Evening journal., 1890-01-23
ONE GENT.
a MURDEROUS NOBLEMAN
a Dissolute Russian Scion
Shoots His Sweetheart.
HEL LOVED HER. sHEREFusED HIM


Details Of Dark Tragedy in New
York Tenement House--A Beautirnt
Girl KILLED by the Lover She Did not
Care For.
New YoRK, Jan. 23-Few murders ever
committed in this city have been attended
by circumstances combining so strangely
the romantic and tragic as that which
yesterday brought death TO a Stanton street
tenement house The murderer was young
Russian nobleman OF wealth and social in
fluence in his native city Of Moscow, and bis
victim was beautiful young fellow country
woman who had rejected his proffers Of
marriage and thereby incurred his jealousy
and anger. The weapon with which be
effected his revenge was a Russian nine
chambered revolver.
He Is n Russian NobIeman.
Michael Poppoff Is the name Of the muir
derer. He Is only "A yenrs OF age and a fine
specimen Of physical manhood. His parents
belonged to the Russian nobility, and when
they died they left to him, their only son,
tho NAoAc ~ Ahtii ktthb WtaiAus
AT that time young Poppoif was an officer
in the Russian army, but seeing that he
could never expect to find suitable channels
for his wealth in the service Of the czar he
resigned his military position and went trav-
cling on the continent There he squan-
dered in various cities a good portion of his
money, and five months ago came TO Amer
lea.
His Desperate Love.
Here he continued his high and extrava-
giant manner Of living By the advice OF
some friends he went to board at 1853 Stan
ton street with the family Of j. NJ Petri-
koysky, who occupy the top fiat. There he
became acquainted with Mary petrikovsky,
the sister Of the host, who lives with her
father, an insurance agent at l4i East
| Broadway, and who frequently visited her
brother. Poppon was sniitten with this
young woman's charms, and fell desperately
| IN love with her, but she gave him not the
slightest encouragement Several times he
/ threatened suicide in her presence, and
threatened to kill her, but TO such treats she
was equally indifferent.
He Drew a BIg Revolver.
Miss Petrikovsky called at her brothers
house yesterday and there met Poppoff and
Henry Jachnowitz, brother Of Mrs Petri-
koysky. She sat down with Jachnowitz and
| played casino with him. This displeased
Poppoff, who began to upbrnid Mary for her
indifference toward himself She gave him
TO understand that she did not wish TO marry
him, and Poppoif Immediately pulled from
his pocket hig Russian self cooking re-
volver, and fourished it around, koeping
his finger on the trigger. Mary and her
sister-in-law as well as the children became
alarmed and screamed, and begged him to
lay aside the weapon, but his reply was to
| point IL at each Of them ia succession and
threatened, unless they ceased their scream
ing, 70 shoot
Poor nrary's Death Wound.
Jachnowitz spoke gently to him and asked
him TO put the pistol away His reply was
to turn the muzzle upon Jachnowitz and
threaten TO blow his head Off. Poppom then
turned the weapon toward the others in the
room, who rnn crouching to the hall Jach-
nowitz, seeing that the situation was getting
desperate seized Poppom and tried to wrench
the pistol from him, but was thrown aside
| Poppoff then ooolly pointed the revolver at
Mary's head and pulled the trigger There
was a loud report and a bullet crashed
through the poor girls brain Without a
| cry or a moan she sank bleeding and uncon-
scious TO the floor and died few minutes
later
Policeman schellenberger, Of the Eid-
/ ridge street squad, took the pistol from
PoppoH and placed him under arrest Tho
murderer made no resistance, but putting
on his hat and coat went with the officer to
the station house.
Poppoff Tries Suicide.
Poppoff appeared to take the matter
calmly, but when he was locked up in a cell
he tried repeatedly to knock his brains out
| by beating his head against the stone walls.