Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-07-29
RUSSIAN MINISTER
VICTIM OF ASSASSIN
M. Won Plehve Mangled by Ex'
=& plosion of Bomb.
WILD EXCITEMENT PREVAILS.

While Driving In His Carriage at ST
Petersburg Minister of the interior
Is Assassinated-Head Was Almost
Blown from Body-Arrests Made.
st. Petersburg, July 28.-11:55 a. m
Minister Of Interior Won Plehve was
assassinated this morning while driv-
ing to the Baltic station to visit the
Peterhof.
A bomb was thrown under the min,
ister's carriage completely SCATTERING It
NJ. Won Plehve was terribly man.
gled.
The crime was committee at 10
o'clock.
The coachman was killed and the
wounded and maddened horses dash
ed wildly away, with the front wheels
of the carriage the only portion of
the vehicle remaining intact I'm,
mediately there ensued a scene of the
widest confusion.
Police and gendarmes hurried up
from every direction and vast crowds
gathered about the spot where the
mangled body of the minister Iay wei,
tering in his blood.
Body Lay In Road.
The Associated Press correspondent
was at the scene of the tragedy with,
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Won Plehve's shockingly mangled
body was lying in the middle of the
road
1t had been. partially covered with
police officers coat, with the left
arm, the bone of which was broken
off, projecting. A policeman came
up and raised the overcoat in order
to reaTrange it, revealing for an in
stant the strong features Of the dead
minister, whose head was battered al.
most beyond recognition. The road.
way was stfewn for hundreds of yards
with the wreckage Of the carriage
and pieces of the red lining Of the
minister's official overcoat. A few
yards from NJ. Won Plehve's body lay
a shapeless heap of the coachman's
remains.
M. Won P1ehve was on his way to
visit the emperor when the tragedy oc,
Cured
The tragedy occurred on the Zala.
konski prospect, a broad thoroughfare
n
wGence the road turns sharply to
fhe left toward the Baltic railroad
station. The exact spot at which the
outrage occurred is just before the
bridge spanning the circular canal on
the other side of which both stations
are situated. The bomb thrower must
have known perfectly well that Min
lister Won Plehve would pass the spot
this morning, for the minister makes
his report to the emperor every
Thursday.
Thrown with Deadly Accuracy.
The Internal machine was thrown
with deadly accuracy and the assas'
sin was favored by the fact that the
traffic here is always of the heaviest,
owing to the crossing of lines of sur
face cars and the continuous stream
of heavy trucks. M. Won Plehwe was
always apprehensive of attempts upon
his life, and used to drive as rapidly
as possible.
The coachman was compelled to go
Slow or %bic Doip+ THO occocc;y, in
laying his plans evidently foresaw this
circumstance and while the minister's
coachman slowed down, threw the
bomb. The explosion was terrific
and practically annihilated the wood,
work of the carriage. The horses
tore off, dragging the axle and the
front wheels. The animals, though in,
fCS4ated by the wounds they had sus'
tanned had not galloped far before
they well, with pools Of blood under
them.
The minister's servant who was also
on the carriage box, was badly wound
ed, and the two officers who were
driving by in a cab, we're injured BY
uylnS Spllul6ES. Inc assassin MIN
self was wounded in one teye. Sic
took to flight, but, according to the
latest reports, was overtaken and is
now under arrest.
Passengers to the Peterhof train be
gan to arrive upon the scene. Among
them were the Duke and Duchess OF
OIdeburg, who stopped their motor car
within a couple of PAGES of M. Won
Plehve's remains antS were tod by a
policeman the terrible tidings They
were much affected.
Spread Like WiIdfire.
The news Of the tragedy spread like
wildf1re throughout the city, rousing
CONSERVATION everywhere. Police re
serves were hurried to the scene from
all parts of the city and the various
departments were instantly notified.
When the Associated Press CORE,
spondent arrived at the telegraph office
15 minutse after the tragedy occurred,
the director of telegraphs had already
been informed of the assassination and
instructions had been given. The ut
most confusion prevailed and the re.
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