The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-08-05
AN ASSASSINATION.
Won Plehve, the. Russian Minister,
Murdered.
CAST A BoMB UNDER CARRIAGE
Coaohman Also Killed and Bystand-
ers Hurt by the Terrific Explo.
sion. All ST. Petersburg
Is Shocked.

Is Shocked.
A special from St. Petersburg says
Minister of Interior Won Plehve was
assassinated Thursday morning while
driving tc the Baltic Station enroute
to visit the Emperor at the Peterhof
Palace. The crime was committed at
10 O'Clock.
A bomb was thrown beneath the
minister's carriage, which was COM
pletely shattered by the explosion that
followed. Minister Won Plehve was
terribly mangled. The assassin was
Immediately caught, and wild excite
ment followed the news Of the assaSs-
1nation which spread over the city like
wild-fire.
COACHMAN ALSO KILLED.
The coachmau was also slain by the
force of the explosion, and the mad
dened horses, being free and frighten-
ed by the crash, dashed wildly away,
with the front wheels and axle of the
carriage dragging at their heels. The
animals had not galloped far before
they fell with pools of blood under
them. The minister's servant, who
was also on the coachman's box. was
badly wounded and two otiicers driv-
Ing In the cab were injured by flying
splinters.
ASSASSIN WOUNDED.
The assassin, wounded in the eye,
took to flight. but at last accounts he
had been overtaken and Is now under
arrest.
The people and gendarmes hurried
Nf Ina
where the body of the minister lay
was strewn for hundred yards with
wreckage OF the carriage and pieces
OF the red lining of the minister's
coat. A few yards from Minister
Plehv's body lay that of his coachman,
which was shapeless heap.
CONSIDERATION IN CITY.
The News Of the tragedy spread
like wild-tire over the city, and in
every quarter CONSERVATION reigned.
The police reserves hurried from all
parts of the city and the various de-
paFtments Of the government were
notified Of the assassination.
EMPEROR NOTIFIED.
The prefect of police at once noti.
fed the Emperor. He was at the
Villa of Alexandra and was greatly
affected by the news, coming as it did
upon the bad tiiings from the seat Of
war and fears of international com.
plications and the strain Incident upon
the hourly expectations OF anlheir. :
tsD Isy7eYwBERF
Whatever may have been the motive
OF the crime, the act aroused the
greatest Indignation in the city and
condemnation 1t was general every.
where.
Senator Plehve was appointed min
1ster-of interior April 18th 1902, ant
succeeded Minister Slpiagulne, who
was assassinated two days earlier
He was formerly the director of the
police Department.. when he prosecuted
the regicides who were responsible fol
the death Of Emperor Alexander | I
In 1881. Before the Emperor called
Plehve to the departm ent OF interior
he had been almost forty years in OIL
cial life and at time of his death he
was about 66 years old.
SEVERE OFFICIAL.
Although OF Finnish blood no man
In Russia SO signalizd himself for sew
Gritty against the Films. He was re.
garded by many as the power behind
the throne, and he was dreaded on
account OF his control OF the secret
police. 1t Is also alleged that he
controlled the press of Russia.
ASSASSIN A JEW AND TOOK POISON.
The assassin who Is reported to be
Jew, was taken to Alexandra hos
pital SO >daZed as to be unable tC
speak. His condition Is accounted foI
by the fact that he took poison i'm.
mediately after he threw the bomb.
The force Of the explosion was SO great
that windows OF the Warsaw hotel
facing the street, were shattered, and
some DrOskey drivers in front OF the
railroad station were injured.
THREW BOMB FROM HOTEL WINDOW
According to the latest account the
bomb was thrown from a window In
the Warsaw hotel, and Won plehve'.
head was torn or and the lower por
tion Of his body was completely tori
to pieces, while the upper part is unln
jured. Only two conspirators, accord
irg to this version, were connected
with the tragedy, and one OF then
threw the bomb from the window ant
then bolted. When he was captured
another bomb was found In hi
pocket.
Won PLEHvE STOOD NEXT TO EM
PEROR.
The assassination threw the cit.
into intense excitement, and crowd
gathered and started to discuss tn
affair when they were dispersed b.
the police. Business was PARTIAL,
suspended, people rushed to th
streets from their places OF busnes
and homes, and everywhere scene
bordering on panic were enacted b.
the populace. Only the assassination
. of the Emperor himself could hav
created such wild excitement an,
more CONSERVATION, as next to tn
Emperor Won Plehve was regarded a
the most powerful personality con
nected with the Russian government
WAR OYERSHADOWE BY TRAGEDY.
The tragedy has soyershadowed com
pletely the news from the seat Of wa
and the strained relations with Eng
land, which when ST. Petersburg re
tired Friday night appeared to be o
the point of breaking. This mornin
the whole scene has changed and tn