Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-18
Officials Secure Valuable In
formation in Arrests.
BAND Is APPREHENDED
THROUGH SERVICES OF A FORMER
SECRET POLICEMAN.
Trepoff Turned Trick That Brought
Revelations-Headq of An
archists in Switzerland-Plots.

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 i,nmanse Importance. was accom-
plished by Kashovsky. the Russian Lecoca,
who was dismissed from the secret police
several years ago on account of his con-
neetion with Philippe, the spiritualist who
created sucn stir at court several years
ago and who then went to Paris to live.
Governor-GeneraI Trepoff, upon his ap-
pointment as governor general of St Pet-
ersburg. induced Kashovsky to return to ST.
Petersburg and within two weeks the de-
tective captured the entire band which had
been ope, ating here under the direction OF
the central organization. which apparently
has its headquarters in Switzerland
Alfred Fenry Mccullough the man Killed
March II by the accidental explosion of a
bomb at the Hotel Bristol. whose real name
was Raumar. was one OF the chiefs of the
;elrorists. h&vins charge of the manufac-
ture of bombs. and Kaleeff. who killed
Grand Duke Sergius. also belonged 10 the
same group After Bauman's death I<aIe-
1ens duties devolved upon Mile. Leonteff,
daughter Of Gen. Leontieff, who recently
was appointed governor OF Yakutsk. eastern
Siberia
Woman Convert to TERRORISM.
Nile 1'aontieff became a convert to ter
rorism during her stay at Lucerne. Switz-
erland. kaIeeff's identity was established
through the discovery of Il photograph be-
loEgin2; to Sd-inkoff, who had been his
comrade both at the university and in exile.
When kaleeff was charged with his iden-
tity he admitted it. saying immediately:
"Savinkoff has been arrested"
The police later thought they had cap
tured Savinkoff. and so announced publicly,
ntrf hot 4
that name was another and that Sayinkoff,
to whom kale;tf evidently had coafided
his intention of killing Grand Duke Sergius,
Is still safe abroad.
Among the others captured was Madame
Ivanovskaia, a sister-in-law of Koroienko
the Russ an author She was involved In
he nihllist 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
Romantic Feature.
Perhaps the most romantic feature is the
fact that Mile. Leontien converted two
nieces of Governor-General Trepoff Mile.
Trepof and Princess Denisheff, to the doc
trine of assassination. and that after the
arrest of her mentor, Mile. Trepoff actually
attempted the life OF her uncle firing two
shots at hira, both of which missed. There
upon the two girls became panic-stricken
and attempted suicide, Mile. Trepoff throw
shelf shooting herself. Neither of them sue
.ceeded in killing herself. The family has
since tried to make il appear that the girls
acts were the result of a mutual pact for
seIf-destruction, both being in love with the
same man. al officer of the guards.
About one hunGl GO male and female stu
dents of The conservatory of music, who
have been corrected with the agitation in
favor of Pimsky Kor sal koff, who was re-
moved from his pTofcssorship in the con-
servatory because OF his attitude toward
hoH- baa tod
and sentenced to & months Imprisonment.
Sergius' Murderer Sentenced.
MOSCOW April 1S.-The supreme court
today sentenced to death Kaleieff, who killed
Grand Duke SergiuS.
Land Owners Demand Zemstvo.
SUKUM-KALE, Russia, April 1S.-In