KING HUMBERT NOT SCARED.
A sergeant of infantry garrisoned at Monza attempted to kill himaelf with a rifle. Among his effects was found a lettor addressed. to the King, stating that he bad been deputised by a secret society to kill the King, but preferred to die himself, and commending his mother to the King's care. When taken before a magistrate, the sergeant adhered to the statements in his letter, but refused to divulge the name of the society. King Humbert, on reading the letter, said that the man must be a lunatic who wished to create a sensation by committing suicide.
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Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 160, 28 August 1886, Page 3
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102KING HUMBERT NOT SCARED. Te Aroha News, Volume IV, Issue 160, 28 August 1886, Page 3
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