The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-23
Saturday Night Traqedy
Takes from the Empire One
of the Leading Members of
the Aristocratic Element.
TERRORISTS WERE
SEEKING REVENGE
Killing Was Quickly Done by a
Man Dressed in Uniform
Who Gained Entrance to
Hall of the Mobiles.
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Tver. Russia. Dec. 23-fSundav
lMorning)-General Counsel Alexis
Palovich lgnatieff. member of the
Coucil or the Empire, Ex-Governor
General OF kieff, volnia and Podolia,
and one of the worst hated OF the aris-
tocratic element of Russia, fell a vic
tim to the vengeance of the terrorists
as he strobe across rhe refreshment
hall OF the Mobiles assembly Saturday
evening. The Count has recently
been the recipient OF letters threaten
ing vengeance because of his activity
in Furnishing those who have opposed
the methods of the Russian govern
ment.
Had been Threatened.
Naturally brave man, he laughed
the threats to scorn and had sworn
that he would resist any and all at
tempts to kill him. He entered the
assembly just at dusk and was walk.
ing across to the table that had been
reserved for him. when a young man
in the undressed uniform OF an ont
Ger of the guards. started over as
though to greet him. AS he saluted
with his right hand the newcomer
pulled an automatic revolver from in
side of the breast Of his tunice and
fired a bullet into Count lgnatieff's
body. practically riddling Ignatieff's
chest.
At the sound of the first shot Count
Ignatieff drew his own revolver, but
the conclusion of the first wound dis
-cQucerted- his aim and he fired but
once. the bullet clipping the chande-
1ipr i'm tba coufar of tho hall uso ra.
volver then dropped from his nerve
the building
Tried to Kill Self.
Attendants rushed at the assassin
and frustrated an attempt by him To
kill himself, and he was very badly
beaten before finally being overpow.
cred and turned over to the police He
is reported to have declared that he
gloried In his crime; that he did but
an act of Justice.
General Ignatieff was born in 1912.
and after completing the usual course
in the corps of pages. entered regi-
ment of Hussars of the guard. In
1863 he was appointed commander of
the regiment of Chevalier guards, the
most coveted post in the Russian army
and in 1881 he became chief OF staff OF
the guard corps
Count Ignatieff entered the admins
trative service in 1885, as governor
general of Irkutsk, and in 1889 he was
recalled to st. Petersburg to become
assistant minister of the interior But
while on the train on his way to the
capital, Ignatieff was appointed COVER
nor of Kieff, which position he held
until 1897.
A Special Envoy.
As a result of the disorders which
occurred throughout Russia after
Red Sunday. January 22. 1905. Igna-
tieff was sent by the Emperor to inves-
tigate the situation in Southern Rus
sia, and on his return his report on
the immediate necessity for granting
reforms was one OF the chief reasons
which induced the Car to proclaim
the first Russian parliament.
During the debates preceding the
adoption of the parliamentary law of
August 6, 1905, Ignatieff advocated
the granting of large measure OF
power TO parliament, but it appears
that the success of the repressiye
measures following the Moscow revolt
changed his opinion, for he became
the active coadjutator OF General Tre-
poff in supporting the repressiye poll
cy OF minister of the Interior Durno-
vo. and in the intrigue which resulted
in the downfall of Count Witte.