The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1881-06-02
The Cars AsSassins.

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Andray Ivanovitch Jelaboff, a peas
ants son, studied law in the Odessa
University. In 1872 he was expelled
1or the arrangement of an inimical dem
onstratlon against one of the profess
sors Then he entered the ranks of the
Nlhlllsts, among whom he was regarded
as one of the leaders Jelaboff married
the daughter of wealthy Alderman of
Odessa. Twice he was tried for politi
cal oifenses, but managed to escape un-
punished. In October, 1879, in COM
pany with his two comrades (sent TO
Siberia) and Mile. Iakimoff (not found)
he went to Alexandrovsk, where he
made mine under the railroad. and on
October 80 tried to blow up the impe
rial train. The mine, however, did not
explode, on account of the bad quality
OF the conductors used. Jelaboff was
not seen again until March II, when he
was arrested in St. Petersburg. In his
possession was found a large quantity
at dynamite and other explosives. The
digging of the mine under the Malaia
Sadovaia (the Little Garden street) was
conducted under his supervision. which
fact he readily admitted, as well as the
entire arrangement of the plot against
the Car. But he has undoubtedly to
divide the fame and responsibility for
that deed with girl.
Mile. Sophy Perovsky is the daueh-
ter OF State Councillor and the grand
daughter of Minister of the Gar She
received the best possible education.
She is of small stature, modest in ap-
pearance, and neat in dress. Twice in
her life she has waved her dainty
handkerchief for the destruction of the
Gar. On December 1, 1879, near Mos
COW, train was blown up. having been
mistaken for the imperial one. That
was the work of Hartman and Sophv
PeroVsky., Mile. Sophy has been the
soul of the Hartman party. Her tact
and her wonderful self possession re-
peatedly averted the discovery of the
Moscow Dline while it was in process of
construction. The neighboring women
many times called ON Nine. Sukhoru-
koH the assumed name of Hartman)
and inquired all about Hartman's
business, but Sophy proved herself
equal to the situation. Day by day she
stood watching the approach of every
stranger to the place where the mine
was under way and pulling the under
ground bell, thus warning the Nihilist
miners to stop work. She kept under
her bed over one hundred pounds of
dynamite, and it was agreed upon by
her krujok that she should fire at the
dynamite in case of the house being in
vaded by the police. When the Mos
cow mine was ready, Sophy was sent to
signal the imperial train. She made the
sign and the train was blown up. Sophv
and Hartman escaped. Now it appears
that it was Sophy, who on March Is,
made the sign to Bysakof and his com
rade to throw the bombs that proved
fatal to the late Gar.
Nicholas lvanovitch Rysakoff mot
Rusakoff) is twenty years old. He
studied in the ST. Petersburg School of
Mines, where he was admitted ON the
special recommendation of Count Via
zemsky, the late chief ofthe St. Peters,
burg educational district. Rysakoff re-
ceived thirty roubles per month from
scholarship founded by wealthy lum-
Der merchant. Rysakoff was one of
dozen Nihilists detailed with bombs to
meet the Gar, and it was his chance to
throw the first bomb.
Hesse Helfman is an educated girl of
Hebrew descent. 1t is supposed that
it was she and her companion, Navrot-
sky (who shot and killed himself on
March 49, that, in 1879, laid the mine
for the Gar on the Odessa Railroad.
NavrotskY at that time was employed
as switchman. Mile Hesse was once
tried for a apolitical crime. and sentenced
to be transported, but she managed to
escape. .z
kibaltshitich, q priests son. the man
ufacturer of the bombs, is one of the
most prominent Terrorists. Under diff
ferent aliases he is known to have
taken part in the most daring plots.
Mikhailoff, who was arrested in the
rooms occupied by Navrotsky and
Mile. Hesse, but not before he wounded
three policemen, is another of the Ter
rorist faction. With the exception of
Hesse Hoffman, who has been tempo
rarily respited, all the above were tried.
and executed.