New-York tribune., 1910-04-26
BOURTSEFF WILL FIGHT
A. Nj. EValenko Wants 100000
frcm RevoIutioniSt.
CALLED A RUSSIAN SPY
Merchant Promises TO Give ANY
Money Recovered to Cause
of the People.

Vladimir Bourtseff the Sherlock
Holmes of the Russian Revolution as he
is called, viii have an opportunity TO
demonstrate to a judge and jury i'm the
United States Circuit Court the truth Of
the charge that Alexander NJ. Evalenko.
publisher ana manufacturer. Of No. l02
West 3Sth street is the American coun-
terpart of Eugene Azoff. the spy who
was at the head Of the Russian revolu-
rionary party as an agent provocateur'
Tor the Russian government
Evelenko has. through his attorneys.
Pace, Stimson q Arroyo, brought suit
for 100000 against Bourtseff. in the
United States District Court. At a meet
ing held last night at Cooper Union. il
was announced that the suit would be
fought TO a finish by Bourtsen and his
friends Evalenko has announced that
whatever damages he may recover viii
be given to the revolutionary movement
I'm Russia.
Vladimir Bourtseff came into promi-
nence in Europe by his denunciation in
1905 OF Eugene Azoff. who had been up
To that time one of the leading spirits
in the revolutionary movement in Rus
sia. He ASSERTED and proved TO the sat
isfaction of tribunal established by the
revolutionary societies of Europe that
Azof haC planned and carried out the
murder Of Baron Won Plehve. a Russian
minister: Of Grand Due Sergius. uncle
OF the Car. and of the Governor Of
Moscow and his adjutant On the occa-
sion Of the last crime .zoff was arrested
and liberated on showing the police his
card Of Identification as a member Of
the secret police. The Azoff case has
caused discussions throughout Europe
and in the Russian Douma itself Last
night Bourtseff told three thousand of
his admirers in Cooper Union that AzoN
was now employed by the Russian gov
ernment 10 guard the person of the car
A committee was appointed last Feb
ruary about the time Vladimir Bourtsef
came 20 this country from Paris, where
he had been publishing his revelations
on the Russian system Of spies and
agents provocateurs. to investigate the
charge that Evalenko was in the employ
Of rhe Russian government Eyalenko
had heard of these charges and cablel
Bourtsef in Paris not TO publish any
thing until an opportunity was givea
for reply. BOurtsef, according 10
Evalenko replied. Il have undeniable
proofs" The committee. made up OF
six members Of three revolutionary So
cieties in this city. WIS composed 81 Or.
William Zhitl0vsky. chairman; Dr. Paul
S Kaplan. Dr. II Romme. Dr. Abraham
Caspe. Nicholas kommon and VI. Bur
gin. The committee was appointed GA
the request Of Evalenko himself. but h.
stated last night that he had had no
hand ins choosing the members Of the
private tribunal
In "a statement issued last night t1e
members II the tribunal said they bad,
on April .. decided 10 withhold :hcir
verdict al the request Of EvalenEo. Prho
declared he could produce evidence in
Paris to disprove the charges against
him In a postscript added 10 the state
ment the committee states that the suit
brought by Evalenko convinces them
that Eyalenzo does not purpose To- prove
his innocenc.- in Europe They hnish:
BY this act he has still further con
druped the inference al which the com
naitt.e had arrived regarding the part
be played in the Russian police depart
ment
Evalenko, in statement issued last
might. said n mad applied o. private
tribunal when h. nTst heard OF 'he
,barges against him. AS this tribunal
had not treated him fairly. he sais, he
,vogld now oblige MI Bourtsen TO pro
dpce his evidence in an American court
Of justice
.,oulv in this way be declared, can