The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-03
nm, that He Has Killed Some
ro,.y people and Fees Have
Been az High ~
$2so,ooo.
bHoLERA GERMS USED
Ins. HI, Confession Every Mysser-
Ious Death In Russia Has
Been Laid at His
Door.

ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 8. There
vas an unusual occurrence at the trial
HI murder OF Count O.Brien de Lassy,
md the notorious poisoner, Dr. Pant
chsnko, the latter being called on to
plead second time. He pleaded gull
t. as before.
The count is accused of having en-
ployed the doctor to murder his broth
In.lav, Count yassi'li Boutourlin, the
heir to estates Of an estimated value
of ss,500,00 in order that the prop.
erty might he inherited by Countess
De Lassy.
Pantchenko confessed his guilt. but
set up the defence that he committed
the crime under the hypnotic infiu-
ence Of the count. AS the trial pro-
gressed, he wavered In matters of de-
tail and his lawyers were quick to
strengthen his origninal defense by
| declaring to the court that their client
was still under the influence of the
count to such an extent that he was
little by little retracting the vital
points Of his confession. Sd
Asked whether he had administered
poison to his victim. Pantchenkos de-
murlod, saying that he would answer
that question after the data of the
medical experts, who made the post
mortem had been presented in court.
He explained he did not sterilize
hypodernic syringe after lie had sent
sonieoneSon the way to the grave. be-
cause the spermo reparation dlmin-
ished IN effectiveness when the
syringe was steriIized.
The whole empire is interested in the
case because Of the wholesale con.
fession made by Pantchenko. Every
mysterious death of recent years is
recalled. and there are rumors that
tne prisoner may have been engaged
10 cause the death Of members of the
royal family. He has admitted that
ne made business of killing, for hire,
helrs' rivals in love, insistent credi-
'ors, and In fact, any undesirable per-
sons whose enemy was prepared to
pay literally for their sudden taking
off.
the poison doctor, according to the
ponce, has admitted some forty
oeaths. his fees rnnning as high as
s1oo.Voo for single assassination. His
'n,s.hod was to innoculate the patient
WIN cholera bacilli after he had been
ssiied TO the bedside in his profession
al capacity. Ordinarily, it was ne
ressary that the proposed victims
snouid be caught while indisposed,
rpd ~, some ruse adopted to bring about
fantchenko's attendance. He is now
epealled by some with having origina-
ied the cholera epidemic of a few
Years ago.
me doctor is 20 years old, and ap-
rears to have had some standing in
ev''eey despite his dual profession.
, rounl De Lassy is a young man Of
.'isl' descent. The woman in the
ysse "a is Nine. Muravieff, with whom
lah'chenRo lodged, and to whom he
q sass ne turned over his earnings. She
oe. asares in the trial as an alleged ac-
eomplce.
= We Lassy is cousin of Countess
.,alnovska, who is serving a prison
ss ,s.m In Italy for completely in the
rowski
!, count Boutourlin was 2s years old,
,ae - son OF Gen. Boutourlin. whose
a"i.V aa = one of the oldest and wealth
=. l , N Russia Pantchenko says that
: .'e case Of his latest killing, he
'sn y diphtheria bacilli. For Tho mnr-
~ ne admitted he was paid by De
,asss' M, on the witness stand he
as s iaiied to repeat his admissions on
Ian =, points. for the reason. it is
aimed that he is still under the
pe'l OF his codefendant