The Archive · 1929

ATTEMPTED MURDER OF PRINCE: UMBERTO

Assailant's Confession of Intention to Kill the Italian Heir Brussels, Oct 24.

Fernando Derosa, who made attempt on Crown Prince Umberto's life this morning, interrogated at the Palais de Justice, is alleged to have confessed that he intended to Kill Prince Umberto. He said that. was a Socialist member of the Second International and a Jaw student in Paris.

Three of the Italians arrested om of the anti-Fascist dee jon outside the Italian Ems assy a week ago, have now been remanded into custody, Te has been ascertained that the second. Italian arrested after th attempt on Prince Umberto, name> Dipasquale of the news: paper. "Indépendance Bilge," Clares that he was chosen by lob to fire on the Crown Prine There is general indignation, inf Rome that an Italian should have Attempted the life of Prince Umbere Brussels, It is suggested that abroad should be more effectively watched.

Louis Dipasquale was releaped after a close questioning at the police station, He declared that. he twas trying to seize Prince Umber+ to's assailant when arrested, The Pope has conveyed to King Victor Emmanuel his regret at the shameful attempt on Prince Umber to. and congratulates the Crown Prince on his escape.

The Tealian newspapers are pubs lishing violent. articles. denouncing perverted Italians aprond who 3:0 besmirching Italy's name, Late.

Fernando Derosa, interrogated by, the examining magistrate, express:

rot for his act." He said that he had vowed to kill either the King of Italy, the Crown Prineg ignor Mussolini because they, betrayed the Italian Constltas tion, lo fired the first shot in the fair to seo whether his weapon wa in working order, after which i jammed and he was unable to fre again, Tt now appears that the repo. of the release of Dipasquate Tu reply to in qui Embassy here state that, to the best of their knowledge, Dipasqual is-n genuine pro-Fascist, but in v of a woman giving evidence th the saw Dipasquale making signs to Derosa, Dipasatiale has been' dew tained pending further inquiriesimy Reuter.

Brussels, Oct. 25.

Fernando Derosa, the would-be assassin of Crown Prince Umberto of Italy, made a statement to-day to the effect that nobody had instigated his attempt on the Prince, We declared that he had, thought of escaping. "I was quite ready to sacrifice my life," he sidy adding that he had expected to be killed on the spot.

Derosa, who has been brought in_an institution for foundlings at Milan, has never known his parents. He escaped from Italy last year and made his way to Paris. Reuter, Later.

The woman who said that she had seen Depasquale maning signs to Derosa, when confronted by De= parquale to-day, admitted that- she had mistaken his identity-Depas~ quale has now been released—Reuter.

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