Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-01-10

The 26lh of April, 1866, the Governor of
Moscow telegraphed to the Governor of
Kharkow that a Councillor of State
named Tutchew had declared that he had
in bis possession will by which the de-
ceased had bequesthed his fortune to NJ.
Safisnikow and M. Visdimir ZDlotnitsky,
with instructions TO pay bis debts and to
hand over to the Governor of Kharkow
and the Archbishop Of the same place
the sums ne had specified for the sundry
charitable institutions. NJ. Ssfisnbow,
an old steward of Apdreiew's, and 70
lotnitsky, granddaughter of the deceased,
went to Moscow i'm mediately afterwards,
but were unable to find M Tutchew; the
latter then returned TO Knsrkow, and the
former then went to s; Petersburg, aud
there concluded an arrangement with
NJ Lsvrow, by the terms OF which the
latter undertook, for the sum of rs 600
roubles, to seek out M. Tatchew aud the
will The will was subsequently found
In the possession of Prince Stcherbatow,
who, with Councillor Tutchew, was ap'
nointed executor of the testament. In
July, 1866, the Civil Court of 81. Peters
burg pronounced the will to be valid
and in the month Of August of the same
year the Civil Court Of Justice of Khar-
kow decreed that Saffianikow aud 20
lotnitsky. should be put in possession of
the property. But at the beginning of
the following month, Cap,ain Paul 70
lotnitsby, q distinguished relative of the
deceased, who had claim to the property,
got an interdict laid on this de-
cree on the ground that the will
was forgery. 10 the follow
ing November he withdrew this
accusation, and applied for permission
to be released from the legal proceeding
he had begun, assigning as reason that
further information had satisfied him
that the will was genuine. The Court,
however, decided that if the proceedings
ia the Civil Court could be abandoned on
the npplic alton of the parties interested,
!. could not be allowed in the Criminal
G ourt, aud consequently it enforced the
decision that The order for an inquiry
m ade on the 28th of September should
be maintained. The ultimate result of
this inquiry was the confirmation of the
charge that the will was a forgery, and
from the evidence obtsined 10 the course
of this inquiry Alex Zsrouduy, Alexan-
der Safianikow, Serge Lavrow, John
Diukow, N. Gorsky, retired Govern
ment Secretary; Prince Petere Stcher-
bstow, q retired Lieutenant; Captain
Peter Mstyeview, Nicholas Beltchenko,
gentleman, Colonel Nicholas Polozow
and the wife of the above named
Lsvrow we're brought before the
tribunal at St. Petersburg on the
charge of forgery. Zarondny. Safiiani-
kow and Layrow were accused of being |
the instigators, the prisoners with being !
accessories; and aloug with them was in
cluied Vladimir Zolotnitsky on. the |
charge of having been cognizant OF the
fact that the will was forgery, and that
he VAS induced to present it to the civil |
court of Kherkow to obtain the property |
bedusathed to himself under its provi-
SONS. No less than one hundred and |
iva pty-four witnesses we're examined in |
the course of the trial, .he result of which |
was ,ha.. L,vrew was sentenced to trans
to Siberia, Siffisnikow and
Dinkow 10 reside there; Zsroudny, in
vboae favor ,'he jury admitted extenuat-
lag circu umstan ces, was condemned to
reside in the Go, ernment OF Archsngel, |
he tribuuaI takinx Z into consideration
he slate of his hea lth, resolving that it
would appeal to the Emperor for ,permis-
ZION to remove him to place where the
,limate was less severe. Tbe remainder
IF the prisoners were acquitted. -LondoH
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