The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-11
CAR SEES THROUGH
SCHEMES Of COUNCIL
Russian Emperor Not Mere Pup
pet, Nor Is He the Misan-
thrope Portrayed.
OFFICIAL ADMITS FORGERY
Contradictory Stories Told by
Accused in Mysterious Will
Case in Russia.
OFFICIAL ADMITS FORGERY
RY GEORGE FRAS SER.
10 Tire Tribune.

S-nrf1l - 7Ap 10 ES IlDIll"
ST. PETERSBURG. June 1o--The car
celebrated his rortv-thir3 BIRTHDAY the
other dav very quietly His majesty is
been for long time. Practically the
only thing that gives him serious ToTTy
nov Il the precarious health Of the
,.zsrins
There is Z common impression that the
czsr Is Of q rather gloomy. moody dlS-
position. This is a mistake. Re II real
7, Is the d5Ifv official work o: the car
20 read and sign eticts. ukases. acts and
reports. Upon the margins % these r.
ports he frequently writes his decisions
makes these jo-Tings more characteristic
Of the man than all his reported con
versztiuns with his ministers and court
leTs Not long ago he wrote this dis
7araEinz remark upon the margin OF
document prepared by his Own imperial
council
As i, is the custom TO ensross every
thing. The car pens. for preserrstlon N
the imperial archives, the members. of
they heard OF the libel. meeting was
held ana resolution passed:
That your majesty would be gracious.
~ pleased 20 order that the words should
be expunsed. lest they should De endowed
with an inyidioUs species OF immortal
ity,,
HOW tnOlis6. SNCL1lG1eG lEe fZ<E
when he read the document. However.
III have the words stricken out
Thus the libel disappeared and the
council hreathed again.
Officials Alleged Forgers.
One OF the most remarkable cases OF
fraudulent impersonation Involving high
officials has just come before the courts.
Colonel Vladimir NonljarjsTsEy- Eho
belongs 10 the Guards, and was until his
arrest master OF the horse at the imperial
-
DmitTi VonljaTiiaTsky. are the two ac-
cuseG
They are charged with forging a vill
with the object Of obtaining FOR the lat
Prince Bogdan OEinsky, representative
OF one OF the most ancient of the Lithu-
anisn nobility.
Police Raid House
AS # was represented 10 them that the
Oginskys' nationalist and religious opin-
terms OF the will produced by the Voal-
aTljarsEys, and that il was impossible
70 conceive OF Prince oginsly leaving his
io osn % ss sd 70 9ases qssT us E5uTs .ne Of pS6e
tain Fonljarijarsky. He IS said TO have
declared: u am lost have ruined my
self 10 save my father
In his SUBSEQUENT statements 10 them.
the captain A-st denied and then con-
fessed his culpaoiiIry. only 10 deny it
again. He told the police an amazing
slorN Oh lGLSrE!e"s cTG luErlSQeS IN WHICH
priests. bishops and generals
were concerned. He declared that In Or
der 20 obtain knowledge OF Prince
OsinsEy's testamentary intentions he had
even endeaToTed 20 penetrate the secrets
Of the princes father confesSor. II was
from priest that he had first obtained
z copy OF the will naming him as heir,
and another mysterious prelste, who re-
fused 20 reveal his identity, had assured
him that his welfare In the matter would
be the concern Of the church.
The police claim in their inquiry into
the case 10 have unearthed a great con-
spiTscy OF fraud and forgery. and no less
than twelve persons viii appear for trial.
Among them are two nobiemen, lieu
tenant priest, and four lawyers.