New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-10
TIE RUSSIAN STATE TRIALS.
DRAMATIC INCIDENTS - BOLD AVOWAS BY TIE
PRIsOSERs-IMPORTANT DISCLOSE KEs

DRAMATIC INCIDENTS - BOLD ANO"AS Bf Iih
PRIsOSERs-IMPORTAST DIsCLOsCKEs
ST. PETERSBURG, April 9.-In the trial of
the N,hilists implicated IN the ssas-nation Of the late
C,ar which began on Thursday, the prvsidcnt Of The
Court asked the prsoners whether they wished
70 sav ANYTHING Russakof. who threw one Of the
bombs smoke for hal' hour He said he primarily de-
sired TO agtate peacefully but entered Into the lat" con
spiracy seeing other way out OF the social troubles
Michailon who arrested "a he entered Ru-sakons
house. said he belonged TO the terrorist faction of the
party but denied Russakos statement that he rartic
mated IN the arrangements for the murder Of the Gar
Uessy Uelfnann acknowledged that she kept the con
sprators lodging house which was the depot Tor their
Implements denied having actively participated ia
the Cars assassination kibalt-chitlsch, the bomb
maker avOwed his connection with The WU Of he Ieoie
party their wish, he said being To gain their objects by
a peaceful propaganda, but they were reluctantly
obliged TO adopt the terrorist He admitted
pairing five bombs.
Sophie p1eosky avowcd her participation la the pre-
parson the Moscow mine. and In the murder OF the
Gar. JeliabOf, who is the most Intelligent OF
the prisoners, nuenuy related with dia
bolical satisfaction, the history OF the
two Alexandrofsky mines. lie said ne the
head of group Of the party and wa charged by the
Executive Committee with the work OF organizing the
attack by bombs and was connected with the sadowa
Street mine "a simple worker Jeliabon ATTEMPTED 10
eItenuate the cases OF Russakon and MchailOr by
serting that the former only prOpagandst among
workmen and knew nothing OF The gcmcnH for the
OF the Car until the day OF Its accomplishment
and that the entirely uncOnnccted with the
crime The whole OF the second days proceedings was
occupied with the examination OF witneases, majority
of whom were officials, soldiers and policemen Jcabof
showed great sk In 1aining the "itn.sos and
succeeded in utterly confusing Of them After hear
ing JeiabOn avowas the ProCuratOr said that II would
perhaps be possible TO shorten the trial.
At the trial yesterday KussakOn and hchhilOn hp-
peared detected JelRbOn maintained the animation he
had shOwn throughout Besides the examination OF
Witnesses the Court largely occupied In the scru
teny OF material used by the assaSsns Great excite
nent was caused by the production OF two bombs sii
lar TO those which killed the Emperor. General FeOdOr
cross-examined by Kibslt.chsch, who made them.
Among the objects examined were photographic
eroups OF Eihllists who have been executed. a
letters numbers OF the revolutionary
Journal Hdyodnayd Volta, SOME large cylindrical tin
case1 filled with dynamite discovered at the residence OF
Jelabof and Sophie Peosky, and several plans OF st.
Petersburg, showing the palace OF the Grand Duke
Mich vel Little Gardenst and other points connected
With the the assassination OF the Car Jeabon and
6ophe Pieofsky refused to answer sevcrni qucruonh
I'd the kilograms describing the first days proceedings
were detained at the telegraph Once About hluhIHht
OF Thursday the correspondents we're informed OF thc
detention, and that kilograms would Dc iOrWhrued
uplcss countersigned by Assistant Prosecutor Moura
vteh. -, a.,
Todays sitting was be occupied with speeches for
the urosecution In the centre of the courtroom are
various articles OF tangible evidence against the Prison
efs OF dynamite, papers OF chchcaln tp
aarne with drawn sword The prisoners are all at
tired In black. M. , -
Several officials have been pronounced guilty OF neg
lect of duty with the search Tor dynamite
with. General Mavrinsky, who failed 10 sce anything
Suspicious ut the cheesenOngers shop, nearly Tainted
while being nterrogaed by the Prosecutor during the
trisl Of the Nihilists yesterday