The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-29
How Public Regard the Assas-
sination of Won Plehve.
Little Information Can Be Got
Out of the Police.
LONG LIST OF CRIMES.
Which Are Said to Have Had
Same Originators.
Attempt on Cars Life Part Of
the Programme.

st. Petersburg, July 29.-The name Of
the assassin of Interior Minister Won
Plehve is given by the Bourse Gazette
as Prozeff, but this is not confirmed by
the police. who. If satisfied that they
have established the identity or even
the nationality of the murderer, are
carefully guarding the facts perhaps to
throw his accomplices off 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
Gerschunin, the Russian revolutionary
agitator at Kieff, where he had gone to
organize an attempt on the emperor's
life at Saroff during the ceremonies in
cident to the canonizing of st. Sera-
phim.
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
Pobiedonostseff, chief prosecutor of the
Holy Synod, who was fired at by a man
named Logowek March %, 1901, and in
cluded the killing of M. Bogdanovitch,
ex-governor general of Ufa, European
Russia, who was assassinated May 10,
1908; M. Bogolipoff, former minister of
Peter Karpovich, February 27. 1901, and
died March Is of the same year from
the effects of his wound, and M. Sipi-
aguine, M. Won Plehve's predecessor,
assassinated April 16 1902, by a student
named Balmashoff, and the attempts
on Prince Obolensky, now governor
general of Finland.
The subsequent trial established the
fact that Gerschunin was the head of
a murderous conspiracy similar to the
Nihilist conspiracies of the early eigh-
ties, the object of which was to create
a reign of terror in Russia by killing
ministers, governors and the emperor
himself. Gerschunin is a Jew and was
a former petty official of St. Peters
burg. The perpetrators of the attack
are believed to be the same who at
tackled the governor general of Finland,
while governor of Ki1arkoff, he being
fired at four times August IL, 1902. and
Prince Galitzsin, governor general of
the Caucasu who was stabbed by three
natives in the outskirts of Tiflis, in
October, 1908. The more recent murder
of Governor General Bobrikroff, of Fin
land. who was shot by Eugene Schau-
mann, June 16, and of Vice Governor
Andrieff of Elizabethpol, Transcau-
caSia, assassinated July IL last. prob
ably were not connected with this plot.
Gerschunin was captured and he and
two others, one of whom was a woman,
were tried, convicted and sentenced to
death, but the emperor with Won
Plehve's acquiescence, commuted the
sentences to Is years Imprisonment.
Gerschunin is now serving his sem
tence in Schlussetberg prison.
Golden was liberated only on condi-
ton that he remain away from labor
headquarters until after his hearing to-
morrow. George T. Buzze, another off,
cial of the teamsters' union, who was
arrested with Golden, was likewise
freed on bonds. International Presi-
dent Shea of the Brotherhood of Team
sters, was outspoken in his denuncia-
tion of the arrest of Golden.
Colorado methods seem to prevail"
said he.
Madame PIehve Faints.
St. Petersburg. July 29.-Madame
Plehve, widow of the deceased states
man, arrived here today. She is
broken down but calm. The sight of
her husbands remains caused the
widow, who suffers from heart trouble,
a shock, and she fell to the floor in a
condition. Doctors revived
her and later she went to the minis
ter's villa on the islands of the Neva.
The funeral of Won PIehve has been
fixed for July 81. Requiem masses
will be celebrated daily. The emperor
is expected to attend this evenings
services.