Show KING ALFONSO HS lapirow UGA Q P E THREE SHOTS fj fied AT SPAN ISH MONARCH IN STREETS OF THE CAPITAL BY NATIVE king owe ovies hie his escape to his HI own courage and skilled horseman hip ship soldiers prevent mob M ob from lynching assailant Asia llant madrid for the third time in his reign king alfonso on sunday nar bowly escaped being the victim of an anarchistic attempt against his life 11 arco shots cro find athe kin hing in the streets of the capital capita I 1 by a native of barcelona rafael sanchez allegro who was immediately over ove powered icing king alfonso owes oes his escape ta his own courage quickness and skilled horsemanship borse manship accompanied by his staff he was riding along the th 0 calle do alcala returning from the ceremony of swearing in recruits when n man sprang from the side alee walk and seized the bridle ot oo the I 1 ings horse with one hand p V besent ins ing a revolver pointblank with tho other the king realizing the situation with lightning rapidity dug his spurs into his hone horte which reared violently his quickness hia his life the bullet instead of burying itself in the kings breast struck the horse so close was the range that tha th kings left clovo was blackened by the powder discharge the crowds made a determined at tempt to lynch allegro who was rushed into a house and kept there until an automo automobile bilo ambulance es carted by mounted police transferred him to police headquarters king alfonso was forced to tell of what he lightly called the incident to queen victoria and the dowager queen maria marla christina who bo were greatly alarmed the king smilingly allay allayed kad their fears |