Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-05
TREASON IN RUSSIA.
Details OF a Recent State Trial for
the betrayal of state Secrets.


The outside world is now in possession
OF the main outlines of the latest trial
for high treason in Russia. The trial was
conducted by the Senate in the greatest
secrecy and with closed doors. 1t aroused
special interest from the fact that the
culprits belonged To the army and the
leading circles in society The chief figure
In the trial was the retired General
Porunoy, who made his daughter. a beau
tlful girl Of 10 years. play the part OF
decoy bird in a disreputable affair.
General Porunov was in his day, well
known AVID highly popular in the strictest
circles O. the Russo-Greek Church. He
was the founder and president of the
Palestine Society. which was occupied in
arranging Russian pilgrimages to the
Holy Land and with supporting Russian
institutions there. Great sums of money
passed through the hands of this highly
honored, "pious' man, and, from his posi-
ton he was brought into relations with
the holy clique" in the Russian Govern
ment To this clique belonged also the
imperial controller Terry Ivanovitch Fill
lipov. Porunov, however, quarrelled with
the latter, as they were both seeking the
presidency OF the Palestine Society, which
Porunov obtained.
In time General Porunov felt the need
of money, and he conceived the idea of
opening up a little trade In decorations.
In order to make this traffic in orders
| successful on q wholesale system, he al
| lied himself with the lately deceased Met
ropolitan Michael, Of Servia, and this al
| lance resulted in a fiourishng traffic in
! Seryian decorations. For GlW one could
| obtain. through Porunov's favor, the very
beautiful Servia Order of Takovo, while
! the Sacred Sava cost el20. For tipe
the business flourished, until it came TO
| the knowledge of the Russian authorities,
and Porunov received an unmistakable
! hint that he must leave the Russian army.
He thereupon retired and the trafiic
! I'm Seryian decorations came TO an end
| But the General did not retire from So
| ciety circles, and there was still the same
pressing need of money TO enable him TO
keep pace with his acquaintance III
now occurred TO him that money could
No raised nv selling TO the Austrian mill
| tarv attache the Russian plan of mobi-
| uzation and also plans of various FORT
| reeses and other useful documents OF a
! ike nature. To this end he needed as
| sistance. and he resolved to make use OF
| his daughter. o,, ,ho.
! The girl played her part so well that
! she ensnared three fine birds Tor the oaIh
purpose of her father. These were Tue
| son OF I.ochwitzki, a counsellor OF the hus-
sian Ministry of War, young man WIN
| a bright career before him In view OF MS
fatber's important position, and Turt-
| schanninoy. the adjutant of the FORTRESS
| 90 &C Peter and Paul in St petersburg
| distinguished officer, who had peen
throuph the Russo-Turkish war, and mad
returned covered with decorations FROM
| his official position at the fortress III 'he
cathedral of which the Russian emperors
are buried, this officer was Wen known "
ALI the imperial family. ana hao peeh uee-
orated bv several foreign potentates AS
con easily be imagined, the participation
- This officer in the act OF high treason
| ,,ar,icu1arly affected the Car. Inc Trio
| xvas completed by the general stan oillceI
| nhdurrahman, or Abdurrahmanov, accoiu
,rs m his Russian name. a Mahometan
and Turk by birth, who had been ,aken
| prisoner at the battle OF Bornyl DupuJah
in the last Russo-Turklsh war; anu na0
| remained in Russia ana en.e,eu 'ue ,
.,oriai service. He had married, at Kazen
| r. daughter Of a local Tartar khan, anc
| ,,,as employed in the surveying depart
| ,,ant Of the staff, while he also gave
instruction in Turkish and ARABIAN AZ
~ Irstitute Of Oriental Languages. FOL
thts latter service he received salary o.
esoo hounds from the Ministry Oh Educa
| lion. i'm addition TO his pay as an oi'ieer
| his wife was rich, ana ne hvea III
| GfNlQ ana WAS Nciy fSfN
| lv ne was addicted TO drinking 10 eASess
and II Is supposed that during orihklhe
Sn,,+ no allowed himself TO be led away
o.. until he made the acquaintance y
ioi he had always been considered
an honorable man. uh.o,,
a., rhSse were the actors in a shameru
a.ayna and It is 10 be noted that the'
."ere all in good circumstances Loon
,'t,zki's father is very ricn man. Io'u
w. daughter had to act at her father
Kidding. until at last she tried her enari''
ON the clerks in the stan oince' one y
IN. vn clerks handed to his chief the orib'
90, sterling, which he mad re
a,,,ad from the girl. and the conspiracy
Sename known. The culprits were ap
.ehended and the Austrian military at
iaohe Field Marshal Lieutenant II. KEEP
,, was recalled. Those who were I'M
',,aa.ed had received but very SINAI
Pr, ~ their Ubiquitous gains. Tor TN
praa,er mart Of the bride money was OF
nav 10 them at the very momen
ms he information laid against then
VIZ w. n,oyed TO be justly founded severa
y, he accused persons were condemned
-. che loss OF their civil rights and Z
sooar,atIon TO Siberia. after various
terms OF hard labor. Porunov received
w. io,gest term OF hard labor In letters
| hso ' md Iachwffzki the 1hOrt