The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-03
Won PLEHvE MURDERED
Russian Minister Of Interior Victim of
Assassin.
THREW BOMB AT HIS CARRIAGE.
Assassin, a Young Finn, Is In Hospital Dan.
gerously Wounded by Fragments Of His
Own Missile Widespread Anarchist Plot
Suspected and Numerous Arrests Made
ST. Petersburg Shaken by Tragedy.

suspected and NUMEROUS Arrests Made
ST. Petersburg Shaken by Tragedy.
st. Petersburg. (By Cable. - NJ
Won Plehve, minister OF the interior
was assassinated at ESQ o'clock A. M.
by a bomb thrown at his carriag,
while he was driving to the Baltic
Station TO take a train for the palace
at Peterhof, where he was TO make
his weekly report to the Emperor
The assassination is believed to be
the outcome of widespread plot, the
existence of which has been sus.
pected for several days.
Numerous arrests have already
been made, including that of the as
sassin, young man who is believed
to be Finn named Leglo and who
is now in hospital severely and per-
haps fatally injured by the explosion
OF his own bomb.
An accomplice OF Leglo, also ap-
parently Finn. but whose name is
unknown, has been arrested. He had
IN his possession a bomb which he
tried to throw, but he was overpow-
cred by the police just in time to
prevent great loss of life.
AS Minister Of Justice Muravieff
was driving to the Petershof palace
to report to Emperor Nicholas the
assassination of Minister of the In
terror Won Plehve, stones were thrown
at MN and his carriage windows were
broken. The identity of the minister s
assailants has not yet been discovered
NJ. Won Plehve's assassin wore a
brown overcoat and a railroad officials
cap. lie stood on the sidewalk, lust
as Minister Won Plehve's carriage was
about to cross the canal bridge near
the station. The minister was es-
corted by number of detectives on
bicycles, and one of them jostled the
assassin, who then rushed into the
read and threw the bomb after the
carriage.
The missil struck the hind wheel
and exploded with fearful force.
killing or wourding over a score of
persons. Minister Won Plehve and
his coachman were killed outright
"''N "'i ShlSNi Va AHt Budl WAS fatally
injured.
One of the 'cyclist detectives ar
rested the assassin, who cndeavored
to escape, though wounded by
splinters in the face, arm and abb
domen. He made no attempt at re-
sistance, however, when seized by
the detective, and confessed his
crime, but refused to give his name.
The police Immediately after the ex-
plosion arrested a suspicious individ-
ual who took refuge in a hotel op-
posite the scene Of the tragedy. He
carried a bomb similar to that thrown
by Leglo. AS soon as the police saw
the bomb they scattered, but an en-
ploye OF the hotel rushed up behind
the accomplice and pinned his arms.
The explosive is believed to have
been composed Of pyroxlin, as it gave
off little smoke. The force of the
explosion was so terrific that it not
only broke every window within a
radius of half a mile bu- reduced the
heavy paving stones to powder, heaved
up the pavement and flung a heavy
piece OF the ironwork of the carriage
across the canal, Gevering the thick
mast OF barge. which fell. stunning
the captain of the vessel Everybody
III the street was knocked down and
more or less bruised
When the officers of the law. headed
by Minister of Justice Muravieff. had
terminated the necessary formalities
by drawing up written report of the
crime, the mangled remains of the
minister of the interior were conveyed
to a humble chapel adjoining the
station, the windows of which miracu-
lousy escaped destruction.
he priests and people, with charac-
teristic Russian piety, at once joined
in solemn requiem. The square in
front of the station was filled with
reverent crowd of peasants and
laborers, and the busy hum of traffic
was silenced.
a priest proclaimed "thc eternal
memory of the departed servant Wen
ceslas," while all those in the con-
gregation dropped to their knees.
A no less impressive service was
conducted in the minister's stately
residence in the evening, to which
only intimate friends were invited by
M. Won Plehve's assistant, M. Dur
novo, who is temporarily in charge
of the ministry of the interior.
The magnificent staircase and the
reception rooms were draped in black
The body Of the minister was COM
pletely covered by q white shroud
which concealed the ghastly mutila-
tions. 1t reposed in a black and
silver casket in the corner of the vast
hall surrounded by luxuriant palms
Gendarmerie and non-commissioned
officers stood sentinel at the head OF
the casket, while at its foot were two
high officials of the ministry.
A special edition of the Official
Messenger which was distributed late
in the afternoon contained only a
brief announcement of the death oi
NJ Won Plehve and the ntimation that
an official requiem would be con
Quoted.
The Emperor. who was at the Villa
Alexandria, at Peterhof, was greatly
affected by the news. coming, as il
did, atop OF the bad tdings from the
seat of war and fears of international
complications. The Emperor almost
broke down when he was informed oi
the minister's murder.
FINANCIAL