The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-06-30
ARCHDUKE and
CONSORT SHOT
Both Die in Automobile
Archduke Wards Off Bombs
At the First Attempt

MURDERER Later huSneS 20 VEHICLE
and Empties His Revolver Into
Victims-Great Thronq Makes Des-
perate Effort To Kill Student, But
Police Save Him.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Serajeyo, Bosnia.-Archduke Franz
Ferdinand, nephew of Emperor Franz
Josef, and heir to the Austro-Hunga-
rian throne, and his wife, the Duchess
of Hohenberg, were assassinated when
driving from the city hall, where they
had attended a celebration.
The royal carriage had just started
away from the station when journey
man printer, Pierre Gabrinovic, hurled
bomb at the carriage, injuring six
persons, all members of the royal
party.
A young Servian student named
Prinzip, an accomplice of Gabrinovic,
raised a revolver an hour later and
fred several shots at the archduke and
duchess, each of the bullets striking
a vital spot The archduke was shot
in the head and the duchess in the
abdomen They were carried into the
palace, where they died within a few
minutes. Those of the throng nearest
for a moment after the explosion and
shots, and then, before the smoke
cleared away, flung themselves upon
Gabrinovic and his accomplice, who
were trying to make their escape un-
der cover of the confusion. The two
men were thrown down and men and
women tried to lynch them.
Wards off Bomb With Arm.
Those responsible for the assassi-
nation took care that it should prove
effective, as there were two attacks,
the first with bomb and the second
with revolver. The bomb was thrown
at the royal automobile as it was pro-
ceeding to the town hall, where a re-
ception was to be held. The archduke
saw the deadly missile hurting
through the air and warded it off with
his arm. 1t fell outside the car and
exploded, slightly wounding two aids
de-camp in a second car and half g
dozen spectators.
1t was OF the return of the process
sion that the assassination took place
i The first attempt against the archdukt
| took place just outside the Girls Higl
school. His car restarted, after brie
pause for an inspection of the building
when Gabrinovic hurled the bomb.
Falls Under Following Car.
This was SO successfully warded of
by the archduke that it fell directl.
beneath the following car, the occu
pants of which, Count Won Boos-W Wal
deck and Col. Merizzo, were struck b.
slivers of iron. Archduke Fran
Ferdinand stopped his car and, afte
making Inquiries as to their injurie
and lending what aid he could, contin
ued his journey to the town hall.
There the Burgomaster began tn,
customary address, but the Archduk
sharply interrupted and snapped out
Herr Burgomaster, we have com
here to pay you visit and bomb
have been thrown at US. This is alto
gether an amazing indignity."
Nov you may speak"
Bound on Mission of Mercy.
On leaving the hall the Archduk
and his wife announced their inter
ton to visit the wounded members o
their suite at the hospital on their wa
back to the palace.
They were actually bound on thei
mission of mercy when, at the corne
or Rudolf strasse and Franz Jose
strasse PrinZip opened fire.
A bullet struck the Archduke in tn
face.
The Duchess was wounded in tn
abdomen and another bullet struck he
in the throat, severing an artery
She fell unconscious across her hu!
bands knee
At the same moment the Archduk
; sank to the floor of the car
The assassins were interrogated
the police and both seemed to glor
in their exploit. Prinzip said he ha
studied for time at Belgrade.
: Prinzip Long Planned Murder.
He decided he had long intended
kill some eminent person from natiol
alist motives.
He was awaiting the Archduke at
; point where he knew the automobil
would slacken speed, turning int
! Franz Josef strasse.
The presence of the Duchess in tn
car caused him to hesitate, but onl
for a moment n
: Then his nerve returned and he EN-
tied his pistol at the imperial pair.
He denied that he had any accon
plices.
> Prinzip is 1S years of age. Pierr
Gabrinovic is 81. He told the polio
heh ad obtained the bombs from Al
I archists at Belgrade, whose name
he did not know.
f Assassin Leaps Into River.
J. After his unsuccessful attempt |
blow up the imperial visitor Cabr
> movie sprang into the River Miljachk
] in an effort to escape, but witnesses {
: his crime plunged after him an
seized him. A few yards from tn
: scene of the shooting an unexplode
bomb was found, which, it is su
pected, was thrown away by an a
!. complice after he had noted the SUI
cess of Prinzip's attack. The tim
; and place for the deed we're we
chosen, for the city was en- fete in hol