The New York herald., 1921-02-20
GAR'SLAST DAYS
TOLDOF BYROYAL
TUTOR OF FAMILY
Bares Execution of Rulers
and Their Five Children,
Hidden by SOviets.
FIVE CULPRITS SLAIN
Stripped Victims of Valu-
able Jewels Before Hiding
All Traces of Crime.
HAD TO FOOL PEASANTS
Guards Continued at Home Of
Imperial Family to
Avert Suspicion.
HAD TO FOOL PEASANTS

Gradually the complete story Of the
assassination Of the Russian imperial
family is being told to the world. Ef-
forts of the existing Soviet Govern
ment of Russia to place responsibility
for the death Of the Car and Czarina
and their five children on persons not
associated with the crime, five OF
whom were nevertheless executed,
have failed to deceive and the facts
of the tragedy are becoming known.
A recent and most important docu-
u1ent Is furnished by Pierre Gilliard,
Swiss, who served as tutor to the I'M
perial children from 1904 to 1917, and
who strangely escaped with his lfe His
"reminiscences will appear soon In a
book entitled Thirteen Years OF Tuition
at the Court of Russia" illustrated py
pictures taken by himself
Reproductions, hitherto unpublished,
of the former Czar and his family dur
ing their internment at Tsarskoe-Selo
and later. during their Imprisonment al
Tobolsk are shown to-day on Pages
and OF the Photographic Section OF
THE NEW YORK HERALD. They show
the former imperial rulers at manual
labor, even the young grand duchess
doing heavy work. Russian political
conditions make it obvious why the pho
tographs were suppressed so long.
Went as Captive to ToboIsk.
M. Gilliard in his first connection with
the Cars family taught French to the
Grand Duchesses Olga and Tatiana,
then aged 10 and respectively. In
1913 he became tutor to the Czarevitch
Alexis, then in his tenth year. When
the revolution Of March, 1917, broke
manned in captivity with the imperial
family. afterward accompanying them
to their prison at Tobolsk-
When the prisoners were removed TO
Ekaterinburg NJ Gilliard, against his
will, was separated from them, and to
that fact he owes his life. He was the
only member of the Cars immediate
circle who shared the captivity at
Tsarskoe-Selo and Tobolsk from the first
day to the last. At Ekaterinburg he was
ono of the first to investigate the muir
ders therefore his evidence is of excsp-
tional value. His memoirs open with
these words:
'sThe time has come to make known,
In all its details and horror, the frightful
crime of Ekaterinburg. Leaving aside
the question of responsibility, i Will
simply relate the events in which / was
personally concerned after my arrival at
E,katcrinburg and explain the details OF
the crime as established by the inquiry.
TT was at Tsarskoe-Selo that the i'm
perial family spent the first five months
OF captivity. In order to Tighten the in
nternment they obtained permission to
turn the lawn in front of the palace into
vegetable garden. One of the photo
graphs shows the Car working in this
garden, overlooked by an officer OF the
guard. To the right OF the Car rs
sailor named Nagorny.
Cxar's Daughters Work In Garden.
Another picture shows the Grand
Duchesses Tatiana and Anastasie.
daughters of the Car, pushing an irri-
cation barrel in the kitchen garden,
while a very interesting one shows
group of the young gardeners taking
rest In the group are Olga Nicolaevna,
the Oldest daughter Alexis Nicoaevitch.
Anastasie and Tatiana. The two latter
IRE seen again in a flowery corner OF
the park III Tatiana's arms is her be-
loved little dog. from which she was
separated only by her death.
'In August, 1917. the family was
transported to Tobolsll in Siberia and
imprisoned in the Governors house. The
party consisted OF tho Emperor and En-
press the Czarevitch (13). Olga (22).
Tatiana (20). Marie (1S), and Anasta-
eie (16). With them were Prince Dol
Eorouxi. Marshal Of the Court; DR.. Bot
kin and three servants, Tchemidourof
the Enperor's valet; Anna Demidova
the Empress's maid, and Ivan Sednief,
footman.
Here they were interned until April
rs, 1918, when the Emperor and Empress
and Grand Duchess Marie were taken off
iy Yalsovlev.G The rest of the family
were taken three weeks later to join the
parents at Ekaterinburg. While at To-
polsk several pictures were taken show
Ing the private sitting room of the
Czarina, the bedroom occupied by the
four daughters. and others showing the
occupations of the imprisoned Car. One
OF these shows the Gar saving wood
with myself.
"On May 90 the party. including the
Czarcvitch, arrived at Tiumen. the near
est railway station to Tobolsk. and were
sent under q. strong escort to the train
which was to take us to Ekaterinburg
[ will only give the names of those
who play n part In my account: Gen.
Tatichev, Baroness Buxhewden. Coun-
toss Hendrikov, maids OF honor; Miss
Schneider. thx reader; DR.. Derevenko.
vrrsevn 10 the Czarevitch, and Mr.
u1bbes, my English colleague
Separated From Party Forever.
Here at Ekats-.s.,urg the tutor was
separs.s.. Sy the commissaries from the
children and the rest OF the party and
he never saw them again lie and Mr..
Giboes were pushed lack into the train
and the others were taken TO the house
OF 1patiev. rich merchant.
On the morrow and the days that
followed I went with my colleague TO
- British and Swedish consulates--the
French Consul was away" says Gilliard.
THE two Consuls reassured us, and
told us that steps had been taken and
that they did not believe in the inn
minence Of danger.
IT passed in front OF Ipatiev's house.
only the tops OF tho windows OF which
could be seen. as IL had been boarded
with planSs. I had not lost all hope OF
getting In. for DR.. Dercvenko. who had
been authorized 10 sec the child. hsd
heard DR.. BotlSin ask Commissary
Avdiev, commander OF the guard In the
name OF the Emperor. to allow mo TO
rejoin them. Avdiev had replied hat
no would have to refer the matter to
Moscow.
"Avdiev was under the immediate
control Of the other commIssares mem
ben of the Prcsidium and the rchrezvyt-
chailss. They lost no time in discover
mE4hs change which had come over, the