Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-10-13
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hb't va tul uliiiScll, engage nm
In conversation. offer HIM IL narcotisca
cigarette. and. when 1t had rendered
him unconscious, shoot him.
II was isky scheme. and MS the
! time drew nigh for putting II in exc.
cution Prilukoifs nerve failed him
But with Prilukon baking II he.
came necessary To employ more dar
ing tool to get the coun; out of the
way. The countess summoned Prince
Natimoff To Vienna The prince was
only twenty-five. hot.bloodcd and i'm.
petuous. and madly jealous OF any
one who stood between him and the
countess. He had ahai,ly sen. Count
kamarovsky' a letter ~ ea;oniny To
XIII him il he cut him nrt she told
the prince Tint she nal intended to
~ no further than q flirtl;i)n with
he count. but that his prosecutions
had rendered him dctestablc to her.
She assured the prince that he was
tho only man She had over really low
ed. ana offered him The same terms rs
she had Offered Prllukoff. and tho
more vcntnresomc prince eagerly ac-
cepted them.
II was plot within n plot. nv which
II was to be made to appear that the
countess and P,ilukoff had strivcn to
save the count from tho vengeance OF
his jealous rival. The ,ince was to
XIII the count at his villa in Venice.
journeying from Vienna for that pur-
pose. Prlnkoif preceded him thither
with couple of detectives. and pos..
cd them about the villa That would
substantiatc the story he was To tell
and did tell when first ar osted---
That the countess mad dispatched him
To Venice to take precautions to in
sure Count Knmnrovstys safety, be.
cause she had heard the jealous prince
utter threats against the counts life.
And That he had really threatened
tho counts life the letter To the CONT
would prove. As to any charge that
she was II party to the plot to murder
The count they were to be met--as
they Wore nj first -hy her Indignant,
unI scorniu drlials. The pair calcu
lated that, as they had planned things,
II would 10 impossible to prove. what
over the prince might say that they
had any shasc In the counts assassl.
nation.
II was part of the scheme that the
detectives were to capture the prince
as he left the villa That they didn',
do prilukoff With his two men were
actually In front OF the counts villa
when the prince entered II. But he
did not tell the detectives that the
prince was going there to snot th,
count. That would hav" prevented tic
mn, der. and the prevention Of The
murder. would. OF course. )revcnt the
countess from getting oosseHsiph of
the counts fortune, That was the
first point that cnnlcl he r,;lce to-
doubt the genuineness of the stnr"
told hv the countess and Prlukoff
tfat all their efforts had been aimrd
saving the count from the danger
e threatened him,
hs uniy order prllukofl gave 20
the detectives was to seize anybody
who rushed ont of the house They
pounced on man who ran out to
give the alarm, and the prince cscnD.
81 them. only 10 be ar vsted by tn
Italian police later.
The count fingered for some DAYS
after he was shot. The confess ana
Prilufoff were arrested IN Vienna inst
after they had collected the insurance
money on the counts life. Their tri-
al and that of the prince will take
place in Venice. whore the crime was
committed