The Cairo bulletin., 1907-01-11
TERRORIST KILLS
CzAR'S HANGMAN
FIFTH or EMPEROR'S ADVISERS,
MARKED FOR DEATH, is
SHOT BY ASSASSIN.
MURDERER'S MAD FLIGHT
Ended Only When His Ammunition
Was Policeman is
Slain and Boy Hurt-Dead
Official Generally Hated

st. petersburg, Jan. 10--Lieutenant
General Vladimir Pavloff, military
procurator and one Of the mot gen
orally hated of the Cars advisers,
was assassinated this morning while
walking in the garCen of the Chief
Military court building. The assassin
who was undoubtedly an agent of the
Terrorist organization, which it is re-
ported has cntenoed the Gar and
al Of h S ministers to death. was
captured after chase in which he
killed policeman and wounded a
small boy
The same careful preparation was
made to make sure that the killing of
General Pavlof that has marked the
assassination of fonr of the Cars
other ady ers since last August.
when the Terrorist organization is
said to have made up it's list Of Off
cials 10 be slain.
Assassin Diguised as Clerk.
Disguised a. a military clerk, the
as ASSN gained admission to the
court under the pretense of submit
ting report TO the military pro-
curator. AS he wore a uniform the
assassin attracted little attention He
approached the unsuspectng general
within arms length. drew an auto
matte revolver. and discharged the
waole seven bullets into Payloffs
body. Every shot was well aimed and
General Payloff was instantly killed,
the bullets tearing gaping wounds in
his thest, From the appearance of the
wounds il was evident that the steel
jacketed bullets were fattened at the
ends IN order that they might inaict
more deadly wounds
Hastily slipping another clip" of
cartridges into his revolver and draw.
Ing a second weapon. the assa sin ran
across the garden to the carriage en-
trance, threatened the porter with his
pistols and dashed past the Imperial
opera house with crowd of thirty
house porters and attaches in close
pursuit.
Fugitive Kills Policeman.
A policeman stationed in front of
the opera house attempted to seize
the assassin but was shot down by
the latter who turned and opened
fire On his pursuers, woundiag a boy.
The assassin then resumed his flight
through 1he streets. firing at the po
lice officers and house porters who at.
tempted 10 bar his way. When his am
munitiOn became exhausted he was
intercepted and captured at Lantern
Lane.
The entire career of General PAY
loff was in he judicial department of
the army After serving several years
as mill ary judge he was appointed
Judge adyo ate general of the war
ministry and later procurator of the
supreme military court.
General PavlOf rprang into ra
ti1nal prominence when he was dele
gated by War Minister Rediger to
answer the interpretations Of the gov
eminent in the lower house of par
Lament in regard to courts martial
aud executions in the Baltic pro
yiuces and in Poland.
Is Driven Out Of Parliament.
The military procurator justified
these executions -gith such cold.
bloodedness and disregard of the SEN
timents of the members that It
aroused the indignation Of almost the
entire house. and he was driven from
the rostrum with cries OF murder
and assassin" When the general
next appeared in the house he was
not allowed to speak and was threat.
ened with personal violence.
The allegation has been made that
General PavloT delayed the rebrieve
Of number of the Baltic mutinecrs
who had been convicted by drumhead
court-martial until the men were exc
cuted.
The murdered general was a large
land owner.
Vice Admiral Doubassof. former
governor general or Moscow. and al
present a member Of the council Of
empire has received notification that
Gnother attempt upon his life viii De
made.
Terrorists Keep Word.
Several months ago as was an.
nouneed in dispatches from Europe
the Terrorists I'm Russia placed on
list for -sassinatiOn the names of all
The Cars principal ministers and
guardians Each was TO De killed get
ting closer and closer to Nicholas. IN
Ill al last. If he refused reforms 70
the people. he also would be assassf. /
ra-aH g far tho Ta--o.-f fe h-r-a Lanf
their word Since August these have
been killed.
General Min. commander Of the
guard; shot by a girl Aug. 26. 1906.
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