The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-02
" Protection Of Russian Police
Afforded to an Organization
Known as Black Hundred.
WAR AGAINST TERRORISTs
Strange Revelations Made at Trial
Of Member of Association to
Protect Monarchy.
BY GEORGE FRASER.

Special Cable to the Tribune.
ST PETERSBURG, April 1.-The dis
trict court OF St Petersburg Is delying
into the secrets Of the Black Hundred"
organization in the trial Of man named
Laretchldn. who is charged with having
murdered a factory workman named
Muchln. in 1906. 1t has been shown that
crimes were plotted and carried out with
holiness but that immunity was enjoyed
for many years by these so-calied mon
arch!sts. The Black Hundred came into
existence ostenslbly TO %reak vengeance
upon the Russian terrorsts and to pro-
tect the monarchy.
After committing the crime for which
he Is on trial and which In Its last analy-
sis the Black Hundred organization that
is on trial. LaretchSln went 10 the room
Of another of the Black Hundred and,
after changing his clothes. returned to
the street and calmly watched his VIC
tim being transported to the hospital.
with the murder of Dr, Herzenstein. and
was sentenced to six years imprison-
ment' He consequently appeared In the
dock in the present case In convict garb-
His two fellow prisoners at the Herzen-
stein trial. Polovneff and Kraskowsky.
were also condemned. but subsequently
received pardon.
BY Order of superiors.
Laretchldn admitted having murdered
Muchin by order OF the Black Hundred
threatened with death unless he carried
out their orders MuchIn was to be t're-
moved" for having furnished the social-
ist workmen in the factory where he
was employed with a list OF the hands
who belonged TO the Black Hundred. AS
the result, the latter were driven from
Laretchkn proceeded 10 relate that
after the murder OF Muchln. Kraskowslsy
told him 10 have no fear. Nothing would
come OF it.
A Black Hundred workman named
Krixa testified that Kraskowslky. as chief
OF the fighting band OF the organization
instructed Laretchkin to remove Mu-
chin.
To this evidence Laretchkin added that
DR.. DubrovIn the head of the organiza-
ton, and kraskowsky afterwards ordered
plus. director Of the SemiannIkofr fac
| tory. They were furnished with revo~
vers. false boards. and sl2S, Laretchkin
was expelled from the Union Of the Rus-
out the murder.
For Talking Too Much.
| He also received instructions to kill
| the well-known cadet leader NJ. Petrun-
kevitch-a mission which was likewise
entrusted to one of his companions
cial lawyer of the organization. Dr. Du-
| brown gave Bulaieff s5 by way Of ad
vance. remarking to him that NJ Petrun-
keyitch spoke too much IN the duma. .
| Were II not for the protection no
| toriously extended to the Black Hundred
over a long period. the evidence Of the
| policeman, Kudriavzer would be almost
| Incredible. He actually witnessed the
murder of Muchtn but explained that he
| did not attempt to arrest Laretchlsin be.
cause members Of the Black Hundred
were always released and had their arm:
| returned to them"
Owing TO the amazing charges pre-.
! ferred in the case the court has ordered
a supplementary investigation. A COM
plete revelation Of the Black Hundred
[ exploits will be made before the trial Is
] ended.