SERAJEVO TRAGEDY

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 8776, 4 July 1914, Page 5

SERAJEVO TRAGEDY

ASSASSIN'S REASON MANY PERSONS DENOUNCED TO THE POLICE. By Telegraph—Press Association—Coprrißhi '■Times" and Sydney "gnu” Services. (Received July 3, 5.35 p.m.) VIENNA, July 3. Gabrinovic, who rhrew the. bomb, said that his reason for throwing the bomb was that he was tired of life. He aud Prinzip persist that they bad no accomplices. Arrests continue at Serajevo, and many persons have been denounced to the police. Haurtis Jokai, the 'groat. Hungarian novelist and poet, has revived an old tragedy by publishing in his paper a. letter from tho Crown Prince Kudolf, written immediately jn'ior to his death at Meirerling, say.ng; —“1 cannot leave. Salute, in ray name, all my good friends and acquaintances.” [Tho Archduke Rudou, heir to the throne, committed suicide on January 30th, 1889.] STATEMENT BY ARCHBISHOP. CRIME THE CONSEQUENCE OF HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT. SERAJEvSI, July 2. Tho Archbishop of Serajevo stated that tho crime was a consequence of historical development, and must have occurred sooner or later. Prinzip expresses satisfaction at the carrying out of a long-cherished intention. Gabrinovic exclaimed: . “TSiank God, wo succeeded. I. am sorry for. the Duchess, but cannot help that.” IMPOSING CEREMONY. KAISER CANNOT - ATTEND THE FUNERAL. I3y Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright TRIESTE, July 2. There was an imposing ceremony before the bodies were entrained for Vienna. As the Duchess was a morganatic wife, the ceremony at the Royal Chapel will bo different. Whereas tho Archduke’s catafalque will bo flanked by velvet cushions, carrying his military and naval insignia, tho wife’s will have on it only a pair of white gloves atid a wliite fan. BERLIN, July 2. Tho Kaiser Is suffering from a slight cold and lumbago, and will be unable to attend the funeral, Prinoo Henry, his brother, will take his place. 1 CRIMINALS’ STATEMENT. HOW' THE CRIME WAS PLANNED. (Received July 3, 11.20 p.m.) LONDON, July 3. Speaking' to his lawyer, Prinzip stated that he got' bombs and money from Ciganovitch, a rich merchant in Belgrade. Ho tried to assassinate the Archduke at the manoeuvres, hut tho gendarmerie prevented his getting near. Prinzip followed the Archduke about from the moment be set his foot on Bosnian soil. Gabrinovic slates that ho got the bomb from Major Milan Pribiceyitch, secretary to tho Pan-Servian Union, who was in the, Servian military service. He told Gabrinovic to apply' to a well-known Komitaji named Oiganovitch, who supplied six bombs and six Browning pistols from the service .arsenal at Kragujivac upon Gabrinovic’s promise to find four more conspirators. Gabrinovic and Prinzip approached a Belgrade student named Trifko Grabes. All three received cyanide, which they were instructed to swallow after throwing the bombs. - Gabrinovic refuses to name tho other these conspirators. Grabes, ■ when arrested, .said:—‘‘l didn’t throw the bombs, as tho Archduke and his wife were already fatally wounded.” . Prinzip promises -te.- divulge the names of the other conspirators to-day, as he repents of the murder becau.se bis accomplices betrayed him. Prinzip’s courage broke down, and , he wept* during bis examination. Ho states that tho poison was knocked out of his hand before he -could drink it.