THE MURDER OF THE CZAR'S A.D.O.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1454, 12 January 1887, Page 2

THE MURDER OF THE CZAR'S A.D.O.

The facts connected with the murder of an aide-de-enrap by the Czar We at length become public m Europe, though the official? ot! the Russian Court made desperate efforts to htißh them up, and it sayß much for the Czar's power that they have been kept back as long as they have The occurrence is said to have taken place nearly three months ago, nnd the unfortnnata officer was Cooate de Reutom a near relative of whom residing In Switzerland haß published details of the affair. What really happened waß this. The Czar having, it was thought, left his apartments for the evening, the ill starred Comta de Keutern, who was on duty m the ante room lighted a cigar by way of relieving the monotony of the situation. He bad smoked one cigar, and had jnst lighted another wliHn the door of the ante room suddenly opened, and the Czar entered Knowing how autocratically particular Alexander 111 is ns to any breacu of Court etiquette, the Count hastily snatched the cigar from hie lipa with a view of throwing it down and putting hie foot on it, wlwn the Czar, noticing his aide-de-camp's suddea*confusion, aud oatching sight of th < lighted end of the cigar, awl associating it with a burning fuse or some such lling, drew hia revolver and ehot the Count through the risjht lung. The unlucky officer was not k Hed on the sp t, but he died after great suffering m about two days.