The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-08
@1ONPLEHI1E,S ASSASSIN
ELLIS on zzISa CRIME
was Rescued From Russian Prison BY riends
and Isl Mo7v5 Szyizerlands 58


from Moscow; and my father was a com
Iparatiyely rich man. On Ma rob a. 1901, my
father was found d cad in a. small GOD
Lon gu Z proper ", lay ne been stat bed four
times In the back and sid e, N o will could
be found. and the goyernme I, t took over
the property. ssssg
81 Dother and I were le 1T with prac-
|fticall " not hin &, md she lied In Jul OF
the same year from a broken heart. q,
had nothing to i've for, then, and de-
|termincd ito commit suicide. ss But my de-
5spairS turned to rage;s IA had thing yet
to- live gfor-reYe sc. 5S fsgs55 55s
I left Moscow and went to another
Large town and Joined the Boieyo5i Or
ganisazla-t he Terrorist 8. IS ssl
Selected for Murder.
was fourth On the list t. kill q Do q
Pehye. The first man disnp peared, n he
two Others failed. but sucoeed ed IN VI
IA you know, ''t he continued, tier; q
pause, was q ted for he sim area
son that Twas Knocked 5senseless Later
r found myself In a cell. When ! srecoY-
cred my senses II felt as n II 4 / had been
under the knout. Il; i3s 4. & "
III "a doctor and four Ulcers were there,
spea king In low tones, One Of the officers
advanced With q no ebook In his hand
and asked my ma m e. gs ~ 5ls 8
III kept silence: He 4 asked me three
| times. ! still kept silent. He was a bout
to strike maEWhen the doctor interfered,
~! The kno ut wi II make him talk to,
morrow said the of ilcer, Ind he and his
men left, and the doctor. 10 ftcrs looking at
me for EZRA lninu tes. al soS epa tee, Ss
ls8 a $Wnrder8 then ca me In "a nd a liked me
my name. i still fused to spea Is and he
began to lexanlln ne every In CHI OF my cloth-
| Ing. In AIDED tiers my name was writ
ten on my shirt but my handkerchief was
marked simply q, P i. In 4 q monogram.
i had bought 1t at MOSCOW. 3 y ~. q
t this time i was not a rlXious, as 7
had faithful promises that was arr
rested friends would arrange my escape.
As the days passed n oweYer, and there
was mo sign, my heart failed me, But i
had accomp| shed my eyenge, and (
could al M ,s3 IN II u ~
The Escap 3. .!3i. e n sls,#
~ wa continually threa tened whistle
knout and death IL II continued to refuse
to answer NJ estIons. but IStold them Il. do
their worst, was M ba " treat ted, how.
ever. and wlth'ny 'strengt i Nope returned
One evening nat dusk--I & have slnco
found twas the evening Of August 6--al,
officer and jaIleri entered my cell the
latter carrying heavy manac les, which
We're placed on my arms and legs. 8,s3
Two gendarmcs and q younger officer
waited outside my cell i, the latter with a
drawn sword Il " 8 "A n gs%
4; All Ave accompanied me Z to q closed
landau. with two horses, " hich wa stand
Ing at the prison en tran nee. 81 Nobody ut-
tered IA word. S and I hought that was
going to my doom. H, 5s y III Il
SA'''I was pushed Into the carriage \ and
the elder officer, ia king "a sea t beside me
In the carriage broke the silence by
threatening to shoot me- if 4 uttered q
word 35ss 81 n s 81 I'll II
ny the clatter Of hnofs beside the. cars
riage u knew the two gend les We're tac,5
companyil,g u.s. &. i62s Il. ss
my nnspea la BILE v asst onlshmentSs, Al
little later, while the carr!a Sc was trays
cling rapidly,i a found the 10 lcar,s hand In
mine, He hispered n Courage; friend.
and Hence i Ans IN n
rhe rest Lea tel syqu, as AZ would
oonlpromise 9th ~. SgS.
should add tina + the reYq Int onagy who
brou III I 4 he ma TO mo sll owed me dp ou.y
nsnts whiohs DESPITE my Y first doubts.
conY lncs me- thl,t my ylst tor WAS / 4sons
other u zoI No " s3 VI