The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-23
Shot Six Times in Mob es'
Assembly Hall
MURDERER TRIES SUICIDE
Pursued BY Members of ZemstVo,. He
Fees to an Adjoining Room, Re-
loads Pistol and Turns 1t
On Himself-ls Captured.

Tver, Russia, December 22.-Count
Alexis Ignattieff, member of the council
of the empire, and ex-governor Of Kiev
Volhynia, and Podolia, was shot AM
killed by an unknown man here today in
the refreshment room of the hall occu-
pied by the mobiles assembly. The as
sassin fired six bullets from a revolver
into his victoms body and then tried TO
commit suicide, but was seized before he
could do so, and is now in custody of the
police
Count Alexis Raxolich Ignatien was
born in 1872 and after completing the
usual courses entered a regiment of
hussars of the guard. In 1868 he was APP
pointed commander of the regiment of
Chevalier guards, the most coveted post
in the Russian army. and in 1881 he be-
came chief of staff of the guard corps.
Count Ignatieff entered the administra-
tive service in 1885 as governor general
of Iruskan and in 1883 was appointed
governor general of Kiey, which position
he held until 1897.
Caused First Parliament
AS result of the disorders which oc-
CURED throughout Russia after Red
Sunday" January %, 1905. Ignatieff was
sent by the Emperor to investigate the
situation in Southern Russia. and his re-
port on the immediate necessity for
granting reforms was one of the chief
reasons which induced the Emperor to
proclaim the first Russian parliament.
During the debates preceding the adop-
ton of the parliamentary law of August
6. 1905. Ignatieff advocated the granting
of a large measure of power TO pariia-
mcnt, but it appears that the success OF
the repressive measures following the
Moscow revolt changed his Nopinion, for
he became the active coadjutor of Gen
eral Trepoff in supporting the repressive
policy of Minister Of the Interior DurnoVo
and the intrigue which resulted in the
downfall of Count Witte.
The late count was one of two sons
of the famous first Count Ignatieff who.
from a soldier In the ranks Of the Ir1-
perial guard rose to be president of the
commission of ministers. governor gem
eral of ST. Petersburg and founder of one
of the richest families of Russia. Accord
ing to the story told of the rise to power
of the first Count Ignatieff, the Emperor
attracted by the unusual stature and SOL
dery bearing of the young private on
guard at the entrance of the imperial
apartments selected him for promotion.
and finding him to be intelligent, jealous
and devoted, advanced the young soldier
from one post to another until he became
a count of the Russian empire.
Autocratic and Ava fcious.
The elder brother of Count Alexis.
Count Nicholas a noted diplomat and
former minister of the interior inherited
a large part of his fathers shrewdness
and energy but Alexis was chiefly dis
tinguished for his uncompromising devo-
tion to ...e old autocratic ideals of Rus
sia and an avarice which found express
sion in his occupying small rented fiat
in order that he might rent the half dozen
or more splendid residences belonging to
him in the Russian capital.
At the moment of the assassination
Count Ignatieff was sitting with other
members of the Zemstvo in the refresh
ment room. The Zemstvo meets in the
mobiles assembly hall Suddenly young
man who had been sitting apart arose
and approaching the count, emptied the
contents of revolver at him. All the
shots took effect one piercing his heart.
and the count died almost instantly The
murderer, followed by some members of
the Zemstvo. fled to an adjoining room,
where he turned his revolver. two cham
bers of which he had reloaded, towards
his own breast One shot missed his body
entirely and the other pierced his shoul-
der. lie was then seized and at the mo-
inent his pursuers laid hold of him he
shouted:
II did what I came here to do.
A card of admission to the Zemstvo
bearing the name of Kulilxoff was found
in the assassin's pocket. His appearance
is that of a workngman.
The obnoxious drumhead courtmartial
law under which hundreds of the leading
terrorists have been executed during the
last few months was worked out by a
srecia conference of which Count Igna-
tieff was member and to him revolu-
tionists attribute the authorship of this
measure.
Since NJ. Stolypin has been premier,
the count has been several times report
ed as intriguing with other members of
the so-called Camara to oust Stolypin
and induce the Emperor to dispense en-