Show GENT GEN LAUNITZ ASSASSIN ASSASSINATED A TED Approached From Behind by Young Man and Shot in Base of Brain OFFICER KILLED MURDERER Ills Xu li E h l mud 1111 St Petersburg Jilts Jan Gen Von Vonder on der prefect ot of pollee ot of St Pe Ie Petersburg was shot arid killed h by n a ayoung young man nt at the tho institute or oC mental medicine this Yon Von der Ier nt at the tho Invitation of Prince Peter poter duke ot of Oldenburg of oC the tho ern em emperor pe 10 1 was attending time the ot of the Institute chapel hn el During the and while min Fling with Ith several hundred the prefect or of pollee tuna approached from behind b by it a young noun who drew n a ro re revolver volver olver and shot him dm In the base ot of tile the brats Von del der tell fell forward torwald and died lu iii two minutes Aa the assailant as turned to nee one ot thE officers droll drew his hili saber cut him down and killed him bin Thu rho assassination of the prefect of po N lice wan wall preceded by h un an attempt to kill Dr Dubrovin president of oC the tha league of oC the tha people While he was returning home last night nn assassin tired fired several shots at lint without effect lieu Gen Von dol der canto of an anold old family ot of the German nobility Iii ht the tho Baltic provinces Ile He served with dl distinction during the war of oC was decorated for bravery and In addition to 10 Ina rank ot of ma was one ot of the equerries of oC the tho court He stood high In the favor or of the tho emperor The police have hae not yet et succeeded In Identifying the tho terrorist who killed Maj Gen Gell Von del der prefect ot of Po Fe lice ot of St SL Petersburg at the Institute of oC medicine this utter after afternoon noon and who coolly turned his re revolver volver olver on while ho he woe was tailing falling under the sabers ot of the prefects escort Tho rho ot of this crime how however ever eer Ilko the recent or of Count und and time the unsuccessful attempt t to blow up Premier with a bomb has hns been traced to the thu lighting fighting organization ot of the Social Rev who olio recently resolved to resume full The organization tonight t Issued the tho cu custo customary to tomary mary pamphlet avowing anti and justifying tile tho killing ot of lien Gen Yon Von del der which was wall accomplished with an ease and simplicity that hl hat struck terror Into the hearts of all other on tin revolutionary death list lis I This Tho man who e committed the crime erlmo was about 23 22 years old and belonged to the tho Intelligent working rinse time fhe police affirm that ho he was a Jew Jow He Io was provided with II a card ot of admission to the thc dedication or of the church but this card bore bolo no name The Tho authorities have havo not able to learn how hon lie he obtained this invitation to the tho ceremonies which h were extreme I ly select anI only curds cards having been issued Is Issued sued i c Prince Peter duke duko ot of Oldenburg la Is u a patron ot of the institute Among the guests present were its hIs wife Grand Duchess Olga youngest sister or of Emperor Nicholas Princess s Eugenic std nd II a number ot of other othor parsons prominent nt at court The tact that tenon Yon del der was to attend the tho consecration or of the chUrch was teas not generally known and the tho terrorists must have learned ot of this fact from sources the ilia police do de The protect i lips S panted b by his usual bodyguard of at secret service III men en but not one uno ot of these had the tho slightest suspicion ot of mho tho murderer although his him toll hunch were completely put out or at harmony harmon with his faultless evening clothes a garb which attending ceremonies In Russia must don The Tho tall of at Gen Yon on der was Willi followed b by n scene or of Indescribable able hysteria and contusion The Tho Duko ot of Oldenburg who was ono of at the tell few men who retained their composure seized the tho hand bond after ho had fired twIce and several succeeding shots were svere discharged Into the tho ceiling But Dut before the duke could disarm him the win who accompanied the tho thoI I prefect drew drow his saber and struck the tho assassin n a powerful blow which com corn o 1 cut out a 1 1 portion Qt gf his skull As the tho man was falling li ot himself him self In the stomach with the tho last halt bullet In ills revolver His loath was but several 1 continued to his prostrate body bod until the tho Duko of at Oldenburg struck up their swords and Ind forced them to desist In addition to two arrests made with wilh In the tho church the doors of which warn 01 dosed closed utter atter limo shooting several other othor persons persona Were taken Into custody In n II neighboring Instrument factory which la Is believed to bravo served as lets for tor tho lino It wire Willi while Gen Vat der governor ot of that theca thero oo 00 the of at tie tho disorders III province and It was In retribution of nt these that Starts slot Clef ot of Police Pollee one or of lima of oC lien Oen Von tier dol |