The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-03
FOUR GUARDS ARE
 ID BE PUNISHED For Robbing Graves of Gold and Silver Wreaths WORK OF POLICE DOG Wonderful Stories Are Told of Tref, Who Has Become Source of Su- perstitious Fear in Moscow
 Under World
 
WORK OF POLICE DOG

St Petersburg, April 2-(Special)-A quartet of soldiers of the guard are now awaiting punishment for most peculiar crime and from its nature it is certain they will be given such exemplary pun ishment as will discourage any other en- terprising thieves along that particular line.
 They took number of gold and silver wreaths from the etombs in the Imperial mausoleum, broke them up and sold them to dealers in precious metals. Even the tomb of Peter the Great was denuded of it's ornaments. When arrested the men admitted that the thefts had been going on for several months and that they had taken 32 of the wreaths. Inasmuch as there are some 15OO of them on the various tombs the stolen ones were not missed until Peter the Great was robbed. The most wonderful stories are told of Tref, the police dog, who has become source of superstitious terror to the underworld of Moscow A story told in recent dispatches of some of the wonder full 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 number of banknotes and other valu- abes had been stolen from a Moscow gentleman. Tref's services were imme- diately requisitioned He was put on the scent of the thief, and, after taking a circuitous course, entered a night shelter and made straight for an old coat belong ing to house painter who was known under the name of Alexander.
 The sum which had been stolen was found in one of the pockets. Tref left tho night shelters and, still hot on the scent, went to the shop of a secondhand dealer, and here number Of the silver articles stolen were discovered. A cabman drove up at this time and complained that he had just been robbed of fur coat and an ordinary overcoat. Tref was at once taken to the scene of | the theft and within few minutes found | the clothing concealed in the courtyard of neighboring house. His last exploit was witnessed by an amazed crowd of spectators.
 | Owing to the zealous efforts of the | Grand Duchess Marie, a quasi-reconcil- iation has taken place between the Elm
 peror Nicholas and his cousin, the Grand Duke Cyril Vladimir. The grand duke
 was banished from Rusisa and deprived | of his privileges as a member of the i'm I yorced Grand Duchess of Hesse, who is
 the second daughter of the Grand Duchess
 Marie and the late Duke Alfred. The | Grand Duke Cyril was not only guilty of the offense of changing his condition
 without having solicited and received
 formal permission from the Emperor, but the marriages of the first cousins are strictly forbidden by the statutes of the
 Greek Orthodox church. The Grand Duke Cyril is said to have inherited fortune
 of about 5O.o0o.0O0 of francs from his fla
 ther, who died last year.
 .Piquant romance flavors a brief police report just received from Dvinsk, city
 situated between St. Petersburg and tho German frontier. fair-faced lady, witf soft, graceful movements. delicate ropes of oriental hues, and the somewhat famii' lar name of Goldstein arrived there some time ago and put up at the principai no tel. The undeined touch of eastern splendor that characterized her aroused
 attention, which, spreading from the pub lie to the police, degenerated into vuigal suspicion It was noted as strange tna the fair visitor, coming from the Argen | tine had vet dropped hints of historic deeds done in Stambou a 12-month ago One day the prying police paid domi ciliarv visit to the heroine of two hemis
 nheres. and discovered sundry receipts | for large sums deposited in foreign banks
 heans of rich jewels. gems and golf
 coins their sparkle hidden by the heav,
 stuff of girdle in which they were
 sewn up. The authorities allowed the in
 teresting lady to retain her apartment
 but set a guard over 1t and her. Th' lady s father, however who7a seems t
 have been accompanying her. they tool