The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-26
CONDEMNED TO DE
RESULT or TIE REHEARIH8 Nv THE
BUL1ARfAN MURDBe CASE.

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PmLIrPoPoLis. Jan. 25.-Tho rehoarinE by the
Appeal Court OF tho case Of Capt. Detscho Bolt
scheff, formerly an aido-de-camp to Prince
Ferdinand; ox-Prefect Of Police Novolic, and
Nikola Boitscheff. brother Of Capt Boitschor,
who were charged with tho murder of q young
girl named ANN SEimon, was concluded to-day,
The case occupied the attention Of tho court tor
five days.
Two Of the accused. Capt. Boitschef and Nov
ellie. were found guilty and condemned to death.
Nikola Boitscheft was acquitted.
Tho court confirmed the original sentence OF
wassalieff. q former gendarme, who was con-
victed Of participation in tho crime.
This case has attracted widespread attention.
owing 10 tho brutality Of the crime and the
prominence Of the persons involved. Four years
ago Anna Szimon. who was an exceptionally
handsome girl. went from Budapest TO Sofia,
whore sho had an engagement to sing. She met
Boitscheff in Sofia and finally lived with him.
He was burdened with debts, and some time
after assuming relations with the girl ho en-
gagged himself to marry . wealthy heiress. It
appears that no had promised to marry the
Szimon girl. but this promise he repudiated and
sent her back to Budapest. with orders not 10
return to Sofia. "
She did return. however. and. in her efforts
to SEQ Boitschef. caused q scandal within
tho ~environs Of the palace Of tho Prince of Bull
garia. Boitscheff became cnraged at this. and
determined to get rid of the girl by numbering
her. He accordingly wrote to his victim sum-
moning her to meet him in Philippopolis, ct the
same time protesting his love for her. Having
completed his plans to lure the girl to her death,
he called to his aid Eovelic. who was tho Project
Of Police; Wassalief. O Rendarme, and several
others.
A tryst was appointed at tho Martha Bridge.
to which. place the .murderers drove in a. car
other. seized the girl and stupofiod her with
chloroform In the carriage. BoitscheR' then
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he dragged the insensible girl out Of the car:
riage. Boitscheti placed the girl on the ground
Weighted tho body with stones and cast it into
: Th reffp friends of tho girl became suspicious be.
cause Of her faiiure to return. and raised an
alarm. Novelic and Wassalieff were soon after
ward ward arrested are esS.s and 1f from ai their noc statements os mu Bot
at the trial OF the prisoners, which took place in
testified that Boitscheff. when seeking to induce
him to take part in the murder. told him that
that Anna szimon had made a scandal at
the palace. and that the Prince could not
allow II. Novelic testified that Boitscheff had
told him that the girl must be killed, and that
the murder was to be done by command of the
Prince. other testimony to the Same effect was
given.
Tho most Hhorrifying feature Of the evidence
was the calm obedience Of police oficials in tho
commission, of o celd-blooded crime when told
that 1t was by the Princes orders.
Nikola Boitschef, who was charged with com.
plicity in the crime. was acquitted at. tho fret
trial, but was again arrested last month.
The first trial resulted in the conviction of
Capt. Boitscheff and Novelic. who were sen.
fenced to death. It was Immediately afterward
announced that the sentence in each case would
he committed to imprisonment for life. with de-
privation Of civil rights. Each of tho, con.
demned men was ordered to pay the. sum Of
5000 francs to defray tho expenses of rearing
the victims child, of which Capt. Boitscheff was
tho father.
Wassalief was convicted of completely in tho
murder. and was sentenced to six years and
eight months imprisonment, to be followed by
eight years deprivation of civil rights.
Subsequently Capt. Boitscheff and Novelio do
manded o now trial, and the Public Prosecutor.
who raised objections. to the sentences. denand-
cd o rehearing, which was granted, with tho
result announced above.