The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-07-29
ASSASSIN'S NAME IS GUARDED
Continued from page One.
FAR-REAcHING CONSPIRACY.


Later the correspondent OF the Associa-
ted Press learned that while the identity
sand nationality OF the assassin and his
hccompIfce apparently a FINN but whose
name is unknown. who was arrested last
night. are stin not definitely establish
ed. the police are making progress In
!unraveling the skein. They are amazed
ITO hnd how far reaching the conspiracy
was. There is nothing yet. however, to
prove It's connection with that OF Ger
schunin.
The documents found show the exist
,ence OF a Wholesale plot To murder min
listers. but the most remarkable feature
As that II did not include the emperor
who Is distinctly declared TO be ''unin-
volved.''
The capture OF the accomplice OF the
murderer was effected under circum-
stances. showing that the consprfators
pursued the very plan followed at the
time OF the assassination OF AleNanoer
Ill
ACcoMPLdCE CAPTURED.
The accomplices then were posted az
,seyeral street corners, In order that IL
lone man failed another might succeed
The same plan was adopted yesterday
The accomplice who is now under ar
repe stood near the Baltic depot ready
TO throw second bomb In case the as
sassfn stationed half mile higher up
The canal had failed. The former could
Nvatch the course Of events and when
he heard the explosion he was satisfied
that the murder had been accomplished
and hastily went down the canal side
hired a boat for eighty kopecks an hour
and directed the boatman TO take him
Tor row towards the sea. away from
The scene OF the tragedy.
Trae boatman noticed soon after they
started that his passenger took card
board box out OF mis- pocket and dropped
a. quickly overheard The boatman said
nothing but when the passenger landed
he called a policeman and gave the man
IN charge.
The prisoner. who was respectfully
Hressed. spoke Russian with foreign
accent He refused TO give his name
Divers are now searching the canal bot
tom for the presumed bomb.
AROUSED NO SUSPICION.
The assassin walked UP and down the
street at the corner whence he threw the
fbornb at least quarter OF an hour await
sng Won Plehve's carriage He did not
arouse the slightest suspicion on the part
OF the several policemen who were almost
alongside OF him because he wore ar
Official (railroad) cap. A uniform OF any
kind invariably inspires confidence ir
lRussia. The murderer must have known
Won Plehve's carriage well. as he paid nc
Attention to the passing OF several Other
ministers who had preceded Won Plehvc
in going TO Peterhof
RAN TOWARD CARRIAGE.
60 soon as the victims carriage ap
peared the ASSASSIN ran forward with IN,
evident intention OF throwing the bonl
through the window. Won Plohve mus
have seen him and felt hts coming doom
before the death dealing charge burst.
Had the cyclist detective accompany
sng the minister ridden straight he Nigh
have Knocked down the murderer an
ssved the minister's life at the cost q
mis- own. but tho cyclist instinctivel
swerved. enabling tho assassin to hunc
the infernsl machine after rotarding IN
Carriage
The correspondent OF the Associate
Press was shown a sad relic OF the traG
edy--the battered remnants OF the de
ceased minister's portfolio which wa
lying IN front ~ his seat The uppt
portion was reduced % a pulp and IN
lower part was completely riddled wit
the mails with which the bomb ws
stuffed.
wTT-TE TO RETURN.
Berlin. July 2s.-M witte. preside,
Of the Russian committee of ministers.
still IN Berlin. but the Associated Pre-
r. enabled 90 confirm the report that
has abandoned his intention 10 Wis
Paris and That he Will return 20
PETERSBURG.
His wife returned 60 the Russian ca
ftal July rs.
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