The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-01

OF question, Grimm instantly placed
under arrest by the Cars personal orders.
The present writer had occasion to attend
Grimm's court-martial-one of the most
extraordinary farces ever enacted. De
Grimm did not deny his guilt. he did not
think ii worth while because he could
prove that the highest military and civil
officials of the kingdom OF Poland were
his ''coconspirators and helpmates." Here
are some of the short speeches he de-
livered:
Addressing one of the judges: "Peter
Alexandrovitch. you will let me down
easily, won't you? Just remember that
paid you 1900 roubles for espionage only
three weeks ago..
And to another judge: Ivan Pavlovic,
you here, too? What become of the 600
roubles 1 gave you last night shortly be-
fore my arrest? They were paid on ac-
count, and being unable to render the serv-
ices to the Turk you agreed to perform.
please hand back the money! have other
uses for it,
SENTENCED TO DEATH.
Despite these telling reminders. Grimm
was sentenced to death, all the judges
agreeing that he should be shot at once.
sentence was pronounced. II am not go
ing to suffer for you all. If have to die
a good many of you fellows will bear me
company. Call this sentenceo" he vo-
ciferated in conclusion. Sentence to do
murder in order to shield yourselves, that's
what it is!''
GAR AGREED WITH DE GRIMM.
And in this view of the traitor the Car
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ness massacred," he said; 1.-The Governor
Of Warsaw shall be held responsible with
his head for De Grimm's Efe."
A dispatch embodying this decision and
threat was Immediately sent to the Polish
capital, where preparations for De Grimm's
execution were carried on with rather I'M
dignified haste He was to die on the
morning after sentence had been passed,
but, instead, found himself on the road to
ST. Petersburg, manacled to two members
of the Cars Tartar bodyguard. who un-
derstand no language but their own and
answer all attempts at conversation when
on official business with the revolver and
sword.
Meanwhile Ekaterina's evidence had ar
rived and the Car sent his own secretary
to superintend the search of De Grimm's
apartments. Those Warsaw authorities
worked like beavers. but found nothing.
for good and sufficient reasons. Then the
imperial secretary took hold and by acct
dent, as it were, dropped a hammer on a
certain spot in De Grimm's library. There
was a hollow sound.
"All withdrew except the men brought
from st. Petersburg" said the secretary.
The commandant objected, whereupon the
secretary produced a personal order from
the Car threatening instant dismissal to
anybody who dared disobey his representa-
tive.
In the hollow spot under the floor was
found gold amounting to $4,000 in foreign
coin-British. German. French and Italian
also numerous memoranda about traitorous
information furnished to the agents of sew
eral governments (names indicated by
ciphers), unfinished reports about the
movements of Russian troops in the king
dom of Poland and other parts of the en-
pire. receipt for the Russian mobilization
plan furnished at the rate of 100000 francs;
lastly list of De Grimm's correspondents
in different capitals, also in cipher.
The Cars secretary was so we'll pleased
with his success that he dug up all the
floors of the apartment, from servants
rooms to kitchen. He found more money
and plenty more evidence of the kind re-
corded, among other things an address
book, containing the names. addresses and
qualifications" of several hundred military
officers, high functionaries of the Ministry
of War and general staff, commanders of
fortresses and staff officers of the Warsaw
and Kieff military districts.
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manding general of the kingdom of Poland.
was on De Grimms list. Search the gen.
erals house." telegraphed Nicholas;
search my own brothers house If neces-
sary. There is no distinction Of rank in
this matter
A NEST OF SPIES.
More than $50 houses of persons high up
in military ranks were searched, land
there is no doubt" said the imperial COM
mission In report to the Car, that De
Grimm could not have acted he did lest
with the connivance of the commanding
general and the governor general of the
kingdom of Poland
De Grimm's first confession. for which he
exacted the promise of his life, was as fol-
lows:
II have sold to the enemies of Russia the
plans of the majority of Russian fortresses,
true copies of them, also the detailed Rus
sian plan of mobilization. The enemies of
Russia know all about our movements Of
troops; they knew the extent Of our war
stores to the last pair of stirrups.
1.-THE men that have been in the pay of
the foreign governments for years are, be-
sides myself, Generals Puzhrevski, COM
mander Of the kingdom of Poland and
Czertkoff, governor general" QIere fol-
lows a long list Of staff officers Of the
Warsaw and Kieff garrisons, also of COM
manders of fortresses throughout the king
dom of Poland, also of commanders of the
most important fortresses in other parts
of the empire)
"St Petersburg, then, was not in this
heirous conspiracy" said the lord pro-
vosr, with the air of a man crawling from
under a mill stone.
AZ am not through yet" replied the
traitor. with your Excellency's permits
sion. here is my list of correspondents and
associates in this capital
He named General Herschelmann, chief
of the general staff, second in command,
likewise number of high officers in the
War. Ministry, likewise a dozen or more
members of the great generals staff. All
of them, he said, had furnished him with
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