Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-10
Gen. PavIoff Stricken BY
ReVo|utionist Bullet.
Assassin Also Kills Policeman
and Wounds a Boy.
Crime Deliberately Planned and
Observation-Disclosures Captured.

prOcurator, or advocate general, gen.
orally known since the late Parliament
as "Hangman Pavlof' from the cpl
tibet constantly applied 70 MIN by the
Radical deputies, was shot and killed
at 10 O'Clock this morning. while
walking in the garden of the chief mill
itary court building, near the Moka
canal. The assassin, vino apparently
was disguised as q workman, was cap
tured after a long chase through the
crowded city streets, during which ne
fired about 10 shots from two rcvolvcrs
which he carried, killing a policeman
and accidentally wounding boy.
The crime was executed deliberately
and was undoubtedly carried out by
the same organizati ton which has sen
fenced Emperor Nicholas and scvcra!
of the ministers 10 death. The aSSlS-
sin. who wore the uniform of mill
tary clerk attached to the court. Oh
tanned an entrance to the garden un-
der the prctcxt of submitting Il report
to the military rr"curator-
He approached the UnSuSpccting gen
eral within arms length, drew Il rapid
fire pistol and fred the whole load.
seven shots, i'll quick succession, int
Pavloff'S body. Every Shot was well
aimed and tv.o % them tore Il gaping
wound in his breast. from which IT,.
general expired while pcing carried 10
his apartments iii the sane building.
From tkc mature. uf thr Wounlg, il
appeared that tt" steel jdrEctcd bul-
lets had been tlatt"nch cat Of their
regular shape 50 that they might i'll
flict more Scripu5 wounds. Hastily
eli /, -. =
into his revolver ami dra wing = second
weapon, the assassin ran az gn4s thu
garden to the carriage entrance"
threatened the porter .yith his pistols
AMI dashed doAn Glinka street. pas
the Imperial Ortr;. nous" with Il crowd
of 30 h"u5. l"rtcrs ana court attaches;
i'll close pursuit.
A policeman IL front Of the Oucra
house attempted 10 sciz" the aGsa s5in
but was shot down by the latter. who
turned and fired on his pursuers
wOunding a boy. The Terrorist then
resumed his flight through the streets,
firing right and left at the police Of
ficcrs and house porters who attempt
ed to bar his way. The result was
that the iissaSsins ammunition rapidly
Betarnc exhausted ana he was captured
When taken to the police station,
Gen. Pavloff's slayer was in the high
est spirits i'll view of how easily hi,
plan was executed and answered the
officers questions with laughing jcsts.
The entire career of General pay-
loft, who was 80 years Of age, married
and had two children, vas spent in ih !
judicial department OF the army. At
ter serving several years as u mill
tary Judge, he was appointed judge aI-
vocate general of the war ministry and
later prosecutor Of the supreme Mill
tary court.
General Pay loft sprlng into national
prominence when he WIS delegated by
War Minister Il, digger to answer the
interpretations Of the government in the
Lower House of pariamcnt. i'll regard
to courtmartialS and executions III tnr
Baltic provinces ana in Poland H.
justified these with such cold blnod"G-
ness that it aroused tho Indignation ,f
almost the cntir" House ana he was
driven from III" rrStrIm with cries o.
murderer" 'harCman," ''assasSir.'
The murdered general was n large
landowner. After TIC dissolution Of
Parliament he organized the Protective
Political LoaGu" With the object of
combating the radical projects for lhy
appropriation Of Ernicl estates ana
participated actively III the present
electoral campaign.
The police have established That =
youth who was Killed 1t tic Grand no
tel hCr" yesterday after NJ n2I lGnily
Il boniirr of his nancr4 ANA started
firing II rcvnlvc" through III" door "i