The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-07
GEN MkshNrsoir lss.issIylrrD.
Political Motives believed to have been the
Incentive OF the Assa,sIn..

Gen. Mesentson was accustomed to rise
early. AMI always took a morning walk. during
which he used 90 visit the chapel in tho Now-k
Prospect He did 80 also on the morning ~ the
10th Of August. and ahout "a. VI. was return
Ing homo after his devotions. accompanied by
former comrade in arms tho retired Lieut.
Col, Mnkaron,. The General had lust come out
Of 81. NJ icha"is place. and had scarcely stepped
On e. the pathway of the grrnt Imllnnzkiyn
when Just IN front Of n confectioncr's shop. he
one Of whom seemed /" lie about 30 AMI the
other about % years OF age. one II them struck
him with dagger in the. left side, lust below
the heart. Col MakaroG hung himself on the
assassin, but his c0mpnnion fired u revolver ~
his head. and. although he was not wounded.
ho was stunned 10y the shot. Tho two then
hastcncd TO a ,splendidly appointed cquipage
standing close by.
There was not a policeman in tho strcot. and
only u solitary rI.clutor SO they were able t.
get of without hinirance. They drove along
The Quay and III, Garden street, the Ncwski
Prospect. 10y the Monument To- CHtharine H..
and 80 on 10 III" Theatre street where all trace
Of them WIS lost. \ discharged soldier. the
only person who snw the outrage ran after
them 9nd followed them as lar q NE Nlonu-
ment. but there his strength failed him A.
curdlng 10 his Descriptions, the carriage was
plainly II private one; tie horse WIS hand
some. thorou..hhrcd black horse aud tn har-
ness WIS mounted with silycr-Hll indications
that the nssassins wcr" persons Of means md
belonging 10 good station in life. Ono OF thcm
., Gen. Mcsentson did not lose. constituents.
lflNNIN ran iNl from lll'' fi'lllf NlI N N.Ii
when they heard the Shot and asked whether
any one was wounded. Tho General replied By
pointing to his bloody shirt Assisted ny Col.
rosehky. which conveyed lin 20 mis- residence
al the Supen-ion Bridge Here. in a few
minutes Maior-Gcn SurofI (lrepon- sur-
crssorl arrived. followed closely 10y Gen. Milu-
tin Minister OF War the Minister ol Justice, the
prOrurator-Geueral,a and the Assistant Chief of
Grndarmerie. Lieut.. -Grn. SrlNcrStOn. crowd
who assembled AT the scene ~ the outrage WIS
dispersed by the police. vino drew a Gordon
around the spot and covered with boxes two
pools 81 blood on the pathway. some revolver
bullets were found around the place.
Meantime. fully ten surgeons and physicians
had gathered around the wounded man. Prof.
Bogdnnowski and Dr. MamOnon after careful
examination declared that the dagger had
penetrated into the cavity 81 tho chest and that
The stomach was slightly injured They pro-
nOunced the wound 10 be not positively mortal,
but extremely dangerous. Minute doses Of
morphia were administered. which nt longlh
induced sleep. But alarming symptom, sc, IN
much moro rnpidy thnn was anticipated. AZ I
F. NJ Gen. Mcsentson began 10 suffer acute
pain and at 5:l5 j. NJ. he died in dreadful
agony. lie was little over 80 years of age,
The Beiin Post regnrds this assassination rs
the reloinher Of the Nihilsts Ia the execution
of KOVnlsky, who wns shot at Odessn two days
before. At the time Of the trial OF Vera /u~u-
Itch Gen. Mesrntsof MS well ne tho Chief II
his Chancellrric and other high officials. re-
ceiVed threatening letters. All the crcum-
sbtncos exclude the idea that this outrage can
have been dictated by priNat" reStugc. ara
point to political motives lis its true cause.