The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-02-08
Sensational iiu,der Trial Starts Russia
Court Circles.
HAUNTED BY HORRORS
Or. pantchcnko ard Count Ge Lacy
Charged With Removing IN"
Counts Bro,!lcr-;n-,sr-The boo
tor Conf"ssc~ and Declares H--
Was Merely :hc Counts Toll.

Al S.. Petersburg. Russia. the
C3un, Patrick O'RTien &c Icy aaG
Or Pantchenko were placed on trial
Thursday 70: the murder o: Baron
Vass!ll: Butu.!;n by rc!toa. An III
.tScd confession by Dr.. raatcheakc
which vas read in court created a
tremendous sensation.
In II he declared tia, he had been
a!pno;izcd by Count de LACY an!
aad murd red Baron 1uturiin 5y
inoculating nm with the germs oi
G!pthe.:a AZ first ne had intended
&C said. 10 use cholera germs. but.
fearing detection. substituted d!pn-
,ieria germs.
ncfore ;h- trial IS finished. e IS
asserted. names OF persons in high
circles will DE dragged in. A WON =
h!gn in Russian society. who IS sad
70 be an intimate frineds OF the doc
tor. and q male cousin OF the Count.
Nho would be benefited financially
by the death OF the Baron. have al
ready been mentioned
The murdered man was TIE second
son Of Gen. Bute7lin. and the CoIn-
tess de Lacy was his sister. The cid
st son OF the General incurred pa
:ental d.sslcasure by marrying 4
-,rsic hall iar~"r. and i wos :H0w:l
aat Baron Suturl:a would inherit
the bulk Of his fathers fortune. es-
timated a. s4.00v.000 IL the event
Of the Baron's death 1t would 80
TO Countess de Lacy.
When Baron Buturlin was taken
i'll Count Ge Lacy called IN Dr.. Paut-
chenko. A few days later the Baron
died. and Dr.. Pantchenko fled GER
tihcate that death was due to heart
failure. The widow was suspicious.
however. and persuaded Gen. Butur-
l!u to hare an autopsy. This re-
realed that the Baron had met his
death through some subtle poison.
Chic, Of Secret Police Li!ipor was
?otifeL and after Investigation ar
l.stcd Dr.. rao;chenko and Count de
,..cr. TIE doctor. under r:g;t! cx-
aninat:on )rokc down and confessed
hat he had removed" Baron ButuE-
In n tf.e iast;ga,ion OF Count de
: acy. who promised rim s3c0.o9".
.nd also agreed 20 furnish mcncy so
::lat the dcctor's woman friend could
marry another cousin OF the mrr-
i.red man. He also confessed that
c hal killed scores OF persons by
means OF poison.
"Da-or Eutarlir's murder was
/. My drop in The bucket" he .o'd
Chic. F'ilipot. Horrors have ha"nt-
IA me- ,rc-1 ea:!v morning until late
II n::ht I have killed scores. n!e2
&. high standing as veil rs othsr..
have been the blind Instrument OF
4 demon. Any? | don't know.
az not very rich man. ! live a
very professional! OF my class lives
| have no, squandered great SIMS.
Sc you see there was 10 reason %
nc TO poison the people Yet Gay"
acisoned them rs butchers "ii"
so;sons flies. ! will tell you tn
.ame O. E1r master who ms'le me
:ke he lives
who is your MASTER" ne was
,skeG.
Count Patrick O'Rrieu de Lacy. :"
".s the reply.
According 10 Chief Filipof. the
Confession oc DR.. Pantchenko viii
cad TO the unveiling Of man: mys-
e-lous murders which have puzzled
he St. Pe:ershurs police. Count
& Lacy maintains tha, he IS limo
,ert: thu. the confession IS tissue
=; lies.
The Cont has held nigh 1!lcc
court circles and has been the De:-
.oral f.:en! OF the Cabinet Ministers.
diplom 1,ic agent OF the Govern
,..pt and 4 man OF good reputation
Tie comes of a good l.;-a sa2Ii!T. :.
which settled in Russia 81 the De-
Ginning OF the last rectnrr. he
ointess Tarnowski IS = cousin OF
fouo1 de fscv