The sun., 1910-06-05
SEEKS A PRINCES MILLIONS
, y, ,TiV OFFICER ACCUSED
nr EORqING A VIII.
ANT yonIarlarskO IIIGhly Connected and
.,1r of the CzsF's EhambeFiains
Inder arrest WIN Four Otheru
alleged Plot surprises the Capital.

alleged Piot Surprises the Capital
:, PrrERsBURd. May q. BY ths'ar-
~ hero Yesterday Of FIVE persons on
aw.-tu' >sued by the pubRc prosecutor
vii. rass involving over tlO.OO0.mo
"A. .rr hrnught into the criminal courts.
r. .t-,. Affects some of tho leading fam
a.s, r..a md in Warsaw. The ohArgs
,ssr,. lr prisoners IL fraudulent con-
sr.r,.y ari forgery
T's estate Is that Of the Polish Priuce
Rogian Oginsky He died last year.
and r. urIl was found among HE papers.
m. s,- not thought surprising. ~ he
va.a man II eccentric and often unsocial
uavs Hl- friends supposed that hs had
sr dsrg The payment of the nOtAry's
f.a f,r drawing a will. for he often showed
wr.errness IN little things. while al times
,, would throw tens Of thousands of
rl.Is- about like the Legendary spend
Nrr magnAtes
l'c absence Of will was not expected
% .aad % complications He had no
G-st heirs. and according 20 the hw
'i4 state would be divided between
hs widow and next relations Quite
.r,lrsctedly a situation PRESENTED itself
v'.,h the OginskY family had never con
reir" .l'ed
ra7t Noniarlarsky of the PrsobrA jenaky
R..imsnt of the Imperial Guards and a
laur+rs.in of the C1ar presented a win
r'I p named him universal legatee q
r's Ou1sky fortune. with the exceTtion
rf 80 necessary portion 10 the widow
a'a tr-ia minor legacies This will
VII o Hade il a condition that Capt.
v1~a-larsky should join the Catholic
~ h~h aroused AZ the Outset ast0nish-
rs,t aud mistrtst n Warsaw. where
% vas snown that Prince BOgdan Oginsky
dd not have even the personal aCquaint-
ance u Capt Vonlarlarsky He had.
10 j. true, had casual fnendly relations
With the Captains uncle. the late General
Governor of Warsaw Vonlarlaraky Capt
Vonlarlarnky maintained that Prince
Bogdan had q warm friendship for his
gncls and had transferred this sentiment
n HIM after the murder ol the General
Governor hy the revolutionaries.
The document which Capt. Vonlar-
Iarsky sought 20 PROFOUND and make
operative In the Warsaw courts had un-
questionably Prince Bogdan's authentic
signature. First he sought 20 have the
viii conhrmsd and legAlined. but bis
application was refused on the statutory
ground that the document was disputed
He then presented Il before the District
Court and az the same time opened nego-
liations with members Of the OEinsky
family. who had. - soon ~ the will was
- up In court, announced their intention
% fight the case.
vonlaTlarsky gave the court a romantic
scooune OF how the Nill had been foiInd.
Ha came on Il quite acQidautally. and In
d..1 dniy knew % lts existence through
information given him by Father Pistke-
wicz In conseuuencs Of what the latter
'nld him he empowered a leading Riga
Iavyei. Mr.. Adamkiewicz. 10 make
.sarch for the document.
iner a very short interval the precious
'sHsr was found in possession Of ~ ieao
~ 'ha -. Petersburg Polish Catholic
-l-rh. Father DombrovRky. who de-
I'd that he had been a witness 10 the
-,s-Iti1n of the will The dead Prince
.a1 asked him 10 keep it always on his
ra7rn and this wish be had piOusly
mruai
lhe will was HeXt lodged for probate
% tra Warsaw District Court and Capt.
N.0lar.trsky again addressed himself
r le UEinsky family. saying that he wna
altering IN a lawsuit which he would
gladly avoid He was ready 10 meet
.rv idy1nce from their side. for the
u"ulv 0f his dead benefactor was ~
dear 'H him A. his own honor.
'Nl- mode Of handling the family met !
a... uu success The guaIdia Of the I
FIt estate. Count POtulicki. was then |
reached but With no better results |
N.Uar,ir-sy here put In play hs Own |
NE.y oHuu-ctiOn u related to some .
be- foremost families at the C1ars !
y and Ifered the prospect u a ]
..1 title .. the Count. The latter re- /
-ed the r,nprOmise.
A. this Stage Prinoe Bogdan Oginsky's I
rel arir-s supplemented their fight in the I
I.. courts by starting inquiries with a /
."H fu crtminal prosecution. A pro-
".lc tistrust ~ business tranaactions was /
dominant feature u the dead Princes |
CHARACTER He would never give q power |
attorney % any u the numerous men Of I
'-a.~ who looked after his scattered I
F..erues Tie personally signed the
- friHing accounts.
BIN a. he could not always he present.
.H gave hls lawyers a book Of signed blank /
'.-"', " which many are still In pOs-
-..... ~ his family The prosecution
-r. that Une u these sheets was stolen
trc 'Hs sill fabricated above the authen-
To- Signature u Prince Bogdan some
rs ."i1re his death.
~ .r1wu Prosecutors department in
Rferburg was set in motion and a
-sarah made in Capt. Vonlarlarsky's
.. -' IN his absence Meanwhile the OH
-s corps u the PreObra jensky regiment
sssd HIm 10 resign lie sent in his re-
-amrr' application on the ground Of 10
.11'. l' vas At once granted, and a
'a. I'"r ue was arrested. Mr. Adam
H.F.l he Riga lawyer who had been
Oh. ...si with the task u finding the
F-.rg will vas arrested a few days
-a'r' The p0lics next e1eCuted var
aar against Father D0mbrOvaky aud
Lr 'F. Tfher witnesses u the disputed
.unE' Messrs. Michaloyaky and
IsafsEztv
NH 'ar face of the will IL appaarst 10 nave
"FH"Ited no Riga, but IN the date
..'. ears there - abundant evidence
'Ult Father Dombrovsky and the
a-- we're in ~ Petersburg. Il y
N ~ the case that Prince Oginaky
"a -.. Bon " having q will made IN Riga.
her similar occasions when Il
f. 'Hn point he found the notnry's
u" 900 and LEI his idea drop.
.lc many families connected
r1ls" and among the public
.IuvotiOn that there refnains
g.. .HII - be told Vonlarlar-
's' ...ayat 10 have heau largsf,y