The Washington times., 1912-03-14
KING OF ITALY IS
THRICE TARGET
FOR ANARCHIST
Would-Be Assassin Fails to
g. Hit Monarch, But
g., 40,
Wounds Aide.
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from the sidewalk. were picking up
Major Langa.
rs The cavalry escort then closed quickly
about the carriage, hiding It from view.
simultaneously came the command from
his majesty. and the procession passed
on to its destination.
IT took the best efforts of the police
and soldiers to prevent the enraSed
crowd executing summary vengeance on
the wouldbe assassin.
Romans Greatly Excited.
Meanwhile the news of the attempt OH
the monarch had spread throughout the
city, and the populacc was flocking to-
ward the vicinity of the shooting. Men
and women were so wildly excited that
police and soldiers had to be rushed
TO the scene to restrain the more en-
thusiastic, who wanted to take the
horses from the Kings carriage and
draw 1t themselves to show their JOY
that the King had escaped unharmed
- When D'Alba was brought to the po-
lice station his face and body was y
gmass of wounds. He was recognized
as having served several terms for
minor crimes such as theft and ill-treat-
ment of his family He was in COM
plete state Of collapse as the result Of
his experiences at the hands of the mob,
and covered behind the police when he
heard the cries of the people in the
turned over to them. He insisted that
he was an indiVidualist and that no one
should be blamed for the crime but
himself.
Throughout the day the demonstra-
tions of joy over the escape of the King
were remarkab BILE. Ordinary VOcatiOns
were abandoned and thousands marched
through the streets singing patriotic
songs and wildly cheering the royal
family.
Police and soldiers lined the entire
homeward route and held the people
back at the sides of the road, but nc
attempt was made to restrain the cheer
ing, and not since his accession to the
throne has his ma jesty received an ova.
ton that approached that OF today.
pronngG Ing Humosrt m vas a. assassinIated by
imm ediately arrested and on August
II, 1900, condemned to- solitary con.
hnement for life, there being no dealt
penalty In Italy. That nc was after.
ward subjected to great torture ha,
been charged. but always denied BY
the Italians. However, lie committed
suicide in his cell on May 20. 1901.
Paterson Case Recalled
1t was alleged at the time that th'
assassination Of the Italian * ing Wa
planned in Paterson, n. j., by an in.
ternatiOral organization Of anarchist!
who had their headquarters there
The matter was ;he subject of con
siderable COrreSDOndcnCe between The
United States and the Italian author
tiles, and 1t was ConClusively demon
Strated that the anarchists were no
protected by the American author
tiles. The headquarters in Paterson
were raided, but the individuals sup
iposed to be the rinClcaders escaped
most of them fleeing to EnglanL
Later some returned to America an
were tried and convicted on min 10
charges that were the only ones tina
could be brought against thcm. as II
legal proof connecting them with tn
murder of Humbert was ever discoV
cred.
Following his visit to his wounde
aide, the King returned to the Quirina
to reassure his children, who had bee
greatly worried over the report of tn
attempt on their fathers life He the
visited his mother, the Dowager Quee
father, who was rendered almost fran
that an attempt had been made on lie
couple was touching in the eXtrem,
the queen mother embracing the Kin
and becoming almost hysterlCaI.
Pope Horrifed By News.
When word of the attempted murdc
reached the Vatican, the Pope was hol
Tiied and Immediately sent an aide {
get the latest news. When assure
that the King was unharmed, his hol
ness calculated:
Il thank God most fervently for haN
ing saved the Kings life"