Attempted Murder

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 169, 16 January 1914, Page 5

Attempted Murder

OF A TURKISH LEADER. A DESPERATE ASSASSIX. PLUCKY SOX-IN-LAW. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright Paris, January 14. .A young man attempted to see Clierif Pasha, leader of tlie. Turkish Radicals, mid shot and wounded Oherif's servant. CherifVi son-in-law stmt the assailant dead. Received Hi. 12.25 a.m. Paris, January 15. Cherif wa:< aware that he was condemmed to death at a secret, meeting of Young Turks. He has been shadowed for sumo time by ten assassins, wdio were sent to Paris for that purpose. Until the. last few days, the police had stationed two detectives outside Cherifs luxurious flat.

Tlie first time the assassin called, Cherif was out, and yesterday, at nine o'clock, lie was in his ibath, and bis valet refused tlie assassin an audience with Clierif. The assassin thereupon produced two .revolvers and fired two bullets at the vjjJet's Rings, desperately wounding him, then wounded the ehauf-

ClioriFs wife, Princess Einineii, sister el' tlie Grand Vizier, appeared while the assassin wis refilling the revolvers. The murderer (-truck her with his fists and fired. The Princess, with great presence of mind, fell to the ground feigning death. The murderer, while running to Cherif's study, met Saii Bey (a son-in-law) who had jumped out of bed and rushed into the corridor hi his pyjamasPicking up a revolver, ho exchanged shots with the assassin. Salt Bey, while failing to hit, escaped the assassin's lire. lie ran to the Princess' bedroom, snatched her revolver, and shot "lie assassin in the head.

ICighty cartridges were found in the murderer's pockets.