Show WOULD BE HIS PARENTS COULD NOT BELIEVE THE REPORT brussels april 5 the attempt at the assassination of the prince ot wales yesterday was the sole topic ot conversation on the streets and in the cates and theartres theatres the atres last evening every where regret and deep indignation was manifested and satisfaction at the failure of tho criminal attempt was unanimously expressed it Is stated that when the crowd rushed at he received a blow from some ones fist in the face which drew blood one version of Sip idoa statement Is that be declared that he committed the act because he was an anarchist and he did not allude to south africa it is believed that the chamber of deputies and the senate will today adopt resolutions expressing indignant reprobation of the attempt upon the princes life the Patr ioto says investigation proves premeditation the interrogation of the prisoner lasted four hours and it shows that he was instigated by an unknown person who persuaded him to buy a pistol on sunday in the old market tor three francs accompanied by this person went on tuesday to a meeting in the flemish theater and then to the malson du heuple where they had drinks then they went to a wine shop where wrote a letter saying he had obtained employment he then went to the railway station and asked he hour of the arrival of the train later he entered a neighboring cafe and loaded his revolver in the lavatory refused to give the name of his companion who he said was a young man some years older than myself after was locked up the magistrate went to the house of his parents according to the etoile adelge explained his motive as follows for a long time I 1 have thought that the ambitious men who are un chaining war sacrifice so many human lives that they deserve to be punished these men should suffer the penalty of retaliation when I 1 learned oy the papers that the prince was going to pass through brussels I 1 immediately resolved to become the avenger of humanity and to kill this assassin on bunday I 1 went to the old market and bought a secondhand revolver and cartridges I 1 had then made up my mind to carry out my project I 1 regret that I 1 have not accomplished it as I 1 desired the magistrates struck by the incoherency of the story are convinced that does not tell the whole truth and wishes to save some one passed the afternoon in the chamber of representatives when he went to the station he asked the first person he met where the prince was the person answered that gentleman with the halt on at the same instant the prince took a seat and a servant handed him a cup of tea waited until ahe servant departed and then rushed towards the princes carriage the magistrates are going to verify the prisoners statement the commitment charges the prisoner with an attempt at assassination Sip idos parents were deeply moved at the act of their son his mother exclaimed what a disgrace tor us who have always worked hard and have sacrificed so much to bring up our children we have nine the youngest barely two years old we have sent them to school and given them a good aduca tion it is impossible some one must have assumed his name he never bad a revolver in his hand and had no money to buy one 1 his father said it is impossible I 1 gave him two franc on sunday for a weeks work because he had worked well it he has done this he deserves to be guillotined guillo tined I 1 wish to see all my children dead it they are to do such things it Is believed that this event will hasten the return to brussels of king leopold who is now at wiesbaden Wies baden |