Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-08-15
MAY END QUITE SERIOUSLY.
Austria SuSpends Her Diplomatic Re-
latiOnS With Bulgaria.

1dllUuo w III DulS 4os
Angered Over Published Inter-
view With Prince Stoiloff- Often
sive Language Related to Prince
Rudolph's Death-Elicited by a
Demand That Anna Simon's Muir
derer be Punished - Emperor
Josephs Charge d Affaires Takes
Indefinite Leave Of Sof1a-Hints
That Rostillities May Result from
the Incident STORY of the Murder.
London, August 14.-The latest ad-
vices from Sofia are that the Austrian
CharSe d'Affaires has actually departed
from Bulgaria, and that an open rup-
ture Between the two countries can
ly be Avoided, unless there is an imme-
dlate baekdown by one country or the
ether. NJ Stambouloff, Premier Of
bulgaria, has thus far positively refused
to withdraw or disavow an interview
with him, Unpublished in Berlin, which
in referring to- the insistence of Austria
upon the punishment of Captain Bolt
chen, the former aid \de camp of Prince
Ferdinand Of Bulgarits recently con-
victed OF the murder Of his paramour,
Anna Simon, an Austrian Subject, he
drew an insulting parallel between the
venality in official circles in Austria
and Bulgaria. NJ. Stoloff expressed a
suspicion that Austria had meddled'
with the case out of enmity to Bulgaria,
knowing that Boitcheff was the princes
aid de camp. He added that Austria
need not be fastidious about the Bolt
chef affair if she remembered Crown
Prince Rudolphs death, which even now
was not explained.
This latter remark especially Stu1g
the Austrian court, end it created al
the greater indignation because it w2s
believed that Prince Ferdinand had
prompted it. The interviewer had pre-
viously asked Prince Ferdinand TO talk,
but he declined, saying that Mr.. Sto.lofi
would be pleased to receive the news
paper man, and the premier's utIerances
might be regarded as those of himself,
as Mr.. Stoiloff was thoroughly familiar
with his views.
MURDER OF ANNA SIMON.
The murder of Anna Simon, out Of
which the quarrel between Austria and
Bulgaria has grown, was one or the
most sensational in Europe, and her
murderers, owing to their high posi-
tions. went unwhipt of justice until
few weeks ago. Anna was girl of ex-
traordinary beauty, born in 1875 in
Buda-Pesth, the daughter of a shop
keeper. Having learned to sing, she
was engaged for Sofia in 1893, and in
1894 ma8e the acquaintance OF Captain
Boitcheff, Princess Marie Louise's iad-A
jutant, who not only promised to mar
nv her by word OF mouth, but wrote
letters to that effect to her father. In
1895 she gave birth TO a child. and the
captain refused to provide for either
her or the baby. When she asked him
for money he i'll treated her so badly
that hsr friends found her in fainting
fits. She often suffered from hunger
and cold The man then decided that
he would make rich marriage, and
though he told the girl this would not
change their relations, but would pro-
vide him with money, he was already
thinking Of the means to rid himself
Of her. Six days before the captains
marriage, Nicola, his brother, came 10
press his suit with Anna, but she would
not even listen to him. All this hap
pened in Sofia.
Last April the girl was induced to
visit Philippopolis, where Nicola re-
peated his attempt to make Anna trans
fer her affections, but was repulsed
with a log of wood. Whenever she ap-
peared at the palace to see her lover
the guards drove her away. On his re-
turn to Philippopolis Boitcheff resoiV-
ed on the girls murder at once, and
induced the prefect Of police to assist
him. Bogdan, palace gendarme, was
taken into the plot. Boitchen sent the
girl a letter through a cab driver, In
which he told her he had bought some
fine things for her and would wait for
her at the bridge over the Martha, as
he meant to go for a week with her to
a little property he had in the neigh
borhood The girl was delighted with
this letter and in her joy showed it to
some friends. The appointment was
not kept by Boitcheff, but he made an
other for the evening Of April q.
RODE IN THEIR UNIFORMS.
Novelitch. master Of the police Of
Philippopolis, who was aiding Boitcheff
in his murderous plot, sent for pub
lie conveyance. told the driver he
should not need his services and made
the gendarme. dressed as a civilian,
mount the box. He then drove to the
hotel. paid Annals bill, told her to take
her luggage. and drove her TO the road
beyond the city, where Boitcheff was
waiting outside Of the Catholic ceme-
terry. Boitcheff wore his guards uni
form. but with an ordinary overcoat.
Novelitch wore the uniform as prefect
Of police. Boitcheff sat by Annals side,
Novelitch opposite. When the carriage
passed the monument TO the murdered
mother Of General Skobeleff, Anna
jumped out OF the carriage, Boitcheh
after her. He was grasping her hand,
holding a bottle to her nose. The car
riage stopped and the three men seized
the girl and put her into the carriage
again. She swooned away, but came
10 again. Boitcheff did aot like his
work in the carriage, mounted the box
and made the gendarme drug the girl
until she tainted again. When the
bridge was reached they stopped. drag
ged the unconscious girl out. laid her
down and strangled her. Then they
bound large stone over her body. The
gendarme seized her head, Boitcheff
and Novelitch her feet, and so they
carried her to the river and flung her
in.