Smyrna times., 1911-09-20
STOLYPIN MAY
SURVIVE SHOTS
Physicians Hopeful Of ReCOV-
cry Of Russian Premier,
ATTACKED AT KIEV THEATRE

opera-The Spectators Were Panic
Stricken.
There appear to be grounds for the
nope that Premier Stolypin will for the
third time survive the attack of an
assassin. He was shot at Kief. Rus.
sia.
FIRED upon at close range as he sat
detenseless in his chair at the Munici.
pal theater, the premier escaped with
two wounds, neither of which. If is
salo' are necessarily fatal. A dispatch
sent TO the premier's brother. Alexan-
der Stolypin, at st. Petersburg. stated
that the patients condition was very
satisfactory, and the surgeons had
Tot deemed an operation necessary.
Their tentative judgment was that the
bullets had wounded the pleura and
grazed the liver
Following his removal from the
playhouse the wounded man slept for
four hours, after which the first con-
sultation was held
The assassination was ATTEMPTED
under circumstances that lent them
selves to most dramatic scene. The
Would-be murderer, who described
himself as junior member of a firm
OF lawyers and the son of a we'll
known attorney and wealthy house
owner, M. Bogroff, chose a moment
when attention had been withdrawn
from the stage and centered readily
upon his first unexpected move.
The day had been one of festivities,
In which Emperor Nicholas and others
of the imperial family had personally
participated. In the afternoon the en-
peror, with NJ Stolypin and others of
the cabinet, had witnessed the army
maneuvers in the vicinity of Kopy-
low. Returning to the city, the party
visited the Petchora Hippodrome and
witnessed a review of 1000 Boy Scouts
from the Kiev grammar school,
The program was to close with a
gala performance of the opera and
ballet, "Tsar Soltan," by Rimsky-
Korsakoff, the late composer and pro-
fessor of the st. Petersburg conser-
vatory. Admission to the Municipal
theater was by card, and these permits
had been issued with great discrimina-
tion to leading citizens of the city.
At o'clock the curtain rose. The
imperial box was occupied by EN-
peror Nicholas, the heir apparent,
Grand Duke Alexis, aged seven years,
and the emperor's daughters, Grand
Duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Marie and
Anastasia. In the front row of the pit
directly at the rear of the orchestra
were seated Premier Stolypin and his
associates in the ministry.
The opera progressed until the cur
tain fell on the second act. During the
intermission, Premier StOlypin, lean
ing his left arm upon the orchestra
fence, had turned his face to the right
toward the center aisle, conversine
with the minister of war, General
Soukholmlinoff, and Count PotOcky.
A young man in evening dress NOV
ed quietly down the center aisle, ap
preached the row occupied by the min
listers and appeared to accost M. Stoly
pin. A second later he swiftly drew {
revolver from his coat and emptied i
seemingly point blank at M. Stolypin
AS the reports of the shots crashed
through the house there was viii,
cry from the spectators, who rose t
their feet simultaneously, many of th'
women Immediately sinking into thei
chairs fainting The vast crowd seem
ed panic-stricken.
Emperor Nicholas at the sound o
the first explosion sprang from hi
chair and stepping to the front OF tn
imperial box, stared in the direction
Of the wounded premier. With a quicl
realization of what had occurred, hi
majesty ordered the orchestra TO pla
the National Anthem.
The coolest figure in the TRACED
was that of NJ. Stolypin, who wa
twice wounded. One bullet had entere
the right breast and the other tn
right wrist, probably as he raised hi
arm in defense. With great cOurag
he summoned his waning strengt
and, rising, faced the imperial boz
lifted his wounded arm and made tn
sign of the cross toward his n1a1est!
Then he dropped into his seat. Befor
General Soukhomlinoff could assis
him the premier removed his unifori
and attempted to examine his inturie
Meantime there was the widest col
fusion. in the midst of which Bogro
slipped toward an exit. Before
could reach 1t, however, he was seize'
thrown to the floor and trampled u
der foot The police succeeded IN col
trolling the situation and gave Bogro
the protection of a prisoner.
After the premier had been give
first aid he was carried from the the
ter. AS he was carried down the ais
he witnessed a remarkable denonstr
ton of loyalty
With the departure of the roy
family the police took possession
the opera house. The audience was
lowed to leave only one by one ait
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