The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1914-06-30
Heir To Austrian Throne
AssasSindted Last SUNDAY
Servian Students Take Lives of Arch
duke Ferdinand And His Nor
ganatic Wife
TWO ATTEMPTS ARE MADE;
THE SECOND is SUCCESSFUL

Assassin Only Eighteen Years Old,
But Proud of His Deed; Bomb
Thrower Indifferent to Crime
Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir
to the Austro- Hungarian throne, and
his morganatic wife, the Duchess Of
Hohenberg, were assassinated Sunday
while driving through the streets of
Serajevo, the Bosnian capital.
A youthful Servian student fired
the shots which added another to the
long list of tragedies that has dark
ened the reign Of Emperor Francis
Joseph
The archduke and his wife were
victims of the second attempt in the
same day against their lives. First
bomb was thrown at the automobile
in which they were driving to the
town hall. Forewarned, however, of
possible attempt against his life,
the archduke was watchful and struck
the missile aside with his arm. 1t fell
under an automobile which carried
members of his suite, wounding Count
Won Boos-W aldeck and Colonel Meriz-
20. $500 lg.A@Fl'Is
Assassin's Aim True "a ~
On their return from the town hall
the archduke and the duchess were
driving to the hospital to visit their
wounded friends when the Srevian,
Gavrio Prinzip, darted at the car and
fired volley at the occupants. His
aim was true, for the archduke and
his wife were MORALLY wounded With
them at the time was the governor
of the. city, who escaped injury.
The bodies of his murdered COM
panions collapsed across him and pro-
tected him from stray bullets.
Both. Are Soon Dead
The governor shouted to the chauf-
feur to rush to the palace at top
speed. Physicians were in prompt at
tendance, but their services were use
less as the archduke and his wife
were dead before the palace was
reached.
Until the emperor's wishes are
known the bodies will lie in state at
the palace here. They doubtless will
be inferred in the Hapsburg vaults
in the Capuchin church at Vienna.
Assassins Glory in Act
The assassins were Intercepted by
the police and both seemed to glory
in their exploit Prinzip, who fired
the fatal shots said he had studied
for time at Belgrade. He declared
he had long intended to kill some emf
nent person from Nationalist motives.
He was awaiting the archduke at a
point where he knew the automobile
would slacken speed, turning into
Franz Josef Strasse. The presence
of the duchess in the car caused him
to hesitate, but only for moment.
Then his nerve returned and he emp
tied his pistol at the imperial pair.
He denied that he had any accom-
plices.
Prinzip is 18 years old. Nedelio
Gabrinovics, the bomb thrower is ri.
He told the police he had obtained the.
bomb from anarchists at Belgrade,
whose names be did not know. He
denied also that he had accomplices,
and treated the tragedy with cynical
Indifference.
After his unsuccessful attempt to
blow up the imperial visitors, Gabri-
movies sprang into the river Miljach-
ka in an effort to escape, but witness
es of his crime plunged after him and
seized him.
A few yards from the scene of the
shooting an unexplodsd bomb was
found which, it is suspected, was
thrown away by an accomplice after
he had noted the success Of Prinzip's
attack.
Anti-Servian demonstrations began
last night. The crowds knelt in the
streets and sang the national anthem.
The mayor of Serajevo issued a pro-
clamation to the residents Of the city
denouncing the crime and declaring
that by the confession Of the assassin
it was shown beyond all doubt that
the bomb thrown at the archduke's
car came from Belgrade.
At meeting of the provincial diet
last night the president of the cham
Der expressed Bosnia's profound sor-
row and indignation over the outrage
and paid . glowing tribute to the ARCH
duke and the duchess. He also de-
clared = unshakable love and devo-
ton to the emperor and the ruling
house.