Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-11-28
ABDAH QuAM ofcATEs AT IN HIS LIVERPOOL MOSQUE

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ~.
Switzerland Sagouni. the leader OF the
Hentchakists In London, who was shot
last week, was intimate with Nazarbek.
and, shortly after the former was
wounded, made trip TO Switzerland to
see him, and had been back in London
only few days. when he, too, was
attacked and with fatal results.
COLD-BLOODED MURDER.
II is many years since so cold blood
ed n murder has taken place In London
as that of Sagatiel Sagouni. The Hent-
chakist leader had been attending an
evening meeting of the society AT its
headquarters In Peckham Rye, and as
stated already when set upon, was
in the act OF entering the gate leading
10 the cottage in Nunhead Grove where
he lodged II is supposed that mis- muir
derer had followed him from the club
rooms and waited for the most conyen-
tent time Ia attack him, The thing
happened shortly after y o'clock, and
evidently Sargouni was off his
guard owing TO the eariness OF
the hour. lie had been expecting
something Of this sort, however, and,
even when shot down, was fully armed,
revolver and knife being found in
his pockets after his death.
HE WAS COOL.
As Sagouni opened the gate before
No. 30, Nunhead Grove, his murderer,
shot him with pistol The bullet
struck the Ilentchaklst in the back,
he turned half round, aud the gate
swung to. With utter GOODNESS, how
ned. ~, hte
to HIS left hand, pushed the gate open
with his right so as to get an uninter-
rupted sight Of SaSouni, and then fire l
four more shots, two of which struck
his victim fairly The other two
respectively passed through the bull
gate and through the "fan-light' OF
glass over the front door of the house.
The latter part of this tragedy was seen
by small boy who was passing, as
well as by "A man inside the house.
Realizing that he was in danger while
he waited. the murderer rushed OF
through Nunhead Grove and up mar
row alley his hat falling off as he
hurted along. and he himself casting
away his revolver Meanwhile Sagouni,
bleeding and half head, managed to
staggor up the steps OF his house, and
fall fanting into the arms Of the man
utcs later he died. without being able
TO give a further description of his
murderer than to say that he was a
stranger
HUE AND CRY RAISED.
Then began the hue and cry after tho
assassin. Neither the man who saw
| him from the window OF the house In
| Nunhead Grove nor the boy who wit
| messed the crime from the street could
| describe him further than to declare
| that he was short and dark
| and II was evident from the
| FIRST that 10 Identity him would
| be- difficult There was NO doubt about
| his having been In the United States
for the hat which he left behind was Il
| typical American "slouch" with the
| name OF q New York maker inside IT,
and his revolver, found without tron'
bile, was By "Merwin, Hubert & Co.
! N. Y" The police, however, found II
| impossible TO Identify the murderer by
| means OF these clues.
Then followed several days Of i'm
mense activity on the part Of the police
from which however, absolutely moth
| ing resulted, and London had begur
to forget about the missing murderer
his victim and the strange feud he
| tween the Armenian societies when thu
| whole story was recalled by the sup
| Elementary tragedy which was playet
| ont IN peckham High street las
| Wednesday In broad daylight
THREE DEAD.
When this was over two more fIent
! chnkists lad dead, while few yard
| or, huddlcd mp IN his own blood, va
the corpse OF their murderer and, II
all probability, the slayer OF Sngoun
"a suicide. The most remarkable fc0
ture of the affair, 10 Of course, tnat B
happened I'm one Of the busiest part
OF public street between half pas
one and two IN the afternoon but ~ /.
an extraordinary circumstance that ia
two men shot BY the murderer wec
members OF a party OF eight VINO hai
started out together
At the time Whea SagouDi was muir
dered a Hentchkist congress WAS Dem
held IN Peckham, aud perhaps NE mur
dCrei chose this particular time FOR bc
ginning his work in hope that he NIGH
make IAN extensive b0s' amonS In
! delaButea NhO were ptcHent lt1n 40
rious Parts Of Europe. Naturally nov
ever. che other lieutcE3klats were had
a. frightened By tho assassination q
thoir leader and they took an SORTS q
precautions 10 GUARD tn2ir own .tt
being especially careful mover to sea
ture out Of doors except In srQu. @ d
two or three.
This Is how II came that The part
OF Hcnlchaklsts who were attacked las
Wednesday came 10 number oigh
They included two Russian doleg "a
to the congress. three London Hencha
kists and three continental representa-
tives. They had been Attending a meet
ing az the headquarters IN Peckpaf
Rye all morning, and when they ven
tured forth Il was In search OF some
thlng 10 eat. They were more or les