Lisbon, June 7, A foreigner to-day, using a res volver, shot at, and severely: won ed the German Minister, Dr. Alba von Baligand, as he was leaving the German cruiser, Koenigsberg, which, at the present time is visiting here with other German warships.
The German Minister has die from his injuries.
Following his visit to the emi Koenigsberg the German Minister, Dr. von Baligand, had entered his motor-car when a tall wild-looking man dashed forward and fired four shots, two of which entered the t's head while the two other pierced the hat of the German Counsellor, Dr, E. Bueehy who. vas sitting beside Dr.' von Baligand, The police seized the assassin, who was found to be a German-Polish sailor, 81 years old, named Franz, Bicchowski.
Questioned ly the police, Biechow= ski made the amazing statement shot him to show T'was not mad."
Me said he decided to kill an. im~ portant person in order to draw public attention to the fact that he was sane. He explained that he hau been interned for two years a German lunatic-asylum from. which he escaped in 1921. He came from Madrid to Listen recently and, hearing of the visit of the German Naval Squadron, decided to carry out his murderous plan. He saw motorvear bearing the arms of the German Legation and decided it must. contain somebody important, Me immediately produced his ree volver and fired at the occupants, He did not know he was shooting the German Minister but, when told iis vieitin's name, eaid "am glad T committed a sensational ¢rime which is certain to be discussed"—Reuter.
Lisbon, June 7, The German Minister had accom panied Admiral Gladisch on offelal visits to the President of the Pore tuguese Republic, the Portugues ter of the Navy, the Minister Forcige Ata and the Miltary Civil Governors of the Portuguers Public indignation is intense at the crime against the representative of 'a friendly power. The assassin was seized by witnesses and handed over to the Police who from the Baltic court who has boon unable to "secaro employment. in Lisbon fo: time, Tie suen therefore, that he' had nrobeby applied for help at the German Legation which was not in a position to help him to the extent that he desired. "However, official inquiry by the Police is ander way—Trant Ocean Kuo Min, Berlin, June 7
The news of the assassination of the German Minister to Portugal hag wwed a painful sensation in all The deceased, who was only Yeare of ae, was generally regarded a= one of Germany's ablest and youngest diplomats, He ngeuished for his ious to his appointment -as German Portugal, Dr. Baligand was Chief of the Press Department of the German Foreign The deceased's widow is wells known in Berlin's social circles and profound sympathy is felt for her her bereavemert—Trans-Ocean Kuo Min,
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