Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-16
Dramatic Scene In, Theatre al
Attempted Assassination.
The Deed Said 10 Be One Of
A Planned Series Of such.
Fears That Result May Be Fierce
knil.jeWish Uprising.

Kiev, Russia, Sept 15.-premier
Stolypin, who was shot down in the
municipal theatre here last night in
the presence Of Emperor Nicholas, the
heir apparent and the grand duchess,
in all probability will survive his
wounds. Late tonight the surgeons
after a consultation announced that the
premier's condition was satisfactory
They declared that no complications
were feared and that there were good
hopes for the recovery for the wound
ed man. The following bulletin was
posted at the hospital this evening:
During the day there was little
change in NJ. Stolypin's condition. His
temperature was 9S.6. pulse s. 10 30
and respiration - to "a DESPITE IN
termitent intestinal pains the patient
had several periods Of peaceful sleep"
The local police authorities believe
that Bogroff. the would-be assassin.
is a political malcontent and that the
reason fer the crime was his hatred
of NJ. Stoypn. due to the premiers
reactionary policy. They fear that the
attempt 10 Kill Stolypin is the first of
a series of outraFes which have been
planned fer the autumn and winter.
Al his first examination by the au-
thorities Bogron was snllen and re-
fused To give any information con-
corning the shooting.
Emperor Nicholas visited NJ. Stoly-
pin at the hospital this morning and
later in the day reviewed 10000 troops
On the maneuvre field at KopyloW
--
Kiey. Russia. Sept. l5.-There ap-
pears tn be grounds for the hope to-
day that p. 4 Stolypin premier of
Russia. since July, 1906, ana one of the
strongest officials that the government
of the empire has developed in recent
years. would for the third time sur
Vive the attack of an assassin,
Fired upon at close range as he sat
defenceless in his chair at the lnuni-
ctpal theatre last night, the premier
escaped with two wounds neither OF
which. it is said, were necessarily Ia
tai detailed statement of the ply
sicians was awaited with anxiety this
afternoon but dispatch sent to the
premierts brother. Alexander Stolypin,
at st. Petersburg in the early morn
ing stated that the patients condition
WAS very satisfactory and the sur
geons had not deemed an operation
necessary Their tentative Judgment
was that the bulletins bad wounded
the pleura and graled the liver. A
pulse of 20 was recorded.
Following his removal from the
playhouse, the wounded man slept for
four hours, after which the first con-
sultation was held. The first intima-
ton of the probable outcome from
those in attendance was that the
premier had been dangerously wound
ed but probably not fatally.
The assassination was attempted un-
der circumstances that lent themselves
TO a most dramatic scene. The would
be murderer who described himself as
a junior member af a firm of lawyers
and a son Of well-lnown attorney
and wealthy house-owner, N, Bogroh.
chose a moment when attention had
been Withdrawn from the stage ana
centered readily upon his first unex-
pected move.
fhe curtain had fallen on the, Sec
ond act and there was a buzz OF con-
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