Salt Lake Telegram | 1906-07-10 | Page 1 | Rojestvensky Freed despite Guilty Plea; Four to be Punished

ROJESTVENSKY FREED DESPITE GUILTY PLEA; POUR TO BE PUNISHED .. . CROXSTADT, Russia, July 10. Admiral Ad-miral RoJestvensky,, whose trial on a cliarge of surrendering : to the enemy after the battle of the Sea of Japan began be-gan before a court-martial here July 4, was acquitted today after the court had deliberated for nearly ten hours. Four officers of the torjedo-boat destroyer de-stroyer Bedovl who ' w ere placed on trial with the Admiral were found guilty of having preiueditatedly surrendered sur-rendered the Bedovl, and all four were condemned to death by Riiooting. But on account - of extenuating circumstances circum-stances the Emperor will be requested to commute the sentences of the four officers to dismissal, from the service and to be deprived of certain rights which they would otherwise enjoy. RoJestvensky, at tlie opening of the rourt, pleaded guilty and assumed all the blame himself. ,