Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-16

magic closet. 1t contained a complete
printing outfit Needless to say the para
phernalia was extraordinarily SIMPLE and
adapted peculiarly to the purpoes or the
conspirators. There was large cylinder
covered with cloth which answered the
requirements Of a press: a roller Of a sort
OF gummy substance: several Dnts or
type, display and otherwise; rev jars or
printing ink. benzne brushes and ponges
This was all packed to be taken police
headquarters Just as the prisone1s were
being rounded up sharp pistol shit was
heard from the adjoining room. The CHIEF
hurried i'm and found Lubkin. the con-
Sumptive compositor. in the death ago.
MES. He had shot himself.
In half an hours time the r,maininR
prisoners and all Of the facts in the case
were in the possession OF Gen. Irepon
He rubbed his clumsy hands with salts
faction.
Move the second in the game OF life
and death" he muttered. We shall post
pone our third move until morning Not
because We like 10. but because We must.
In the morning. as already stated. the
arrest of the four students occlrred.
Their innocent-looking possessions were
taken from them a the police heaRauar-
tiers The book. the green bag, the opera
glass and the roll OF music each con-
tanned bombs which were TO have been
thrown at the emperor. They were strip
ped. On each student was found smau
vial suspended with a string from his neck
and resting against his breast. these
frail bottles each contained most tctiNe
poison. The purpose was evident. fail-
ure or refusal 10 do their frightful Work
on the part of either Of the students
would have brought forth secret agents
of the nhilists. whose duty IL was 10
strike the unsuccessful or delinquent con-
snirator on the chest, thus smashing the
bottle and permitting the poison TO enter
the wounds caused by the broken glass.
Little wonder that the unsuccessful SUI
dents took their arrest stCcally. IneF
were merely exchanging enc Tate for
another.
Gen. Trepoff had made othe- arrests ~
those who were directly concerned in the
ATTEMPTED assassina ton. He counted
them over.
Nine fish i'm the net: We need more.
His chief OF staff and a squad of his
trustiest men had already started of for
Paulvonia on the Finnish railway he
wired them 10 act Immediately. They
found what he had suspected-a bomb
mandatory. 1t was there that the dead
ly missiles of the four students had been
devised. Six more arrests were mace In
connection with this private arsenal.
On the day following. March -. Gen.
Trepoff had fifteen prisoners I'm all on his
hands. Each one represented stage IN
the conspiracy: the compostors anu
pressman who published the proclaHa-
tons the girl who distributed them: the
students who were to throw the bombs.
and the men who manufactured the dead
ly missiles.
The fifteen were condemned TO death.
but on the recommendation of the court.
eight esca ped hanging and were sentenced
to penal servitude for life IN Siberia.
The car learned all of these details
later. On the evening of the 18th OF
March, as he entered the winter palace.
he was credited with saying:
The people We're very polite and re-
spectful The details were nicely plan
ned-and by the way. tell Trepoff ] was
pleased with the police arrangements"
(NeXt week. Col Fraser and the Rail.
way Mystery.D