Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-08

admitted tho right OF every one to COM
pet. freedom OF conscience. and would
let every man believe In what lie liked
RomnnoH exclaimed: ..tancE | hold
exactly the same views. also rec
ognize complete frecd2m 81 con-
l looked at him. wondering whether
he wyrc Joking or trying TO be cunning,
But bis face wore such a sincere ex-
preston that there remained uo doubt
In my mind as 10 the absence Of any
hidden thoughts.
Generally during this journey re-
ccivsd IA quite definite Impression as
itation* Of Nicholas RomanoT
Alexandra Feodorovna is altoscthc or
olherent. She is very cunning ana
proud, She has II very stroul, intlu :
whole journey she Was extremely re-
served. and for days together never
lett her compartment. She declined
to receive the slightest attention from
us She carried this attitude to en-
trcmcs. The corridors OF the trains
are. as it is known. very narrow. and
when two persons meet in them one
has to make way.
Alexandra feodorovna unwilling
that amy one Of us should make way
to her. used to get up at five in ,h..
morning to wash in the dressing room,
IL on leaving the dressing room she
Observed one Of thr convoy in the cor
ridor she returned To the dressing room
and sat there until the man had moved
cut of the way.
The daughter Marya. "A young girl.
Is completely undcveloped for her age
VI life in the wide sense of the word
she has not the slightest notion She
Is also strongly under the influence OF
her mother.
When we arrived in F.katcrinburp n
large crowd Of people had gathered at
the station. The railwa yincn had evil
IDENTIFY spread the rumor OF our arrival
The crowd was highly excited The
train stopped not at the platform. buu
at certain distan1e from H. As u
precautionary measure | had ordcrck
the doors Of the compartment to he sd
cureiy fastened and the blinds to Ue
pulled down.
As soon AS the train stopped my de-
tachment left the carriage and began
refused To move.
SHOUTS OF "BLooDSUCI<ERw
GREETED FORMER RULER
Shouts arose of show us the blood
dispcrse would have machine guns
turned upon them. That. however. had
TO effect; The crowd constantly in
] placed at different parts OF the plat
form. then ordered that II goods
train waiting ON the reserve line should
cur train. Under cover of the goods
train our train was removed to another
station. Ekaterinburg H.. where no.
body was awaiting ii.
From there | sent the news of our
arrival to the local Soviet. The chair
man and the members OF the local
Presidium were soon on the spot, and
! handed Nicholas Romanon over to
them in exchange for the following re-
ccipt:
THE Russian Federal Republic of
Soviets. The local Soviet of the Trails.
Receipt April 30th, l9lS.-l. Chairman
OF the local Soviet of the Urals. Byelo-
borodov. have received from the mcm-
Der of the All-Russian Central Commit
too al
the Ex-Tsar Nicholas Romanoff. the EN-
T'saritsa Alexandra Feodorovna. the
Ex-Grand Duchess Marya Nichalaevna,
and persons who accompanied them.
and convoy.-Chairman OF the local
Soviet OF the Urals, Bycloborodvo."
The Romanoffs were lodged in Eka-
.erinburg in an ordinary detached
house surrounded by high wooden
fence. That house is not at all to be
compared to the Governors house in