New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-07
A BULGARIAN TRIAL.
POLITICAL CONSPIRATORS BEFORE
COTRT.MARTlAL.

o.;,i,o1 oo.o ovcr brought before a Bulgarian
tribunal was ended at Sophia yesterday. i"iS
was the trial of the persons accuse" VI 0o,"-
plicity in the murdcr OF DR.. Betch'H anu !" 'io
plots that led thereto. All possible pressure W1s
hrouobt IN bear 70 prevent the arrest ana trlai
~ ,beso nersons and the strongest Efforts Tor
delay were made during the progress oi NV V's''
R,t ,bes, awaited little Not only law ana order
and the sanctitv Of human life were az S'aE" :
the very existence Of Bulgaria Was Inc isS"e ~
DE determined For the crime with "hic" '"''o
persons were charged was not the iheIc u'''''''
nation OF Dr. Beltchef Indeed " Dei.'''"
WIS only killed by mistake, Mt Stahlou'on '''"s
the intended victim. And Mr. Stamouion 10 'io
brain and soul and sinew OF Inc 10" "a
Government. Remove him. and the Government
would fall That was the murdcTers ooJec'' ~
XIII Mr.. StambuofY simply In order TO ovcrturn
tbe Government and 70 make Bulgaria Russian
province. under the knout of the Car IL WIS
rrIgorio they were striking at, more than any
individual man.
Figbtoen nrisonen were arraigned at The
onening Of this famous case, which occurred on
June 90 II was martial, not civil court
The roll Of the accused WAS as follows: Hve'os
law Milarof. Constantin Popoh, Gheorgh NaSS'-
lief. Stoyan DjudjoI Ivan Bobckoh' Io"i'
Ghcorchicfr, Dimitri Pop Stacoh, Spas IrpaV-
tzofY. Petko Karavelon. TrailSo khantcheH' hIeN-
andcr Karaguon Grieori knragnIoh' lrue
Mal<edonski. Ghcorghi Velikof, Dimitr Mo'io",
Dimitr Karastoyanoh, Dimitr Nolaroh' au'
Petrc Milkof.
The indictment 70 which they were calico 10
plead was a document OF portentous length
began with circumstantinl account oil 'he muir
Ger by shooting. of DR.. Beltchef, the bulsar'"'l
Minister Of Finance, by four men, az the gu'e o,
The Sophia public gardens. on March ~ 1871
boldly affirmed that the object OF TIE mnfuereIS
WAS bcyond all doubt to kill not DIR. Beltchen,
but the Prime Minister, Mr.. StambuIoh Inc
aa~assjus ESCAPED. leaving no trace. but the in
ouiries which were opened, according TO the IN
dictment led 10 the discovery Of numoer Oh plo's
the purpose of which the overthrow OF the
Government and the murder OF Prime" fcrhihhh"
or Mr. Stambulon, or both. Tie intricate details
Of these alleged plots, not one Of which led 10 any
result except the inadvertcnt assassination of Dr
Bcltchen were given at length. Inc MINES oi
fine different prisoners constantly appeared in con
rcction with one or other of the consplracrs III
the first of these Bulgarian refugee named
Miaron was said 10 have taken the leading part,
HE confedcrates being DR.. Mollof. Constantin
PopoiT and Lieutenant Vassilcf. Their alleged
aim WIS 10 kill Prince Ferdinand by revolver or
dagger the requisite funds and revolycfs being
furnished by Mr. Krvtchon. the delegate OF the
Slav benevolent Society of Odessa. The chief
evidence against these persons consisted OF some
memoranda written by Milarof himself. In these
were recorded, among other matters, the terms oil
q uelodramatic oath taken by the conspira'ors nj
n cafe az Odessa and sitned with drops of their
own blood, 10 strike Ferdinand Of Coburg oil the
face OF the earth
Nor was thi, ell There was another plot. or
series Of plots liz which Mr.. kaTaycloh. cX-hegent
and ex-Miuiser. is said 10 h,ve bscn concerned.
together with the prisoners 1oma Ghcorghief
Staicon Diudjch, DR. Slollof, Robckof the
brothers KarosIoif. MukcdonsH and lepnvt7oh
According 20 the indictment, these conSpiiacieS
began in 1890 md continued into 1891 and were
of very elaborate character. Tho Prince md
his suite were first 10 Ire assas,inatcd and then
MIR Stambuof Tie plans of the conteicfacs
were constantly being altered. AMI though the
foot.te,s OF the Prime Minister were logged again
and again, something occurred 70 avert the fatal
shot The evidence against these prisoners Is
mainly that of PERSONS to whom the prisoners are
said TO have conhdcd their designs or who were
Themselves mixed up IN some way In tie sup
posed plots
Milaroh was the first Of the accnsed 20 IN cy-
amined. He admitted that lac was in the service
of Russia he was also cognlzant OF a plot
against Prince Ferdinand BIT he declared that
be was not guilty because he Ind been The cause
of the pos'ponemcnt of the attempt upon the
Prince, and regarded himself as innocent beca1ss
he was assisted by private persons In Russia anil
not by the Government. lie added Tint the
president OF TIE society, Count lgnaticn, was
private person He was confronted with The
memoranda written by himself Us mentioned In
The Indictment, including the oath by which the
cUnsprators rworc to strike Ferdinand OF Coburg
Of the face Of the earth" Mlarod catcgorically
denied that he vas bound by oath "a carry ont
the execution OF the plot. but in the memoranda
he represented ~ swearing that he would bear
part In the attempted assassination, even II he
had 10 accomplish il alone. He further wrote 10
Aristof demanding That bombs aud poisonous pills
should be forwarded 10 him, and also wrote 10
Zaukof in that sense. The memoranda mentioned
the fact OF the organization OF bands Of brigands
which were 10 begin operations I'm Bulgaria. and
tlot with this ob.rct In view Milaroif entered
into negotiations with brgand OF the town Of
Radomir. called AnioG. who Informed him that
the bombs had been transferred 10 the house of IA
deputy az NslI. and added that he would he able
70 penetrate into Bulgaria with band Of bri-
aands The memoranda further mentioned the
fact that certain Russians taunted Milaron with
his want OF decision IN the matter OF the plot
which they stated he did not dare 10 carry out
and added that if he did not execute II they would
do 40 Themselves In another passage the Car
was represented to have said TO Xankoh " | know
that the Bulgarians love me. and the present
state Of affair there will become unbcurable
The Coburg Prince will have 10 leave Bulgaria.
and nethe. the Prince Of Mingrelia nor Prince
Waldemar will hc elected 10 the Bulgarian throne
but it shall he Prince OF the Slav race Mia
rolf declined 10 give any explanation Of these pas
sagcs, but Ut the conclusion of the reading of the
memoranda he admitted that lac had written
them.
During the following DAYS Of the trial many
witnesses were examined, some OF them giving