The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-03-18
MURDER or TEE GEAR.
The Terrible End of the emperor Alsran.
doris Trsubled Career.

htcAuuuch Ah's o"pOfVs VI W. 'hc
Ru ssias, was struck down, Sunday. by
the blow of the Nihilist assassin. The
of the terrible event, as gath
cred from the days dispatches, are CIV
en- below.
All the official dispatches agree as to
the following facts: The Gar was re-
turning In covered carriage from the
Michael palace about IL q. m, with his
brother, the Grand Duke Michael. His
escort consisted of quarter troop of
Cossacks and several officers Of the
household accompanied him In sleighs.
As the carriage was passing along the
banks of the EkaterinOfsky canal and at
point Immediately opposite to the i'm
perial stables, bomb was thrown by
man who was standing behind . knot
of pedestrians who had stopped 10 see
the Emperor 70 by. 1t exploded with
q terrific crash right under the body Of
the carriage, the splinters flying across
the street, but doing no injury beyond
tearing away the back part Of the car
riage. The driver, who had drawn up,
descended from his box and the Cossack
escort, which was few PAGES In the
rear, at once galloped up.
At this time there were not more than
twenty persons present. The Gear, on
hearing the crash, At once raised the
window, opened the door and jumped
out, and while he was drawing his fur
cloak about him second bomb wa
thrown from the knot of spectators, ex-
ploding right at his feet. The smoke
Of the first explosion was still hanging
about, and when the second bomb
struck the pavement dense cloud en-
veloped the carriage. There was Q howl
Of pain and anguish from the Cossacks,
some of whom were killed and more
wounded by the flying splinters, and
three or four of the lookers-on fell also.
This crash brought squad Of police,
who were just going to duty at the Inn
perial stables. As the smoke lifted, the
Gear was seen lying on his back beside
the wreck of the carriage, his legs torn
and shattered, aud blood pouring
from ghastly wounds in his thighs.
His cloak and wearing appeal were lit
orally torn from his back. He was
deathly pale and his cries to the officers
of the household for help were scarcely
audible. Col. Djorjebky Of his suite,
who was badly injured by the second ex-
plosion, which had shattered his sleigh,
raised the Emperor from the ground,
and, with the Cossack officers lifted him
into sleigh and conveyed him to the
Winter palace. The bombs were SIM
ply thick glass balls filed with dyna.
mite. All this did not occupy three
minutes and the prisoner was thrown
into sled and drive off under strong
guard. Col. Djorjebky's sleigh bear
ing the wounded Emperor and two or
three attendants, drove rapidly through
thelstreets to the Winter palace, where
q mounted messenger had previously ar
rived with the news.
BY this time the story was known
throughout the neighborhood of the pal
ace, and as the sleigh drove through the
main gate, the people stood by, uneov-
cred, while hundreds and thousands
docked to the scene of the tragedy.
The alarm had been sounded in the
military and police barracks and in q
trice the guards Of the Winter palace
were doubled and the streets lined
with sOldiery. The news soon reached
the churches and the congregations
rushed into the streets and made for the
palace, where squadrons of Cossacks
aud regular calvalry kept them at bay.
Gen Melikof, the military governor,
was on the spot ten minutes after the
Cars arrival and he at once called out
large detachments of cavalry and ar.
tillery aud telegraphed all the comman.
ders In the city and outlyining posts to
hold themselves in readiness to move
with their troops ct . moments warn
ing. There IL no doubt that the authori.
ties half feared general rising Of nihi-
lists, but II such . thing had been contem-
plated 1t was quite out of the question.
the whole city being an armed camp
before the clocks struck twelve. The
fremen and fire police kept q sharp
lookout for fires, and the principal gov.
eminent and municipal buildings were
put under close guard.
THE ARREST OF THE AssAssINs.
Meanwhile the Cossacks and police
had charged upon the knot of people
from which the two bombs were flung.
Several persons pointed to man In the
rough sheep skin garb of . peasant and
declared that he had thrown the first
shell. This was confirmed by the Cos.
sacks who saw him hurting It. Colonel
of Police Archemaf seized him. The
man struggled desperately, and as the
now Observation-Disclosures uponlhim,
drew revolver as though intending TO
shoot the Grand Duke Michael (whose
escape from death by the second explo-
sion was = little short of miracle), but
the hand was struck down, and in an
instant he was thrown to the earth and
securely pinioned, the police putting
irons upon him and the Cossaoks bind.
ing him with ropes. A large body of
military and police had gathered by
this time, and active search was made
for the other assassin. There was cry
that be had run into the imperial stables,
every door Of which was at once guard.
cd, while theSpolice secured thc;yards of
the building, but no trace of him could
be found. Ten minutes after, however,
the fellow fell into the hands Of the DO.
lice. He had run from the scene in the
confusion that followed the second OK.
plosion, and concealed himself In an
old building standing In Q lane near the
western wing Of the imperial stables.
A Gordon of police and Cossacks had
been drawn around the stables, 90 that
escape was impossible. The police
routed him out Of his hiding place, and
he was bound and sent of 70 the dung
con In the palace of Justice under an %.
cort of Cossacks. lie admitted his guilt,
andson being told that his accomplice had
also been arrested said they were ready
10 die at any moment. He inquired II
the Car was dead, and ON the police
refusing 70 answer the question, Rlee-
fully exclaimed: "Ah, know by that
We have succeeded; long live the peo-
pie" The police refused TO give the
names or any particulars relating TO The
prisoners, and tho reports current IN
the streets are nero guess work. That
they are Nihilists is, however, beyond
doubt, Both are young men and APP
Of good birth and education.
The Novoe Vremya states that one of
the men arrested Sunday confesses that
that he threw the first bomb, but denies
all l. a.