The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-07-29
Victim on His Way to Report
TO the Car When Blown
to Eternity by the
Pyroxylin.
Over a Score of Persons Killed
or Wounded, and Even
Paving Stones Are
Ground to Powder.

ST Petersburg, July 2S.-M. Won
Plehye, minister of the interior. was
assassinated at $50 o'clock this morn
ing by a bomb thrown at his carriage
while he was driving to the Baltic sta-
tion to take a train for the palace AT
Peterhof. where he was to make ms
weekly report to the Emperor.
The assassination is believed TO De
tho outcome of a widespread plot, the
existence of which has been suspected
for several DAYS. Number arrests nave
already been made, including that or
the assassin, a young man VINO is De-
Ieved to be a Finn named Lego ana
who is now in a hospital severely ana
perhaps fatally injured by the explo-
sion of his own bomb
An accomplice of Leglo also appar-
emily a Finn, but whose name is un-
known. has been arrested. He had In
his nossession a bomb which he tried
to throw, but he was overpowered py
the police Just in time to prevent great
loss of life.
RoNB STRIKES CARRIAGE.
The assassin wore a brown overcoat
and a railroad officials cap. He stood
on the sidewalk just as Minister Won
Plehye's carriage was about to cross
the canal bridge near the station. The
minister was escorted by number ot
detectives on bicycles and one or them
3ostles the assassin, who then rushed
into the road and threw the bomb ar
ter the carriage. The missile struck
the hind wheel and exploded with fear
full force, killing or wounding over
SCORE of persons. Minister Won Plehve
and his coachman were killed outright
and an officer of the guard was fatally
Injured.
One of the cyclist detectives arrested
the assassin who endeavored to escape
though wounded by splinters in the
face, arm and abdomen. He maze no
attempt at resistance. however, when
seized by the detectives and confessed
his crime, but refused to give his
name.
ACCOMPLICE is ARRESTED.
The police Immediately after the ex-
plosion arrested a suspicious looking
Individual who took refuge in hotel
onnosite the scene of the tragedy. He
carried a bomb similar to that thrown
bv Leglo. AS soon as the police saw
the bomb they scattered. but an en-
ploye of the hotel rushed up behind
The accomplice and pinned his arms to
his side.
The explosive is believed to have
been composed of pyroxylin. as it gave
off little smoke. The force of the ex-
plosion was so terrific that 1t not only
broke every window within radius
of half a mile, but reduced the heavy
paving stones to powder, heaved up
the pavement and flung heavy piece
of irofsHork of the carriage across the
canal. severing the thick mast of a
barge which fell. stunning the captain
of the barge. Everybody in the street
was knocked down and more or less
bruised.
CuAPEI,s WINDOWS UNFRAMED.
When the officers of the law. headed
by Minister of Justice Muravien had
terminated the necessary formalities
by drawing up a written report of the
crime the mangled remains of the min
lister of the interior were conveyed &c
humble chapel adjoining the station
the windows of which miraculously es-
capped destruction.
The priests and people with charac-
teristic Russian piety, at once Joined ir
solemn requiem. The square in front
of the station was filled with a rever-
ent crowd of peasants and laborerS
and the busy hum of traffic was ST.
fenced priest lifted up his voice
and proclaimed The eternal memory
of the departed servant Woncoslas,
while those in the congregation drop.
ned to their knees.
no less impressive service was
conducted at the minister's stately res
fdence this evening to which only init
mate friends were invited by NJ vor
Plehve's assistant. NJ Durnovo, who is
temporarily in charge of the ministry
of the interior
The magnificent staircase and the re-
cention room were draped in black
The body of the minister was com
pletelv covered by white shrou(
which concealed the CHASTITY mutila
tions.