New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-19
TREASON IN RUSSIA.
DETAILS OF A RECENT TRIAL FOR TIE
BETRAYAL OF STATE SECRETS.

From The Pail Mall Gazette.
Tho outside world Is now in possession II tho
main outlines % the latest trial for high treason
in Russia The trial was conducted by the SEN
ate in the greatest secrecy and with closed
doors: it aroused especial interest from the tact
that ihc culpris belonged to the army ana inc
leading circles in society. The cniei Inquire IN
the trial was the retired General Porunov VINO
made hi daughter. I beautiful girl Of nineteen
years. play the part Of decoy bra IN a as
reputable affair General POrunoy Was In his
day well known and highly popular IN tho
strictcst circles Of the Russo-Greek church. lie
the founder and president Of the Palestine
Society. which was occupied in arranging RUS
sian pill;rInaEcs to the Holy Land ana Wltn
supporting Russian institutions there. Great
sums IF money passed through the hands OF tnis
highly h0nOrcd "piouS man. ana, from ms po-
sltion he vas brought into close relations Win
thc holy clique in the Russian Governm.nt
To this clique belonged also the Imperial con-
trocr Terry Ivanoyitch Fillipov Po'nnoV,
however. quarrcNed with the latter. Is they
were both seeking the presidency Of the PaleS-
tine Society, which POrunoy obtained
In time General PorunOv felt the need or
money and he conceived the idea Of opening up
a little trade IN decorations. In order 10 make
this traffic in orders successful on a wholesale
system he allied himself with the lately de-
ceased Metropolitan Michael Of Servia. and mis-
alliance resulted in a nOurishing traffic in SER
Wan decorations For tloi one could Obtain
through Plluroy's favor the very beautiful ser
Wan order ~ TakoyO, while the Sacred Saya
cost $40 For a time The business h0urished.
until it came to the knowledge Of the RUSSIAN
authorities. ana pOruNoF receiver All uHHllS-
takabl" hint that he must t"aye the RUSSIAN
Army. u" ihercuppn retired ana the franc IN
Scrvian decorations came 10 an end. But the
general did not retire from society circles, ana
there WAS still the same pressing need Of money
to enable him To keep pace with his acquaint-
ances Il now occurred 20 him that money could
be- raised by selling 70 the Austrian military at
tach" the RUSSIAN plan or mobilization ana
also plans " various iOrtrcsscS and other uSeiul
documents u A like nature. To this end he
needed assistance and hc resolved 10 make use
u his DAUGHTER
Tho ,rl ulavod hey part 50 well that she en-
shared three nnc birds FOR the dark purpose II
her father These were the son of Lochwitzki.
4 councillor Of the Russian Ministry Of War. /
young man with a bright career before him m
view Z his fathers important POSITION ana
1urts fr.n'v. the ailhtant OF the i'tt SIS u
-. Peter ana raul IN 81 PETERSBURG. Il IlStih-
gu.sh"d o'ii'"r mo had been ihi"HSh 'h' Russo
Turkish War and h1i returned covered with
decorations. From ms 'il' al position AT me
fJrirr.s ~ ID" cathedral ~ when tAc RUSSIAN
EWprr'rs aye buried. TINS officer was Nri known
- all th" IMi ra. family, ana had n.rh '"')-
rated uy several foreign i't"iitii's y can as
ly i' Imagined. d." uAiiiri paii 20 ~ tA-S nNI''r
.n tIf act ~ Hrn treason pay .ltl itftt bH''lri
ih" car. The fr.) "ts conn. u ht il' n
'rh star 'h,D'r. Ahdurfl'iilr. 'r Abiill.ti-
NANCY, arD'filug % ms RUSSIAN M me- "A Ma