The Osceola times., 1881-06-25
The TWO BONES.
u Omcial Statement Coneerning the
Cars Assassination.

Cars Assassination.
London Standard.
The act Of accusation drawn up by tn
Ptocureur Of Msuravieff is directed
against Nicholas Ivanof Sheliabof, 80.
peasant; Sophia Loofa Peroff,kava, 27,
gentlewoman; Gabnel Timothy Michael.
of, 81, peasant, and Hesse Mlrof Helf.
maun, 26, ouvriere. After briefly stat
ing the nature Of the crime Of which
the prisoners are accused, namely, the
assassination Of the Emperor Alexander
H., the act goes on to relate the circum-
stances In which it toek place, az veri.
fed by official inquiry. As this is the
irst exact account Of an event which
excited such deep and universal feeling,
it will be az well TO summarize it. at the
risk Of repeating what has been said al
ready.
Shortly after 2 O'Clock on March lib
the Emperor left the Michael Palace in
his carriage, accompanied by the usual
escort, and, passing down Engineer
street, turned TO the right, along the
bank OF Catherine canal. Behind, in a
sledee, came Col. Dvorjitstky police mas
ter, and behind him again Capt. Koch
and Major Koolibiakin. The carriage
had gone only fifty fathoms from the
corner of Engineer street, when a quar-
ter past two precisely, a terrible explo-
sion took place beneath the carriage.
Jumping from his sledge. and seeing that
by the canal rallings some soldiers were
holding man, Dvorjitsky rushed TO the
Imperial carriage, opened the door, and
informed bis Majesty, who stepped ou,
unhurt, that the assassin was caught. By
order of the Emperor the witness &c
companied him to the spot where the
man Reesakof was held amid a gath.
enng crowd Of people. Lieut.. Rudi.
kof, not recognizing the Emperor
at snce, exclaimed: How is his Msies-
tyf" ~ which the Emperor, standing ten
PAGES from Reeskofi. and glancing around
said Thank God, i am unhurt-but see!"
pointing to a wounded Cossack living
near the carriage, and then to O boy
crying with pain. Reesakof. hearing
the words Of the Emperor, said: is il
thanks to God YETI" Meantime, Dior
vitsky took from the soldiers q revolver
and knife fopnd in the the prisoners
pockets. The Emperor, stepping up to
Reesakof, asked if he indeed had fred,
and receiving reply in the Affirmative,
demanded his name and occupation.
The prisoner answered: "Glazof, work.
man."
Az the Emperor turned and stepped
few PAGES toward the spot where the
explosion took place, keeping TO the rail.
ings Of the canal, a second explosion oc.
CURED behind him close to his feet.
For few seconds cloud of smoke pow
dered snow, fragments of cloth, etc, hid
everything from sight, but when il had
cleared eff fearful picture presented
itself. The Emperor leaned with his
back against the buttress of the canal.
holding on 10 the railings with both
hands, without cloak or cap, covered
with blood, and breathing with difficul-
ty. His barred legs were shattered blood
poured from them, the flesh hung in
pieces, and there was blood on his face.
On the ground were bloody fragments OF
his military cloak. Dvorjitsky, also
wounded raised himself from the ground
as the Emperor said, scarce audibly,
help y and ran up together with several
others. Some one him gave handker-
chief The Emperor put it to his face.
saying, with faint voice, at is cold
cold" Then those around him took up
the sufferer, who was already losing con-
e'ipuShtSS, anu dsSiHttu ny tne NFdnu
Duke Michael, who came dashing up,
laid him on the sledge of Col Duorvit-
sky, Lieutenant Count Hendrikof plac-
ing his own forage cap on the Empcrors
head. The Grand Duke Michael, lean
ing over his brother, asked him il he
could hear. The Emperor replied quiet
ly, 81 hear" To further questions how
he felt he only answered, Quicker, to
the palace" and then, as if in answer TO
the proposal of Staff Capt. Franks to
carry him into the nearest house to pro-
cure help, the Emperor said: "Take me
to the palace thereto die" These
were the last words of the dying mon
arch heard by the witnesses. The sledge
was chosen because the carriage was se-
riously damaged. Major Koolbiakin
sat with the Emperor in it. and, with
the help Of two Cossicks OF the escort,
conveyed him to the Winter Palace.
The Emperor died at $3.50. OF his per
sonal following, nine were wounded,
more or less seriously, Of whom one has
since died; and of the police and others
eleven were wounded, two, including the
boy before mentioned, succumbing with
In n few hours