The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-11-18
ASSASSINATION IN BULGARIA.
Blood Curdling Details of Murders at Dob
nitza OH Election Day.


A correspondent of the Vienna Freie
Prcsse gives the following graphic ac-
count of the aSsassinations which took
place ut DobnitZa on the occasion OF
the elections : On the day appointed
for the elections the Prefect Of DobnitZa
summoned the citizens. to an electoral
caucus. Some Of the electors began to
shout "We do not want any elections
We will not do anything to oppose
Russia ~ Deputy Grechorov THEN ad
dressed the assembled crowd, saying
that it was desirable to elect such men
us would cast their vote in favor OF the
Prince determined upon by Russia. but
who. at the same time. would stand up
for the independence and liberty of
Bulgaria. The cOngrcgated peasants
would not be quieted, and continued to
shout, "We want no elections ~ But
the delegates from the city did not al
low themselves to be disturbed, and for
two hours the election proceeded with
out any further disorders.
Suddenly, however, a turbulent crowd
of five hundred peasants appeared upon
the scene. down with the Deputies,
they shouted: 1T was they who hurled
us into conflict with Sarvia. They have
caused us to pay the impostS, but
Russia would not have compelled us to
do So" GrechOrOv came forward to
make another address. but the peasants
would not let him speak. They threw
! into the air the table ut which the Elcc-
! toral Commission were sitting and
broke it into pieces. The cOmmisson-
ers were obliged to make their escape
| through the window, which was situ-
atcd behind the table where the votes
were being counted. Three of them
Grrchorov, ZOggrav and Professor Pa
puNchictT succeeded in taking refuge
! in a nrigihoring house. \ rabld crowd
of peasants enQcavOrctl to follow them.
but the professor, revolver in hand,
kept them at bay. Another Deputy
WAS fortunate enough to escape. The
/ authorities sought to restore order and
Immediately dispatched eight soldiers
on horseback to qurll the disturbance.
but these were met by Il yOlIry Of stones
and forced to retreat.
! Encouraged by their success the peas
ants proceeded in Il body to the house
Of the Prelrct, Dimitricv. The WlrtCi!-
cd official WAS dragged from his resi-
,icncr. deprived Of his clothes a!!ti !i0hry
| and then murdered with blows from
Stavcs aud with knife thrusts. AMID
shouts whistles and i!nprcrations his
body WAS dragged through several
streets. and finally hurled from Il stone
bridge intothc river. In thcmranWhlle
! Il portion Of the crowd had separated it,
SELF from the main body ana made for
the telegraph Office. The head official III
charge Bushniakov. begged the invaders
not to touch thcpap2rs and money. ne
| dispatches and money arc for the poor
soldiers for your sons. h" cried. But
! the robbers would not he diSSuad"d
from their purpose. They robbed the
Office and would have burned it to the
ground hau not the inhabitants Ur tie
, ncighhoring houses prevented them
/ from doing so.
The taste OF blood had fired the
! lbcstal instincts Of the mob. There ap-
preached Il spy who had discovered the
| hiding places Of GrcchorOv. Iogr;lv and
/ i'apukchicir. and thithrr the crowd be
| took itself. intimatinG that if the three
! would not give themselves up they
! would sci fire to the houSrs. The poor
wrctchcS accordingly surrendered.
First came Papukchcli. The poor lcl-
low, who had never talicn II part in
politics and who had merely been pre-
sent to protect his friend GrechOr2T
threw away his revolver and tried IA
calm the mob. But he had scarcely
opened his mouth when III" mob fell
upon him and literally hacked him into
pieces. Then it WAS I0grav'S turn
"pardon me Grcc!inrO"." h" ';"!'i, "y"N
have only one son, but have five.
i; = x 4: "BrothcrS spare me for the sake
OF my five little ones - Like wild beats
they attacked him. threw him to th'
ground and drove their !in!vr; into III:
body and ESPECIALLY into his; face. They
scOoprd uut and divided his brains
took out hi,, eyes a:Id cut him III bits
shouting, "Sc,'. luw the fellow has Iat
tened Oh our sweat: 1t is iatl9r THAI
our swine tirccluruv shared hi:
miserable Fate.