The Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1866-05-12 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

COUNT  BISMARCK.  BERLIN, May 7. This afternoon, about dr o'clock, a well-dreosed man fired several shots from a revolver at Count von Bismarck in the Uhler den Linden The would-he assasain was insmediate,y arrested, having been seized by count von Bismarck himself, who was not wounded by ally of the shota. 11 p.m. The attempt upon the life of Count von Bismarck was made at five o'clock this evening as the Count was returning on foot along the Voter den Linden, after having had an audience of the King. I"nri reaching thr lichadow. straw he was fired at from behind bv a man who discharged at hun two barrels oft revolver Both shots. however, missed the count, who immediately turned and seized the man. In the struggle which ensued between them. the assassin bred three more shots from his revolver Count Biatuarch remained unhurt, with the exception of • slight contusion His clothes were also burned by the nearuesa of the three last discharges. The perpetrator of the attempted eaassaination, who was immediately arrested by the police, U a man. 32 years of age. It appears that he came front Hohenh,in, hi wurternnurg, with the delioerate intention of assassinating Count von Bismarck. May S. The Berlin papers announce that a great demonstration will take place this evening in frontal Count von ilianiarck's hotel, to congratulate him on his escape, from the attempt I upon his Ufa  Bhp& the assassin while unobserved in prison, atsbb d histeelft in the lierellt nine times, wtth a pocket bate having several blades. The physicians declared the wounds not dangerous, as no Important artery had been severed, and he was put In • strait waistcoat, but he died this morning.  "The Morninv Star say. learn with much regret that the young man Blind, who attempted to murder Count von Bismark and then killed himself, is the Stepson of the distinguished exile Karl Blind. [The earliest telegrams atated that Count Bismark's assailant was arson of Karl Blind and subsequently others have been reunited denying the relationship In truth he was the son of Mrs Blind by a former husband, but has borne Ins stepfather'. naMe j The young man was educated principally in England, but had beau for the last four years studying agriculture and economics at Hohenheiro, in Wurtemberg. Ile had not been li, London for more than two years, nor during that time. did his stepfather, whose name he had adopted, ever see him. A very short time ago he wrote to Karl Blind to say he might soon be expected home on a visit, and we believe his family were actually erpectom him Is, London when the appalling news merived of his desperate attempt and of his death. For a long time before the receipt of the letter which we have mentioned his family in London had had, we are told, scarcely any communication with hint. People who knew him speak of him as • young man of the most fanatical and extravagant views on many subjects; but of course no trait was perceptible to them which could have led them to suppose nissi capable of meditoting such a crime as assassination. It is strange that although his repeated efforts to shoot Count litsmark proved so completely abortive, he was a Allied marksman had Competed at some of our Wimbledon rifle matches, and on one occasion won a prize there. Ile was only in hrs twentysecond year when he attempted the crime of assassination and accomplished that of suicide.