Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-31
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Nihflist Escaped.

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Nihflist Escaped.
n. Georges de LAbruyere, the ex-lieutenans
Of Gen. Boulanger and forme rly editor Of the
Cocarde, pledges his word Of honor that in the
main the following astounding recital Of how
he got Padlewsd from Paris 10 true, says .
Paris correspondent Of the Philadelphia Times.
The story was r7blished yesterday in the Eclair.
occupying eight columns Of that paper, and
has created the most profound sensation. That
it is in the main true is admitted by the police.
After declaring that Padlewski ID now safe from
the police Of every country in the world, the
statement proceeds to assert that the alleged
assassin remained in Paris until the Sd instant,
more than q fortnight after the murder. but
that from November 81, or three DAYS after the
crime, Labruyere determined to save him.
THE TRIP TO THE FRONTIER.
With this object he invented the story Of q
proposed duel in the Tyrol, published by sew
eral journals, and alluded to in q mysterious
way. He left Pa ri on the night of the Sd
instant. with two friends and Padlewski, who
pretended to be his seconds and his doctor.
The party succeeded in passing the frontier.
but not without experiencing some alarm for
their safety. Between Paris and Modane they
were very uneasy in consequence of the pres
ence In the carriage Of Russian, whom they
TOOK to be police officer, but when they
reached the frontier station their fears were
greatly increased owing to the presence Of sew
eral detectives, two of whom closely scrutinized
Padlewski. He was, however. SO well disguised
that their suspicious were allayed. more
alarming feature, however, was the presence Of
the public prosecutor of the department and
other legal officials, who had come 10 open an
inquiry into recent railway accident, together
with an Italian police commissioner.
ESCAPE TO AMERICA.
Labruyere put bold face on the matter and
introduced Padlewski to the station master rs
his doctor. On leaving Modane the travellers
we're accompanied by the italian police official
as far as Bardonnechia. The supposed Russian
fellow traveller, however, went with them to
Turin. but on reaching that place they were
completely treasured and laughed heartily when
commercial traveller in the wine trade. They
then continued their journey to Milan and
Venice and eventually reached Trieste, where
Padlewski embarked for America.
Labruyere further states that Padlewski has
been provided with disguise completely
adapted to the individual whom he imperson-
ates and SO perfect that Padlewski, wherever he
may be, is now i'm perfect safety. The alleged
murderer, it is added, has SO changed his COM
piextion that should he ever present himself at
fete given at any of the Russian embassies he
would be received by the representatives of the
car with the greatest afibility.
WHY sELIvERsKoFF WAS KILLED.
M. de Labruyere gives the following as
Padlewskis own account of the crime of the
Hotel de Babe: In 1890, after the affair of the
dynamite shells in Paris, Padlewski suspected
that the instigators of the plot were not
nihilists. but agents of the Russian government.
After diligent inquiry he ascertained that the
prime mover of the whole affair was Gen.
Seliverskoff, and he resolved his death in con-
sequence. He entered M. de Bernoff 5 employ
in order to gain access to the general. In the
course of his second visit to the Hotel de Babe
Gen. Seliverskoff offered to take Padlewski into
his pay to spy upon the Russian refugees.
Padlewski, instead of replying, shot him dead
and quietly left the hotel.
FRENCH JOURNALISTIC ENTERPRISE.
M. Labruyere gave as motive for his action
his desire to show that French press reporters
were not behind their British and American col
leagues in journalistic enterprise. According
to French law neither NJ. Gregoire nor M. de
Labruyere can be prosecuted as accessories
after the fact unless the homicide is first caught
and tried. / do not believe that any French
jury could be brough. to convict any of them
unless it could be shown that it was to rob and
not for political vengeance that Padlewski shot
Gen. Seliverskof. There does, however, not
seem any possibility of proving this, the fact
having been established when the murder was
discovered that the desk had not been opened.