The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-10-29
MURDERED
TN LONDON
Wealthy Armenian ReroIutionisi
Slain by Unknown Assassin.
A POLITICAL CONSPIRACY.
Crime Follows similar Deeds on the
Continent = Hat and Revolver
Made In New York Only
Clews Found.

Cleyvs Found.
London. Oct Is. sagatel sagouni.
president Of the Armenian ReYolu-
tionary society in London. has been
murdered IN the suburb Of Nunhead
The crime has created a sensation, as
it has every appearance Of being Of a
political character aud has been pre-
coded by the assassinauons Of other
officials Of branches Of the same soci.
ETY. on the continent
Sagouni. who had just returned to
London after settling up the affairs Of
an associate in Switzerland who was
recently assassinated by stabbing was
entering his residence when a man
rushed across the road and fired four
shots at Sagouni In quick succession,
the last bullet entering the region Of
the heart. The murderer, who appear
ed to be foreigner, fled. The only
clews to the man In possession of the
authorities are felt hat and silver
plated revolver, both made in New
York, which he dropped in his fight
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The murdered man, who was a min
I ing engineer, became wealthy in the
Caucasus and devoted bis money to the
Armenian cause. His society was en-
tirely passive and opposed TO violence
I Sagouni is said to have moved to Eng
land from New York early in 1902
iii IS stated that Sagouni's life had
been threatened OH account Of his par
I tfcipation ia the exposure by the editor
Of q Boston newspaper Young Arme-
MIA, of the misrepresentation Of funds
I by a faction of the Armenian revoln-
tionists. These men are alleged 10
have collected $4,000 IN America in
l 1902 ana to have put the money in
their own pockets instead Of pushing
the propaganda for the emancipation
/ Of the Arnenians, for which the money
was subscribed.
Had Feared Assassination.
\ sagauni had frequently spoken Of the
determination Of the advanced Arlne-
Man revoluhonlsts to exterminate the
leaders 81 the Passive party, and FOR
that reason be always carried q re-
volver and dagger knife in self de-
Tense. The murderer's shots last night
were SO rapid that Sagouni was only
able to draw his revolver after {ne
murderer had fired three sss.lslles, and as
he turned ~ .faee iiis assailant sagouni
y ngsssss Slot near the heart ana fell
4 When 1T Bleppe, France, On his way
Ia England. Sagouni thought he was
/ being shadowed by a man whose de
scription somewhat tallies with the ap
pearanee Of the murderer who is de-
scribed as being ; feet inches IN
height. about thirty years q age, hay
HE very long biacl hair and q black
+ mustache with long dropping ends. a
man has been arrested near King
81 Cross railroad station on suspicion Of
being the assassin az Sagonni, but he
I hardly answers the description
ii convention Of the Armenian Pas
sivists has been iii session here, and Il
X suggested that the opportunity wa.
chosen by the violent faction as d fa
vorahle one for disp1sing Of the prin
\ cipal leaders The murderer was no
ticed waiting hours for the arrival OF
/ sagounL and the former was apparent
1 " supplied with information concern
ing the latter's movements hy two ac
completes.
Before his death sagouni told .
friend that he did not Know his as
sailant. but he said enemies had beer
following him for long time
Deed Attributed 10 AIfarists.
Sagounts friends attribute the muir
der 10 the Alfarist section &c the Hent
chakist society This section, headet
BY man named Altar was expelle,
from the society after the split in 1895
when, it is alleged the Alfarists wer
paid spies of the sultan Of Turkey
There was some attempt in 1902 e
patch up the differences between TIL
sections of the 4Ientchaklst society bn
the majority concluded tiat the "A
farists only wanted to get control Q
the society's newspaper the Heutclaig
with the object Of snnnressing Il.
The fend became more acute. and NJ
attack on the editor of the Boston Ell
tion of the Hentchak followea. 4 for
mer editor Of the Iienfehak. Na1af
( beck, was stabbed last week At iau
same. switzerland, by az Alfarist
1t is said here however that Na1ar
beck is not dead. though he was re
ported earlier in the day 70 have beer
killed The local Hentehakists say New
York is the headquarters Of the Al
farists
The man arrested near Kings eros
railroad station ON suspicion Of heinl
the murderer Of Sagouni has been re
, leased from custody.
The police are Of the opinion that tn
assailant Of Nazarbeck at Lausann
and the murderer Of Sagouni are iden
I teal
n