The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-07-02
STUDENT STAYS
HEIR TO AUSTRIA
THRONE AND WIFE
MoRGANATIc MATE FALLS DEAE
IN HER HUSBANDS ARMS
AND SAVES MAYORS
LIFE.
SECOND PLOT IS Fatal
ROYAL COUPLE MEET END A.
THEY HURRY TO CONSOLE
AIDES WOUNDED BY
BOMB.
western Newspaper Union News Service

Sera1eVeO, June ZS.-Arcnuuke rTnH
els Ferdinand, heir to the Austria-Hun
garian throne, and his morganatic wife
the Duchess OF Hohenberg, were as
sassinated Sunday while driving
through the streets of Serajeveo. the
Bosnian capital A youthful Servian
student fired the shots which added
another to the list of tragedies that
have darkened the long reign of EN-.
peror Francis Joseph.
The Archduke and his wife werevic-
tins of a 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 a possible at
tempt 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
Waldeck and Colonel Merizzo.
On their return from the town hall
the Archduke and Duchess were driv-
ing to the hospital when the Servian.
Gavrio Prinzip, darted at the car and
fired a volley at the occupants. HIS
aim was true. for the Archduke and his
wife were mortally wounded. With
them at the time was the governor OF
the city who escaped injury. The bod
les of his murdered companions col
lapsed across him and protected him
from stray bullets.
The Archduke was struck full in the
face and the Duchess was shot
through the abdomen and throat. They
died a few minutes after reaching the
palace. to which they were hurried
with all possible speed.
Prinzip and fellow conspirator. a
compositor from Trebinje. named Cab
rinovic. barely escaped lynching by the
infuriated spectators. They finally
we're seized by the police. who afforded
them protection. Both are natives OF
the annexed province of Herzegovina
The first attempt against the arch
duke occurred just outside the girls
high school. His car had just restart-
ed after a brief pause for an inspection
OF the building, when Gabrinovic
hurled the bomb. This was SO sue
cessfully warded off by the archduke
that it fell directly beneath the follow
Ing car the occupants Of which,
Count Won Boos Waldeck and Colonel
Merizzo. we're struck by slivers OF iron
Archduke Francis Ferdinand stopped
his car and. after making inquiries as
to their injuries and lending what aid
he could. continued his journey to the
town hall.
There the burgomaster began the
customary address, but the archduke
sharply interrupted and snapped out;
Herr Burgomaster. we have come
here to pay you visit and bombs
aave been thrown at us. This is alto
gether an amazing indignity.'
After pause, the archduke said:
Now you may speak"
On leaving the hall. the archduke
and his wife announced their intention
OF visiting the wounded members on
their suite at the hospital on their way
back to the palace. Theye were actu-
ally bound on their mission of mercy,
when at the corner of Rudolf strasse
and Franz Josef strasse, Prinzip
opened fire.
A bullet struck the archduke in the
face. The duchess was wounded in
the abdomen and another struck her
| in the throat, severing an artery. She
| fell unconscious across her husbands
knee. At the same moment the arch
duke sank to the floor of the car.
The assassins were interrogated by
| the police and both seemed to glory in
their exploit PrinZip said he had
studied for time at Belgrade. He de
clared he had long intended to kill
some eminent person from nationalist
motives. He was awaiting the arch
duke at point where he knew the
automobile would slacken speed, turn
ing into Franz Josef strasse. The pres
ence of the duchess in the car caused
| him to hesitate, but only for a mo-
ment Then his nerve returned and
he emptied his pistol at the imperial
pair He denied that he had any ac-
completes.
Prinzip is is years old, Nedeljo Cab
rinovics is II. He told the police he
had obtained the bomb from anar
ch,sts at Belgrade. whose names he
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. Gabrino-
vics sprang into the river Miljachka,
in an effort to escape, but witnesses
Of his crime plunged after him and
seized him.