The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-11
SERVlA.

mOny-Con fessiOns of n Knife Man-".fOfyes
and Intent-Sad Picture of Domestic Life.
VIENNA, July l, 1868.
servian justice knows little of the claws delay"
Prince Michel was murdered on the 18th; on the
26th his murderers tried. The trial lasted only
one day, and they would doubtless ere the month
have been executed but that the passing OF
the sentence has been delayed in order TO obtain
from Maritsh, OF the four principals some
further confessions which he has promised to make.
As the court house proper was not large enough to
accommodate o BETTING portion OF the pubic the
trial was conducted in an outbuildng, which may
be kened to large barn, profusely decorated with
greenery and cOpsewoOd. On either side OF the
judges row of seats placed for The accOmmO-
dalton of the foreign charges d'aaires and cOnsus
in Belgrade and for Servan statesmen, prominent
among whom was the imposing figure OF Servia's
veteran Minister-the Cicero of the day-M Cara
schauin, OF him whose son was one OF the Princes
party ana of the wounded, and who, by his prompt
action, anticipated the cOnspirators in their plan OF
revOlutionzing the State and mainly contributed to
their being brought to justice.
Thirteen prisoners were placed at the bar, namely,
the four principals and nine accessories.
The four principals are Costa and George Radova-
novich, Maritsh and ROgich. The best known among
the accessories are Paul Radovanovich and simon
Nenadovch the governor of the prison in rapschei-
der Park and the brotherln-law OF Prince Alexander
KarageOrgewichs wife. The bearing OF the culprlt5
was defiant and calOus. They all evlnce That con-
tempt for death which Is a Servian characteristic,
and they manifest not the least sorrow for what they
have DONE Their only regret Is that the political
part of their plot-that which looked TO an over
throw of the Obrenowich dynasty-so miserabiy
failed.
Costa Radovanovich speaks with the utmost COM
posure OF the way in which he finished the Prince on
with his knife on his finding that the prince still
breathed after receiving the shots, and Marltsh'5
tives Of vengeance lie claims the honor OF having
fired the first shot at the Prince because, having
the murder OF his wife, the Prince refused TO remit
ten of those years. He states with brayado that five
the conspiracy, and that he refused them on the
ground that he wanted to murder not for money,
but for malice.
Roglch, on the other hand, says:-.l was a bank.
rupt and hard up for cash. received what thought
was good oier and naturally accepted it,
| Paul Radovanovich was the leading mind Of the
| conspiracy. lie alone held in ms hands all the
| threads thereof lie confesses to have talked over
the subject OF the murder OF the Prince and change
Of government last year, but he was opposed to the
carrying out Of the project at that time. some of the
persons with whom he spoke ana conspired wert
not Servans, but Hungaro-Serbs, living at Neusaz
| the chief town OF the serb districts or hungary
had come for action. For this purpose ne hired men,
| procured reviewers and laid his plans for change
OF government. All was ready Tor the murder 50
far as he was concerned, in March last, and the
Prince was "dogged" during that month and April.
were troubled with scrupies of conscience. and pro-
badly returned his money and declined 10 do the work.
May 90 TO his brother Costa, who then living at
SZabaz in Servla, TO come to Belgrade ard help him.
The reason for calling his brother TO his assistance IS
thus rendered In his own characteristic words:-'I
wanted him because could do nothing with the Old
womep/t Belgrade" Mr.. Costa, on leaving his
home on the desperate enterprise took his revolver
and sabre with him, and when his vile asked HIM
what he wanted to do with those weapons he re-
plied:-"The shots OF this revolver viii echo far and
wide IN Austria, France, England and Russia and If
| Isucceed YOU will become great woman" This
| deposition Is made by COsta's wife.
| In Costa Paul found the determined spirit he was
IN search Of and IN less than three Wec&s after his
arrival in Belgrade Prince Michel was dead man.
| AZ to Paul's motive for the act he himself says
that his design was To proclaim u republic, with q
provisional government for executive. Oi This pro-
visional government Paul himself was 30 have been
First Consul and two other worthy Senators, who
not In the least implicated in Ms plot, were to
have been associated with him. Paul baaovanovich
evidently took the first Napoleon az his model and the
18th Of June was intended to have been Servian
10Th OF Brumaire As 10 the part the exlled dynasty
of Servia were to have played IN this drama, he
asserts that he intended TO give them the go by, and
that he used the father and son. Karageorges,
only instruments TO further the objects OF his
own ambition. Nevertheless, II the republic had
proved failure, II public opinion mad pronounced
itself strongly In favor OF u monarchy, then, and
then only. he intended to espouse the canddaure Of
Prince Peter, the son OF Prince Alexander Kara
georgewich. and, with this contingency in view he
early this year drew UP model constitution, in
which the power OF the sovereign cut down TO a
very low point, and sent 10 To Prince Peter for his
signature. This constitution was returned to him
duly signed and then only did he begin 10 plot effec-
| lively for the removal Of Prince Michael.
Tire Indictment, which represents the government
| confession. II says:-.'However as one OF them
confesses they intended 10 cheat Prince Alexander
and his Peer for they had no notion Of elevating
either Of these TO the throne, and pretended to
work under their banner merely for the purpose OF
receiving money and other help from their hands.
This fact Paul Radovanovich himself confirms, for
he expressly admits tpat II was matter OF no mo-
ment 10 him VINO reighed but what the form OF gov
ernment should be: that was his first care" &c.
will conclude with one more fact concerning the
Radovanovcn family. Radovanovich. pere, who
now lives ut Szabaz Servia, Is Bosnian by birth
and had six adult brothers. Every one OF these
SIX were shot for one reason or another. The last Of
the family migrated into Serva, where he reared
family of six sons. Four OF these Implicated In
the Aforesaid plot and will shortly expiate their
crime with their lives. singular picture OF social
lie ON the frontiers Of European civilization.
ARREST or CoUNTERFErTERs IN 1SDfASA.-The
authorities have made heavy raid on the counter
feiters this week. On Thursday Washington Dress
er alias w. II. Rogers, living on Franklin street,
was arrested Dies and plates and bank note paper
for making fifty cent scrip were found IN his posses
bound over In the sum OF $4,000. His mother and
sister were arrested as knowing 10 the crime but
were finally released. Dressler was taken to In
dianapolis yesterday. The first suspicion in regard
10 DRESSER arose from an order for press sent to
Beeer Il Co., Cincinnati. They suspected that all
was not right and turned the order over to the United
States Marshall who gave the case into the hands OF
f. L. Quinton, United states detective. The order
was flied by sending Dresser an old press which had
been used by counterfeiters and captured once be-
fore. letter was also sent TO the erect that any
further orders would be cheerfully filed Quinton
and his assistant, Andrews then came to Richmond
and set about watching the express ONCE and Post
once. Dressler called at the express Office, repre-
sented himself as w. II. Rogers, signed the receipt,
and the press was delivered nj his house. Dur
ing the night from perch In Q willow tree through
set up and the preparations for carrying out the
Pendleton greenback theory and In the afternoon OF
named e Wlsm, "a" Arrested Al hperty has been
brought here and bound over In the sum OF $1,000:
He had $50 In counterfeit scrip on his person ana