The New York herald., 1922-12-17
POLAND'S PRESIDENT,
TWO DAYS IN OFFICE,
VICTIM OF ASSASSIN
Gabriel NarutowicZ, Elect
ed Week Ago, Killed by
Insane Artist.
SHOT THRICE IN BACK
Had Opened Art Exhibition
and Started to View
the Paintings.
SLAYER CAUGHT IN CROWD
Executives Selection Was Fol-
lowed by Riots in Which
Many Were Killed.
SLAYER CAUGHT IN CROWD

WARSAW, Dec. 16 (Associated Press).
Gabriel Narupwica President of the
Polish Republic was shot to death by
an assassin at noon to-day. one week
after his election and forty eight hours
after entering Office.
exhibition and the assassin was an
artist named Niewadomski, regarded
by his associates as mentally de-
ranged.
The President had made an address
and, accompanied by his aid de camp
and two members Of his Cabinet, was
entering the hall Of the exhibition to
view the paintings when Niewadomski
Joined the throng pressing about the
President to shake his hand.
shot In Back Three Times.
Instead Of stopping in front of NJ.
Narutowicz. however, the assassin cir
cled the crowd to the rear. Then,
working his way close to his victim,
he drew revolver and fired three
times. all the bullets piercing the Pres.
ident's back.
NJ. Narutowicz fell to the floor and
died almost instantly. The slayer tried
to run away. but was Immediately borne
down by spectators. who kicked and
beat him unmercifully He was rescued
with difficulty by the police and taken
to the station under heavy guard
NJ. Rataj. Speaker OF the House. who.
10 Conformity With the Polish constitu-
tion. became President Of the Republic
ad interim. this evening called on Gen
Sikorski to form a new Cabinet This
was constituted promptly as follows:
Premier and Minister of the Interior
Gen. sikorski; Foreign Affairs. Count A.
Skrzynsld; Finance, NJ Jaztrzembski:
War; NJ. stokowski; Labor. Ludwig
Darowski; Transportation, Louis Ia
gorny-Marynowski: Commerce and In
dustry. Henry Strassburger.
The New National Assembly will con-
vene at Warsaw December 20 for the
election OF a new President.
Brfef ana stormy Rule.
There have been continuous disorders
since President Narutowicz was elected
by the National Assembly last Saturday.
At that time there was tumultuous
clamor growing out OF. his unexpected
choice to succeed Gen. Pilsudski, the
battle between the rival factions and
the police resulting In four deaths and
the injury of more than 100 persons.
His adversaries. asserted that his cleo
ton was brought about by the support
OF the Jewish Deputies. Since then
anti-semitic demonstrations have been
more frequent and bitter.
Among the eye witnesses OF the shoot
ing to-day was William G. Max-Muller
the British Minister. who, overcome win
emotion. tainted.
The Nationalist Deputies announced
that they would refuse TO support Naru-
towicz or any Cabinet appointment by
him. They asserted he was elected by
the votes of .he Jews. Ukranians. Ger
mans and Russians, receiving only 1856
Polish votes. while 327 Polls, votes were
cast for Count Zamoyski.
Gabriel Narutowicz was born in 1865
at Telsze. now within the borders of
Lithuania. and was educated at Libau.
the Technical Institute of Petrograd and
the Polytechnic Institute of Zurich.
He first became member of the Po-
lish Government I'm June. 1920. when he
was given the portfolio of Minister OF
Public Works under Premier Grazski
and was reappointed TO this office by
the succeeding Premier. NJ. Ponikowski.
When elected President he was the
of Foreign Affairs which i'm
portant post he held under both Pre-
miers sliwinski and Nowak. He was
Poland's second delegate to the Genoa