The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-21
EX-CZAR SHOT; WIFE
AND SON RESTRAINED
Bolshevik Committee Saws
Counter Revolution Move
Justified Execution.
RASPUTIN NOTES SEIZED
Death Sentence Passed by
President Of Ural Re-
giOnal Council.
RASPUTIN NOTES SEIZED

LONDON, July 2o.-Nicholas Romanoff,
former Car OF Russia, was executed on
July IS, according to the text OF Rus
sian wireless communication received
here to-day. The former Empress and
Alexis Romanoff, the former heir appar-
ent. have been sent to place of secur-
fly, the statement also announces.
In making public the fate of the for
mer Gar, the Central Executive body
OF the Bolshevik government reports
that it has at its disposal material docu-
ments. concerning the former empsrors
affairs. his correspondence, including
letters from the Monk Rasputin. who
was killed shortly before the revolution.
These letters will be published later.
Reason for Execution.
As a pretext for the execution of the
former emperor. the Bolshevik commit
tee asserts that a CONGRATULATIONS
movement, which had for its aim the
Wrestling OF Nicholas Romanor from the
authority OF the Soviet council The
President of the Ural Regional Council
tnen decided to execute the former ruler
and the sentence was carried out last
Tuesday.
The text of the Russian wireless mes
cage follows:
AT the first session OF the Central
Executive Committee elected by the fifth
Congress Of the Councils. a message war
made public that had been received by
direct wire from tho UrA Regional
Council concerning the shooting OF the
exCzar Nicholas Romanoff.
Recently Yekaterinburg. the capital
OF the Red Urals. was seriously threat
ened by the approach of Czecho- Slovak
bands, and counter-revolutionary con-
spiracy was discovered which had as
its object the wrestling of the ex-Czar
from the hands of the Councils author
ity. In view OF this fact. the President
OF the Ural Regional Council decided
TO shoot the ex-Czar, and the decision
was carried out on July l6.
The wife and the son of Nicholas
Romanof have been sent to a place OF
security.
Documents in Case.
documents concerning the conspiracy
which was discovered have been for
warded to Moscow by a special mes
senger 1t had been recently decided
10 bring the ex-Czar before a tribunal
to be tried for his crimes against the
people. and only later occurrences led
20 delay in adopting this course.
The Presidency Of the Central Ex-
ecutive Committee. having discussed the
circumstances which compelled the
trail Regional Council 10 take its deci-
sion to shoot Nicholas Romanon. de-
cded follows:
The Russian Central Executive
Committee, in the person OF its presi-
dent, accepts the decision Of the Ural
Regional Council as being regular.
The Central Executive Committee
has now at Its disposal extremely i'm
portant documents concerning the az
fairs of Nicholas Romanoff-his diaries
which he kept almost up to his last days
the diaries of his wife and his children
and his correspondence, among which
are the letters of Gregory Rasputin tt
the Romanoff family. These material
will be examined and published in tn
near future"
There have been rumors since Jun
81 that former Emperor Nicholas o
Russia had been assassinated. The mrs
O. these stated that he had been kllle
at Yekaterinburg by Red Guards. Thu
report was denied later, but this denia
was closely followed by a Geneva de
spatch saying that Nicholas had bee
executed by the Bolshev!ki after tria
at Yekaterinburg. This report seemed
70 be confirmed by advices to Washing
tor from Stockholm.
The next report was what puTporte
- be an Intercepted wireless messag
from N. Tchitcherin. the Bolshevik
Foreign Minister. in which 1t was state
that Nicholas was dead. Still anothe
report was to the effect that he ha
been bayonetted by a guard while be
ing taken from Yekaterinburg to Perm
TO ALI these reports there was no diret
confirmation.