St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-17
Ex-PREMIER STAMBULOFF OF
BULGARIA WOUNDED NIGH
UNTO DEATH.
A MERCILESS ONSLAUGHT.
WAS HORRIBLY HACKED WITH
SWORDS AND DAGGERS BY
FOUR ASSAILANTS.
BOTH HIS HANDS AMPUTATED,
Plot to Murder Him Believed to
Be the Work of His POliti-
cal Enemies.

SOFIA, July 16.-The condition of
ex-Premier Stambuloff this evening
was such as to give slight hopes
that he may yet recover from his
wounds, though at l o'clock in the
afternoon his case was pronounced
to be hopeless. He has fifteen sword
cuts on his head, and one of his eyes
has been destroyed. Although the
attempt to murder him last night
was made on a busy street, no one
came to his assistance. Everybody
seems to be convinced that the police
were in the plot to assaSsinate the
eX-premier, as five members of the
police force who were near him
when he was attacked made no at
tempt to interfere. One of the eX-
premier'S servants pursued one of
the assassins, but the man was
stopped by the police. M. Stambu-
lofts coachman, who fired his re-
volver, but missed hitting anybody,
when the eX-premier's assailants at
tackled the carriage, is also believed
to have been one of those who plot
ted against the Statesman's life, as
he made no attempt to whip up his
horses when the attack was made.
The police and detachments of cav
airy patrolled Sofia throughout last
night, but they seem to have found
no trace of the assassins, except
some daggerS which were found in
the streets. 1t developed during the
day that NJ. Stambuloff has long
been convinced that he would fall a
victim to the vengeance of the
friends of Maj. Panitza, whom he
caused to be executed after he had
been found guilty of treason in 1880
in conspiring against the life of
Prince Ferdinand. Since the refusal
of the government to give NJ SIAM
buloff his passport to Carlsbad rep
resentatives of the diplomatic corps
here have frequently called the at
tention of the government to the
fact that they had become aware
that an attempt upon the EXPIRE
mier's life was impending. Not a
on NJ. Stambuloff today.
ATTACKED IN THE STREET.
At the time of the assault NJ. SIAM
bulof was returning home from the
Union club, accompanied by a COL
league, NJ. Petchoff, when they were
attacked by four persons armed with
revolvers and knives. Stambuloff re-
ceived several wounds in the head, and
lost a quantity of blood The assail-
ants attacked the carriage, compelling
the cOachman to stop. NJ. Stambuloff' S
servant fired his revolver, but missed
the mark. NJ. Stambuloff jumped out
, and Immediately received a cut which
almost severed one hand at the wrist.
NJ. Stambuloff then tried to escape. but
was followed and stabbed in the head
and received a revolver shot, when he
fell to the ground, where his assail-
ants continued their stabs, badly
. wounding his other hand. M. Petch-
off ran to his assistance and was also
stabbed. He declared he saw the
gendarmes running away as well as
the assailants. The shots were heard
at the Union club and friends of NJ.
Stambuloff came and found him COW
cred with blood and surrounded by
several persons and by gendarmes.
none of whom professed to have no
ticed in what direction the assailants
had fled. NJ. Stambuloff was taken to
his house and laid on a sofa. Both of
his hands had to be amputated during
the night. While surrounded by his
political friends. the chiefs of police
! wanted to enter the house, but the
wounded statesman's wife sternly for
babe them to do so, and accused them
of completely in the crime She told
them to search for the c.1lprits There
is great indignation felt in the city.
The attack was made upon frequent
ed street.