The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-30
DEEP LAID PLOT
 IS DISCOVERED Wholesale Slaughter of Rus sian Ministers is Planned HAD THE PLANS WELL LAID Assassin Knew Minister von PlehVe's Carriage Well, Because He Allowed
 Many Others to Pass
 Unnoticed.
HAD THE PLANS WELL LAID

is learned that while the identity and nationality of the assassin of Minister Plehve and his accomplice are still not definitely established the police are mak- ing progress in unraveling the skein. They are amazed to find how far-reach- ing was the conspiracy. There is nothing yet, however, to prove It's connection with that of Gersehunin.
 The documents found show the existence of a wholesale plot towards ministers, but the most remarkable feature IS that 1t did not include the emperor who IS distinctly declared to be uninvolved.
 The capture of the accomplice of the murderer was effected under eircum- stances showing that the conspirators pur- sued the very plan followed at the time of tbe assassination of Alexander II. The acoompllees then were posted at several street corners, in order that if one man failed another might succeed. The plan was adopted yesterday.
 The accomplice who Is now under arrest stood near the Baltic depot ready to throw a second bomb in case the assassin sta toned half mile higher up the canal had failed, the former could watch the course of events and when he heard the explosion he was satisfied that the murder had been accomplished and hastily went down the canal side, hired a boat for eighty kopecks per hour and directed the boatman to take him for a row toward the sea away from the seat of the tragedy.
 Drop Box in Canal.
 The boatman noticed soon after they started his passenger took a card board box out of his pocket and dropped it quickly overheard. The boatrnan said nothing but when the passenger landed he called a policeman and gave the man in charge. The prisoner, who was well dressed, spoke Russian with foreign ac- cent He refused to give his name. Divers are now searching the canal bottom for the presumed bomb.
 The assassin walked up and down the street at the corner whence he threw the bomb at least a quarter of an hour, awaiting Von Plehves carriage. He did not arouse the slightest suspicion be- cause he wore an official railroad cap. A uniform of any kind invariably inspires confidence In Russia.
 Knew Carriage We'll.
 The murderer must have known Won Plehves carriage well, as he paid no at tention to the passage of several other ministers. As soon as the victims car riage appeared the assassin ran forward with the evident intention of throwing the bomb through the window. Von Plehve must have seen him and felt his coming doom before the death-dealing charge burst. Had the cyclist detective accom- panying the minister ridden straight he might have knocked down the murderer and saved the minister's life at the cost of his own, but the cyclist instinctively swerved, enabling the assassin to launch the internal machine after retarding the carriage.
 The correspondent of the Associated Press was shown sad relic of the trag- edy, the batterments of the remnants of the deceased minister's portfolio, which was lying in front of his seat. The upper portion was reduced to a pulp, and the lower part was completely riddled with the nails with which the bomb was stuffed.
 Ministers Carriage Stoned.
 Later in the day while M. Murayieff was on a train 1ourneying to Peterhof to re- port the case in person to the emperor, a stone hurled through the minister's com partments narrowly mlssed him. Although the superstitious consider this a bad omen and see in 1t a connection with the Von Plehye plot the police think the culprit probably was mischieVous boy.
 The recover of Lego, alios Prozoff, the | assassin of Von Plehve is practically cer- 1 taln He Is entirely conscious although 1 suffering acute pain in consequence of the operation In extracting the splinters from his abdomen, face and arm. Though | taciturn he not longer refuses to talk. He declares he had no aecomplices He carefully avoids giving the slightest clue to his identity He admits 1t was care- l fully planned crime.
 Are at Standstlll.
 Many projects Undertaken by won Plehye like administrative reforms are at A complete standstin as the result of the death of the man who had all the strings in his own hands The appointment of von Plehve's successor Is already encoun- tering unexpected difficulties. The pop ular voice designating M. Witte does not represent the views in official quarters. where perhaps there exist jealousies caus- ed by the strong personality of the for mer finance minister In official quarters the list of candidates, who are numerous. is headed by M Muravieff, the minister of justice Prince Obolensky, the gov ernor general of Finland. and Governor General I<lefes of Kieff.
 
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