Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1907-11-08
PHOTOGRAPH COST 3 LIVES
LIEUT.. NIkITENkO AND ASSo'
GATES CONVICTED ON MANU- Z
FAcTuRED EVIDENCE. M

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Had Pictures of Peterhof Palace
Matushenko Claimed that He Had
Been Shanghaied Out OF New York.
Gradually facts connected with the
courtmartial which tried eighteen per-
sons accused of plotting to assassinate
the Car are coming out, and the
methods resorted to in order to con-
Wet illustrate the desperate methods
of the palace officials, writes the st.
Petersburg correspondent of the New
York World
The chief inquisition was levelled
at Boris Nikitenko, a retired lieuten-
ant of the navy, and his conviction
hinged upon his alleged possession of
a photograph of the interior of the
Cars private courtyard in the Peter
hof Palace, which the officials held
was taken surreptitiously.
At the office of the court secretary
the World correspondent obtained a
copy of this famous photograph from
the police records. 1t shows the in.
side of the wonderful court, the most
isolated spot in any civilized country,
where the ruler of Russia usually
passes his summers in splendid soil.
tude.
The jealousy guarded park is clos
ed to all the world. Only the most
favored among royalties may step
therein or enjoy the magical beauties
of the place. 5u
Here it was that the Car entertain
ed the President of the French Re-
public 1t has been called the Rus
sian Versailles, because it was built
upon the same plans as the noted
French palace by the creator of both,
Count Charles Pestrelli
1t stands on an eminence command
/ ing superb view of the Finnish
coast, and is about sixteen miles from
st. Petersburg. 1t surpasses in beauty
every other royal abode in Europe.
The main building, three stories in
height, is constructed of marble and
red granite, the roof and innumerable
domes being constructed of iron, rich
ly gilded.
Minor palaces. chapels and villas
surround the central pile, serving to
adorn the gardens, which, after all,
are the great feature of the place.
Terraces slip away to the sea, and
every aspect presents a new and var
iedly beautiful vista q 's5fS
The fountains are the despair of ar
chitects. They are situated directly
in front of the palace, where the far
famed Samson, Fountain throws a
stream 100 feet in air. 1t is surround.
ed by bronz statuary representing
griffins, dolphins and beasts, all vom-
iting water. iisaa
The whole volume of water flows
over series of marble slabs to the
sea, nearly half mile away.
The Golden Cascade is so named on
account of the immense flight of gol.
den steps down which the crystal
| flood glides
Within the splendor is worthy of the
exterior. The palace is exquisitely
furnished in style of the last cen
fury, and the entire edifice is crammed
with priceless pictures, porcelains
| tapestries, malachite, lapis lazuli and
treasures of every description. The
entrance hall is surrounded by marble
columns, and from it ascends the won
derful Golden Staircase, with its
heavy gilt Renaissance balustrade.
| The red room contains 500 paintings
of beautiful women from every corner
| in Russia, painted expressly for the
Empress Catherine H., by Rotari, tht
Italian, who roamed about the empire
for years executing his mission.
/ The Peterhof Palace contains al
enormous theatre and Bayzantint
church, which literally glitters will
/ jewels The candlesticks and com
munion plate and ikons; are all o
solid gold incrusted with diamonds
and emeralds, while the baptisma
font is fashioned out of a huge blocl
of malachite. ~ 80
The mere possession of secre
photograph of the Cars solitar,
court in the Peterhof Palace was con