Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-25
RESCUE OF CARS
ASHES DESCRIBED
Gen. Ianin Writes of Stirring
Events and Dangers At
tending Escape.
BY the Associated Press.


PARIS, December 25.-In q letter
written in his own hand Gen. Maurice
Janin yesterday gave the Associated
Press a complete story Of how the re-
mains and relics of the imperial Russian
family came into his possession, how
those intrusted with them were shad
owed by Russian revolutionistS and how
eventually they were brought safely out
of the country.
From his chateau at Serre lizard, near
Mems, in the Department Of Isere, the
aging general, who was commander in
chief of the Czech and allied forces in
Siberia during the World War, revealed
the romance and intrigue, which are
told mere fully in his Forthcoming book
about the adventure.
THE imperial Russian family" he
wrote, had disappeared at Ekaterinburg
on the night of July l6 or II, 1918. On
July Is anti-Bolshevik forces grouped
around the Czech troops occupied that
town.
Search by Former Tutor.
Pierre Gillard, former tutor of the
young Czarevitch, was there, and with
several others he began q search of the
vicinity to determine the fate of the
Romanoffs. An examining magistrate
named Serguief, who was replaced sew
eral months afterward by Nicholas So
koloff, was designated to carry the in
vestigation through.
Little by little it was established who
had committed the aSsassinations and
how they had done it. Not far from
Ekaterinhurg the searchers discovered
the place where the bodies had been
diSmembered and burned with the aid
Of suiphuric acid and gasoline.
In mine pit they found bits Of
charred clothing, fragments of bone and
a ring finger which was later partially
Identified as that of the empress.
During the Kolchak government,
SokoloG continued his investigation
despite the hostile attitude of certain
ministers. H, was assisted by Gen.
Diedrichs until the general became
commander in chief. /, too, often fur
nished assistance.
I'm the Autumn Of 1919, when COL
lapse of the government at Omsk be-
came immineIs. Sokolof and 1 moved
toward the East, taking with us every
thing that he had discovered. He told
ME that he wanted to reach Europe,
and he travelled in a train protected by
allied troops. The nsxt time saw him
was In March, 1920, at Hardin, where
Gen. Diedrichs, after Tesigning as COM
mander in chief, had established head
Nm e1Ao Al eAHS SCAtCtdA IStLCdb.
Much Unfasiness Found.
There was much uneasineSs in the
region and DiedTichs told me he wanted
to get the Romanof remains into the
possession of the Grand Duke Nicholas
as quickly as possible. He had asked
British representatives to take charge
of this material, but they were refused
when they asked authority from their
government
1T was then, Gen. Janin wrote, that
Gen. DiedTichs asked him to take
| charge of the relics and he accepted
| out of his own friendship for the Gear
"Diedrichs,'' the letter continued
brought me three valises containing
documents and various other objects in
| the night. 1t was dark and he said 1t
| had seemed to him and to those who
accompanied him that they had been
| discovered and followed. The next day
he brought me a fourth vaiiSe, or, to
speak more exactly. strong box con-
| tanning human rema MS"
II have no knowledge whatsoever of
what has become Of those relics" the
| general wrote.
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