| Show PREMIER OF GREECE assassinated popular Stabbed by a cam bier who comm eted cr me in sp r t of revenge CITIZENS ARE WILD WITH RAGE angry crowd attempted to lynch the murderer but were prevented by coolness of officers athea s theodore P deliann s the popular premier of greece was stabbed and mortally wounded by a professional gambler named gheida kans at the main entrance of the chamber of deputies at 5 p m tues day the premier died within three hours the asnass n who was imme arestad said he committed the deed in revenge for the stringent measures taken by premier delyannis against the gambling houses all of which recently were closed the premier alved at the entrance of the chamber in a carriage ghera karis approached saluted the prem er and opened the carriage door the premier was in the act of thanking Ghera karis for his courtesy when the gambler plunged a long dagger into M De lannis abdomen inflicting a frightful wound the murderer was immediately overpowered by the attendants med ical as immediately sum monel and the wounded man was taken to a red cross station where an operation was performed in an et fort to stop the internal hemorrhage this was unsuccessful and premier delyannis died at 7 30 clock the news spread quickly and it would be impossible to describe the popular evidences of sorrow or the anger of the dowds who attempted to lynch the assassin lynching was prevented by the gendarmes who rushed the r prisoner from the b bild lild ing to it is est mated that 20 persons witnessed the removal of the body of he premier from the red cross sta tion to his late residence members ot the cabinet and of the chamber ol 01 deputies were among the crowd many ot them weeping the cabinet met in the evening at he residence of the president of the chamber and it was decided that the body abo ild lie in state in the cham er before interment king george who is at announced that he would at once return to athens investigation by the police show that Gher akans was recently liberated from prison having been sentenced to eighteen years tor the murder of his wife |
