The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-11
Two Others
.Woun ded
by Assassin
NJ. Voroysky. Head of Rus
sian Delegation to Peace
Farley, Shot Down in
Hotel Dining Room.
Murderer Is Captured

Lausanne. May l0.-M. Norovsky,
head Of the Russian soviet delegation
al the Lausanne peace conference,
was assassinted tonight lie was shoi
several times and killed outright
NJ Ahrens, head of the soviet press
bureau in Lausanne. and NJ. Didwil
kowski, another Russian. were wound
ed the former seriously.
Vorovsky and his party were dir
ing at the Hotel Cecil. \ young mar
seated few tables away arose aftei
he had finished his dinner and leisure
ly partaken of coffee. calmly walke'
over to the Russians table and opened
fire without warning. Norovsky was
the first victim and the assassin then
turned the weapon on Ahrens, wha
was struck by three bullets. twice N
the thigh and once in the shoulder.
Ahrens. nevertheless. managed 70
draw his revolver on his assailant.
but waiter rushed forward and
knocked up his arm. Meanwhile the
assassin shot DidwiIkowski in the
body.
Assassin is Seized.
The assassin was seized as he at
tempted to escape from the hotel. HIS
name IS Maurice Alexander Conrad.
and. according TO the police who sub
jected him 10 a severe grilling. belongs
TO the canton Of Grisons.
/ Conrad is 3s years old and was
born at Anders. He expressed no re-
gret and admitted that he had for
merly served in the Russian army He
returned recently from Russia and
came to Lausanne today from Zurich.
where he has been residing
Conradi refused TO state the motive
OF his act or whether he had accom-.
plices. Nothing yet has been found.
however, TO connect him with ths
fascist. who had warned yorovsky to
get out OF Switzerland
An examination OF Didwllkowski by
surgeons disclosed two bullets in the
abdomen which they were not anle
to extract. Late tonight his cOndi-
ton was serious. lie IS 20 years OLD
and was Norossky's secretary.
Not Recognized by Allies.
II is said that the fact the position
OF the Russian delegation has never
been properly defined may have con
tributed TO bring about tonight's at
tack on the Russian.
While NJ. Norovsky went to Laus-
anne TO attend the near east confer
ence. he was not recognized as a
delegate. as the allies had made Rus
sla's participation in the resumed con-
ference contingent upon soviet ac-
ceptance Of the straits convention
drawn up at the first meeting.
As a result OF this nonrecocnitiou
Of his status as delegate. Vorovsky
had been in controversy. both with
the conference heads and the Swiss
government. charging that the latter
acted unfairly and partially in d.
recting its representatives in Berlin
TO refuse a visa II a soviet courier
on the way to Switzerland from Mos
cow.
Deportation Demanded.
The Swiss fascist injected them
selves into the situation esrly this
week when they issued statement
asserting that Noroxsky. because of
his condemnation ef the Swiss gov
ernment's action. must be deporied
The statmsnt added that the fascist
We're adequately armed and thar
everything WAS ready % enable them
10 deal with the soviet representa-
tive unless he left the country Ok
his own accord.
Upon being apprised of this state
ment. NJ. Norovsky declared he would
ignore the warning.