The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-07-17
Assassin Who Slew Gen.
KezlOv in Park at PeterhOf
THOUGHT HE WAS TREPOFF
The Two Men Looked Alike--workman
Looked at Picture He was Carry
ing Before He Fired Four
Shots at Victim.


s.. Petersburg, July Additions
details Of the assassination of Genera
kozlo Of the headquarters staff In til,
park at peterhoff on Saturday prove be-
yond question that the murderer believ,
ed he was killing Gen. Trcpoff. The
tragedy occurred at $50 o'clock in the
evening, in the presence Of several thou
sand people who were listening to the
music in the English park, below the
grand chateau adjoining the park Of
Alexander palace, where the imperial
family and Gen. Trepoff reside.
young man, dressed i'll the clothes
81 q workman, seeing Gen. Kozlov, who
resembles Gen. Trepoff, gazed long and
earnestly at the generals face, and then
took q photograph from his pocket to
compare it with Kozloy's feature, as if
70 make sure Of his identity. The man
then drew a pistol and fred four shots
point blank at kozloy, who fell mortally
wounded and expired on THE spot.
The assassin started to fire, but Prince
Andromirof seized him and turned him
over to the police, who throngcd the
park The crowd shouted eLynch
himi" but the prisoner was conducted
safely to police headquarters.
Had Trepoff's Photograph.
When he was searched Trepoff's photo
graph was found III the assassin's poe
kets leaving no dollbte regarding the
Identity Of tie person he intended to
Kill The assassin refused to tell who
he was. although he openly avowed that
ne was a member of the social revolu-
tlonary organization, and the police
have not yet been able to find out his
name.
Gen. kozlov was not involved in poll
tics. He married granddaughter Of
the famous Field Marshal Count ALEX
ander SuvaroH.
Sunday night witnessed the usual col
ision between workmen and police and
sendarnles in the industrial quarters of
The capital. The most serious affair oc
'urred ON the Schlusselburg road, where
crowd OF 1000 persons attacked a
.team street car which ran over a drunk |
n soldier. The crowd stopped the car
Tifh obstacles placed across the track
Nith inc Intention q isrehing the en-
sIneer and conductor, but were finally /
'issnaded by the pacific counsels Of a |
@orkman
The mobiles having large estates, un.
Ter the leadership OF Count Irnatieff.
ofmer governor Of Kieif: Prince Kas,
atkin Rostovsky. and N. Golovin.
PRESIDENT of the Moscow Zemstyo. have
ormed an organization for the mutual
Of their properties, both
gainst appropriation BY saw and de. Il
noliatioa BY the peasants.
Dumas Members Campaigning.
Tie different groups of parliament are
Systematically sending members into the
1untry campaigning in favor Of the
restice OF parliament. From the very
by taeit understanding, no !,
~ calls have been taken at the session ]
the lower house III order that should
action again get the upper hand the !
oSernmcnt will have NO record OF the !
otes with which to prosecute mem
srs.
Representatives in parliament Of the
arions regions Of the empire are unit (,
e, irrespective of party utilization, for
Ie advancement of their local interests.
- Armenians, TartaTs, Georgians. and /
ossacks OF the Caucasus have formed 4
separate group and the Little Russians d
I'VE also united. The Poles and the
embers Of the Baltic provinces were Ii
eviously organized. This movement n
ows plainly drift toward decentrali. Z
ton and indicates the natural tenden. n
toward the disintegfation of the vast b
apire, once the grip of the central au-
ority is broken.