for life. The
most severe punishment melted out to
him will not exceed thirty years.
The assassin, when interrogated by
the police said: For a time l thought
l would kill Victor Emmanuel, but