Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-04-21
The Murderers OF the Gar Tried, Con.
victed anu Sentenced.
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- - ST. PErERsBrno, April Q.
In the trinl OF the Nihilists implicated In tho
assassination of the late Car, aftcr the rad
ing of the indictments was concluded. the
President OF the Court asked the prisoners
whether they wished TO say anything. Rous-
sakof, who threw ono Of the bombs, spoke for
half an hour. He said he primarily desired TO
agitate peacefully, but entered into the late
conspiracy, seeing no other way out Of the so
cial troubles. ga 80 kst
Michaiiofr. VINO was arrested as he entered
Roussakors house, said no trionsod 10 tho
Terrorist faction Of the party, but denied
Roussakofrs statement that he participated In
the arrangements for tho murder OF tho Car.
Hes-y Heifmann acknowledged that she kept
| a conspirators' lodging-housc, which WINS =
depot for their implements, but denied having
actively participated In tho Cars nssassinn-
ton. iN h COMO
Kibaltschitisch. the bomb-malcr, avowcd
his connection with "The Will OF tho People
Party" their wish, no said, being 20 rnin thcir
objects by peaceful propaganda. but they
were reluctantly obliged TO adopt Terrorist
measures. He admitted preparing iivcbombs.
Sophia Pieonsky avowed her part 30 pattonin
the preparation OF the Moscow mine, and In
the murder ofthe Gar. .Itfr
Jeliabon, who Is the most Intelligent Of tho
prisoners fuently related. with diabolicsl sat
isfaction. the history OF the two Alexandrofsky
mines. He said he at the head OF one
group or the party. aud was charged by tho
entire committee with the work OF % ganizing
an attack by bombs, and was connected with
the Ssadowa street mine nc simple worker.
After these declarations the Procurutor
stated IL would pea haps be possible to shorten
the trial JeliaDon, I'm his statement, atfompt-
ed TO extcntnte tho cases OF koussakon and
Michaiioif, by asserting that the former was
oniy propaganda among the workmen. and
knew nothing of the arrangement for tho
murder mi ha xlaxr of 49,
plishment. and the latter was entirely unoop-
nected with the crime. Jelabon showed great
skill In cross-cxamining the witnesses. and sue
ceeded in utterly confusing one OF them.
ST. PrrEmsuumo, Aprii TO-
At the trial OF the Nfhinsts Saturday, As
sistant Prosecutor Mcvrarien- strongly do
nounced the revolutiouarys doctrines md
deeds avowed by tho accused: demandcd tho
severest penalty for all implicated. and con-
cluded by declaring thnt the ndcifsy % tho
people TO tho Imperial throne was mistaken,
and that the efforts OF the Terrorist party I'm
this direction had proved aieolutcsy nbortivcs
Inc prisoners listened unmovcd. Jeliabo6
ana kibaitschitscih took notes. a. a. sls.r.tf
After the recess counsel for thc defense
spoke two hours. Jeiiabon spoke In his own
behalf. He was several times interrupted by
the presiding Judge. when Jcliabof finished
the Court asked tho accused ~ they had any
- - aikes @n0 khEy fDbHf@a
In the negative. The Court retired for
consultation. and returned nj ED
tnis morning Twenty-four questions
formulated for determination concerning
the prisoners guilt were then read.
Inc Court again retired TO consider the YER
dict. After three hours dclibcrutIon thcy re-
turned Mt $50 a. m. with verdict OF guilty
against ALL and this sentence TO deaih by bang
Ing was pronounced. 81
Sophia Pieonsky's sentence win DC submit
tea to the Car for confirmation, because she
10 Of noble birth.
There is q great deal of natural tact
In children. When little one was
asked by her proud mother TO read her
last composition to the minister she
began: "The cow Is the most useful
animal in the world" and then, rcmem-
bering the minister's presence, added,
except religion -,'i'H" f'lr
The. Denver Tribune assures its
readers that the ground Is frozen so deep
that the roots OF the tea plants in China
have been affected.
made out OFF -olsN ere. .