Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-04-14
Man Who Attempted to slay
Alfonso Of Spain Jokes With
Guards and the Examining
Magistrates.
sPANIARDs REJOICE
OVER KINGS ESCAPE
Monarch's Presence of Mino
and Skilled Horsemanship
Saved Him from Death at
Hands of Assassin.
by LEASED wire 20 Evening Herald. ]

( By LEASED Wire 60 Evening Herald.
Madrid. April liking Alfonso
took a ride through the park this
morning and WAS warmly saluted by
the crowd who noisily expressed their
joy that he had escaped the bullets
fired by tho anurchlst, Rafael Allie.
gro. Yesterday
Allegro was sam la merry mood
today. During his examination he
forced the guards surrounding him
and the interrogatlng magistrates 10
laugh az his witty comments.
Inquiries made by the police IN
Barcelona show that Allegro was re-
Gently rejected from the spanish mill
hary service owing 20 his suffering
from nervous attacks. Tic had been
frequently without employment. Hts
wife. 1t was learned today. ~ a wom-
an 'of noble birth
KING Alfonso owes his escape 10 his
own courage, qpickness and skilled
horscmanship. Accompanied by his
staff he was riding along the Caiie
de- Alcala returning from the cere-
mony of swearing Ia recruits. when o
man surang &. che sidewalk and
/ seized the bride OF the kings horse
with one hand. presenting "A revolver
point bb,nk with tho other.
Thr king. realizing the situation,
/ with lightning rapidby dug his spurs
into his horse. which reared violently
| Ills auickness saved his llfe. The hui
let. instead of buryng itself I'm the
kings breast. struck the horse. Sc
close was the range that the kings
left glove was hlackcned by the pow
der discharge.
| Before the asmilant was able q
pull the trigger again secret service
man sprang upon him. The two meI
fen 10 the ground locked IN each 9th
ers arms. struggling furiously. Th'
assa zsin managed to free his revolver
arm and fired two more shots IN rapi'
succession. but the officer knocke'
his arm nside ana the bullets flew
harmlessly through the air.
At the sound OF the first shot m
kings staff forced their horses oI
The sidewalk and made "a ring aroun'
the assasgin. who fought fiercely II
the grin ~ four policemen before j.
; was overpowered and handcuifed.
King Alfonso. as soon as he say
that the man had been secured, raise
himself in the stirrups. turned to IN
crowd. gave "a military saute an
shouted In ringing voice;
Long live Spain"
lie then dismountcd and reassure
= his start saying
= "It be- nothing gentlemen"
Then uprosc "a mighty roar from IN
. wildly enthusiastic masses which r"i
b cd along in great waves Of sound a
u tho way ns the king rode To the pa
= ace. cool. collected ana smiling.
y A spcctntor "a pcnsioned Royal tia
4 harder. pushed forward go impe''
ousiv to offer his congratulations
the monarch that ne was mistake
Tor another assassin ana arreste
= lie was released us soon as the MI
u take was discovered. a young Frenel
man who Was standing beside Alleg
) also was arrested, but u does not al
:, pear that he was connected WIN nv
u srhe crowds made "a determined G
fort TO ivuch Al gro who was fu."'
into "a house and kept there until
automobile ambulance escorted
n mounted police transferred him
noIico headquarters. King Alton
,,,s forced to teil of what he light
la c.llcd "the Incident" W Queen VI
la torin and the dowager queen. MAJ
~ Cbristina. who were greatly alarm'
is The King smilingly ollnyed 'h'
is fears. - 4,
49, I,e had hardly been back IN I
ic palsce ten minutes when an imme'
.u ri,ror arose. The two squares
re- ,hich the palace looks were MA
r- vtb peopie of an classes desirous
y- showtpr their Joy al the kings sai
cd ana the,r admiration for his brave
IA. Tnc klng went To the balcony ana
or tnowtedged the cheers, ana VA
as soupht tho queen. and the Two S''
M having to the througs for seN'
ne minutes ,.,.o
r- me police investigations have
,,tlish,d that Allegro was rec'n
,.y,cll,d from france aR an anufoh
sner which hc went Ia harccl"
nh ,,. c,ne to Madrid "A month ago e
IA ant,tn.d employment iu a carpen
ara non. Me- worked there until fr'a
po. Ailoaro nred three shots az
,x Nm. yesterday afternoon while
.rs. conso vas returning from the g,
gt ,no,,, of awcarlng H. recruits.
ass.ss,n seized tho kings horse