The Washington times., 1922-12-24
Letter From Sister In Siberia
Tells Of Escape Of
Royal Family.
is NOW SAFE IN SIBERIA
Relief Worker Says Traitor
Officers Of Soviet Aided
Escape.

IA, ana members o. the 6omenoSf
royal family ere alive and living In
seclusion IN . little monastsry In
NanohuriA 10 the startling story
sent to Warrington yesterday In .
letter from Miss Pauline ZatewskAja
to her sister, Miss Leonardo ". IA
1swskaya, Of 11s1 Dightssnth street
northwest.
"Tsii them nay family and I are
living very quietly and are pleased
to b called dead" the former cxaf
told Miss Tishtswioh. for fifteen
years nurse In the royal famil y. Just
before she departed three months
aSo for her homo IN Vovno. Lith.
mania.
SENT MESSAGE HERE.
This was the message transmitted
by the former nurse to Miss Za3sw.
sleaya. also Of vovuo. and she In
turn cent the message 70 her aister
here. The former c1ar. according 70
tho letter, wears the robeq Of Q
monk and the female members Of
the family are wearing habits" Of
nuns, rOo1ding In the same religious
community with them.
Dispelling the popular BELIEF In
the published announcements OF the
Soviet government that the sx-csar
and his family were executed. the
letter. tells q thrilling story OF the
escape Of the royalists and OF their
present condition.
EAGER no, RETURN.
Miss Lsenarda xayswskays y .
representative Of the American
Friends (0uakerO Service Commit
tee. She has been In America for
five years. Her father. . physi-
cian In the Russian capital before
the war. was killed at the front In
1914. Her mother. who served as
q nurse with the ozars armies. was
captured by the Germans In 1918
and died two ysars later. Miss
Zajowskaya 10 eager TO return TO
her homo land-as soon - condi-
tions become anywhere near normal.
The members Of the royal fam.
ily, instead Of being dead are alive"
reads the letter. With the Co
operation Of some former high army
officsrs-who for . time became
Bolshsvists for convsnie4os-they
were removed from the prison. one
by one They are AL living In
Manchuria now.
DRESSED A0 NUN.
"The car wns forced to dress -
q nun to escape detection. but with
the cooperation Of souno religious
workers and friends he was able TO
do this. He. too. 70 safe. The mes
saxe above quoted was giv>ef 70
me by q family nurse-who has now
returned here. where her family
have established residence.
Reports Of his execution were
issued to cover up the fnilure Of
those In charge Of guarding his
the letter AYERS. "and
many OF these officers were killed
10! ESsdsnOs snsis ostp 70 support { th,. claim 1.
officer In the Russian army. who
knowledge OF the czaTs wsll-beins
two months aso. While the terms
Of the lstss, were not . q plain Inr: -
they are In accord with the general
statement. thinks the Russian
NAY GO TO ENGLAND.
OF the future plans Of the Roman
or family the letter u silent, but the
Quaker relief worker 10 OF the belief
that the ex-osar plans to go to
either England or Germany TO live.
Car Nicholas 10 In the best OF
health, according to Miss Ttahke-
Wioh. Hs wears the robes OF q
monk and laads an uneventful life.
With plenty Of reading and just q
little work intsrspersed in his days
program.
The plain ordinary fare Of the
monastery life. with its round Of
wine and plain food, 10 the dnily
menu Of the ex-emperor.
LIVE AS NUNS.
'The charming csarina and her
daughters are living In the same
community, - nuns. The nurse,
Miss Tishkewich. also took tho vows
Of q nun-to insure her we1-being
and safety" ahe said.
The letter also tells of some Of
the experiences of the royal group
In their lonely flight from the prison
In the interior of Russia to the
charming villass where they. are
now Quartered.
Fourteen Of the officers assigned
to guard the cnr and his family
were killed In the fight which fol-
lowed the escape, Most Of these
men were friends and formerly un-
der the command Of the csar." the