The New York herald., 1870-05-26

The Murder OF Prince Louis OF Arenberx-
How tho Assassiu Worked In snint Peters
burs-Thc Prince Returnins from u Ynchl
Club Meeting.
Mail advices from ST. Petersburg give particulars
oil he assLss inatlon OF Prince Louis Of Arenbcrg,
miliay v attacns at the Austrian Legation at st.
Petersburg, Of which the Atlantic cable telegraph
On Friday, May Q, the Prince requested his valet
TO wake him up at haipasI seven next morning, SO
that ne might have time to finish MS espondence.
On Saturday morning. about i've O'Clock the groom
returning from service at tie house 0f one oil his
ma ter's reads Knocked at the gate OF his masters
house, opening on the Fontaka but could not get
admit ance. Then ne went round the place, and
when ne reached the entrance opening on the
psa Msi,ohnaa n ne met with the porter VINO at once
haii-pas5 seven the CGigt-decha1tJ7e entered his
masters bedroom; he was much ast0nisled atsthe
CONFUSION prevailing in the room and as he did not
see the Prince in he bed, which was turned upside
down he was frightened left the room hastily, and
called the groom and the porter, with whom he re-
turned to his masters bedroom.
Then hey iouna the Princes corpse under the pill
.. low cases ana blankets; he had been dead scme
torn down fron the blinds; the legs were frmly Led
with shirt twisted and knoted; the mouth aud the
over them. Subs quenuy 1t was discovered tnat the
neckercnief had belonged to one OF the murderers
IL seems that the Prince returned home at half
past Two, coming from the Yacht Club. According
TO his custom, and 10 prevent his servants from wait
ing up Tor him, be had himself opened The door OF
the house AMI had shut it after hiD. Ii was not
through that door that the murderer or the murdereys
got adnitance into the house. The Prince diu not
usually lock the door OF his bedroom 1t seems also
that when has valet went To bed he did not
lock the entrance OF the corridor eaulng to door
open ng on the yard. Therefore access 10 the bed
room was easy. The state OF the body led to the
supp0siton that the crime had been pcrpetrat, ID at
about half past three O'Clock In the morning. Either
the Prince was In his first sleep or reading news
paper found near his bed. Neverth sess, from the
state Of tue room, " was evident that serious
struggle took place. The lamp was thrown down
and the contents OF matchbox were on the carpet
IL Is very likely that the Prince was thrown upOn
his beds where he was gagged aud strangled. Thelt
was the motive OF tie crime for many articles OF
jeweiry have disappeared.
A Moujlk, GOuri Chlcksk0w, has been arrested on
ser ous spicion. lie caunot explain how he spent
the night from Friday 10 Saturday and roube notes,
with blood spots On them, were found on hiai.
from Claimants Messenger, OF Paris, Nav AL
coins, god watch and some articles OF iewe ry mad
disappeared. His money and papers were contained
in box which the criminals had net been able to
force open, and which they had evidently Leen afraid
10 carry Or as the police accustomed 10 stop
persons found in the sire Is at night with parceIs
In their possession. A iaborer named Gouri Chch-
had worked for the Prince in February last, but
mad since been imprisoned for theft; he had
called on TIE uay Dvivrv - rlcaiva what
was due to him. lie Is not able to give salts
factory account of the manner In which he
passed the night or the 9th, and some OF his fellow
dodgers declare that he isit nome at six in the even
ing and did not return until the following morning.
sum OF about twenty rouplea t,hree fancs seven
ty-hye cents eacnl In paper money was i0und on
him. He denles al compiiciy In The murder, but
admits that while IN prison he had mentioned that
the Princes house was badly guarded against
thieves. cap found the bed is Identified as
ing belonged 20 81 convict unler dStenC.on az The
same tine as Chichskow. The way In Which the
murdercfs edocted an entrance stiil remains mys-
tery. The apartment over that occupied by The
Prince was unict and they may nave renaIned con-
ceaied there during part OF the previous day.