Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-27
Bomb Thrown Under His
Carriage by an An
archist.
PERPETRAT0R ESCAPES
Destruction of Station as De-
C0y---lnternal Troubles
Again Prominent.

Warsaw, March 27.-The man who
threw the bomb into the police station
at Praga, a suburb, was identified as a
Iocksmith named Stephen Okrjeia, aged
1s, resident of the Novominsk dis.
trict.
One for n Ruse.
Warsaw, March 81, 1 a. m-Baron
Won Nolken. chief of police of Warsaw.
was injured. perhaps fatally. by the
second of two bombs thrown by two
reyolutionlsts last evening. The first
was hurled into a police station to lure
Won Nolken to the spot. and injured
six men. wTecking the room in which
they were sitting.
The man who threw the explosive
into the police station was captured
after he had wounded a policeman and
had himself been wounded He is a
jew. Baron Won Nolken's assaiIant es-
capped after killing detective who wa.
pursuing him.
First Bomb Injuries Police.
The first bomb was used shortly be
fore o'clock. The revolutionist, who
was well dressed, went to the police
station at Praga. a large suburb of
Warsaw on the other side of the river
Vistula He was seen to take the ex-
plosive from beneath his coat and hurl
ii through the open door of the station.
The havoc in the outer room was
3 great. One wall was torn away and
when other policemen entered they
found their six companions amid the
shattered furniture.
The revolutionist started to run, and
in his flight met a policeman and shot
him twice in the stomach. The bomb
thrower was wounded by his adver-
sary and was captured by the captain
OF the station and taken to a hospital.
His identity has not yet been discov-
cred.
Baron Victim OF second Attack.
a telephone message Immediately
was sent to Baron Won .>olkcn at the
city hall Baron Won NOlken. accom-
panied by police official. took a
carriage and started at once for PraSa.
When they were passing the castle
where the governor general resides
man standing on the pavement threw
a bomb at the carriage.
Baron Won Nolken. who was sitting
on the sid nearest the assailant re
ceived the full charge of the bomb.
but his companion escaped unhurt.
The coachman was thrown from the
box and the carriage was smashed.
A girl who was passing the spot
when the bomb was thrown was
wounded by splinters and had to be
taken to the hospital
Baron Won Nolken was removed to
the city hall. where it was found he
had received injuries on the head,
neck. arm. and leg. which are believed
to be serious.
A.saiIant wounded and Caught.
Meanwhile the police official accom-
panying Baron Won Nolken saw the
bomb thrower fleeing and pursued and
caught up with him, but the criminal
proved the stronger and tore himself
away.
Another policeman fired twice af-|
fer him without result. \ half hour
later a man was found dead In SoWla
street and identified rs plain clothes
policeman He had been killed by
The bomb thrower while pursuing him
No trace has been found of the baron
assailant.
Another Chief Hurt
SebastopoI. Crimea. March 27.-NewS
of disasters at Yalts greatly eXcites
the local population. According 10 the
latest advices the chief of police OF
Malta has been seriously wounded.
Three companies Of soldiers are being
sent there.
ships Again Loading
ST. Petersburg, March 27.-Since the
proclamation of a state of siege work
has been resumed at Batoum and ships
are again loading al the quays.
Gorky Very III.
Maxim Gorky's lung trouble is in
creasing and his friends and doctors
declare his transfer from Riga to south
Russia is absolutely essential 10 his
recovery.
More in Crimea.
Yalta. Crimea, March 27.-The situa-
ton here is becoming worse The riot
ers have destroyed nearly all the ware
houses and vodka shops. The police
station and a number Of shops were set
on FIRE Troops are guarding the Office
and treasury buildings and the arrival
of reinforcements of soldiers is expect
ed momentarily.