The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-03-19
KING OF GREECE
ASSASS!NATED
BY DEGENERATE
Shot Down While Walking
Streets of Sal0nica
MURDERER is A GREEK
Arrested Immediately Following the
Shooting But Has Given No Mo-
tive for the Deed.

Salonika, March liking George
OF Greece was assassinated while
walking in the streets of Salonica yes
terday afternoon. The assassin was
a Greek of low mental type, who gave
his name as Aleko Schinas. He shot
the king through the heart. The
king was accompanied only by an
aidde-camp, Lieut-Col Francoudis.
The assassin came suddenly at him
and fired one shot from seven
chambered revolver. The tragedy
caused intense excitement. Schinas
was seized Immediately and over
powered, The wounded king was
lifted into carriage and taken to
Papafion hospital. He was still
breathing, but died within half an
hour
Prince Nicholas, the kings third
son, and other officers, hurried to the
hospital. Arriving first, Prince Mic
holas summoned the officers and,
speaking in voice choked with
sobs, said: ut is my deep grief to
nave to announce the death of our
beloved king. and invite you to swear
fidelity to your new sovereign, King
Constantine. Crown Prince Con-
stantine. who succeeds King George,
is at present at Janina. He is ex-
| pected to go to Salonica with all pos
sible speed.
The assassin of the king is an evil
looking fellow, about 40 years old.
On being arrested he refused to ex-
plain his motive for the crime. He
| declared that his name was Aleko
Schinas and, in reply to an officer,
who asked him whether he had no
| pity for his country, announced that
he was against governments. Schi-
| mas maintained perfectly impass-
| able demeanor. which was suggestive
| of his being irresponsible for his &C.
tions. Notwithstanding the rapidity
with which the king received atten.
ton he was found to be dead on ar.
rival at the hospital Precautions
were at once taken throughout the
| city, and perfect order is being main
| tanned.
The king fell into the arms of his
aid when shot. Two soldiers ran up,
on hearing the firing, and helped to
support him. He was placed in a
carriage and efforts were made to stop
the bleeding, but he breathed his last
on the way to the hospital nearby.
| When Prince Nicholas babe the off,
GERS swear fealty to Constantine.
| they shouted: Long live the king"
Prince Nicholas was the only mem.
Der of the royal family in Salonica.
| Mourning emblems are DISPLAYED
| everywhere. The Greek governor
has issued a proclamation announc.
ing that the oath of fealty to King
| Constantine has been taken.
The official world at London and
the general public were startled last
| evening by the terse message from
Salonica announcing the assassina.
| ton of the king of Greece. Interest
in the troubled Baykans has been
waning of late days, but the news OF
this wholly unexpected tragedy
created an instant and immense sen.
sation. 1t was not generally known
that the king of Greece was still re-
naming at Salonica as nothing had
been heard of his movements for sew
| eral days.
The strained relations between the
Greek and Bulgarian contingents at
Salonica gave grounds for the fears
that the assassination of Kinp
\ George might have been incident to a
clash between the allies; but a mes
sage received at midnight .dispelled
such apprehensions by identifying
the assassin as a Greek degenerate
Another dispatch referred to him as
demented.
When King George arrived in Sal
onica on November IL with Prince
Constantine and Prince George. he
was warmly greeted by the Greek met
ropolitan and the senior officers of
his army. All the houses were dec
GRATED with the Greek flag, and thous
ands of people assembled to cheer
him. He later took part in a service
OF thanksgiving in the archepiscopal
church.
|. In interview with the correspon.
dent Of Danish paper, King George
at that time said that Greece after
the war probably would have a front
Ter north Of Salonica and Monastir
and he was inclined to make SALON.
ca a free port Since the occupation
OF Salonica by the Greeks there has
been some friction between them and
their Bulgarian allies, but IL was
thought that this would eventually
be overcome during the negotiations
for the partition Of Turkish territory