OTHER ACCOUNTS OF THE TRAGEDY.
A PARIS VERSION,
THE ASSAILANTS AT A PEW ' PACES. ; ' ■ Paris, February 2. The "Figaro's" Lisbon correspondent states that King .Carlos' and the Crown Prince were returning,from Villa Vicosa, a Koyal residence about, a hundred miles from the capital. They crossed the Tagus to Lisbon. Carriaso and Court officials awaited the party at the landing-stage near the Praca do Uommeroio. .' • When the lloyal party was about to enter a carriage, several individuals who were crouching a few paces away on the landingstage, at a sign from one of drew revolvers concealed beneath their: cloaks and ,opened a fusillade. The King and the Crown '' Prince were struck by several bullets, and fell. Their assailants fled, and the soldiers forming the escort fired, killing three of them—some accounts say five. ,' PORTUGUESE LEGATION'S REPORT.' ■ ; OFFICIAL STATEMENT.' ' , London, February 2. The Portuguese Legation in London states that at 5 o'clock on Saturday, afternoon, when returning from Villa Vicosa, their Majesties and the Crown Prince and Prince Manuel, while passing Black Horse Square in an .open carriage, were barbarously attaoked with revolver and carbine shots. The King and the Crown Prince were killed. Throo of the murderers were killed, and threo others were arrested,
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 112, 4 February 1908, Page 7
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