The morning call., 1891-01-08
PADLEWSKI'S ESCAPE.
The Murderer of Seliverskofr smu.eIc.
Into Italy lly n Jourpat;s,

The Murderer OF Seliverskor smu.eIeo
Into Italy by a Journalist.
Nj. Georges de Labruycre, the ex-Lieu-
tenant of General Boulaneer and formerly
editor of the Cocarde. pledges his word of
honor that in the main the following asl
founding recital of how he got Padlewski
from Paris is true. The story was pub
lished 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 is now safe
from the police of every country in the
world, the statement proceeds TO assert that
the alleged assassin remained III Paris until
the 8d inst, more than fortnight after the
murder, but that from November 21st, or
three days after the crime, Labruyere deter
mined to save him.
With this object he invented the story of
proposed duel in Tyrol, published by sew
eral Journals, and alluded 10 i'll mysterious
way. He LETT Paris on the night of the Sd
inst, with two friends and Padlewski, who
pretended to be his seconds and his doc
tor. The party succeeded in passing the
frontier, but not without experiencing some
alarm for their safety. Between Paris and
MOndane they were very uneasy In conse-
quence of the presence in the carriage OF
Russian, whom they took TO be u police
officer, but when they reached the frontier
station their fears were greatly Increased
owing 10 the presence OF several detectives,
two OF whom closely scrutlniZeds Padl ewskl,
lie was, however, so well disguised that
their suspicious were allayed. A 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 a recent railway acc-
dent, together with an Italian Police Com
missioner.
Labruyere put bold face on the matter
and introduced Padlewski to the station
master as his doctor. On leaving MOndane
the travellers were accompanied by the
Italian police official as far as Bardon-
nechia. The supposed Russian fellow
traveller, however, went with them to Turn,
but on reaching that place they we're con-
pletely reassured and laughed heartily when
they discovered that he was merely
French commercial traveller in the wine
trade. They then continued their journey
to Milan and Venice and eventually reached
Trieste, where PadlewSki embarked Tor
| Amerira.
Labruyere further states that Padlewski
has been provided with a disguise COM
pletely adapted to the individual whom no
impersonates and so perfect that Padewskl,
wherever he may be, is now in perfect
safety. The alleged murderer, it is added,
| has so changed his complexion that should
he ever present himself at q fete given at
any of the Russian Embassies he would be
received by the representatives of the Gar
WIN hhC SltdltbJ dHapilily.
III. de La bruyere gives the following as
| Padlewskis own account of the crime of the
Hotel de Bade: In $780, after the affair oil
the dynamite shells in Paris, Padlewski sus-
pected that the instgators of the the plot
were not Nihiists, but agents of the Rus
| sian Government. After diligent inquiry
he ascertained that the prime mover OF the
| whole affair was General Seliverskoif, and
lie resolved his death in consequence. lie
entered Nj. de Bernoti's employ in order to
gain access TO the General. In the course ol
his second visit TO the Hotel de Bado Gen:
eral Seliyerskoff offered to take Padlewskl
into his pay to spy upon the Russian
refugees. Padlewski, instead of replying
shot him dead and quietly left the hotel
LabTuyere explained that he came to inter
est himself in Padewski in the following
manner: he was lunchng on the 2lst o.
November with Mme. Severine, when
| slight, fair woman of between 80 and 40 en-
tered and asked him If he were willing tC
help in saving Padlewski. This he con
sented to do after consulting Nine. Sever
line, and receiving an assurance that PAD
lewsh had merely accomplished an act o.
1ustice.-Paris Cor. Philadelphia Times.