LEGATION SECRETARY ASSASSINATED.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIX, Issue 8122, 19 April 1906, Page 3

LEGATION SECRETARY ASSASSINATED.

DRAMATIC AFFAIR:

A BROTHER'S REVHNGE.

A recent cable message stated that Senor Palmaoeras, Secretary to the Chilian in Brussels, had been murdered. From particulars now to hand it aDpears that Senor Falmaoeraft was killed iu the diningroom of a boarding-hou9e recently by the sou of the Chilian ConsulGeneral, M. Waddington. Reuter . says that M. Waddington fired five revolver shots at Senor Palniaceras, all of which struck him in the head. The victim, who was only 25 years of age, survived his terrible wounds only a few minutes. The diningroom of the boarding huuse was the scene of the tragedy. Senor Palmaoeras was about to marry the daughter of M. Waddington, the Consul-General, and the sister of his assailant, and a family dinner in celebration of the engagement was to have taken place at six o'clock on Saturday evening. During thelaHt tow days there had been a coldness between Senor Palmaoeras and his fiancee, and at the LAST MOMENT THE YOUNG DIPLOMAT made known to his future father-in-law that be would not attend the dinner, to which the heads of the other legations in Brussels and various Belgian and foreign notabilities had been invited. When M. Waddington, juur. beard of this defection on the part of his prospective brother-in-law he proceeded to the boardiuK-bouse, where he expected to mnet Senor Palmacerae, found bim there, and shot him as deHOriberij Details respecting the tragedy reveal that Palmaoeras was a WILD AND EXTRAVAGANT MAN., , He not infrequently disappeared for days at a time. He was extremely handsome. Both M. and Mme. de Waddington did their utmost the prevent the engagement of their daughter—a young girl of great beauty, aged ninetee-:—and Palmaoeras, but in vain. The formal dinner wbiob announces an engagement was held about a fortnigbt'ago, the news being duly forwarded to the papers. On Saturday a special dinner was to be given to tbe Diplomatic Corps in honour of the young couple, but on tint day M. Palmaceias suddenly announced bis intention of postponing tbe wedding, declaring that he was goipg to Chili. Mme. de Waddington remonstrated with him, and he flew into a fit of rage, HEAPING INSULTS UPON HER, and her daughter, and threatening tbe mother with death if she pursued him. Young Carlos de Waddington, who is only seventeen, and baa been stuuying in Ghent, came borne a few moments after this scene, and rushed after Palmaoeras. When tbe boy came face to face | with Palmaoeras be three times asked him: "Do you intend to fulfil your engagement and marry my sister?" Each time tne reply was tbe same, j "No!" But the third reply was no sooner uttered than THE BOY SHOT HIo SISTER'S LOVER through the bead. Carlos then flung tbe pistol down, and fled to the cab which was waiting at tbe door, and returned to tbe Legation, wherein diplomatio privileges gave him safety from arrest, and where at tbe time of his arrival ■ t the guests were already driving to -''■ the door for tbe dinner of congratulation.