The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-16
Following Shooting of Stol-
ypin, Shows Himself in
Royal Box
NATIONAL ANTHEM
SUNG BY AUDIENCE
Emperor Then Leaves Thea
ire and Wounded Prem
Ter is Taken to
Hospital

KIEFF. Sept, 15.--ft is now possible
to give a connected story OF the at
tempted assassination OF Premier p. a
Stoiypin which occurred with dramatic
suddenaness yesterday evening. A
conspicuous feature was the splendid
courage of the Gear who. notvith-
standing the turmoil which reigned
when the shots rang out. walked 10
the front OF tho royal box, and stood
In fun view of the people apparently
caring nothing for the possibility that
other anarchists were near.
The opera house was filed with 4
brilliant audience for the gala per
'formance.
The Car occupied the royal box
with his two daughters, Grand Duchess
Olga and Tattana Nikolaeea, Grand
Duke Andreas NiadirmoVitch and
Sergtus Makhailovitch. and the Bull
garian crown prince. Boris. were next
10 the Car. Stolypin with other min
listers were in the front row OF stalls.
During the second entracte the Emperor
and many Ut his suite left their places
and walked III the foyer.
Stoiypin was leaning against the or
cheara railing with his back 10 tbs
stage and talking with the war min
lister. General Suchpmkno.f. when d
Young man rose from the seventh row
OF stalts. advanced 10 within two PAGES
OF the premier ard fred two shots from
a Browning pistol. one bulls entered
Stolypins right breast and lodged near
the spine. Another pierced his right
wrist. then entered tho thigh of a mem
Der OF the orchestra
Emperor Shows Himself.
h "a
sank down in the stall, making reas-
surfing gestures At the sound of shots
the Emperor returned to his box and
showed. himself 10 the audience Seeing
the Emperor Hnlaiared. the aaaieae.
cried The Cars uuhurt.' and called
for the national anthem. Il WIGS sung
thrice by the whole operate company
alt kneeling on the stage. The audi
ence cheered between repetiuons Of the
anthem. The Emperor left the theatre
In an automobile and was driven rap
tidy away. All entrances were closed
no one allowed TO depart.
Stoiyrin was carried into the foyer
and attended by the fmperiod body
Of surgeons. DIR. Bodktn and other
doctors. An ambulance was tete-
phoncd for. and hc was removed Ia
private hospital near the theatre.
The assassin after the attack on
the Premier rushed TO the eSat but
was seized and held by an officer.
He was then roughly treated by the
audience, which battered his face.
tearing hts clothes into ribbons.
Admits He's An Anarchist.
on Interrogation the man coolly
admitted being an anarchist. and
that he was deputed by the 81. Pc
tersburg anarchists to kill NJ Sicily
pin. The Interrogation lasted until s
o'clock this morning. and the assas-
sin is now in the fortress awaiting a
drumhead court-martial. He ia a
young advocate, tw-nty-seven years
old son Of a wealthy Kieff advocate
and house owner, and is reported to
be a Christian jew. He has already
been imprisoned fifteen times for po-
litical offenses, He obtained adrnis-
sion to the theatre By aid or the no
lice, whom he told he knew a man
who had been deputed to murder Pre-
mier Stolypin.
The widest excitement reigned In
the streets to-day. Last night the
Jews were threatened with massacre,
None can now be seen about their
usual haunts.
StoIypin's condition Is grave. but
not hopeless He has received the
sacrament.