The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-01-10
ASSASSIN FIRED SEVEN SHOTS
/ INTO BODY OF LIEUTENANT
! GENERAL PAVLOFF.
MAKES DESPERATE EFFORT TO ESCAPE
KILLS POLICEMAN AND WOUNDS
ANOTHER PURsUER BEFORE
BEING CAPTURED.

St. Petersburg, Jan. 10.-Lieutenant
General Vladimir Pavloff, the military
procurator or advocate general, gener-
ally known since the days of the late
parliament as "Hangman Pavloff,"
from the epithet constantly applied to
him by the radical deputies, was shot
and killed at 10 o'clock a. m. while
walking In the garden of the chief
military court building, near the Moika
canal. The assassin, who was dis
guised as a workman, was captured
after a long chase through the crowd
ed city streets, during which he fired
about forty shots from two revolvers
which he carried, killing policeman
and wounding small boy.
The crime was executed deliberately
and showed evidence of the same care
full preparation which was character
istic of the murders of Generals Igna-
tieff and Won der Launitz and un-
doubtedly was carried out by the same
organization, which, it is reported, has
sentenced Emperor Nicholas and sew
eral of the ministers to death. The
assassin, who wore the uniform Of a
military clerk attached to the court,
succeeded in obtaining an entrance to
the garden under the pretext of sub
mitting report to the military pro-
curator. He approached the unsus-
pecting general within arms length,
drew an automatic pistol and dis
charged the whole load, seven shots,
into General Pavloffs body. Every
shot was well aimed and two of them
tore O gaping wound In his breast,
from which the general expired while
being carried to his apartments. which
were located in the same building.
Hastily slipping another clip" of
cartridges into his revolver and draw
Ing a second weapon the assassin ran
across the garden to the carriage en-
trance. threatened the porter with his
pistols and dashed down Glinke street,
past the Imperial Opera House. with
a crowd of thirty house porters and
court attaches In close pursuit.
Desperate Attempt to Escape.
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, wounding boy. The as
sassin then resumed his fight through
the streets, firing at the police officers
and house portcrs who attempted to
bar his way. When his ammunition
became exhausted he was intercepted
and captured at Lantern lane.
The entire career of General Pavloff
was in the judicial department of the
army. After serving several years as
a military Judge he was appointed
judge advocate general of the war
ministry and later procurator of the
supreme military court.
General Pavloff sprang into national
prominence when he was delegated by
War Minister Rediger to answer the
interpretations Of the government in
the lower house of parliament in re-
gard to cOurtsmartial and executions
in the Baltic provinces and in Poland.
The military procurator justified these
with such cold bloodedness and disre-
gard Of the sentiments of the members
that 1t caused the indignation Of al
most the entire house and he was
driven from the rostrum with cries of
murderer "hangman," assassin"
When the general next appeared In the
house he WIS not allowed to speak and