Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-22
Revealed in Investigation
OF SioIypin's Death.
High Officials implicated Bog
rotfs Escape Was Planned.
Secret Police Involved and Proa,p.
Work 0aly Blocked PIaas,

st Petersburg. Sept. 21.-The in
quiry into the assassination of Premier
Stolypin at Kiev, with particular ref
erenee to the revolutionary and police
elements involved, is being conducted
personally by the minister of justice,
NJ Chtchegiovitoff. Already there are
indications of many ramificatinns and
completely on the part of prominent of
ficials. Greater sensations than those
so far published are promised Public
Director of the Department of Police
Verigin is under suspicion by the au-
thorities, who hold that he is in a
measure responsible for the outrage
The protection of the Emperor and
Empress and the cabinet ministers at
kieV formed the subject of depart
mental discerd. Governor TrepoT de-
manded general oversight of the pro-
tective measures but was everridden
by the director of the department of
police, VI. Kurloff. Trepoff then ten
dered his resignation, which was not
accepted. Kurloff, Verigin. Lieutenant
Colonel Spiridoviteh of the secret SER
vice police, and Col Kubiabko. chief
of the secret police. organized the PRO-
lection which cost 100000.
While Verigin and kurloff were at
Kiev on the eve of the Emperofas visit,
Dmitry Bogroff was consulted and Civ
en- the responsible position of guarding
the premier, as he promised to track
suppositious terrorists, Nina Alexan-
drovna and Nicholas Jacovlivich. 1t
is incomprehensible to those engaged
in the inquiry hon subordinate. as
Verigin. was dared to disregard Stoly-
pins circular regarding revolutionary
spies, and allow Bogroff the spy and
informer, to guard the premier with
out even setting other agents to watch
him.
Nerigin was Kurloff's right hand man
and maintained close relations with
KurloTs family. Kurloff, against
Stolypin's most determined opposition,
married the divorced wife of young
adjutant Stolypin made the matter
one of personal confidence to the En-
peror. but Kurloff's influential support
ers at the court overraled the premier.
The Novoe Vremya says that only a
mere fraction of Minister Chteheglovitof's
findings can ever be published. Patriotic
reasons forbid the full exposure of the
scandalous criminal intrigues In high
governmental circles leading TO Stofypin 5
1acrifiee Only General Trepoff's prompt
measures in throwing Gordon about the
theatre and checking tile work OF the
secret police SAYS the Nremya. prevented
the escape of Bogrof from the hands of
Justice Colonel Kuliabko made Il stren-
uous but unsuccessful effort to have the
prisoner kept at the secret police head
quarters instead of at the fortress. Had
Had Trepoff surrendered Bogroff To Ku-
liabko the paper declares, few details of
the crime would ever have become known.
Many alleged accomplices have been
traced TO the revolutionary side and It
vast number of arrests are being made
throughout Russia. The police have been
searching in vain in ST. Petersburg for 4
terrorist by the nickname OF Hermann.
a donsiclllaIy search has been made of
the rooms OF correspondent of a Lon
don newspaper and his brother residing
in the lodgings of the Liberal author
ess. Nine. Tyrkova.
1t was reported that Bogroff's father
was arrested on the frontier while re-
turning to Russia. but later report said
that he was in Berlin. Bogroffs parents.
upon receiving the news of the crime. adj
dressed a telegram to Nine Stolypin, ex-
pressing adherence at their sons act
Bogroff's brother, who was held at the
ST Petersburg secret police headquarters,
has been transferred to the fortress. Bo-
grof's uncle, a physician, has been ar
rested at ODESSA. Another Bogroff, also
a physician. has been arrested at Baku.
Eighty men and 80 women, professed
are under arrest at I<iev
Twelve thousand Jews have left
Kiev since the assassination and the
exodus continues. Emperor Nicholas
has made known to the population of
Kiev through Governor General Trep-
off the imperial Will that order should
be observed and His Majesty's visit
to South Russia not again clouded. NJ.
Gallin, chief of the Patriotic League,
has been arrested for anti-Jewish dis
Project Tolmatcheff of Odessa call
ed a meeting of the leaders of the,
organizations at which
these leaders declared that they did
not contemplate anti-Jewish demon
STATIONS. Tolmateheff announced
guarantees for the preservation of or
der.