THE KING HUMBERT ASSAULT.
Naples, November 19.—Signor Mehllo" editor of the Ceilsor newspaper, has been arrested. He was formerly an associate of Passante, the would-be assassin of King Humbert, .andl wag arrested with him in 1870 for posting revolutionary placards. The shopkeeper who sold. Paaflante, the knife with which he attempted to kill; the King: hasv been arrested: FurtheV particulars of the attempted assassination shtvjf;, that % Jtinjf pt^uck,; the ■. assassin nori;?. theUv h¥ad*-iw-iiß,i his sheathed, sword imajedwtejy -,on being attacked. Sigtior Cairoli grappled desperately with; the man, and received a lqng[ but not deep; wbniad, which caused considerable loss 3 of blood. He is now confined to his bed! The snrgepDS declare that the weapon, taken, from the assassin is riot; the,, orie with, which the wounds j^re, inflicted. The corps of veterans which had a bomb thrown into its ranks during y the pijQcejK sion in Florence, celebrating the. escape of the King, was similarly attacked while returning from the funeral procession in honor of Victor Emmanuel. Following is the Pope's congratulatory telegram :— Having heard o( the deplorable attempt made against the life of your Majesty, I express to you any extreme concern^ and at the same time' my congratulations that you have escaped this grate danger. I pray Ctod for preservation, of your Majesty's health.—Leo.' " ■''' '■'■ ■•■: ■•'■■..■■: ■..■.■;/■ ■''■■'■'■■
Passante informed,,, his executioners that his intention was toi finish^ 'King Humbert, and that if ha had had money enough to buy a reyolver he; would have succeeded. He had. no personal feeling against the; King or the Government He intended assassination: as a means towards a republic
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Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3072, 19 December 1878, Page 4
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265THE KING HUMBERT ASSAULT. Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3072, 19 December 1878, Page 4
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