The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-18
News, Though / n ct / y xpected,s
Causes Intense Excitem cit SS$
ii ir-1l ST.. Peters sburg. ~ ~
ASSASSIN ARRESTED
81. PLEASED y. s !I With v s8W0Rk;
.Murde Depr lated on III Sides
All Glasses II robab ble q
feet 81 s. Liberal Movc ct,lentS / Ss56ss 81
4 Just king on Il ~ Nlewg \ u ife. q, ~:
Grand Duke Lead Ell 81 5s
. Reacti tionar Party. Nh
(By AIso.sciated 4 Pre,s...y

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MOSCOW Feb. -: 20 NJ Withins
the walls 5of far famed Eremlin ana al.
most und erneath the historical tower from, Sfs
which ivan, the Terrible. vat tched the
8lieadss 81 Of his en- er.ies fall ling beneath the
axe on the famous Red Square. and iii ! -8
lily atone' y throw OF he great bell ofS s III
oscow, c;ra nd Duke sergius, /, uncle ana 81
brother in law Of Enlpe N Nicholas ana ssI
the chief OF the react ionary par ty met 5s
terrible death shortly before 5 a clock yea
$terday az tornoon I. .Ss
s83}sg The deed was conlmitte By I, single W
terror lst vi hO3 threw beneat ths the carriage
SofS the Grand aDu Ike 81 bomb $charge si
the Same high poWdor X exp losiYeS swhiclls5I
wrought mister Won Plehves' death h. ,T
missile was pa cked wi II nal and frag
imperial Sviot TIM s BODY v to & hast ys frag
sments, %W hichs streweds he snow orr yards Ss
around. Every wind dow inE Eth he grea L lof tys$3
facade OF the Palace of Justice was shat
tered arid bits Of # were a. nbeded5S
saeepy In tn g walls Of tha nrsenu4 4,Ss u tS
II adj Been W armed
he assassin b longs to sS i,e 81 tesl
4" fighting grou 81 81 Of sociA Is
prominent t flcials and sWh hich AZ ong 4
passed sent tence a of M lea til pon CsraiieFHg
Duke Sergfus IL T he Grand s ID luke kne SSS
that lle9 stood in the sllad owe OF ea til. 8
g He was the reclp piert$ OF repeats wa IN VIE Wiz
iings and ella borate precau lions were KEN
ytosinsure his saf II was II he irony
fate that Scrgiu af ter "a king grefu geS
lin his country villa during II the strike
troubles Of a. mon til so and later seek-;ssSS
Ing even more secure shelter In the pal -s
ace within the 1Sremlin wal Is, II should boss sss
killed while proceed Ing tos the goyerno
generals palace. s beyond the wal and
which he had abando doned to senabl ost he
Duchess lIzabeth, who has been eng ged SSS
Sdailyfin the task Of; prepa ring cont forts
for the slclx and wound ed Y Russian " sol y sS
sdlers In Aranchurla, was al bout to dri We S STs
the palace to Join llcr husband VIII
she heard Of what had befa lien. L the Ssl
Grand Duke. She wa $ driven n In u haste
sto58Stho scene OF the tragedy and y lsnelt ssE
Ghatless and coatless OH the blood statned sss
snow and fnurmured prayers for thu vel
fare Of the soul Of her slain consort
Scene Of the Crime n S 5SS
E5t Tho scene Of the crime was the great Ss
open triangle within the ISrsinlin. bound -ssHsS
ed by the arsenal treasury and co ourts %ot sss
Justice, In ono angle Of which Is the N lch-5S$
olas or Little Palace, where the Grand SS5sf
Duke dwelt.f$4 Il the opposlte 30 rner a Z S
the Nilsolslsy gate. the exit to the , town
beyond the rnnlpn IS. "A few min nutea sE fS
before the bell OF the gate sounded the s sss
hour hour, 81 three. the eauippage OF tile Grand
Duke en- erged from the ga tesg s0f lh SsS s$
palace and proceeded, followed aby N sslelgh @ Ss
containing secret poice.F It swept q 10 S}8}
smart pace towards he gate, pa ssin q tbs
Choudoff Clolster, lval's II owe ne great
Gear bell and long rows and cannon ca p-SS
,. zl,rx,, kIpA " q AESr A-tfs
treat OF 1872 8 f 81 y
In n minute tho carriag O. was In front
of the courts of Justice, yyhe ere the wal ~
OF the triangle approach, farming q mar
row entrance to the SNpk Ky ga ate.s here 8g5
a man, clad III workmnn's 3 a tire ( 7atepped
forward from the sidewalk and threIYtl q gS
bomb which he had concealed beneath hio Esa
coat. a terrible explosion folio wed dS and sg8
a hall Of iron pelted I tho grim stone wal j. NV
of M the arsenal and courts Of Justice. IL "a w
thick cloud OF smoke, Il snow and de brls tf8f
arose, jul 81 (5a III
A When IT. had cleared q ghastlyl al ght< <wass ss
@ On tho snow lay Fragments
OF the body OF the Grand Duke Scrglus.sys
mingled with tho wreck OF I he carr ge.ggSS S
The Grand Dukes head had been torn tEi
from his body and reduced to q shape
less pulp and the trunk and limbs were VA
fright fully mangled. Ii a finger bearing q s5Ss
ricl, seal ring, was found lyl Is Y several YSiSi S
yards away. The crimson tint and n slck.sSS
ening smell of blood We're evoryW llere.}5SS
Only few fragments OF cloth ind catad Il Es
that tho body had been Il once cso tNed h WI
The couchman lay moaning with pain be-, ~
side deep hole In the pavement llcl Az
horses. dragging the front wheels OF The
carrlage. had dashed OIL, mad ddened VII ~
pain. to sink dying before they reached
the gate, i3f " Il s Il Il W s5g,s3
5s Assassin Arrested,
{ The sound OF the explosion WAS heard 3SS
throughout the city. ana even beyond the III
river. A crowd began to sseHlble and lssg
even to handle grim evidences 81 tho 3ss
tragedy while they discussed the affa airissa
In awe-strpck voice, Polico Z officials "a
rapidly gathered. hue before anything
could be done toward collecting tha soat s7s
tered fragments OF the body, Grand Duct,) I'M
ess Elizabeth drove up In an open cars
riage. She had dropped her work At thaf
of the Red Cross and sped
10 the scene Of the crime Without waiting II
Ia don her outer wraps She broke down
entirely at the sight and dropped To- sherg
knees, sobbing bitterly. After a few m ss rs
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