Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-08-11
A MODERN
BORGIA

n.,r,ne his long and remarkable ca
- Michael Daneyitch was called
80 -, 10 solve problems OF very var
~ nature. In his own particular way
q. nan was a genius; and it almost
- as thought nature had en-
,.-s5 him with an eighth sense. for
= saw and grasped points which no
s,se could see. He was a perfect
.,,v and his powers of mimicry and
= changing his expression and per-
.cual appearance were little short OF
--~vslous. He could with ease as
..,,e the role of an ambassador or
r..sant woman, and he possessed to
remarkable degree the faculty OF
..t,epce. which is indispensable to
.-vope who wishes to distinguish him
~ IN the detectives art.
One summer night Col. Ignatof,
~ vas in command Of an infantry
,sriment Of the line, temporarily sta
,,.-.d N. MOSCOW, returned to his
s.-r.cks after being out all evening,
"a complaining of being very i'll.
,-ssrrd that the regimental doctor
.sould be sent for. When the physi-
~, arrived. he found that his COM
...ralne oficer had vomited violently,
~ was lying on the bed in state
n inter- collapse. The soldier-servant
Who was with him said that his mas
A. had suffered dreadfully, and de-
.c,,bed his feelings as II fire was
->1nr within him. The doctor ap-
,l'.d remedies which restored his pa
dent to consciousness. and he finally
rwmured that be believed his illness
q ~ due to some iced fish soup Ga
f,vorite Russian dish) Of which he
ksd partaken freely. He thought 1t
probable that the fish from which the
.brn was made were not quite fresh.
IN being asked where he had par
taken Of the soup, he was seized with
another spasm and died without being
able to answer. A post-mortem ex-
summation was made. and resulted In
he discovery that death was due to
a. irritant poison that had set up
Inflammation of the stomach. This
seemed to be quite consistent with the
vic.im's theory that his illness was
due to unwhclesome soup.
The fish soup Is very common dish
h Russia. II Is highly seasoned, thick
ened with rich cream, quantity OF
Give oil Is added, and the mess is iced
mill nearly frozen. AS it is only
nrtaken Of in the summer great care
has 10 be exercised that the fish Is
cutie fresh. Any carelessness in this
respect is apt to produce serious Ill
ness. II was a knowledge Of these
tscts which led the medical men to
conclude that the coloners death was
sntirely due to the soup. The dead
nan was buried with military pomp
snd splondor. 1t was known among
hIs Intimate friends that he was a
married man, but owing to "incompat-
ibiiIty" he and his wife had long lived
apart All HIS effects he left by will
70 nephew named Peter Baranon,
captain in an artillery regiment,
which was also stationed in Moscow
I. was generally supposed that Col.
luaiof was wealthy, but 1t became
i1opn after his death that he died
worth very little. This gave rise to
nocb gossip, and 1t was limited that
Ne had squandered his means on a
certain lady to whom he had been
greatly attached. Col. Ignatof had
been IL his grave about twelve
months, when Moscow was furnished
<ith another sensation. Although he
BAD died poor. relatively, his nephew
bad fallen heir 70 something like $751;
900 The young fellow had never
been very steady, and, after his
pncle's death launched out into ex,
cesses which earned stern reproofs
ffon his military superiors. How
ever. an unexpected and effective stop
rss put to his method Of enjoyment
late one night man was picked
N near one Of the gates of the Krem'
"a vail IN state of Inconsistencies
and vas conveyed by a police patrol
2 the nearest station-house, as the
Natural Inference was that he was in
'oxlcated He was identified as Cap
nin Peter Baranoff, from letters and
cafde found in his pockets. Within an
tonr Of his admission he died. without
tssing regained consciousness. AS
70 reason could be assigned for his
premature deeease, an autopsy was
performed. and 1t was then found
nat, as in his uncle's case, there was
Violent Inflammation of the coat Of
ne stomach and the intestinal tract
p he stomach were the remains ol
s'ne half6igested morsels of fish;
s11 Il wes also made evident that 6
AH'e While before his death the de
seaseo bad partaken freely of vodka
n's led 70 the supposition that intox
Hallon was accountable for the uncon
sc'ous ojndition in which he was
"ood: but intoxication would not &C
"ant fnf his death. After some dis
e'ss'on among the medical men. how
s'7I. was decided to certify that he
ga dad from eating impure food
7h'cn ~ its poisonous action had SCI
Termination. which had beer
'ea aggravated by the vodka. Some
s'a2< was made TO trace his move
1enn on the evening of his death
W ~ the attempt resulted in wa.
roof that he left his quarters be
"ee1 six and seven. He was in pri