The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-09-29
ST0LYP|N IS SHOT.
RUSSIAN PREMIER FATALLY
WOUNDED WHILE ATTENDING
THEATER AT KEW.
CAR Is IN ADJOINING BOX
NIhlIlst Fires Two Bullets at Prime
Minister, One Lodges in splne-Po-
lice Arrest Assassin and Prevent
Panic In Playhouse.

Kiev. Russia, Sept. 15.-Peter Stoiy-
min. premier OF Russia, was shot and
severely injured by lawyer named
NJ. Bogrof while attending gaia
performance OF the opera. lie was
wounded twice, one bullet entering his
hand. while the other penetrated the
body, grazing the liver and lodging III
the spine.
A bulletin issued by the attending
physicians says that the premier mas
an even chance TO recover.
Emperor Nicholas and his retinue
occupied an adjoining box at the time
the shooting occurred.
The premier's assailant, who is sup
posed to be a member OF the band OF
Nihilists that have recently made sew
eral attempts on the premiers life,
was arrested by the police as he tried
TO make his escape through the the
alter lobby.
Premier Struck.
Just as the premier was about to
enter his box a man sprung from be
hind the curtains OF a nearby loge
and shot twice at his intended victim
and then. evading the bodyguard OF
the officials, ran toward the en-
trance.
Instantly the whole house was in
an uproar.
Premier Stolypin, evidently serious
ly wounded, fell across a chair, while
friends in his party came at once &c
his side and physicians were instant
ly summoned from the body of tbs
house. f~
Cries OF the premier has been as
sassinated" rang through the house
and ii was with much difficulty tha
the police were able to prevent
panic.
A few minutes later the premie'
was carried 10 his apartments at thu
Hotel Volva, where he is under thu
care OF physicians.
Feared for His Life.
Il have no doubts that attempt
will be made upon my life," said NJ
Stolypin. when he accepted the pre-
miership in July. 1905. but / hop
that order will be restored and stabi
ity established in Russia before the.
are successful"
Representative government ha
been his ayowed aim and strong-hanc
ed reform has been his method
On August %, 1906. bomb wa
thrown into his country house a
Aptekarsky island while he was holC
ing public reception.
The explosion killed 80 persons an
wounded a much larger number. II
Guiding the premier's daughter of Fl
teen and his son of three. The daugl
, ter was crippled for life.
Stolypin, who was in his Office {
, the moment came of unhurt, a
though persons with him wer
knocked down and a bottle of In
thrown from his desk by the force
the explosion spatteTed its conten
over him. Men who had arrived
the reception disguised as army OF
!. GERS took the bomb there.
This attempt at slaughter marks
the climax of a reign of terror
many parts OF Russia Stolypin
: sued orders TO the provincial authC
d tiles to spare no efforts to stop Il
n disturbances. Arrests followed ever
: where.
/. Orders Thousands to Death.
2 The prisoners got drumhead cou
martial. Defense in many cases prov
" useless. Executions occurred in a Il
d hours after arrests.
& Ofcial records in seven mont
y. showed that 1850 men and women S
Is fered death by shooting and hangi
1t by this process. The hangman's noe
j. became known as "Stolypin's nee
tie"
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