New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-20
SChinas Once Driven from Pal
aCe-TeI|s Police That He
Wanted to Redeem Life.
ONCE UNIVERSITY TUTOR
Constantine Takes Oath To-
morrow-Queen olga, Over
come, Starts for
SalOnica.

the ASA ssn of King George of Greece.
is still held in close confinement, At
was forced 10 undergo an examination.
but without elciting any facts 10 show
/ that other persons were implicated in
the cr<me.
Schinas is not a mailman. but ap-
parently IL weakminded. He lived by
begging. and three weeks ago came 10
| Salonlca by way Of Athens. He
| stopped for a few days at Voo. Ties
sally. where he delivered harangues. in
which he declared that in a short time
! he would succeed In establishing equal
| ity: that there would be no longer
either rich or poor and that work whiC n
was now accomplished in one hour
would be spread out over two.
Interrogated as TO why he assassi-
| mated the King. Schinas replied II
had To die somehow. as suffer from
| neurasthenia. and therefore wished 10
redeem my life" He appears 10 nave
| led a wretched existence, subsisting al
most entirely on milk. His family has
long ceased to acknowledge him.
Schinas for a time was an instructor
! in the medical department OF the Uni
versity of Athens. He refuses 10 give
any explanation for the crime beyond
the fact that two years ago he applied
for assistance at the palace and was
driven away by an aide-de-camp.
The premeditation of the regicide ap-
pears 10 be established by the fact that
SChinas lurked in hiding. He rushed
ont when his royal victim had reached
within six feet OF his lair and fired
/ point blank into the back Of the King.
who AT the time was only few va -ds
| from Police Headquarters.
when questioned 10y the police
Schinas truculently replied.
You have courts. | viii speak
/ there.
Pressed 10 say who he was and what
was the motive 81 his crime. he re
plird
Take mo To- the police station 80
that the crowd snail not maltreat me.
| ! viii speak there
con- reaching the police station he
gave his name and few particulars
about himself
The body u King Gcorg" vas en-
balmed to-day ana removed from the
hospital 20 IN" palace on stretch'r
borne hy his son. Prince Nicholas. seN o.
eral Of the dead monarch's aides de
camp and other superior officers ~
the Greek army. VINO took turns about
m carrying the str",chcr.
On the arrival Of the procession At
the palace military honors were rem
dered The BODY was then placed on
bier in the main chamber. the Greek
METROPOLITAN offered prayer. and the
civil and military authorities filed past
In many cases tn" spectators burst into
tears
Athens. March /? King Constantine
will take the oath As King ~ the
Urllcnes on Friday. He will arrive in
Athens tomorrow. The hope Is eX-
dressed that the King will he pro-
claimed as Constantine Nil the last
Byzantine Emperor having been Con-
stantine NJ.
The Chamber Of Deputies Will be
summoned tomorrow To take the oath
Of fcaltv TO the new King, after which
the ministry will resign.
Messages Of coincidence and sym
pathv for the royal family. the Greek
government and the Greek nation
uoured into the capital all day. The
first message from the head OF n ma
lion received 10y queen Olga came from
President Wilson.
ouocn Olga WAS too Frustrated by the
news Of the fate OF her husband 10 san
for Salonica last night, but she de-
parted to-day. When her sons. frih q
George and Prince Andre. commuri-
Gated the news Of the tragedy 10 her
she fell fainting in their arms. and only
recovered 10 swoon again. Thls nap
uened several times, until the physi-
clans we're able To soothe ner 10 some
ov,ent Al the princes and princess"s
Of the royal family accompany 'hcir
mother TO Salonica by way OF the port
Of Chalcis.
State mourning has been ordered Tor
q, neriod OF six months and court
,,,rnire for a wear. The whole Greek
capital is draped with mourning. ON
nublc and other buildings the national
flag flies ut half-mast and - drapei
with Grape. The bells or all IN"
,,,,ch.e in the CITY have tolled all Jay