Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-11-19
ANNAH HARDIN COUNTY TENNESSEE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10. 1897
BULoARlA's OFFICIAL MURDERS
Konstantinoff's Assassination Traced
to Members of the Government.

BULGARlA'S OFFICIAL MuROEhS'
Konstantinon's Assassination Traced
to Members of the Government
Scarcely has the excitement created
by the Boitscheif murder trial at PHI,
ippopolis subsidized than fresh case
occurs to show how corrupt and unciv,
ilzed the Bulgarians still are A,
philippopolis the poet, Aleko Konstant'
inoff and the lawyer, DIR. Takeif' were
intimate friends. The latter took an
active part in politics, was once mem
Der of the sobranye, and, as such, vio'
lently attacked the prince, Sharply
censuring the extravaganza OF the
court. In Bulgaria such action is dan.
gerous, and DR.. Takeff's friends warned
him to take care. On May 20 last Dr.
Takeff and Konstantinoff were carry
ing on an agitation in the district OF
Tatar Bazardshik in view~of the APP
preaching municipal elections. Late
that evening the two friends LETT a vil'
lage not far from the town OF Iataf
Bazardshik, DR.. Takeff sitting on the
left side Of the carriage. During the
drive they happened to change seats
About quarter of an hour pter O
whole volley was fired behind them, nc
fewer than Is empty cartridges being
afterward found on the spot. kon.
stantinoff was instantly killed, but
Takeff remained unhurt.
The lawyer drove with his dead
friend to Tatar Bazardshik and in.
formed the police prefect, Pisanoff, OF
what had occurred; but the prefec'
would not let him finish speaking. lie
appeared very nervous, and, finally,
rudely dismissed him. PisanoH did not
, report the case at all to his superiors,
But DR.. Takeff knew no rest till he had
won the people over to his side against
the authorities, who continued to ig'
more the murder. At last the excite.
ment grew so great that the court OF
: Justice was obliged to take up the case,
= and as 1t happened that there was
very energetic and honest public pros
!, ecutor at Tatar Bazardshik, the admin
u istrative authorities interfered and did
= . their utmost to get the case referred tc
n court-martial, which would have beer
equivalent to hushing 1t up. But thu
public prosecutor would not give way
and finally the affair was brought be
:. fore the court of cessation, which de
cided that the court-martial would no
s. be competent. Then the governmen
s. attempted to influence Public Prose
,e cutor Meyer by sending Deputy Prose
"a cutor Milkoff from the appeal cour
at Philippopolis to Tatar Bazardshi
n. nominally to assist but really doing hi
ed utmost to confuse the case, and to sue
ny gest to Meyer that DR.. Takeff had she
n. Konstantinoff
IT. Milkoff's intentions were so obviou
that Meyer was on the point Of havin
EN- him arrested. Police Prc.ect Pisanoi
lis when the affair had already created
lily great sensation, was transferred to Al
or other district. After that transfer OF
of Pisanoff's former subordinates ha
t ! the courage to tell the examining judl
tai that Pisanoff had, as he alleged, direc
led ly asked him if he could not have L
en- Takeff murdered. When the subort
ter nate declined to do anything of the so
or Pisanoff said to him: Perhaps y,
cir have no proper gendarmes; If SO, SCI
red some of yours away, and l will gi
YOU some of mine who will do the deco
tile The subordinate, refusing to make
rial exchange, was subsequently traI
mt ferred to a post elsewhere. Pub
err Prosecutor Meyer wished to have
u.s. lice Prefect Pisanoff arrested, but
you government would not give up its
vorite, and as Meyer insisted on his
In mand, he was dismissed from the pl
lag' lie service. At Philippopolis r
is burgher erected monument to
rom poet Konstantinoff with an epitaph
eat tasteful to the authorities, which v
iich shortly afterward erased by their
Az der. AS yet only so-called prelin
IN ary investigation has taken place,
n. the trial itself may be expected
pho throw as much light on the state of
N is fairs in Bulgaria as did the Boitscl
tle affair, unless, after ALL the actor
coh, quashed, which the governments
aceu duct with regard to Public Prosecr
Is ol Meyer makes likely enough. Here
'hiie have striking confirmation of
auo perfect accuracy of DR.. Stoiloff's rec
statement that in Bulgaria 1t is ne
!. ,, &c, sary to make police projects of sec
u,.' drels.-London Standard.