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Show PREMIER OF GREECE ASSASSINATED Popular Official ' Stabbed by a Oam- bltr, Who Committed Crime In Spirit of Revenge, CITIZENS ARE WILD WITH RAQE. Angry Crowd Attempted to Lynch the Murderer, Out Were Prevented by Coolness of Officers, Athena -Thetnlore I Delyannta, the popular premier of (Ireeeo, was stabbed nml itHirtnll) wmilidek by & professional gnmliler named (Ihera-karla (Ihera-karla at the main rnlrnnen of tha chamber of deimtlea nt ft p m Tues day The premier died within three hour The assassin who wns Immo-lintel) Immo-lintel) arrntrd. said he rtimmlltiM tho deed In revenge for the stringent measures taken by I'teinler Delyannls against the gambling house, all of which reeenlly were rkteed The proml r arltH at the entrance of the chamber In n carriage fibers-karla fibers-karla approached saluted the premier and (ened the rarrtage door Tho premier whs In the art uf thanking flherakarls for his rourtesy when tho gambler iitiingnl a long dagger Into M Deljannla abdomen Inflicting n frightful wound The murderer was Immediately ucrpoered by the atlendants Mod- Ics.1 Bselslanie was Immediately sum moaed and the wounded man was tnltfl to a Heri Cross station where a! operation was performed In an ef fort to stop the Internal hemorrhage Tsls was unsuccessful and Premier DtVannls died at 7 30 orkick 'he news spread quickly, and U Willi! he Impossible to describe the pWlar et Idem ex of sorrow or the nsWr of the crowds who attempted to fjfflfh the assassin Lynching was pn vented liy the gendarmes who rushed their prisoner from, the build IttK to prison ut is estimated that 10.000 persons whnesstM the remotnl of the body of the premier from the lied Cross sta lljn to his late residence Members otitic cabinet and of the chamber of dcputli s were among the crowd many ofj them weeping The cabinet met In the evening at tl resilience of the president ut the chamber and It wns decided thnt the holy should lie In stale In the rham br before Interment. King (leorge who Is at Taol, announced that he would at once return re-turn to Athens 'investigation liy tbo pollco show that tlherakarl waa recently liberated from prison, having been amtenccd trf eighteen )eara for the murder of his wife t |