The morning news., 1892-02-06
SUICIDE OF An ASSASSIN.
GEN. ssLfvERsTOsF's MURDEREa
YIz- \ PAUPER IN TEXAS.

Steuislaus Padlewskv's Flight From
the French Capital After he Had
shot and Killed the Chief OF the
Russian Secret Police His Exper-
lance in America and Death at His
own Hands.
The New York Sun of Jan. 90 printed a
long. startling story, the substance Of which
ia as follows: In the potter's field at San
Antonio. Tex, lies buried Otto Hsuser, a
suicide according TO the finding of The local
magistrate, but the records Of the inquest
are missing from the county clerks office,
and it is believed, have been stolen.
II ia odd that the record OF a pauper's
znicide should be stolen, and such a theft
Gems doubly strange when the fact is made
Enown. which has been discovered that this
otto Hauser, the pauper, was none other
fhan the nihilist assassin for whom these
tonrteeu months the agents of the Russian
rolice have been searching the face OF the
earth-none other than that Stanislaus
Padlewsky who. on Nov. 1S, 1890. murdered
in the Hotel de Bade, at Paris, Gen. Michael
de Seliverstoff, chief OF the Russian secret
police OF that city.
A SENSATIONAL STORY.
The story of this act of nihilist veuge-
ance. OF the plots that preceded and pro-
yoked it. of the escape Of the assassin frcm
Paris by the help of two newspaper men =,
bis copcealment by socialists in New York
city and his suicide, as it is called, in Texas,
a victim Of poverty and of terrors that may
or may not have been terrors of the imegina-
tion only. is a story such as is rarely told by
the newspaper types, and If the Russian
police have their agents here 1t may interest
them as much as it will interest the rest of
the world.
On the forenoon of Feb. Is, 1891, among
the cabin passengers who landed in New
York from the Cunard steamship Etruria
was an erect, fine-looking man, who wore
a high silk hat and handsome cape coat OF
Pnrisian make His hair was black and
cropped short; his eyes were brown and con-
cealed under heavy brows; he wore gloves
and carried a sachel and a shawl in strap.
He walked at once to the Christopher street
ferry, and soon afterward sat in the parlor
Of a pleasant house in a side street in
HOhoken.
HIS OWN STORY.
The traveller was Stanislaus Padlewsky.
His host was q man well known among the
socialistic agitators of this city. He is one
Of the leaders of the "group" of enthusiasts
in this neighborhood known to be in SYM
pathy with the nihilstic movement abroad.
Call him Mr.. X. Padle wsky was expected.
After dinner lie told the complete story of
his crime aud subsequent adventures. That
story was detailed by the persons who had
it from Padlewsky's lips. Here it Isl
II went to Seliverstoff's apartments on
the November day, with no intention OF
killing him then. l was the bearer of
note. and thought only that l might at that
Gime gain information from him which
would be useful to our cause. The note that
l carried was likely TO gain me admission
TO the generals room, because it contained
the information that beautiful woman, of
whom he was known to be fond, would be
present at the entertainment to which the
note invited him. 1t turned out as l
thought. When Sellverstoff had read
the note in the outer office he eyed
me closely and began to question
me about the people who freQuented
the club. Then he invited me into his pri-
vate office. The valet followed, but was
ordered to leave. When | was alone with
the man the idea came over me that now,
after oil, was my best opportunity to carry
out my plan. My revolver always carried
with me. Seliverstof seated himself negh-
gently and after some conversation asked
me to become his spy.
TAKE THAT FOR THOSE BoMBs.n
"At that could no longer restrain N.Y.
good opportunity. l pulled my revolver,
holding the muzzle only few feet from his
head, and fired, crying out:
Take that for those bombs!n
"Ihe bullet entered behind and little
above his right ear. He slowly bent for
ward; his bead fell upon the desk before
him. and he remained there motionless l
stood still, not knowing what to do. ex-
pected the valet to rush in every moment.
fTfn IN hn 1rnvr % ~.
desk seeking papers. There were no KEYS,
and hesitated to search for them in Solver
stof's pockets. l concluded to find the
valet and ask him for the keys. l went
through all the rooms, but could not find
him. l returned to Seliverstof. His posi-
ton was still unchanged. Again ! tried the
drawers, but without success. thought it
was high time to go. There was only one
persdb met when leaving the house. She
was young woman. | bid her Bon Jour-
pleasantly, and she returned it.n
PADLEwsKY SAILS FOR TEXAS.
The rest of the story has been told. Pad
ieWsky remained in New York for about
ten days. Whether or not the foreign police
had got upon any trail of Pad ewskY in
New York has never been known, but 1t is
likely that they at least knew that he had
come to the city.
Mr.. X. and other members of the "group"
were well supplied with means to aid Pad
leWsky's escape. On March 5, Mr.. X. hav-
ing engaged frst-class passage aboard O
steamer bound for Galveston for one Otto
nauser, Padlewsky embarked for Texas.
ne carried with him letter of intrOduc-
uon to- personal friend of Mr.. X. who
lived In San Antonio In this letter MIR. Y.
recommended Hauser in terms which would
oe understood by his friend to mean that
Ihe bearer was in retirement But he did
nQt tell him, and has never told him, that
hauseF was Padlewsky. Hauser worked
awhile on n farm.
HB COMMITS SUICIDE.
,oa, AZ dawn OF the morning Of Oct. 29,
soo!' the first passers through Maverick
parh found the dead body of O man lying
oeS'ue one OF the benches, with u small pis-
wi within reach of the outstretohed right
D1ru' %, Inree Of its chambers were empty.
lue body was that of Otto Hauser IL
.s ao 'sken to the potter's field and still lies
snele' with no mark TO tell the wonderful
i.ory OF the man and the tragedy in which
,b No was the star participant. In the last
va tl' Gays OF his life it had been observed
w Ils friends that be seemed 10 be in an
'erly hopeless condition. He showed
,Aus OF great fear when on the street, and
5ise were indications that be was losing
t'.easoA n .oA or had made a startling discovery
'u'e KIND which had terrortzed him.
oenator Dawes DID Not Laugh.
.uS venerable Senator Dawes received se-
~. auock to-day, says Washington special in
Ne" York San. During one Of the frequent
HsUIso HVIs OF unoearable dulness in the Senate
Renroot ue wandered over to the House of