The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-03-08
ALLEGED REvoLUTloNIsT AND
NINE. CATHERINE BREsHkov
SKY ON TRIAL IN RUSSIA.
AMERICAN WITNESS ABSENT
Indictment Charges That Tschaikov.
sky Visited America in Nineteen
and Six ard Seven to Arrange for
Arms for Revolutionists.

81. Petersburg. March s. Nicholas
Tschaikovsky and Nine. Catherine
Brcshkovsky, who are charged with
being members of the revolutionary
organization and with having partici
pated in plots against the life Cf
the czar and high Russian officials,
were placed on trial today. The court
officials have issued tickets as the
court room is very small.
The Joint indictment found against
Tchaikovsky and Nine Breshkoysky
constitutes document of fifty.eight
pages. II desc ribcs the careers Of
the two defendants up to 1905, Charg-
Ing membership in the central rev.
olutionary committee and citing az.
ticles showing that they advocated
terrorism. \ series Of depositions of
witnesses, mostly renegade revolu.
tloHlHtS' II dlSo HuDlnlll'u' HtN nav q
t. do with the alleged presence of
the accused as delegates to the con
tercnces of the central revolutionary
committee In finland. St Petcrsbury :
and the provinces, In which plans
for armed uprisings were discussed.
Tschaikovsky Is quoted AS making
speeches in favor of the crime OF
regicidc. and Nine. Brcshkovsky ~
avowing participation In the prepara.
tions for the assassination of Won
Plehrc, Grand Duke Sergius aud Con.
stantlnc Pobicdonosteff, procurator
general of the Holy Synod. The in.
dictmont separately charge Tschaik.
ovsky with visiting the United States
In lSO6-07 to arrange for the ship
'nont of arms to Russia. and to col.
lect funds.
The witnesses admitted include all
those summoned from abroad to es.
tablish an alibi, which Is the main
ro lance of the defense. and witness,
os who will swear that Tschaikov.
sky was neither the organizer nor a
member of the Peasants League.
The court also admits the defend
ants business correspondence. the
American newspapers. and various
documents supporting the alibi, hut
REFUSES to accept witnesses to i'm.
peach the credibility OF the govern.
mcnts witness. Pateuk. a condemned
r'Nolutionist. who. 1t is alleged. vol.
untecrS testimony at all important
political trials in order TO postponn
IN" execution of his own sentence.
None OF the American witnesses.
who Include J.B Reynolds and Isa.
hela Barrows and others who have
testified To the presence of Tschaik.
oNsky in America and To the aims
~ the Society of the Frined, u,
Freedom is here. Tschaikovsky vii,
be forced 10 rely on the newspapers
ana PIN tographs, but several Of his
business associates In England wifi
appear in his behalf.
Madame I'r.Shkoysky's LAWYER
Prince Eristoff says that his ellen,
VIII not appear in court The defense
Whi'" not denying revolutionary ac
u'ity on her part. will merely poin,
out alleged errors in the indictment
when she is called TO plead.
Prince Eristoff's presence will BE- 4,
mere t1rmality. rs the chief desir,
"' his client is to avoid anytblna
mat might prejudice Tschaik,ysky',
c's" The prince will even abstai,
IIoh making a speech in court If thl.
is thought advisable.
Eriston today said that his client
Is IN the best OF health and cheerful
though facing the certainty of A Iopl
exile.