The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-01-05

of peace between these two countries he
came back to Russia, purchased coal
mine, which he eventually got rid OF,
and in 1880 he entered the service OF
Prince Grousinsky as bailif and admins
TRAITOR of his estate. 49,.
The Prince lived so extravagantly that
in short while the Doctor had nothing
to superintend over. The Princess, how
ever, wishing to preserve to herself the
property that was rightfully hers, OBJ
tanned legal document to that effect
and employed DR.. Schmidt to look after
her interest. This arrangement in no
way suited the Prince, and he did his ut
most to make the Doctor abandon the
management Of the estate, but without
success. He first offered him money If
he would withdraw from, his wife's bust
ness matters, and finding bribery and
corruption impossible, Prince Grousinsky
became enrsged. On several occasions
no threatened to have the Doctor life
blood, and went 30 far as to say that if
gold could not remove him another metal
would, meaning lead. To all these at
tempts at intimidation the Doctor only
smiled, feeling perfectly safe that the
Prince would not risk his already fast
disappearing reputation by the murder
of a man whose death would in no way
benefit him nor retrieve his fallen for
tunes. The Doctor had obtained great
influence over the mind of the Princess,
as she had always found him
strictly honest in all his business
matter, and the Prince thought
he might in his turn obtain, the
ascendancy over his wife if this obstacle
were removed. In that case he would
have sole control over the affairs, and
the numerous gambling tables Of this
gay capital would become richer by the
few thousand roubles that composed the
remnants Of their once brilliant fortune.
On the day of the murder Prince Grou-
sinsky was seen coming toward DR..
Schmidt's residence It was ten o'clock
in the morning. Catching sight of the
Prince. the Doctor sent one OF his clerks,
with whom he was speaking at the time,
to tell him that he could not possibly see
any one. as he had pressing business
which necessitated his whole attention.
Whilst the clerk was speaking to the
Prince the Doctor locked himself in q
room aad shortly afterward the Prince
arrived and asked admission.
The administrator refused to open the
door, AID moved toward the window to
witness the Princes departure. The
Prince no sooner caught sight Of him
than he climbed up on an empty barrel
that stood by, broke pane of glass and,
leveiing his revolver, fired at the Doctor,
striking him in the right shoulder. The
wounded man opened the door and
rushed into the vestibule shouting for
help. But the Prince was on the alert
and met the Doctor in the hall, and,
drawing his revolver again. he fired .
second shot. then third. The two bull
lets lodged, one in the right side of the
chest, the second in the neck. At the
second shot Schmidt fell. All this took
place within sight of seven persons. but
the terrified servants Immediately took
to flight. With the aid of two peasants,
who had stood by watching this revolt
Ing scene without attempting to save the
Doctor, the Prince transported the dying
man to his bed. He Immediately sent
for an undertaken to furnish coffin for
the Doctor, who was still breathing, and
then began to bind up a cut upon his
finger, which he had received when
breaking the window. Half an hour
afterward the undertaken put in an APP
pearance. Seeing that the wounded man
still gave signs of life this Prince had
the barbarity to take the basin of water
in which he had been washing his wound,
and dashed the contents into the face OF
the dying man.
Mr.. Schmidthad scarcely breathed his
last when Prince Grousinsky went
through the dead mans pockets, from
which he took the secretary key, and,
dragging the sheet off the bed upon
which he lay, opened the bureau drawer.
and. extracting all the contents, placed
them in the sheet, and, tying the whole
into a bundle, quietly walked away. as
if nothing special had occurred. He had
only taken few steps, however, when
he returned as If something had been
forgotten, and, addressing the under
taker, gave him orders for the burial OF
the body, which actually took place
without further comment on the next
day. But the occurrence had been noised
abroad. and in every probability the
Government will be compelled to make
an example of this Prince, who seems to
be quite ignorant of having done aught
against the laws of nobility. The Rus
slams are now beginning to awaken from
their long lethargy Of submission and
forbearance, and when they do rise en-
masse against the cruel laws which allow
them no sentiment nor political opinion.
the reaction will only be the greater and
more terrific. and then the scenes of 1875,
which took place in the history of the
French. will be repeated in the domin-
ions OF the Emperor Of all the Russias."
st. Petersburg Cor. Rhiladelphia Press.
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