The Detroit times., 1909-12-22
RUSS|AN POLICE
CHIEF IS BLOWN
To ATOMS
Col. Karpoff Falls Into Clever Trap
Set by Terrorists-0fiicials Sure
Another Reign of Terror Is
Being Inaugurated.
Premier of Corea Is Also Assassin
ated and Roumanian Prime Min
ister Is Wounded.

ST PETERSBURG. Dec. 22.-CoL
Karpoff chief Of the st. petersburg
secret police was blown TO pieces at
an early hour today. His assassina-
tion following closely upon tnat OF
Captain Melikoff. at Tihis. has coz
vinced the authorities that another
terrorist reign Is being inaugurated
The murder OF Col Karpoff was one
of the cleverest assassination plots in
Russian murder history. rhe man re-
sponsible for the crime Is under ar
rest. According to his passports he Is
Michel Vosskressensky and the police
are endeavoring to establish his
identity and locate any accomplices.
Vosskressensky recently rented a
fiat in the Viborg district. Late last
night an elderly man. accompanied
by one servant, called at the fiat. To
the doorkeeper he stated he was the
uncle OF the tenant and was shown at
once to Vosskressenskys apartment.
The latter. who was apparently await
ing his visitor. met him at the top OF
the stairs and a moment later there
was fearful explosion. The entire
front OF the building was blown out
and the old man was simply blown
to pieces while his servant was fatal
ly wounded.
The noise OF the explosion attracted
the police and as they ran to the scene
they were met by Vosskressensky who.
his clothing torn and his face and
hands covered with decorations was
running away from the demolished
building.
AS the police tried to shoot him he
drew an automatic revolver. but be-
fore he could use II II was knocked
from his hands and he was captured.
The police were mystified for time
but finally the servant, who Is fatally
Injured at the hospital. revived sur
flciently TO tell them that the man
who had been blown TO pieces. and
whose identity was not established.
was karpoff, the head OF the secret
police. There Is no question In the
minds of the authorities that the ter
rorists have started on another cam
paign OF bloodshed and orders have
been issued TO arrest all suspects
throughout the empire and TO raid all
OF the meeting places In the hope that
the murder plot can be uncovered be-
fore there are any more assassna-
tlons. The fact that Vosskressensky
was able to 80 delude Karpon so that
he trusted himself in his company
without n guard and accompanied only
bv an unarmed servant Is believed
here to indicate that the terrorists
have secured entrance either into the
ranks OF the secret police or ofnclal-
dom. as II is pointed out karpon
would hardly have gone TO meet
Vosskressensky unless he had thougnt
him harmless and possibly friend.
Up to the present time the police
have obtained no clue to who directed
the killing.
SEOUL, Corea, Dec. 22.-t Is be
Iieved today that the assassination
last night Of VI Wan Yung, Corean
premier and head OF the cabinet, who
was stabbed to death as he entered
his carriage Is a result OF the wide
spread plot on the part OF secret
Corean society 10 slay all Japanese
officials, and all Corean officials who
have submitted TO the Japanese domin-
alton over the hermit kingdom.
Premier VI Wan Yung was killed by
Ii Tsai Ming, an Americanized Chris
tian Corean. The premier had been
attending memorial services to the
late King Leopold of Belgium. AS he
left the church and started to mount
the step OF his carriage, Ming seized
him from behind. and hugging him
tight with one arm, placed dagger
in his other hand. The premier was
stabbed In the right lung and abdo-
men. He was carried, mortally
wounded. to his home. where he died
today.
After stabbing the premier the as
sassin turned on Yis driver, who
sought to stop him and stabbed him
to death
The assassin admitted his guilt. He
is highly educated man, having
spent six years in America, where he
was a college student and convert 10
christianity.
The police are especially active IN
the case, believing 1t Is part OF the
same plot which ended In the asses
sination OF Marquis Ito, the Japanese
statesman, who was killed at Harbin
by Corean patriot.
II is belived other high Japanese and
Corean officials are doomed TO death
by assassination for their part in tho
Japanese invasion Of Corea.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 22.-The prime
minister of Roumania was shot and
seriously wounded by Roumanian
anarchist today. according to brief
dispatch received at the state depart
ment from the American legation at
Bucharest No details were given.
Minister Eiopes; Jailed.
LINTON, Ind. Dec. 22.-Rev Oliver
Tilburn, formerly Pastor OF the Lin.
ton Christian church. who Ia charged
with the embezzlement OF between
5000 and $500 OF the church funds,
and who eloped with Miss Mary