The Topeka state journal., 1905-04-18
ROOTS Them OUT.
Russia's Sherlock HOlmesBreaks
Up Band of TerrOrists.
Captured All the Ringleaders
in Two Weeks.
WOMEN AMONG THEM.
Some of Them Relatives of High
Government Officials.
Nile. TrepOff Became a Convert
to the Doctrine.
WOMEN AMONG THEM.

St Petersburg, April 1S.-Gradually
many interesting details surrounding
the recent arrest of a band of about
a dozen terrorists are leaking out.
The capture, which is regarded by the
authorities as being of immense i'm
portance, was accomplished by Kas-
hovsky, the Russian Lecoq, who was
dismissed from the secret police sew
eral years ago on account of his con-
nection with Philippe, the spiritualist,
who created such a stir at court sew
eral years ago. and who, too, went to
Paris to live.
Governor General Trepoff on his
appointment as governor general of
st. Petersburg induced Kashovsky to
return to st. Petersburg, and within
two weeks the detective captured the
entire band which had been operating
here under the direction of the cen
tral organization, which apparently
has its headquarters in Switzerland.
Alfred Henry Mccullough, the man
killed March IL by the accidental ex-
plosion of a bomb at the Hotel Bristol,
whose real name was Bauman, was
one of the chiefs of the terrorists hav-
ing charge of the manufacture of
bombs, and Kalieff, who killed Grand
Duke Sergius, also belonged to the
same group. After Bauman's death
Kalieh's duties devolved upon Leon
tieff, daughter of General Leontieff
who recently was appointed governor
of Yakutzy, eastern Siberia. Mile.
LeOntieff became q. convert to terror
ism during her stay at Lucerne, Switz-
erland. Kalieff's identity was estab-
lished through the discovery of a
photograph belonging to Savin koff,
who has been his comrade both at
Kalieff was charged with his identity
he admitted it. saying: "Savinkoff has
been arrested"
The police later thought they had
captured Savinkoff and SO announced
publicly. but it turns out that the man
held under that name was another
and that Savinkoff, to whom Kalief
evidently had confided his intention of
killing Grand Duke Sergius, is still
safe abroad.
Among the others captured was
Nine Ivanovitska, sister-in-law of
KOrolenkO, the Russian author. She
was involved in the Nihilist plot to
assassinate Emperor Alexander II, for
which she was sentenced to fifteen
years in Siberia, but at the end OF
seven years she escaped to America.
Perhaps the most romantic feature is
the fact that Mile. LeonueT convert
ed two nieces of Governor General
TrepOff. Mile. TrepOf and Princess
Denizeff to the doctrine of assassina-
ton, and that after the arrest of her
mentor, Mile. Trepoff actually at
tempted the life of her uncle, firing
two shots at him, both of which
missed. ThereupOn the two girls be-
came panic-stricken and attempted
suicide, Nile. TrepOff throwing her
self under a train and Princess Deni-
zeh shooting herself. Neither of
them succeeded in killing herself The
family has since tried to make 1t ap-
pear that the girls acts were the re-
suit of d mutual pact for self-destruc-
ton, both being in love with the same
man, an officer of the guards
About 100 male and female stu
dents of the conservatory of music
who have been connected with the
agitation in favor of Rimsky Korsa-
fessOrship in the conservatory because
of his attitude toward the striking
students, have been arrested and SEN
fenced to a months Imprisonment.
Trial of Sergius' Slayer.
Moscow. April 18.-The supreme
court today began the trial of Kaleiea
who killed Grand Duke Sergius.
Demand Zemsky Zobor.
Sukum-Kale. Russia, April 18-In
spite of the efforts of the police to
prevent it the land owners of Kutais
held a meeting here today and adopted
a strongly worded resolution demand
ing the immediate cOnvocation of a.
zemsky zobor and endorsing the rest
of the liberal programme.
Sentenced to Death.
Moscow, April 1S.-KaIeieff, the assas-
sin of Grand Duke Sergius. has been
sentenced to death.
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