The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-30
ONE VICTIM OF
THE CONSPIRACY
others Expected 10 Fellow Won
Plehve TO the Grave.
PLOT HAS LONG EXISTED
ALLEGED ASSASSIN Is LIKELY
TO RECOVER.

st. Petersburg, July ss.-The name OF
the assassin of Interior Minister Won
Plehve is given by the Bourse Gazette
as POrozef, but this is not confirmed
by tie police, who, If satisfied that they
have established the identity or even
the nationality OF the murderer. are
carefully guarding the facts. perhaps
10 throw his acconplices Of the scent.
The general puBlic IS disposed to re-
gard the crime as intimately connected
With the far-reaching terrorist plot re-
vealed last summer by the arrest Of
GeTschunin, the Russian revolutionary
sgitator at Kieff. where he had gone
to organize an attempt upon the en-
peror life at Sarahon during the cere-
monies incident to the canenization-of
st SeTa phim. The subsequent trial es-
tsblished the fact that Gerschunin was
the head of a murderous conspiracy
similar TO the Nihilist consDiracies of
the early eighties. the object of which
was to create reign of terror in Rus
sia By killing ministers. governors and
the emperor himself. Gerschunin is a
Jew and was a former petty official Of
St. Petersburg.
Murderer Selected by Lot
The perpetrators of the murder, as
well as the victims, were to be selected
by lot The series of crimes resulting
from this conspiracy began with the
attempt on the life of Privy Councillor
PobiedGnostzeff, chief procurator of the
holy synod who was fired at by a
man named Logoweki March p, 1901.
and included the killing Of N. BOgdan-
OVitch. ex-governor general of Ufas
European Russia, who was assassinat-
ed May 19, 1903; NJ. BOgOliepOff, for
H. &c
shot by Peter Karpovich February %,
1901, and died March l. Of the same
year from the effects of his wound, and
81. Sipiaguine, NJ. Won Plehve's >prede-
cessor, assassinsted April is, 1902, by
a student named Balmashoffs and the
attempts on Prince Obolensky, now
governor general of Finland. while gov
ernor of Kharkhon, he being fred at
four times August II, 1902, and Prince
Galitzsin. governor general of the eau
casus who was stabbed by three ma
tives in the outskirts of Tifiis, October
%, 1903.
Not Connected With the Plot.
The more recent murders of Governor
General BObrikeff OF Finland, who was
shot by Eugene Schaumann, June is,
and of Vive- Governor Andrien, of Eliz-
sbethpoI. Trans Caucasia, assassiuated
July II last, probably were not con-
nected with this plot. Gerschunfn was
captured, and he and two others, one
of whom was a woman. were tried, con-
victed and sentenced to death, but the
emperor. with the acquiescence Of Won
Plehve. commuted the sentence to III
teen years Imprisonment
Herschunin is now serving his SEN
tence in SchlusseIDerg prison.
The assassin was examined by an in
vestigating magistrate today and re-
fused to make any statement
The post norton examination Of the
remains of Won Plehve shows that
his death was instantaneous. -~s
Crime Carefully Planned.
The assassin Lego, alias PorOzeff.
carefully planned the crime. He says
he was animated by humanitarian mo-
tives. and does not express the slight
est regret.
An account of the tragedy published
this afternoon says that the assassin
attempted to commit suicide by shoot
ing He had a revolver IN his hand
when seized.
The operation on him was 80 success
full that he Is expected TO recover in
three weeks.
The murderer is still in the hospital.
He is a handsome man Of about %
years Of age, with blonde, regular fea-
lures
Later the correspondent Of the As
ISOLATED Press learned that while the
identity and nationality of the assassin
and his accomplice are still not defini-
tely established. the police are making
progress in unraveling the skein. They
are amazed to find how far-reachins
was the conspiracy There Is nothing
yet. however, to FprOve its connection
with that of Gerschunin- The docu-
ments found show the existence of a
wholesale plot to murder ministers.
but the most remarkable feature is
that il did not include the emperor
who is distinctly declared to be "un-
involved"
The capture OF, the accomplices of the
murderer was effected under circuna-
stances showing that the cOnspirators
pursued the very plan followed at the
time of the assassination OF Alexander
II. The accomplices then were posted
at several street corners in order that
if one man failed another might sue
coed. The same plan was adopted yes
terday.
Grief of the Widow.
Nine. Plehve. widow of the deceased
statesman, arrived here today. She is
broken down but IS calm The sight Of
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