Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-07-30
In Certain Parts Of the
Russian Empire
Over Assassination Of Minister
OF Interior Plehye.
The Whole Trouble Seems to Have
Been Russia's Extreme Brutality to
All Her Subjects, Both Of tn. co,on;.,
and Peasant Types.

st. Petersburg. July 29.-The name Of
| the assassin Of the Interior Ministe,
Won Plehve is given by the Rourse Co
Zette as Prosef. but this is NOT can
firmed by the police. who. if satisfied
| that they have established the identitv
OF even the nationality of the murderer
are carefully guarding the facts. nor
| haps to throw his accomplices off the
sec mt.
The general public is disposed IN re-
gard the crime as intimately connected
with the far-reaching terrorist blot re-
vealed, last summer. by the arrest Of
Gerschunin, the Russian revolutionary
aaitator at Kieff. where he had gone to
organize an attempt on the Emperor's
life at Saroff during the ceremonies in
ci,ient To the canoniZation of St. Sierra
phim.
The subsequent trial established the
fact that GerSchunin was the head of q
murdcrous conspiracy similar to the
terrorist conspiracy of the early sos.
the object of which was to create :,
reign of terror in Russia by killing min
listers. governors. and the Emperor
himself. Gerschunin is Jew and WIS
a former petty official of st. Peters
burg. The perpetrators of the murders
as we'll as the victims were to be select
ed by lot.
The series of crimes resulting from
| this conspiracy began with the attempt
on the life of Privy Councillor PObid-
notsoff. the chief procurator of the
Holy synod (whO was fired at by man
named Logowski, March %. 1907 and
included the killing of NJ. Bogdanovitch
| ex-governor general of Ufa, European
| Russia. (whO was aSsaSSinated, Nav 10.
1909. VI. BogO1iepOff former minister OF
public instruction. (whO was shot by
Peter KarpOvich. Feb. q, 1901, and
| died. March L.. of the same year from
the effects Of his wOund), and NJ. Sipa-
guine NJ. Won Plehve'S successor, (as-
sassinated, April 16. 1902, by student
named Ralmashoff), and the attemp. :
on Prince Obolensky (nOw governor
general of Finland), while governor of
Kharkoff, he being fired at four times,
Aug. II. 1902. and Prince Galitzsin.
governor general of the Caucasus (wh"
was stabbed by three natives in the
outskirts of Triflis. Oct. 81, 1909
The more recent murders of Gov.
Cen. Robrikoff of Finland. (who was
shot by Eugene Schaumann. June 16.
and died the following morning). and of
Vice Governor Andreiff, of Elisabeth
| pol. Transcaucasia. (aSSassinated. July
II. lasD, probably We're not connected
with this plot. The latter crime was
undoubtedly due to private vengeance.
The arrest of Gcrschunin was con-
Quoted under dramatic circumstances.
He had been Swallowed by the Austrian
police and unon his arrival ut Kieff
tried to escape by jumping from an
electric car after an exciting chase.
GersC nunin was captured and he and
two others, one of whom was n woman.
were tried. convicted and sentenced to
death. hut the Emperor with Won
PinhVr's acnuiHsconce extended mercy
ana committed the sentences to IL years
Imprisonment. Gcrschunin is now Serv-
in" his sentence in Schlusselberg pris-
on.