While he was still a prisoner in the Chancellery, Major Fey sent 2 letter to his colleagues, announcing that Dr. Dolifuss had been wounded and woitld agree to any successor approved by President. Miklas, bloodshed could be avoided. "The President, "however, refused to parley with the rebels 'A graphic description of how his master. was murdered was given 0 Reuter's correspondent to-day by. old servant of the slain Austrian Chancellor.
Dr. Dolifuss, he said, bad just finished conferring with' Major Emil Fey, Minister of Public Safety, one of the rooms in the Chancellery fand was about to enter the President's suite when twelve rebels, farmed with revolvers, burst open the door.
"Three of the rebels rushed forward and, raising their revolvers, fired point-blank at the Chancellor, all of the shots taking effect. Dr Dollfuss staggered and faintly called for help.
"The aged servant declared he was then ushered out of the room at the point of a revolver, leaving the murderers alone with' his master.
First official news of the death of Dr. Dollfuss was contained in a Wireless broadcast at ten o'clock last night by Dr. Schuschnigg, who, at the same time. announced his assumption of the Chancellorship.
"The blood shed by Dr. Dolifuss must not be in vain." he said, adding that the police and troops were loyal to the Government, which was complete control of ihe situation.
While the outrage was being cora mitted in the Chancellery Gixguised as soldiers, raided the leading broadcasting station in the Austrian capital and shot the slirector, Herr Hold, who offered resistance to. the invasion. The official an-nouricer had a revolver pointed at his head, a sheet of paper was placed before his eyes, and he was ordered to read that the Government had reyed and that Dr. Anton Rintelea Nazi sympathizer who resigned from the Dollfuss administration a year ago—had taken over power.
Tu a silent villa at Riccione, shrouded by darkness and guarded by policemen, Frau Dolifuss sat heart-broken since she heard the news of her husband's death. Her two children, from whom the sad telings have been kept, are eagerly waiting news their father, who, in normal circumstances, would have arrived here to-day.
Only Signora Mussolini has been allowed to enter the house of mourning, erossing from her villa cext Eva, the five-year-old daughter of the late. Chancellor, spoke 2 few
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