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Show 8AMSONOFF ESCAPES. Murderer of Von Plehve Eludes Prison Guards and Is at Liberty. A special dispatch from St. Peters-burg Peters-burg says that by a daringly conceived con-ceived coup on tho part of his frionds, Samsonoff, tho murdoror of Von Plehve, succeeded In escaping from prison. Early Saturday morning two men, ' apparently ofllcors of high rank, accompanied ac-companied by an army surgeon and two gend'armes, presented themselves at tho prison with a noto alleged to bo from Minister of Justice MuravlolT. Tho forged noto sanctioned tho ro-movnl ro-movnl of Samsonoff, who assassinated Minister of tho Interior Von Plehve with an Infernal mnchlno a few weeks ngo. The prison ofllclals were completely taken In nnd handed over tho assassin, who was driven awny in tho most do liborato manner. Nothing has been heard slnco either ot tho assassin oi tho bogus officers. |