The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-14
KING ALFONSO OF
SPAIN AGAIN
ESCAPES
Third Attempt to Assassinate
Him Fails
ALFONSO SHOWED BRAVERY
Was Riding Home From Military
Quarters When Anarchist Fired
Three Times.

Madrid, April liking Alfonso,
for the third time in his reign, mar
rowly escaped yesterday being the
victim of an anarchist attempt
against his life. Three shots were
fired at the king yesterday afternoon
in the streets of the capital by ma
tive of Barcelona, Rafael Sanchez Al
legro, who was Immediately overpow-
cred. King Alfonso owed his life 10
his own courage, quickness and skil-
full horseman ship. Accompanied by
his staff he was riding along the Gale
de Alcala on the way back from the
ceremony of swearing in the recruits
when a man sprang from the side
walk ana seized the bride of the
kings horse with one hand, present
ing a revo, er point-blank with the
other.
The king took in the situation at a
glance. With lightning rapidity he
dug his spurs into his horse, which
reared violently. His quickness
saved his life. The bullet, instead of
burying itself in the kings breast,
struck the horse on the neck, but so
close was it that the kings left-hand
glove was backened by the powder
discharge
Before the assailant was able to
pull the trigger again secret service
man sprang upon him. The two men
| fell to the ground locked in each
other arms, struggling furiously. The
assassin managed to free his revolver
arm and fired two more shots in
rapid succession, but the officer
knocked his arm aside and the bull
let's few harmlessly through the air.
At the sound of the first shot the
kings staff forced their horses on
the sidewalk and made ring around
the assassin. who fought long and
fiercely in the grip of four policemen
before he was overpowered and hand
cuffed.
King Alfonso, as soon as he saw
that the man had been secured, raisel
himself in the stirrup, turned to the
crowd, gave a military salute and
shouted in ringing voice, Long live
Spain" He then dismounted and re-
assured his staff, saying, 1T is moth
ing. gentlemen"
ACH up lOOG a iQdl iOln
the wildly enthusiastic masses, which
rolled along in great waves of sound,
all the way as the king rode to the
palace cool collected and smiling.
The crowds made determined at
tempt to lynch Allegro, who was hur-
riedly taken into house and kept
there until an auto-ambulance, escort
ed by mounted police, transferred
him to police headquarters.
King Alfonso was first to tell of
what he lightly called "the incident
which caused delay to Queen Vic
toria and the dowager queen, Maria
Christina, at the palace, who were
greatly alarmed. The king smiling
allayed their fears. He had hardly
been back 10 minutes when an i'm
mense clamor arose. The two
squares on which the palace looks
were black with people of all classes.
DESTROYS of showing their Joy at the
kings safety and their admiration for
his display of bravery The king
went to the balcony and acknowledge
ed the cheers and then sought the
queen, and the two stood bowling to
the throngs for several minutes.
The police Investigations have es-
tablished that Allegro was recently
expelled from France as an anarchist
after which he went to Barcelona.
He went to Madrid a month ago and
obtained employment in a carpenter
shop. He worked there until Friday,
on which day he was paid of It is
said that during the course of his
first examination Allegro declared
that on seeing the king pass he was
seized with a sudden evil impulse
and having a revolver in his pocket
drew it out Driven on by an ire
sistible force he sprang forward and
fired.