ALFONSO OF SPAIN.
THE ATTEMPTED MURDER. THE KING'S STORY. I3v Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Received 10, 12.15 a.m. Madrid, April 15. Alegre was thrice rejected for military service, on the ground that he suffered fiom epileptic fits. King Alfonso, describing the attack, says that lie saw a man coming armed with a revolver. "He fired," he coneluded, ''and I rode at him. He tried to seize the reins, and fired again, the flash singeing my glove, while the hall grazed my horse. I then wheeled the horse, which knocked the man over with his shoulder as a policeman sprang upon him. The third shot was fired from the ground, and whistled overhead."
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 278, 16 April 1913, Page 5
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110ALFONSO OF SPAIN. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 278, 16 April 1913, Page 5
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