Deseret Evening News | 1907-12-31 | Page 9 | Charges Against Members of the Douma

CHARGES AGAINST I MEMBERS OF THE DOUMA Ft St Petersburg Dec r e pi president cut dent of the court before which the th trial of the in 11 members of the douma who A ho signed the Viborg manifesto In Is being eing conducted dute d today tody road read the Ih list lIt of harare charges In the form torn of r on which the tile court will bus bum b f its t verdict The Th principal charges proved to be b the sending RIling and nd the transmission to others other for distribution to the th people of the UI a vital point in establishing crime In Ift A similar point probably probably probably ably will come up In the case cane ce against Int Nicholas T now a prisoner In the fortress torr of St Peter end and Ht St Paul aul who will wU be bf charged chas with collecting money mony abroad a of arm arms knowing knowla that they the would be bI distributed In Russia Rus la I After Atter th the reading of th the charges charge against the t former for members of the I douma Nikolai and Per Ir ment on behalf of the council en no engaged 11 eased for the defense defence protested this pointing q out that the th Indictment has hao ha not mentioned th the word trans miNIon and called upon the tM prosecution tion lion to produce the th evident evidence c on which It based the new accusation made at atthe t the lot last moment I The court retired for an hour hur and andon andon andon on returning conceded th the validity l of i ithe the protest protect The Tile president then an announced announced flounced that thai the char would be lie al ii altered ail tired l Into one nap rending reading I knowledge and approval of the transmission of the manifesto The counsel for far the defense Insisted upon the production of the evidence eVl M H scathingly ly the methods method of th tit prosecution and nd It dis disregard dl disregard regard teerd for law fA The case was adjourned until tomorrow The Indict Indictment Indictment ment m nt charges charge char only IS li 1 of the th deputies with Mh the t e