| Show - j HIE OGDEN S IA SUNDAY MORNING AUGUST 12 1928 99 7 v hS Mnif I'o i :i Strange Damage Suit of Ae Daughter of Russia's Black Monk Now That f i'v: His Royal Killer Has 7Tze 4 i N (he Sinlxt-- Power hin'l ll'hliid h- - It uk ti n Uirofie Uf foro tta Startling ti"putin 1 1 ii Dntmatic ('ollaput I t om n Carlcatura Made by a Itussian Ar(Ut While the Country UpjoiccI ()?cr the Monk's Death find v r- - m ' f ''1 Claims to Pe a Daughter of tho Murdered Monk isnd Who lias Piled a SlMOOfio Action AKairiMt PHnce Felit in Paris She Is Fhuvt n in Ituiian si ('ntne 1 i1 4 If'i r£w v IK? (' a Boofe in ' ft 'i I a-h- t 3 Hi ' 1 if f - 7 J i i ) '!':" i tj y-jy- 1 at all coswt agreed to deny dcr of Rasputnor I Th Yrioufoff cf Hftfiutlrt' Kilter IaixiA Prinro ihn Peasant Monk hs it£c U 7 ii '5 ' finally to be if hi - Kt Crimea However i soever hy the ma cr Won U i 4 f 7-- n 1 111 T vk felt di6Htco means luring nun - ""L'ec'tttion u: - tru— T NIGEL TftASK APUTIN itlii potent rmmo of a peasant who nintf!iehanlefl t credited with hav ln4 uiHlerjriincil and hrotight about tho Uyl H ' into tho h'M lofipfrsj Mine fjorla mu "Mon OIJpoff lltfl Mol-h'b-- f f I for JlOOirOOO fa th cr Tlii I? It awit-iti- ttbaorbhu for j afjta' fot-4h- murder of her r) eai atory if Kunputlu's fnTttle carct-- ll liH n on eoiiutioii yf-ar- knowh-di:- than th Althourh ' that Prlni'o J''e)ii firfij tlsi! fatal rhota which ho hopfij would biiii'' "l:tipijtlfiirju to an end Mfrtf Wolovleff took tiii netini) Ii rUy the Prinen a book n uidch he hia written frankly th? HfDty of Ih'i jiiiirdt-r- ' Willi Prinen Ij'elix Ihni playing loto Jir handl Mnif ihjvi- ff bin fib d action In Uhj French )u-i eourtt Unpen on tho evMiea pro videil J'(r Imt by thn Prlnco bimio'lf And with thii tnfn'h'd Hnti of affairdo Kocbko tornvr of tin Itimluu Criminal Poliee hnn felt it hia duty ti further liht on tiio ca! Hirouh um atlielf in n lyondon weekly - at Prfneu lelix Youa-tlran- d Dmitri I'uvlovjtch nk httlfl n h-- bu-'ii- : of tbj worl'J prenaj tho ilauk'btfr a!l'-kr'-- Is filling' ni-r'- r r (Ii-ne- h'-a- mm mm Although do no ihn tinird'-with Prinen - You-iioupoff- and tdmjdy Prinen rln-infthen- 'i fojr hioou If bv foru'-- d reli-asl- n bijt can- - uuj fiory oi atran! Metaphoriealiy tho luit is a parting of ths curttaint to fvenl tho world Mape at n tmn vnen unpnai kukkii woj at thn brilliant Vuk of lu-- lilstoricai wyeje Sh had culture honor Wfiallh and power According to Princa Youa' h klUiTi r ( )CtoIU c irdt on 'i f VI ' ft At !xft la t k Depicted on Rasputln'a ' Famous Black Beard the Murder Which la Denrrlbed by Prlnco Felix In (ho Paragraph Pictured Above : ' i ? KoeJko lo' not ronUh article eheekt perfectly aeeount of Die affair tho bond 'which tho do ral f iv The Title oupoff'i utory all these things were fwept away' through Ilanputin It certainly is true that Russian ariitoerecy nd Uusflian nobility hive been scattered to the four corner of tho rarth Buf there probably ero more genuine Uumilan nobki here In Parfi than In any other city And they ere accepted notables of othfsr lands by Hwall wonder then that the Fauboorg Bt derinain fchould buxz with excitement at thii latent development Hlch roeial circles of Paris aro 'agitated and onimatod dlicundoni are the ordor of the day All of them turn upon Prince YoiHMoupoff or upon Jianpotln f Did anyone ever understand thin latter! That H qoentfon which cannot be readily aniwered To many fntellliront people during hh life time Jio was littlo loi than it aalnt lie went about ioinfr Rood bo wax kind and free from guile To other Intelligent perxoi! he was an incarnation of the devil o demon bent upon the d o t ruction of the JiuMlan ttate They viewed birn ai almost ilnlster and potent force for evil and m Mncera were they in thin belief that of them plotted and carried out tfu'vuraj bin atHauM nation Ml of the gripping1 details of thti amazing pa£& In hifttory arj brought vividly back! by the ruitiarid bv Princo Yououpoff' book And o the' French (court which attempta to nolve this ftrnntiri enljna of byline days will be watched wiU excite! 'intei'eftt the world over Whilo it its Hear from his book th at Prince Felix hnn Htit tliken thj public comrdetely Into' his eonfidnnra eoneernIng the motives behind tli mtirder of tianutlh ho has revealed with that startllnflf Uunsian 'ene for the dramatie the terrible event of Dieember 10 1910 at St Peteriberjj 'And also he has confessed porrow-full- y that the murder of Kanputln which he hoped would pave the Kusian state came too lata to avert': the eatasCrophe Tim romplto dominanco of the man Rasputin perhaps through hypnotic Influence over weaker will h surnruiingly revealed in Prince Felix 'a "confession' In addition to beintr an amazing chapter in history it is a revelation of deep psychological interest Comparatively little Is known of flaiiiutln'i PrJnee Yousioupoff brands the enrly lift "Monk" a honfe jLhief and generally a rascal If thla i truo hia rise to power' is even more startling Th credulity of the Csiar and Czarina and their eliildliko faith in the man whom thounht was (lod's representative on earththey(g clearly phown by the author In broad strokes m paints the rim of this unclucated but crafty and psychologically etronff peasant to almost supreme powerTle PARIS R la Pictured at the Top V Proffreae " Petit YotNMuipoff (he Vourss Idnnian Arhlotint Who Plotted and Carried Out the Murder of Uapulin " -- 4 : Prinre ucns- -' to from revowct u- ' l'eerpti from Prince Yoaanoupdfr Book Showing the of Ilia Concention of too Plot to Kill the Black Monk 7 a standinf was mv vict- n0thlngt Pie s str Mil v t There - j h y i inflow r i H fir nf infinite y Hi V 1 r- ai suddenly ! t0t f°nmPla e WI comp t i :JiO) r £ Part t ( to I y to St toHh I'alarr That the I'rlnceH Would Ho Present fihe Wa Detained In the 5 11 lll f?U8£eitIn r - L 1 jifcfc I avioviw Grand Duke Dmitri Wife i by H disposed o was l'rlnrei t on i f mir oroicct we l J ' V They had been waiting revolvers drawn to rush to the Prlnce'a aid If need be There Prince Felix made a final effort to get a (Trip on his strained nerves They held a consultation and de cided to rush Rasputin overpower' him and kill him They were half way down tho circular staircase when Prince Youssoupoff decided that the plan would never do He sent the rest back and steeled himself to finish tho Job When he returned Rasputin figuratively bursting with deadly poison wai Jovial Ij "Let's go to the gypilii my boy" J laid the "Monk" tcllfl how Rasputin had a chest how nWch was in the chest hto hiujcjfd his ehouN ders with indifference and eon feinted " ttat be couldn't count HI Through the tangled ramifications of world politics and Y ' v3 ll through tb© convulsion of wat Rasputin itroda with Uitrkenctd meneeluV brows accord irur to the PrlnCe who is eiref ul to note that the "Monk" lift the print of his greasy boot on the 'prlecltsaTvrila'n ciirpets of the most tacred sanctorums of V'y the royal palace Power pow-- r from a political utaiudpoint Is revealed in this indlrlet biography of Rasputin And TI1KN' when the actual murdfif is reached the reader U literally stunned by the power of the man himself Rasputin was to bo killed December fflth was selected ns th dato for tho murder was invited to Prince Ynumoupoff's home 'and conducted to un underground room Previously a had physician prepared tho poison which was to b afimlnintercd Tiio mogt potent of poljtoni cyanide of potassium was selected AcrordiriR to Prince Felix a sufficient quantity of poison to kill twenty iiKn wv prepared' for RiMputln The iiinoeent lookitij? rryatabi were beneath tiio creamy layers of pastry 'i'hey wen ntco put In wine glasses rudy for draught of death U ate s rake' slowly Rasputin arrived He ate another and chuckling In his beard chatted animatedly He atff a third and then called for wine It was poured and Rasputin drank i6 down wnacklna his Up and wiping his mouth with the back of his sleve Meanwhile a young and excited Prince sat before him his nerves vlbratlnj? from hb tremendous efforts at self control It was tho moment after months of plotting and intritrue The mlchtioBt man in Rusnia Eat tefore him eating powerful poison and seemingly it male no Impression I What could bo the matter? Was Rasputin after all a supernatural creature? continued to drink and finally the eituittion became so strained that Prince Felix maido halting excuses and rushed to an upper ro6m to join his companions in tho plot i ever-increasiri- gf JJas-puti- hiKh-rankin- n off-hari- d Tho-MMonk- n j i ' -' f full of money and how when aaked -- f 1 "Godi" thought Prince Felix For going to the gypsies tneant merry making Idrinking singing and debauchery Tho gentle natured Prince almost fainted under the strain But again h© rallied and consented First however he asked Rasputin to step over on a bear skin rug and look at a special crucifix? Rammtin did it While tbe "Monk" irazed at the crucifix with admiration Pribce Felix drew hi gun There was a blinding the underground flfth and roar which filled "room like- the crash of an avalanche Rasputin tho mighty tho impregnable fell heavily and was ' I'rince Felix rushed from the room He felt It was free lightened from n 'terrible burdeh his to rhouted companions pllahed— Thi:y rtnlied In covered the body retired to an upper room and congratulated themselves Then a strange thing happened fcome subtle Influence some deadly far forced the young Prince Felix to return to the underground chamber Rasputin waa nUU Felix turned back tho bear skin rug and JooWil at him Horrorsl An eye lid fluttered I Then the other rye opened Prince Felix was paralyzed with a ipervadlng terror which robbed him of speech and action and rhot groaned rolled over Raputin poisoned and THKN with a mighty leap flung himself Tho "Monk" was foaming at upon thi Prlnco the mouth his ryes were glazed yet ho tho jman who Ktrugglcd powerfully to throttle ' hadi tried to kill him With almost superhuman effort Trince Felix flung Rarputin away and rushed fromithe room Then he gave way to hysteria called to his companions and Uiey rushed to his aid Bflt a they rfan down tne tepi they heard a noise It was RASPUTlMl Knorting Ibeliowlng likw a bull ho was making hit way on' all fours towiard them I 'There' was panic They all fired' et oice Felix The "Monk" was riddled with bullet out of his mind took a loaded cane nn! battered I Mme Bolovleff Right In the ' "v liuropean Garb Which J' Sh Now Wear In Her Capacity of ' Governesi to Aristocratic French Children i l' ' V' - MVKMf nec-oir- j Was he dead? NO! Painfully he Kafj)utln dragged himself with unerring Instinct toward n little wicket pM® which led out Into the garden Ilia raurderen were frozen with terror iUsputln vanished Into the gloom They fol owed and there on the enow they again riddled him with bullets This time ho was dead but the plotters were Princo Felix fainted a thoroughly unnerved policeman arrived One of the plotters was so on edge that be told the policeman that Rasputin had been killed Later he exacted a promise of secrecy from the officer but this was 'not kept and brought many complications The body was placed in a dosed car and driven 'by other plotters to the banks of the Neva where it was cast through a hole In tho Ice So hurried waa there action that they did not notice one of tho vlctlm'i snow boots which came off and fell on the bridge Nor did they remove marks by which the body might be identified as first planned Then the murderers returned and there followed the ultimate consequences of this strangeut of ali murders Thus powerfully does Prlnco Felix reveal the terrible detail of the cutting down of what he considers the most ilnlster Influence ever to And exactly 10 gnaw at the root of a throne powerful will bo the evidence produced against him by Mme Solovlcff who cries "a million dollars to avenge my father I" - -- 1 bo-lo- w Kin -- : I " 'll" ' HL 'I Mil t |
