Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-05

he kept in his breast pocket by day
and under his pillow at night
1t appears that tho brothers had
asked the prince to lend them money
and had been refused Just then one
brother. "LldvalIada." was called away
TO Russia-aDd- Ivan Was -left-alone at
Monte Carlo. One night he entered
the princes room and, trusting to the
old mans deafness, tried to pull the
pocketbook from under the pillow The
prince woke up and threatened to raise
the alarm If Ivan did not leave the room.
Ivan refused and asked the prince 10
lend him some money. because he and
his brother were deeply in debt and
would not be able to remain in their
regiments unless they could pay. The
old prince. trembling with fear. but de-
termined not to part with his pocket
book, refused, and said he would give
Ivan in charge OF the police. AS he
opened his mouth to scream Ivan
thrust one hand into 1T. strangled him
with the other and carried off the
pocketbook. He had left Monte Carlo
before the murder was discovered and,
q few days later. met his brother in
Russia and shared the money with him
Meanwhile. the police were hunting
high and low for the assassin. There
were no wounds on the body. but blood
stains on the pillow and door showed
that the murderer had been injured
Then q water employed at the hotel
remembered seeing Ivan at the station
with a banlaged hand. So far. how
ever, there was no other proof against
him. But some weeks after the murder
some Russian ladies' arrived at Monte
Carlo and. hearing the details of the
crime. were much impressed with n de-
tective's assertion that the murderer
must have had his hand bitten by the
prince,
CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE.
WELL" said the ladies to each other,
"it is very strange that Capt Gurko.
whom we met when travelling in Rus
sia few days back. always kept his
left hand gloyed, even at meal times,
and when we dsked what was the mat
ter with 1t, he looked very confused and
said dog had bitten him-and the
wound was unsiShtly still, as ii had
been cauterized."
They wrote all this in a letter to ono
OF their brothers, who happened to be
in the same regiment as the Gurl1os.
The fact that both brothers seemed
suddenly to have any amount of money
made several brother officers sus-
picious. The letter was shown to the
colonel, who called the brothers before
him and questioned them as to how
they got the money and how Iyan's
hand was injured. Their answers were
so unsatisfactory that the other officers
began to shun them. Then a chamber
| maid at the Monte Carlo hotel said she
| had seen Ivan come out of his room on
| the night of the murder and go into
| the princes,
Not a person who know Ivan Gurko
now doubted that he had committed the
murder His brother officers held a
| meeting and made up their minds that
as certainly he had disGraced the regi-
| ment and must not further disgrace it
| by being tried for murder. the best
! thing he could do was to die as soon
| as possible. This message was taken to
| him by two OF the officers and, an hour
| or two afterwards, some pins were sent
! 10 his room. with a message saying he
! would find them the best cure for his
wounded hand. and had better take
{ them as soon as possible. He knew
they contained poison and. after some
hesitation, took them. Next morning
he was found dead on his bed, fully
I dressed in his gala uniform. A letter
TO his colonel gave a short account or
the way he had murdered the prince
His brother of course left the regI-
ment and for some years was SO much
| avoided that he spent most OF his time
at Monte Carlo. Here he met the
Whites, who were in high favor at
court. II old not take him long to in
grntiate himself into madame's good
books In spite of his unpreposseSsine
appearance. he has always been a great
favorite with women. So much did
Nine. Witte encourage him that he re-
turned to St Petersburg. and Nine.
Witto introduced him TO Madame Es-
ther. This person. who is extremely
clever. not only makes the best, dresses
in St Petersburg but makes herself
useful In many ways to her clientele.
She and Nine. Wstte have been friends
for years. Esther Is not good looidng: