The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-12
COUNT SCHUVALOPR Is SLAIN.
MOSCOW PROJECT OF POLICE VIC
TIM OF AN ASSASSIN.
Shot Down in His Onlce while Receiving
Petitions Murderer Not Identified
Widow OF Grand Duke sersius. Also
Assassinated, Mourns With the Family

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Widow OF Grand Duke sersius. Also
Assassinated, Nlourns With the Family.
Special Gable Dispatches TO THE SUN.
Moscow, July 1l.-While number Of
persons were presenting petitions to-day
to Count Sohuvaloff, the Project OF Police,
one Of them shot him three times, killing
him. The murderer was arrested.
The assassin had remained in the waiting
room till the other petitioners had been
received. Then, entering the audience
hall, he fired at close quarters the bullets
passing through Count Sohuvaloff' e body.
The prisoner has not been identified yet.
He was arrested for a political offense
short time ago, but escaped from the police
station.
1t Is impossible to say whether Count
Schuvaloff was the victim OF crank or OF
the odium Of the system he represented.
He was an honorable, cultured, hardwork-
ing official, In direct contrast to the average
bureaucrat. He was not known to have
an enemy
The assassin is about 80 years old. He
had passport, which was probably forged,
representing him to be a citizen of Kursk.
His identity is unknown. The doctors say
the bullets he ,ised we're poisoned. One
struck an official by the name of Schneider
In the leg.
LONDON, July 12.The motive for the
assassination Of Count Schuvaloff cannot
be traced. The estimates of his character
given by the different correspondents do
not agree, but his known high culture, his
devotion to his duty as he conceived 1t,
and above all the qualities he inherited from
his eminent father call more attention to
his murder than is paid to many OF the
ordinary Russian assassinations.
The Moscow correspondent OF the Stan
ddrd Gays that the audience had been IN
progress some time. A man was volubly
detailing his complaint to the Project.
whom an individual Immediately behind
passed his hand around the back OF the
petitioner and fired three shots in rapid
succession. The first shot struck Count
Schuval of In the upper part Of the left arm
and the second lodged in the region of his
heart. The Project staggered and fell into
the arms OF an orderly. whose white tunic
was stained with his blood. The third
shot wounded clerk in the leg.
Count Schuvalofi was carried up stairs,
but lost consciousness before he was
laid on couch. He never spoke after
being shot, and died in half an hour. The
orderly afflrms that only three shots were
fired.
The assassin was seized by people who
were awaiting their turn to interview the
Project and turned over to the police. He
is about 80 years old. He was decently
but not too clearly dressed Apparently
he Is not educated, but it cannot be said
that he belongs to the working classes.
Among the first arrivals at the house
of the Count was Grand Duchess Eliza
beth. widow of Grand Duke Sergius, who
was recently assassinated. She spent the
day with the bereaved family. attended
two services for the dead, and only left
late In the evening.
On Sunday Count Sohuvaloff received
the British Consul. who was going away
on leave Of absence, and assured him in
the most positive terms that the tran
guilty Of Moscow was perfectly guaran-
teed. He secuted the idea Of any out
breaks OF disorder.
Immediately after the occurrence the doors
of the chancellery were closed to ingress or
eeress, but the news quickly spread and
large crowd assembled on the boulevard
opposite. The regret with which the in
telligence was received on all sides was in
marked contrast to the sentiments of the
public on the occasion of previous attempts
on the lives of officeholders.
Count Schuvaloh was indefatigable in the
performance OF his onerous duties. attend
ing to everything personally so far as pos
sible He has fallen victim to the facility
with which he could be approached.
facility which was the rule until quite re-
Gently with even the highest State officers.
He adhered to the Oriental custom of re-
ceving personally every one who had
complaint or petition.
The people assembled in the basement
of his official residence and then passed
in front of the Prefeot. who stood with a
clerk at his left hand and an orderly officer
at his right. A person on murder intent
had no more difficulty in approaching
Count Sohuvaloff than any decent looking,
sober individual, whatever his position in
life.
Count Schuvalof was only recently ap-
pointed head of the Moscow police. When
the national congress OF zemtsvos met in
Moscow on June 8, in defiance of a pro-
hbition from ST. Petersburg, the Governor
General did not interfere. Count Schuva-
loft, acting under a special order from Gen.
Trepoff. raided the meeting personally and
dispersed it,
COST OF THE ODESSA RIOTS.
Many Thousands OF Persons Out Of Work
Through Destruction OF Factories.
Special Gable Despatch to THR SUN
. ST.. PETERSBURG, July 1.-THE Ndshdd-
Mn describes the ruin of Odessa by the riot
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