Ogden Daily Standard | 1909-06-25 | Page 8 | Compromise Made in Famous Case

COMPROMISE HADE IN FAMOUS CASE CZAR SUED DEFAULTING OFFIC-IAL OFFIC-IAL FOR ONE MILLION After Long Legal Fight, He Is Given portion of Absconder's lll-Gotten Wealth. j I ' "Winnipeg, Juii? 24. The famous case in which tho Czar of Russia brought action against Ivan Prosko-wreakoff Prosko-wreakoff In the Winnipeg courts for the recovery of a large amount of money, was ended today after a year and a half of litigation. Ivan was a. defaulting official in charge of the administration of a' province In the trans-Caucasus. He absconded with more than $1,000,000 two years ago, made his way through China and Japan, Ja-pan, where he purchased large quantities quan-tities of Oriental goods, and finally reached America, opening stores in San Francisco, Vancouver and Winnipeg. Win-nipeg. Anna Zeman, a talented and handsome hand-some Russian woman, alleged to be a nihilist, joined him here as his wife and they kept house In a fashionable suburb, In luxurious sUle. The Rus- slan police eventually traced him to Winnipeg. However, when the time came to make Ms arrest, he was mis ing. His property was attached and after a long legal fight, a compiomiso was finally reached under whicb. the property and merchandise 1 to bo hold an.l the proceeds divided b tween the czar and representatives of the Proskowreakoffs.