The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-27
BOMBS FOR The
WARSAW POLICE
Chief Of Department Badly
Hurt Near the Palace.
BAR0N'S ASSAILANT ESCAPED
The Praga Palace Station Was Blown Up
Earlier In tho Day by Bomb; and Man
Who Threw II Was Captured.
BAR0N'S ASSAILANT ESCAPED

Warsaw. March PA bomb was
thrown into the carriage of Baron Won
Nolken. chief OF police of Warsaw, at
S o'clock last evening. 1t was reported
that the baron was severely wounded.
According TO latest information the at
tack on Baron Nolken was the result OF
an elaborate conspiracy of the revolu-
tionary party. Shortly before o'clock
last evening an elegantly dressed man
went 10 the police station at Praga-
large suburb OF Warsaw. on the other
side OF tho Vstula, and threw a bomb
into the courtyard OF the station. wound
ing seven persons, two OF them danger
ously.
The man started TO run away, but was
caught by the captain Of the station. He
was found 10 be Jew but his identity
has not yet been discovered.
A telephone message was Immediately
sent 10 Baron Won Nolken at the city hall.
informing him OF the outrage. Baron
Won Nolken. accompanied by a police
official, took a carriage and started i'm
mediately for Praga. When passing the
sides a man standing on the pavement
threw a bomb at the carriage.
Baron Won Nolken, who was sitting on
the side nearest the assailant, received
the full charge of the bomb. while his
companion escaped unhurt The coach
man was thrown from the box and the
carriage was shattered.
BARON MAY RECOVER.
Baron Won Nolken was removed to the
city hall and doctors were summoned.
They found no had received injuries on
the head, neck, arm and leg. which are
believed TO be serious. but IL is thought
he will recover.
Meanwhile the police official accom-
panying Baron Won Nolken saw the bomb
thrower fleeing and pursued and caught
stronger and tore himself away. Another
policeman fred twice after him without
result.
Half an hour later a man was found
dead in Sowia street whom the police at
hrst believed 10 be the bomb throweg.
Later Il was found that the man was a
plain clothes policeman, who was seen
pursuing Baron Won Nolken's assailant.
The police believe that the latter turned
on the policeman and shot him dead.
girl who was passing the spot when
the bomb was thrown was wounded by
splinters and had 70 be taken 70 the
hospital.
SIX POLICEMEN WOUNDED.
According to the theory OF the police.
the revolutionists calculated upon Baron
Won Nolken going 20 Praga on learning 81
hte explosion of the bomb at the station
the explosion OF the bomb at the castle,
that being the only road by which he
could reach the one bridge across the
V.stula
The affair caused great excitement A
popular rumor says that the revolution
aries adopted this course OF informing
the police that they have more bombs be-
sides those deco yered In the Powonsk
Cemetery, Saturday.
The prisoner himself was wounded and
has been placed in the hospital.
According 20 later informa ton the bomb
which exploded at the Praga police sta
ton was not thrown into the courtyard.
but into a room OF the police station.
where the men assembed before going on
duty.
Fix policemen were wounded and all the
furniture. as we'll as one wall was de-
stroyed The BONN thrower in trying 10
escape met a policeman and shot twice,
wourding the officer in the stomach.
POLISH PEOPLE HATED HIM.
BaIon Won No,ken is very unpopular.
lie is hated by the masses OF the Polish
20! ulation, who hold him responsible for
the sanguinary suppression Of the dis
turtarc here at the end OF January. He
has been here only a year. having come
from 81. Petersburg. where he was chief
OF the mounted division OF the police
A revolutionary movement OF considera-
be proportions is making itself manifest
In CONNECTION with the Industrial dis
turhances in the region around Siedice.
Biclsk Vlodslavsk. Rodin and Jukov.
south and southeast OF Warsaw
The country has been flooded with proc
lsr,ations of foreign and local origin call
ing for a rising In Poland and with revo-
lutionary songs and addresses
The latter demand the use OF the Polish
language in all the schools. administra-
uYe offices and courts. Troops have been
dispatched 10 the vicinity OF Kotzk.
southeast OF Warsaw