The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1876-06-24 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

THE ISSSSINATIONS AT CONSTANA TINOPLE.' Avnipm.4o The following despatch has been sent by the Grand Vizier ;o the Turkish representatives abroad : I regret to have to announce to you an assassination committed on Thursday night on the persons of his Highness Hussein Avni Pasha and his Excellency. Raschid Pasha. Hassan, the assassio., a man of Circaatian origin, left the Military School four years ago as a lieutenant; and afterwards was appointed captain to be sent to the Corps 'd'Armda of Bagdad. He was; detained on account of certain circumstances and employed in different capacities. Eventually he was, raised to the position of adjutant-major, a function in the same corps d'art:Lee being confided tolhinn.: Hassan. made a pretext for not setting out, and was apprehended in order to force him to proceed to his post. On Thursday, being set at liberty, he went to the country residence of the Seraskier, and ascertaining that the latter was in Council with his colleagues IA the abodes of his ' Highness Midhat Pasha, the assaesia followed him ' there. The guards; thinking he was still an aide-glecamp, allowed him to enter the Council-hall. Hassan, at arm's len"gth, discharged a pistol which he drew from his pocket at Hussein Avni Pasha. While the other persons present were endeavouring to disarm him, ]'chid Pasha, Achmed -Aglia, a servant of , Midhat Pasha, and a soldier, experienced the same fate. The Minister of the Marine, as well as a soldier, were wounded. The assassin was arrested. It results from these details that the motive of the crime was personal vengeance, and that the deed has no political • character.  is;li.9111;  The Grand V zier has also telegraphed to the Turkish representatives abroad the following additional particulars respecting the assassinations committed last Thursday even. lug :"The assassin, Hassan, on entering the Council Chamber in which the Ministers were assembled, held • in one hand a poinard arid in the other a revolver, with . which he fired at the Minister of War. When the other persons present endeaxoured to seize him, he fired , upon the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Marine, upon Ahmed Agha, a servant of hia'Highness Midhat Pasha, and subsequently. upon'Chuirri Bey, an officer of Marine, and an aide-de-Camp, who alsotried to stop the murderer. The Minister of War, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Chukri Bey and Ahmed Agha are dead. Finally, this furious madman could not be arrested by the soldiers who hurried 'to .the spot beim e he had killed one and wounded another of their number." •  . . . Hassan, the assassin of the two Turkish MiListers, : was hanged on Saturday morning. A telegram in the Figaro, under date. Pere,. June 17, says that, "He was hanged at dawn this morning from a ' mulberry tree in the centre of the square of the Seraskierat. The rope was two feet long, and of the thickness of a person's little finger. The knot was under the left ' ear. Hassan was a very tall man, so that his feet nearly touched the ground as the body swayed to and fro. His arms were not fettered, and hung down naturally; he had no shoes on, only white socks, white cotton drawers, and a white shirt, the back of which was covered with blood .from a large wound." 4.4,7= - • ik.si .