The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-03
Wonderful Stories Told About
the Canine Detective of
Russian City.
HIS EXPLOITS ASTONISH
THE CRIMINAL WORLD
Animal Thus Far Has Made No
Mistake in Running Down
Criminals.
BY GEORGE FRASER,
ciai Cable TO The Tribune.

SDeclal CaDle 10 The Tribune.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 3-The most
wonderful stories are told OF Tref, the
police dog, who has become n source of
superstitious terror TO the underworld OF
Moscow. a story told In recent dis
patches OF some OF the wonderful work
of this remarkable dog. Here are some
others which are vouched for by the
police and which explain the dread In
which Tref Is held by thieves. a num-
Der OF bankuotes and other valuables
had been stolen from q Moscow gentle
man. Trefs services were Immediately
requisitioned. He was put on the scent
Of the thief. and. after taking a clrcui-
tous course, entered night shelter and
made straight for an old coat belonging
TO a house painter who was known un-
der the name Of Alexander. The sum
which had been stolen was found In, one
OF the pockets. Tref left the night shell
ter, and still hot on the scent went
TO the shop of a secondhand dealer and
here a number OF the silver articles
stolen were discovered. 4 cabman drove
had just been robbed OF a fur coat and
an ordinary overcoat. Tref was at once
taken TO the scene OF the theft and
within a few minutes found the cloth
ing concealed in the courtyard OF a
ncighborine house, His last exploit was
witnessed by an amazed crowd OF spec
tators.
Royal Relations Complicated.
Owing TO the Jealous efforts of the
Grand Duchess Marie. q quasi-reconcilia-
peror Nicholas and his cousin, the Grand
Duke Cyril Vladimir. The grand duke
was banished from Russia when he mar
rled the divorced grand duchess OF aesse;
Duchess Marie and the late Duke AL
fred, The Grand Duke Cyril was not
only guilty Of the offense OF changing
his condition without having solicited
and receiving formal permission from the
emperor. but the marriages OF first
cousins arc strictly forbidden by the
The Grand Duke Cyril is said to have
inherited fortune OF about fifty millions
OF francs from his father, who died last
year.
Romance in Police Report.
Piquant romance flavors brief police
report Just received from Dvinsk. a city
situated between ST Petersburg and the
German frontier, \ fair-faced lady, with
soft. graceful movements, delicate robes
of oriental hues, and the somewhat ia
miliar name OF Golstein, arrived there
some time ago and put up at the princi-
pal hotel The underlined touch OF east
ern splendor that characterized heI
aroused attention. which, spreading from
the public to the police. degenerated into
vulgar suspicion. II was noted as strange
that the fair visitor coming from the
Argentine Nau yet dropped nlnNS Oi MS
loric deeds done in Stamboul twelve
month ago. One day the pryng police
paid domicillary visit TO the heroine
of two hemisphcres, and discovered sun
dry receipts for large sums deposited In
foreign banks. heaps of rich jewels. gems.
and gold coins, their sparkle hidden by
the heavy stuff OF girdlc I'm which they
were sewn up. The authorities allowed
the interesting lady TO retain her apart
ment but set a guard aver IL and her.
The lady's father, however. who seems
10 have been accompanying her they
took into custody. A Yoluminous CORE
spondence In several languages, which
the authorities conflscated, Is being de-
cipherod with interest
Peculiar Crime Committed.
A ouartette of soldiers of the guard are
now awaiting punishment for a most pc
culiar crime and from its nature 1T is
certain they will bo given such eNem-
plary punishment as will discourage any
other enterprising thieves along that par,
ticular line. They took number OF gold
and silver wreathes from the tombs OF
the Imperial mausoleuIn. broke them up
anu sold them to dealers in precious met
ais. Even the tomb OF Peter the great
was denuded of Its ornaments. When
arrested Inc men admitted that the
tbefts had been going on for several
months, and that they had taken thirty
two OF the wreaths 1nasmuch as there
are some 1900 OF them on the various
Iombs the stolen ones were not missed
until Peter the Great was robbed