The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-11-04

A boy of sixteen IN technical high
school at Moscow, Leonid Menschi-
koff was arrested for belonging to a
revolutionary circle. He was betrayed
by fellow member of the circle, Zu-
batoff, who became an eminent pro-
vocateur and chief Of police at st. Pc
tersburg. The young student spent
the police service, not as a spy, but as
a kind of clerk or lower official.
He determined to learn the system
and the personnel and to obtain docu-
ments for the benefit of the revolution
lists. But he could not do much for the
first fifteen years, being kept in subor-
dinate positions. When he was trans
ferred to the office of the Ohkrana, De-
partment OF Protection of Third Sec
ton. at st. Petersburg, In 1900, he
found his chance. AS head of the de-
partment Of procedure" he had
charge of secret and valuable ar
chieves, and he directed his subordin-
mates to make copies of documents,
which copies he appropriated and de-
posted in various places in order to
insure their safety Some documents
he would take home at night and make
typewriter copies himself, informing
his superiors that he could not do all
the work at the Office by day. In this
simple fashion he managed to accu-
mulate more than 1000 pages Of valu-
able material He was not watched
or suspected during this period. He
worked alone and kept aloofcfrom rev.
olutionists. even as the tide of revolt
rose to Its climax In 1905, for he
wished to complete a large enterprise.
But something happened which forced
him to uncover himself.
Mr.. MenschikofY saw in the secret
records that there were throo extreme
ly able agents provocateur in the
Third Section. One was named Rasr
kin, another Vinogradoff. another
Valuyski. These men were In the in
most confidence Of the terrorists They
knew beforehand all the big plots,
even the staying Of Minister Plehve
and Grand Duke Sergius. This trinity
OF talent. strange to say, focused grad
ually into one personage--a master
traitor whose pane has removed con-
siderable stigma from that of Judas
In the minds Of several million peo-
pie.
Mr. Menschikoff, regardless Of dan.
ger to himself and his plans. felt COM
PEELED to write an anonymous letter to
a member of the revolutionary central
committee. informing him that great
terrorist leader was police spy
The committee member was asked to
tell no one except Ave OF his fellows
but in has establishment he showed the
letter to Eugene Azeff. who was
known to him by another name. and
said:
Who Is Azeff?"
II am Azeff." calmly replied the arcl
spy. But there IL mistake. Tn,
guilty man Ia Tatarof."
TatarofY. also mentioned in the 10,
ter. was In fact q police agent HI
was a candidate for the inner circl
Of terrorism. sent forward By his en-
ployers for the purpose Of checkin
up the sotivities Of AxeR. whose spler
did villanies had no supervision. II
taroff tried 10 save himself BY accui
ing HIS eminent colleague. though
had no personal knowledge OF Aver
police position. A revolutionary tr
bunal tried Tatarof, condemned hi
; to death and had him shot In 100
; Before he was killed. however. T,
taroff denounced Asen to the police Z
being disloyal and engaged In terro
: istic work. Asen was arrested b
: General Grassimoff, chief Of polio
and threatened with exposure OF b
. double role. whcreupon he made
: Wholesale betrayal Of revolutionis
} whom he had perhaps not intended
, betray. Several hundred we're arres