Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-10
lie Il IIurrylng on 10 San Francisco
on his Way 10 Con.
sianilnoplc.
LEAVING HIS oiRI IN rHt rm.
BRACE or DEATH.


] llAiNll N1, March H.-SIrodtng
acros, uiucontlncnt To San Francisco, on
nus way 10 Constantinople, Is young
Russian student who Il Ne morally rc-
sponslblu for the death Of pretty Eva
Block, who -tranglcl herself on Friday
mornlng nj the Union depot, a. II he
himself had tir1 the fatal towel around
her throat. All day crowds have
/ visited the morgue Ia look upon the
silent form Of the unhappy little Rus.
sihn girl, who, cnticed 10 this country
by her quasi sweetheart, was by him
deserted In a city u strangers, without
knowing their language and without
means Of subsistence. A. the sequel
/ shows, Eva Block was driven by sheer
desperation 70 take her life, aud only
/ tho Russian consul Ia New York can
throw light ON the man whose base
I dra"rtl0n OF her reduced her 10 this OK
I tfcmiiy.
Alec Jagdmann, an electrician who
had been wording for rtt-burg firm
/ IN jersey CITY for somc time, was, with
his vile, n passenger ON the western
Z eNpruaH which left Jepcy CITY at $50
| O'Clock IN the evening " Wednesday.
While waiting the departure, his at.
tcnti0n wal attracted 70 q couple Mt
somo little distance, who were having
hot verbal fight. lie observed they
were strangers aud saw from their ut.
tire they wons Russians, hut thought
nothing more VI the matter ut the
time. shortly after securing seat for
himself aud his wife, the conductor ~
the traiu approached him and desired
10 know " he could Interpret between
him aud n young foreigner On the plat
form. Aligbting, he recognized the
couple he Ind before seen qtiarrellng
The man was young, not more than "a
years OF age, ab0ut i've feet six Inches
In height and " medium build. A
single breasted Ovcrcoat OF gray and
blaok material, with narrow collar,
reached his knees, aud the sharply
pointed shoes clearly indicated his ma.
iionnlity.
~ knew at once" said Mr.. Jagd.
mau, IN relating the incident, "when
| saw the shoe that he WIS Russian
You saw those Of tho girl at thr
morg1e; well, they were pointed also
A kOssuth gray felt hat concealed y
head u jet black hair, not long at the
back, but very heavy anu long on IA.
top, as could he seen when he removed
the hat ON the train. His
eyes were black and the sofl down Of
m inclplont black mOustache aud
short dOwny sldc-whlskef- made him
appear palcr by contrast, n very Hight
complexion. Slung across his shout.
der was q small vali-c, such as l. used
abroad for carrying money This
mans companion was the young girl
Whose body Is now lying ut the
m1rguc. Ihe stranger was unable to
speak English, and beyond his own
tongue, c0uld speak but very little
French. Ia hurried words he eN.
planned 10 the conductor, through
Mr.. Jagdman, his situation.
He aud his companion had
arrived that morning nom Bfe.
men. lie ut once visited the
Russian consul, 10 whom he exhibited
his credentials, passport, ETC., who
transferred him ~ an agent. From
the agent he bought two Pacific ex-
preas tickets 10 Chicago. His trouble
now WINS he desired 10 20 through nj
once, but tue conductor would no,
allow him 10 travel on the western OK.
press because the tickets had been
punched for the Pacific, which left an
hour aud half later. lie exhibited
two trunk checks for baggage 10
Chicago, aud finally, on the under.
standing that he would change Ills
tickets Mt Philadelphia for the express.
lie aud his young friend were Above
on board. The couple sat side by side
throughout the night, aud barely ex.
changed dozen sentences during the
entire ride. They had seats Ia
the coach. The young man at
inst made strenuous efforts 10
induce his companion 10 talk,
but she resisted all his opportunities
and maintained a. logged silence.
Finally the liusslan gave up HE ap.
parent attempt 10 heal over tho breach,
Tor a quarrel there evidently had been
between them, aud sinking back In his
seat len the girl 30 her own Tcilec-
tions. When Philadelphia was
reached the stranger Rlighted 10 change
the tickets, and returning brought
with him package Of candy which
he offered tho girl, hut this attempt al
a reconciliation only ended Ia another
repulse, for she pushed away the
candy, unaccepted. From Philadcl.
phla 10 Pittsburg the pair maintained
siloncc, aud when East Liberty was
reached the strange couple still held
their juxtapositlon, but otherwis. be,
trayed no evidence OF each Others
presence"
Mr.. Jagdmann and his wife alighted
Mt East Liberty, and tho gentleman
now regrets that ho did not journey on
to the depot aud see the sequel 10 Ia,
affair.
add the young Russian mention
what business brought him to thi,
couhtry?n n reporter asked Mr.. Jagd
mann, last night when he narrated Ia,
foregoing.
"We had not time for much talk, ,
he replied, 'and Indeed | waa not cur
iona, beyond wishing 10 help out
oountryman-- for am a native o
Warnw myself. He told mo he lei
Warsaw In company with the chic
OF police and nine oiilcers-I under
stood him 10 mean army ofilcers, an,
that he was one--en route for Censtau
tlnople, and that he had obtained Der
mission to leave the party and travel /,
Constantin0ple through America. IA,
sail he arrived from Bremin on Wed
uesiay, aud Ind not minute 10 los
In getting across TO catch the ktealne
ii San Francisco. He showed me tw,
4 ftnnl ahapka h,,t havn,,.l a.. ...tl.