South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-29


TarfiaI law was declared here today
A consequence of the strong feeling
Of tension which has followed the as
eassination Of Arch Duke Francis
Ferdinand. heir apparent to the Aus
trian throne. and mis- mOrganatic
wife. the duchess of HOhenberg.
soldiers are stationed In the principal
streets and the jail il surrounded
with a military guard. \ number OF
persons were arrested for displaying
SerVian flags.
SARAJEVO. Bosnia, June 29.-De-
fant and boastful. the two young
slavs. who were directly implicated in
the assassination of Archduke Francis
Ferdinand. heir apparent to the Aus
trian throne. and his morganatic wife.
the duchess of Hohenberg, in this city
yesterday. were subjected to an all
night examination by the police. Cab
rinivitch acknowledged that ne had
thrown a bomb at Archduke Francis
Ferdinand. adding significantly:
1T was a good Slavic bomb. It
came from Belgrade and there are
more bombs in Belgrade. too"
The 1s-year-old prisoner Prinzip,
who hred the shot which ended the,
lives of the Austrian heir and his con-
sort. expressed no contrition. On the
contrary he posed as a hero. declaring
that his name would go down in his
tory.
Raid Prisoners Homes.
The homes OF the two prisoners
were raided shortly after their arrest
and the police seized letters and other
documents which leo 10 the discovery
that the Slavs here are maintaining an
organization for the purpose of har-
RAISING the Austrian government Inc
organization is said by the police 10 De
anarchistic. although Cabriniv1tch
and Prinzip declare that its members
are nationalists. some of whom are
a tride radical.
This was the version Of the murder
given today after the stories OF eye
witnesses had been taken and slfted:
The archduke and his wife were rid
ing i'm an automobile from the rail-
road station to the town hall when
crowded St, threw a small hand gren-
ade at the motor car. The thrower 8
aim was good and the missile went
straight toward the head Of the arch
duke, who threw up hi arm and
warded il of
Bomb Wrecks Auto.
The Internal machine fell into the
street where IL exploded a few mo-
ments later as an automobile contain
ing two members Of the archduke's
suite was passing over it The ma
chine was wrecked. and Count BOos
Waldeck and Lieut.. Merizzi were bad
ly wounded. They were taken 20 the
Garrison hospital and the archduke
and his wife continued along the route
laid out for them.
The archdukes wife was fearful and
begged Per husband TO return TO the
railroad Station, but be refused, say
ing that he would not dlsarrange the
program that had been laid out.
The ceremonies at town hall con-
sumed about half an hour during
which the archduke made angry ref
erences to the attempt on his life. His
rage had been increased by the ap-
pearance Of a number OF Servian hags.
Troops Fail Co Protect.
The streets were lined with troops
for the return trip 20 the railway sta
tion but despite these precautions the
death plot was carried TO a successful
conclusion.
Just as the motor car was passing
the corner OF Rudolph St. young
man who wore no hat stepped from
the fringe of spectators at point
where the military guard was weakest
and fred two shots from magazine
pistol
Al the first shot the archduke
lurched forward, the blood squirting
from his mouth. His wife threw her
arms bout him and as she did SO, "A
bullet struck her in the body and both
rolled TO the floor OF the automobile
with their arms clasped about each
other
The car VS. driven rapidly To the
palace where physicians made F.n eN-
amlnuon and said death had be an in
stantaneOus. The bodies lie in state
IN the governors palace pending word
Assassin Il Student.
military guard Of honor stands at
the threshold OF the death chamber
and the caskets rest upon an Austrian
standard.
Prinzip SAYS his first name is Ga
verio and that ne rs a student. His
conversation shows traces OF educa-
ton.
I'VE did not want 20 kill the wom-
an but it was necessary TO sacrifice |
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