The San Francisco call., 1909-12-23


ST PETERSBURG. Dec. 22.-Colonel
Karpom chief of the secret police OF
81. Petersburg, was assassinated early
today. He had been enticed to a mod
est apartment in remote street OF
the NibOrg district and there was blown
TO pieces by bomb exploded, sup
posedly by his host, one Michael Voss-
l1ressensky, who had leased the rooms
a few days before.
ASSASSIN Is CAPTURED
The murderer rushed into the street
following the explosion and was cap
tured. An assistant of Karpoff's, who
had accompanied him, was severely in
jured.
Rarpon was appointed from Baku,
where he had been chief of the secret
police. There have been several con-
Victions Of bomb makers recently.
The assassination Of Colonel Karpoff
has caused the greatest sensation
here. The mystery is stnl unexplained,
but the popularity credited theory is
tat Karpoff was engaged in the manu-
1acture OF false evidence, and that,
While Nossk skressensl1y was in the po-
lice chiefs pay, he was simultaneously
plotting in behalf Of the revolutionary
faction.
Exploded THE BOMB
II appears that after Karpoh entered
the room NOsskressensky went outside
on the preteXt of examining the cleo
tric bell which failed TO act It is
supposed that he then connected the
wires that exploded the bomb
The matter came up in the duma to-
night, III. Milukoff. leader Of the con-
stitUtionaI democrats. and NJ. Roditchen
supporting an Interpolation which sug-
gested that the affair was the work of
agents prOvOcate urS. demanded that the
government take measures TO put an
end to the participation of the secret
police in terrorist acts.
The Interpolation was referred to a
committee.
PART or A PLOT
The assa ssination of Chief Karnof
undoubtedly was in furtherance of the
plot against the secret police. which
grew out Of the revelation last jan
uary Of some remarkable scandals in
connection with the operations of the
system.
The Russian revolutionary socialists
discovered that some of their mem
bers were agents of the secret police.
Exposures, charges of disloyaIty to
the revolutionary cause and counter
charges followed. Since then the Sc
cret police have been the special oh
jects Of revolutionary hatred and as
sassinations.
BRITISH MAGISTRATE MURDERED
BOMBAY. British India, Dec. 22.-Ar-
thur Mason Tippetts Jackson, chief
ma gistrate OF Mask. in the presidency
OF Bombay, was assassinated by a na-
tive while attending a theatrical per
fOrmance last night
The motive for the murder is SUD-
posed to have been a wish for revenge
upon the ma gistrate who had recently
sentenced a criminal TO life imprison-
ment.
Mask is a hotbed Of sedition. Jack
son had been in the British Indian
service since 1888.
Whatever may have been the i'm
mediate motive for the assassination
Of Chief Magistrate Jackson. the ont
rage can not fail to increase the ever
present fear Of an uprising against
British rule in India.
Attempts have been made in India
against the lives Of Lord Minto. Lord
Sir Andrew Fraser, the lien
tenant governor Of Bengal and MANY
other British officials
July i. last, Sir william Hutt Cur
zon- Wyllie, who had recently held
important Indian appointments. was
murdered at the Imperial institute in
London by an Indian student, who sub
seQuently was hanged
DR.. Canvas Lalcaca, a physician of
Shanghai who was visiting in London.
also was killed during the fusillade of
shots. though his death may not have
been intended.
PREMIER SHOT
WASHINGTON. Dec. 22.-An official |
was received by the state de- |
oartment this morning from Bucharest |
10 the effect that the prime minister
Of Roumania had been shot and seri- |
1usly wounded by a Roumanian an
3rchist.
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