The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-19
HAD PLANNED TO ABO|CATE
Dead Ruler Wanted to Retire Soon
So He Could Travel and
Live Quietly
H GRIEF IS MANIFESTED

Saloniki, March l9.-Aleko Schinas,
murderer of King George | of Greece,
appears To have lived much abroad.
He returned To this city only when
it was occupied by the Greek army
after the surrender of the Turkish
garrison, The prcmeditation of the
rcgicidc appears To he established by
the fact that Schinas lurkcd in hid
ing. lie rushed out when the royal
victim was only six feet from his hid
ing place and fired point blank into
the back of the king The shooting
occurred only a. few yards from the
police station.
Lieutenant Col. fraucoudic. the
kings aide de camp Immediately drew
~ revolver Schinas turned aud frcd
at Fraucoudie, but the shot went wild.
Two Cretan military policemen, acting
as escort of the king, dashed at Schi-
bas and pinioned his arms before he
could lire again. When FraucoudIe
saw the assassin had been arrested
he turned TO the king. who, hc sup
posed escaped unscathcd. and was
horrined to lind his majesty stretched
on the roadway Soldiers who were
summoned by the shots lifted the
king from the ground and carried him
TO a hospital. He expired on the way
without recovering consciousness
Questioned by the police. Schinas
truculcntly replied You have courts.
| will ynpaE thprp - prncepn "a
who he was and what was his motive,
he replied: Take me to the police
station SO the crowd cannot matrcat
me will speak, there" Reaching
the police station he gave his name
and Il few particulars about himself.
Body Taken to Palace.
The body OF the late king was en-
balmed today and removed from the
hospital to the palace on stretche",
borne by his son, Prince Nicholas. and
several superior officers of the Greek
army. The stretcher was followed 10y
u strangely diversified procession, con-
sisting of regular troops in campaign
outfit. officers In brilliant uniforms,
clergy. civilians, Cretans Greeks.
Mussulmans and people of various Bal
kan races i'm a variety of costumes
I'm arrival at the palace military hon
nrs were rendered The body w3s
placed on bier in the main chamber
Queen Olga is Frustrated.
Athens, March 19.--Queen Olga was
too prostrated by The news of the
death of her husband To sail for Sal
A.. 4 ltgr
her sons, Prince George and Prince
Andre, communicated the news To her
she swooncd several times. All the
princess and princcsses of the royal
family accompanied their mother To
Saloniki A state of mourning was
ordered for period OF six months.
The whole GreeE capital Is draped IN
mourning The population is over
whclmed. Bells i'm the churches tolled
all day and minute guns were nred
from The forts. The chamber of dep
uties met this morning and Premier
Nenzclos formally announced the
death Of King George and the suoccs-
sion of King Constantine.
Had Planned TO hbdicste
Copenhagen March 19.-The late
King George of Greece had intended to
abdicate the throne and live the life u
n retired gentleman after the conclu-
sion of peace, according To letter
from him, received here by a naval OF
iicer who was an intimate friend oi
the murdered ruler Before retiring he
wished to make tour Of the world
and particularly wished to see Ameri-
"a and visit the Panama canal
Assassin An Anarchist.
New York March i9-Aleko Schin-
as. assassin of King George. Is man
of education and confirmed anarchist
according to information obtained by
Demetrios Botassi. Greek consul of
this city. The man nursed grudSe
against tho king. Botassi was told to-
day by Greeks OF this city who know
Schinas well. because the government
closed n school of anarchism which
Schinas established at Noloti Thessaly'
where SchInas was born
London in Mourning.
London, March i9-The queen moth
er. Alexandra, sister of the murdered
King OF Greece. has recovered from
the first shock. and is giving personal
attention to the flood of sympathetiGI |