The sun., 1904-08-21
RUSSIAN SLEU7H ON His TRAIL
THIS is WHAT HAPPENED ~
AN AMERICAN SUSPECT.
Got the secret Police Of 1T. Petersburg on
His Heels by Business Advertisement
Roundabout way 10 Solve Simple
Mystery--yera SassOnl tch's story


His Heels by n Business Advertisement
Roundabout way 10 Solve Simple
uystery-yera SassOnl tcf's story.
The Rev. Adolph Roeder's story OF
Nibilist,in last Sundays Sun led an Aineii-
can who was in Russia at the time OF the
events referred to to relate some OF MS own
experiences with the Russian police
while resident in Russia he said 1
had need of the services Of agents IN vafi-
ous parts OF the country. Accordingly 1
employed an advertising agency at Mosco"
to arrange for the insertion OF adVertise-
ments in the press in several cities. Among
these was Warsaw.
1T 80 happened that my advertisement
appeared in the columns OF local paper
at Warsaw just about the time when the
police we're searching for some conspirator.
When my little notice was brought to the
attention Of the local head OF police he be-
came suspicious Of it. and sent at once 10
the police department in st. Petersburg
asking them to make an investigation.
"They set about the work in charac-
teristic manner. First, they found out my
printer, in St Petersburg, made domici',
iary search of his premises, and frightened
the poor fellow almost out OF ms senses.
e
From him they gathered up specimens Oh
my business cards, circulars ana other
printed matter that, Yankee like, hao
prepared for use in my business.
Next, they sent the police master OF the
district where resided, to tell me that L
was wanted at the headquarters OF
the lhird Adeiai'ia 'secieI po".e, .t;aI,
to ask when wouio De ,iiele' W 49, .,,
7 replied Immediately' Thereupon l took
my secretary Sootchn'an' po'a ~. a',, w., ,, -
Gated IN Russia ana "e"' o'e' ''o way W
the palace OF the ponce
sent IN my caro- ana was 'o,,' " , "a,,,
but after an hour or more become
tired of waiting and went home. 1had been
at home Int a few minutes when was again
na;,ad mon hv the district police master,
"au e.,I. uf'' ~
who said:
"You did not 60, as you promised, TO
which replied, stating the facts.
He asked me if would go again and
= Pioii'iseu '''e, ~ L. O. d..
next morning at 10 O'Clock l. appeared
again at the police palace, with my secretary,
.totAd NV orr, nd and sent in nv card
az H.,. .''a. .aI,a, - us Tharefore
NO no'lee was as, .aAet Ell u ~ U.s. wait;no me
after another long spei' OF "aitihg' We
went home, when precisely the same per-
formance was repeated and another ap-
,o,ntn,.nt u,os ,nade
po4,ens ru nv was .,n ,,,a1e ,. .,one h.v;r, .ot
Inc .hlro 'iine "eh' aione' no inS 81 81
to act as interpreter. This time, after wait
ino n Ett,e while 7 was invited into a room.
- 80 49,. x,o,,,,, ,,,o,, ona ~ xvbon,
"heie '1unu ~ n. ,oe '-'9'
asked II spoke RUSSIAN
When ! replied that did not they
seemed to have but little to say, whereupon
T h.oon,a ;rd;onant and nrotested against
I,LI t.; 7. rs ,hor
sueh d Waste vi ,aiuaoie Inc :. !" 90 O. go
tntimated that they would report. %
went home for the third time.
The next day the police master OF our
district, who had behaved himself quite
we'll all through the affair, called for the
fourth time to ask If l would, go again;
So new appointment was made, which
attended with my secretary. Upon this
occasion we were invited into the private
office OF Gen. - the head OF the secret
After looking over the papers which
had been gathered at my printers. he sent
with whom was acquainted, and the col!eo-
ton was shown to him. He looked it over
with q smiling countenance and said that
there was nothing in the case:
But the aide protested, Gen. -
thinks that there Is something very mys-
terious about it.
"To this the censor replied i am sorry
that he thinks So
I'VE went away and heard nothing more
about the affair.
This story illustrates the persistency with
which the secret police follow up every un-
usual incident that comes under their notice.
and shows how vexatious their methods
become when they are trying to probe any
thing that seems to them uncommon,
although it may be common enough else
where.
-Now as to the story Of Vera Sassouitch
referred to by Mr.. Roeder; In 1873 young
man was sentenced to exile in Siberia from
one Of the interior districts of Russia be-
cause Of some political misdemeanor. While
awaiting transportation he was, one day,
in the prison yard when the Governor of the
prison passed through. He was asked why
he did not take off his cap to the Governor.
He replied that there re was nothing 1 in his
sentence that required him to do So. Where
upon the Governor had him fogged for dis
respect.
@The friends OF the young fellow heard
OF this treatment and wrote an account OF
it to other friends at st. Petersburg. The
letter was shown to Vera, Sassoulitch, a
young lady resident of the city. 1t so
excited her wrath that she decided to avenge
TIE wrong upon Gen. Trepoff. the Minister
OF Police, reasoning that he should be
punished for allowing such an offence to be