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Show ARTIST SHOOTS POLISH HEAD PRESIDENT FALLS BEFOR BULLETS BUL-LETS OF ASSASSIN, WHO IS CAPTURED AND BEATEN Tragedy Occurs at Exhibition ol Palr.tlngsi Threj Shots Hit Ex- cutive In Back; Council Is Called Warsaw. Onhrlel Nnrutdwlcz, firs, president of tho Polish republic, fell before an nssnssln's bullet at noon Snturdny. Tho trngody occured ut nn exhibition exhibi-tion of palntlilg8, nnd tho assassin wns nn nrtlst, one NIowndoniBkl, long regarded by his associates as mentally mental-ly deranged. Tho president bad Just concluded n briof address and, accompanied by his aide do camp, and two of tho memhors mem-hors of his ralinet, wno entering tho first hnll of iho exhibition to view tho fmumiKB wncn iMQwaoomsKi joined tho throng cngerly pressing nbout tho chief executive to shako his hnnd. Instead of stopping In front ot M. Narutowlcz, however, tho assassin circled tho crowd to it position in tho ronr. Then, working his way so close to his ict'm thnt thero was no chanco of missing, ho drew a rovolver and flrod three times nil tho bullets piorclng tho president's back. M, Narutowlcz, torrlhly wounded, collapsed to tho floor and died with-'n with-'n n few moments. Tho slayer turnod for flight, but was lmmodatoly captured and beaten unmordfully. He was taken to tho nollco station under oxcoptlonally heavy guard. A council of mlnlstora was hurriedly hur-riedly called to examlno tho situation crontcd by tho death of tho president, presi-dent, but their doclslon if any was taken, has not been mado known. In nolltlcnl circles It Is said to bo possible pos-sible that Marshal Pllsudskl, former "hlef of staff, will assume tho task if forming n cabinet. Another report Is Pllsudski may even bo Invested with dlstatorlal powers. |