Show Another Version of That Attempted Assassination LONDON July 25A dispatch from St Petersburg way of Gumbinne in east Russia states that on July 10th a band of religious fanatics attempted to murder the Grand Duchess Elizabeth wife of the Grand Duke Constantine uncle of the Czar The attempt was made at Paulosk palace where the lady and her husband are stoo ping The cause given for the attack was that the Grand Duchess who is a Lutheran refused to modify the terms of her marriage settlement settle-ment which accords her the privilege I privi-lege of remaining a Lutheran and joining the Greek Church The would be murderers were arrested being caught near the palace While being removed to jail they cried out We have already had enough of Maria Paulown referring to the wife of the Grand Duke Vladimir brother of the Czar whom the populace have suspected sus-pected of making a proselyte to her faith It is stated that a previous attempt at-tempt was made to assassinate the Grand Duchess Elizabeth |