The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-12
RUSSIAN ADMIRAL
MARKED FOR DEATH
ChouknIn, Commander OF Black
Sea Fleet. Probably Fa-
tally Wounded.

SEEASTOPOL, July 11.-An at
tempt was made today 10 assassinate
Admiral Choukuin, commander of the
Black sea fleet. The admiral was
wounded and taken to hosital
Vice Admiral Chouknin has been
blamed for his severity and 1t was TO
his treatment of the crews of ships
under his command that the mutiny
on board tho battleship kniaS Potem-
kline In June and July last year was
attributedr The admiral displayed con-
siderable activity In attempting TO cap
ture the mutlnecrs al that time and In
suppressing the sailors mutiny at Sc
vastopol in November last.
Wos Marked for Death.
An attempt was made on the life OF
the admiral February last. a wo-
man appeared OF his official residence
during the afternoon of that day and
sent I'm her card, saying she was the
daughter OF n rear admiral at st Pc
tcrsburg who was an old acquaintance
Of Chouknin. on entering the ad-
miraTs office the woman drew rapid
fire pistol and fred four shots at him,
each bullet reaching the mark, AS she
turned to escape the woman was killed
by the orderly on duty at Chouknin's
door. The crime beyond doubt was
political When the sentences imposed
on the sailors for the Kniaz Potem-
kline mutinies were before the admiral
for review formal notice was served on
him that II he approved tho sentence
he would share the same fate.
Brave in Face of Threats.
Chouknin, however, approved the
sentences and several intimatlons al
terward reached him to the erect that
the terrorists were merely waiting for
a favorable opportunity to kill him.
Some time elapsed before the police
were able to establish the Identity OF
the woman who made the attempt on
Chouknin life, but 1t finally became
known that she was a Hebrew named
Cecilia Shabad, rs years old, and
former member OF the Hebrew bund OF
Minsk, where her father was a we'll
toHdo merchant.
Has Had Active Career.
Admiral Chouknin has had a good
deal of active service and for a time
was believed to be under orders to
take to the far East during the war
with Japan, the second Pacific squad
ron relieving Vice Admiral SNjest-.
vensky. Chouknin was port admiral
at Vladivostok from 1895 to 1901.
Later he was appointed director of the
naval college, which post he held until
he took command Of the Black sea
fleet While Chouknin was recovering
from the wounds inflicted upon him by
Cecilia Shabad. 1t was reported that he
had been offered and had declined TO
accept the post of Minister of Marine
to succeed Admiral Fellan.
Admiral Chouknin's condition is ex-
tremely serious. The bullet lodged In
his lung, making breathing difficult.
The doctors hold out no hope Of his
recovery.
The admirals assailant Is thought to
be one of the sailors of the battleship
Otchakoff, and his act is supposed to
be IN revenge for the execution OF
Lieut. Schmidt, the revolutionary
leader
Hated by His Sailors.
Admiral Chouknin was universally
hated by the sailors and at the time
of the execution OF Schmidt the rev.
olutionists condemned him to death,
100 OF their number pledging them
selves 10 carry out the sentence. This
is the second attempt since Schmidt's
execution on March 10 Of this year
The first attempt was made by a wo-
man and after her effort had failed
Admiral Chouknin ordered her to be
killed on the spot, and his orderlies
brutally carried out the sentence in
the court yard. For this the admiral
was again condemned to death by the
His name was never
among his sailors unless 1t
was accompanied by curses on account
Of his oyerbearinS and severe manner.