The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-07-08
ROYALTY Is slain
Heir TO AUSTRIAN THRONE AND
HIS WIFI ARE MURDERED
TWO ATTEMPTS TO Kill

Royal Pair Were on an Errand Of
Mercy When They Lost Their Lives
-Murderers Glory in Their Crime
and Assert They Secured Bomb
From an Anarchist Unknown.
Arehduke Francis Ferdinand, heir
to the Austro-Eungarian throne, and
his wife, the Duchess Of Rohenoerg'
were assassinated Saturday while
driving through the streets OF Sara
ieYo, the Bosnian capital. A youth
full Servian student fred the shots
which added another to the long list
OF tragedies that has darkened 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
a possible attc ut against his life, the
archduke was watchful and struck
the missile aside with his arm. It fell
under an automobile following which
carried members Of the archduke's
suite, wounding Count Won Boos-Wal-
deck and Col. Merizzo.
On their return from the town hall
the archduke and the duchess were
driving to the hospital when Gaviro
Prinzip darted at the car and fired
yolley at the occupants. His aim was
true and the archduke and his wife
were mortally wounded. With them
at the time was the governor Of the
city, who escaped injury. The bodies
of his murdered companions collaps-
ed across him and protected him from
stray bullets.
The governor shouted to the chauf-
: feur to rush to the palace. Physi-
clans were in prompt attendance but
their services were useless as the
archduke and his wife were dead De-
fore the palance was reached.
In Sarajevo there lis mourning
everywhere Will black draped jags
and streamers on all public buildings.
Throughout the day weeping women
were to be seen in groups while great
crowds surrounded the spots where
the bomb exploded and where the
total shots were fred.
Archduke Charles Francis, known
popularly as Karl, who becomes heir
to the Austrian throne, differs from
all other members Of imperial family
inasmuch as he is the first member
OF the imperial house to have been
educated in the public schools OF
Vienna, where he mixed with pupils
representing every class Of society.
He associated with working men and
trades people and joined them in
their games, getting closer in touch
with the aspirations and ideals OF the
people than cry of the other Haps-
burgs. He is first lieutenantin the
Austrian army.
Anti-Seryian demonstrations began
Saturday night. The may Of Sare-
jevo Issued a proclamation to the
residents Of the denouncing the crime
and declaring that by tho confessions
of the assins it was shown beyond
:. all doubt that the bomb thrown at the
arehduke's car same from Belgrade.
At meeting of the provincial diet
tie president of tho chamber express
ed Bosnia's profound sorrow and in
dignation over the outrage and paid
glowing tribute to the archduke and
the ruchess. He also declared his
unshakable love and devotin to the
emperor and the ruling house.
Those responsible for the assas-
sination took care that it should
prove effective. There were two as
sailants, the first armed with bomb
and the second with revolver. The
5 bomb was thrown at the royal auto
mobile as it sped to the town hall,
where reception was to be held.
The archduke saw the missile hurl-
ing through the air and warded it off
with his arm. 1t fell outside the car
and exploded, slightly wounding two
aides de camp in a second car and
half dozen spectators. It was on
the return Of the procession that the
tragedy was added to the long list
of those that have darkened the
pages of the recent history Of the
Hapsburgs.
AS the royal automobile reached a
prominent point in the route to the
palace an eighth grade student, Cav
rio Prinzip, sprang out Of the crowd
and poured a deadly fusillade OF bull
lets from an automatic pistol at the
archduke and the princess. Prinzip
and fellow conspirator barely escap-
ed lynching by the infuriated specta-
tors. They finally were seized by the
police.
The first attempt against the arch
duke occurred just outside the girls
high school. His car had started after
brief pause for an inspection Of the
building, when Gabrinovics hurled
the bomb. This was SO successfully
warded OF by the archduke that it
well dierctly beneath the following
car, the occupants Of which, Count
S Won Boos-Waldeck and Col. Merizzo,
were struck by slivers Of iron.
The assassins were interrogated by
in their exploit. Prinzip said he had
studied for a time et Belgrade. He
declared he had intended to kill some
eminent person from nationalist mo-
tives. He was awaiting the archduke
at a point where he knew the auto
mobile would slacken speed. turning