New-York tribune., 1907-06-24
Tale or H RUSSI1N PLOT.
Secret Letters ErpIain Hoe Rcoo-
lutiOnist Vas Killed.

What purports to be duplicates Of secret cor
Tespondence between Russian government ottl-
cials, in which II appears that officers OF that
government were party to the death Of. Yankol
Tserniak. the revoutionist were published yes-
terday IN the "Warheit." u Jewish paper with
offices at No 1913 East Broadway. Tsernlak and
three passengers on French steamer bound
for London In the early part Of the present year
were asphyxiated and for some weeks following
their death the European press intimated that
Russia not wholly ignorant OF how they
came TO their death. The correspondence print
ed IN The Warheit" procured through
revolutionary circles. II said II is divided
into documents as follows
Minister Of Foreign Affairs. Absolute secrecy. To
De given into his hands. January 81. --.
Honored Sir Ivan Grigorewich:
have the honor to inform your excellenCy that
the man who has been accused in the robbery Of
the port collector German the nth Of January
last year, the citizen YankeI Tseruiak has been
poisoned on the steamship on which he was bound
for London. having been driven out from Sweden
by the agent Of the department OF investigation
who has been given orders to follow the move
tary assistant
The agent Andray Yictorov is now returning to
| the Russian Empire, and at the present time he
! finds himself in Finland
Accept honored sir the assurance Of my sin
cere respect and entire devotion. ISWOLSKY.
! To His Excellence A C. Stseaglovitov.
Corrected Secretary Latin.
Minister Of Foreign Affairs. Entirely secret To
be given only into his hands.
| Honored Sir Ivan Grigorawich:
| ! have the honor to make a humble request of
your excellency, introducing the agent Of the secret
/ department, Andray NiCtorov, who has rendered a
great service the government and has killed the
| noted criminal Of the party Of anarchst-com-
| Inunists, Yankel Tserniak. I ask that he be re-
| warded with the title Of Citizen Of Honor" and
/ 1900 rube
! request of you. honored sir, to take such action
as Is necessary In this matter.
| Accept. your excellency, the assurances Of my
sincere respect and entire devotion.
IsWOLsKY.
| To His Excellency A. G. Stseglovitov. February
"a, 1907. No 800.
| Ministry of Justice, Third Criminal Department.
No GAL. ST. Petersburg, February T. 1907
To His Honor the Minister OF Interior:
Inclosing copy of a letter from the Minister of
Foreign Affairs, No 3O9 have the honor to state
| 10 your excelency that my part have nothing
against the granting of the request which II con-
! tains STSEGLOVITOV,
Minister of Justice
Approved by the Director. A. Verlavkin.
| Minister of the Interior.
To be delivered into his honors hands. Secret
Worthy Sir Ivan Gregorawich: / have the honor
to inform your eXCellency that l, my part. see
no obstacle toward complying with the inclosed
request 10 reward the agent of the secret depart
of Citizen of Honor and find 1t possible at the
same time to render him financial assistance to the
| sum of 5000 rubeL
At the same time I regard It nay duty to advise
that the present time 1t would be best to send
the aforesaid to some foreign country so as to
protect him from attack from the revolution
lists. who have condemned him to the Death Pen
atty
Please accept. dear sir the assurance of my sin
cere esteem and devotion p. STOIYPIN.
To his excellency A. c. Stseglovitov
No. SAL
February &C. 1907.