The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-02-04
POISON SCORES c . .
Sensational nurder Trial l,:'; Starts Russia
conrt Circles
HAUNTED BY HORRORS
Dr.. P,.ntchenko and Count de Lacy
Charged With Removing" the
Counts Brother-in-law-The Doc
tor confesses and Declares He
Was Merely the Counts Toll. =

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At st. Petersburg, Russia, the
Count Patrick O'Brien de Lacy and
Dr.. Pantchenlzo were placed on trial
Thursday for the murder Of Baron
vassifli Buturlin by poison. An al
legged confession by DR.. Pantchenko
which was read in court created a
tt emen dous sensation.
In it he declared that he had been
nypnotized by Count de Lacy and
had murdered Baron Buturlin by
inoculating him with the germs of
diptheria. At first he had intended,
ne said, to use cholera germs, but,
fearing detection, substituted dlph-
iberia germs. 81:
Before the trial is finished, it Is
asserted, names Of persons in high
circles will be dragged in. A woman
high in Russian society, who Is said
to be an intimate frineds Of the doc
tor. and a male cousin Of the Count,
who would be benefited financially
by the death of the Baron, have al
ready been mentioned.
The murdered man was the second
son of Gen. Buterlin, and the Coun-
tess de Lacy was his sister. The eld-
est son OF the General incurred pa
entail displeasure by marrying a
music hall dancer and it was known
that Baron Buturlin would inherit
the bulk Of his fathers fortune, es--
timated at s4,Oo0,oOO. In the event
Of the Baron'si death it would go
to Countess de Lacy.
! When Baron Buturlin was taken
iii Count de Lacy called In DR.. Pant
chenko. A few days later the Baron
died, and DR.. Pantchenko filed GER
tidcate that death was due to heart
failure. The. widow was suspicious,
however, and persuaded Gen. Butur-
lii to have an autopsy. This re-
vealed that the Baron had met his
death through some subtle poison.
Chief, of Secret Police Lilipoff was
! rotifed and after investigation ar
ested DR.. Fantchenko and Count de
Lacy. The doc under rigid ex-:
animation broke down and confessed
that he had removed" Baron Butur-
| lin at the instigation Of Count de
|T.acy, who promised him. 100000,
| and also agreed to furnish money SO
That the doctors woman friend could
marry another cousin Of the .mur-
iered man. He also confessed that
lie had killed scores Of persons by
means of poison.
Baron ,Buturlin's murder was
cnly a drop in the bucket" he told
Chief Filipofr. "Horrors have haunt
I'd me from early morning until late
at night. I have killed scores, men
ci high standing as we'll as others.
J have been the blind instrument OF
d demon. Why? L don't know. ]
am not very rich man. live as
every professional of my class lives.
| / have not squandered great sums.
So you see there was no reason for
me to poison the people. Yet I have
poisoned them as a butchers wife
poisons flies. I will tell you the
pame of my master who made me
take the lives"
"Who is your master?" he was
asked.
Count Patrick O'Brien de Lacy,
was the reply.
According to Chief Fiiipoff, the
confession Of DR.. Pantchenko will
| lead to the unveiling of many mys-
terious murders which have puzzled
the St. Petersburg. police. Count
oe Lacy maintains that he is inno-
cent; that the confession is tissue
CT lies
The Count has held a high pllce
Iii court circles and has been the per-
sonal frieni of the Cabinet Ministers,
diplomatic agent of the Govern
ment and a man of good reputation.
IIe comes of a good Irish family,
which settled in Russia at the be-
ginning of the last century. The
Countess Tarnowski is cousin of
Count de Lacy.