The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-30

time Of the assassination OF Aiexan-
der IL The accomplice then We're
posted at several street corners. In or
der that IL one man failed another
might succeed. The plan was adopted
yesterday.
The accomplice who is now under
arrest stood near the Baltic depot ready
to throw a second bomb in case the
assassin stationed half mile higher
up the canal had failed, the former
could watch the course of events ana
when he heard the explosion he was
satisfied that the murder had been ac-
complished and hastily went down the
canal side. hired boat for eighty ko-
pecks per hour and directed the boat
man to take him for a row toward the
sea away from the seat Of the tragedy.
The boatman noticed soon after they
started his passenger took card
board box out of his pocket and drop
ped 1t quickly overheard. The boat
man said nothing but when the pas
senger landed he called a policeman
and gave the man In charge. The pri-
oner who was well dressed spoke Rus
sian with foreign accent. He re-
fused to give his name. Divers are now
searching the canal bottom for the pre-
sumed bomb.
Assassin's Action Bold.
The assassin walked up and down
the street at the corner whence he
threw the bomb at least quarter of
an hour awaiting Won Plehve's car
hiage. He did not arouse the slightest
suspicion because he wore an official
railroad can. A uniform of any kind
Invariably inspires confidence in Rus
STA. The murderer must have known
Won Plehve's carriage well, as he paid
no attention to the passage of several
other ministers. AS soon as the VIC
TINS carriage appeared the assassin
ran forward with the evident intent
ioa of throwing the bomb through the
window. Won Plehve must have seen
him and felt his coming doom before
the death dealing charge burst. Had
tho cyclist detective accompanying its
minister ridden straight he might have
knocked down the murderer and saved
the minister's life at the cost of his
own. but the cycIist instinctively
swerved. enabling the assassin to
launch the Internal machine after re-
tarding the carriage.
The correspondent Of the Associated
Press was shown sad relic of the
tragedy, the batterments OF the rem
nants of the deceased minister's port
folio. which was lying IN front of his
seat The upper portion was reduced
to a pulp. and the lower part was COM
pletely riddled with the nails with
which the bomb was stuffed.
Later in the day while M. Muravieff
was on a train journeying to Peterhof
to report the case in person to the
Emperor. a stone hurled through the
minister's compartment narrowly
missed him. Although the supersti-
tious consider this bad omen, and
see in 1t a connection with the Won
Plehve plot, the police think the Gull
prit probably was a mischfevous boy.
The recover of Leglo. alias Prozoff.
the assassin of Won Plehve is practice
ally certain. He is entirely conscious
although suffering acute pain in con-
sequence of the operation in extracting
the splinters from his abdomen. face
and arm.
Though taciturn, he no longer refus-i
es to talk. He declares he had no ac-
completes. He carefully avoids giving
the slightest clue to his Identity. He
admits It was a carefully planned
crime. gt
Many pftF1octs uaG crtaken by Won
Plehve, like administrative reforms,.ire
at complete standstill as the result
of the death of the man who had all
the strings in his own hands. The APP
pointment Of Won Plehve's successor
is already encountering unexpected
difficulties. The popular voice desig-
mating NJ. WHITE does not represent the
views in official quarters. where, per-
haps.s there exist Jealousies caused by
the strong personality of the former
finance minister. In official quarters
the list of candidates. who are numer-
Gus, is headed by M. Muravieff. the
minister of Justice; Prince Obolensky.
the governor general of Finland, and
Governor General Klefels, of Kieff.