THE CZAR’S ASSASSINS.

Patea Mail, 10 May 1881, Page 4

THE CZAR’S ASSASSINS.

The trial of the assassins of the late Emperor of Russia began April Bth. The rending’ of the indictment occupied two hours. The prisoners were then interrogated, and the late Czar's coachman was examined. The prisoners declined to state their names, ages, professions,, and domiciles. The President of the Court asked them whether they wished to say anything. Ronsakoff, who threw one of the bombs, spoke for half an hour. He said ho primarily desired to agitate peacefully, but entered into the late conspiracy seeing no other way out of the social troubles. Michaeloff, who was arrested as he entered Roussakoff’s house, said he belonged to the Terrorist faction of this party, but denied Roussakoff’s statement that he participated in the arrangements for the murder of the Czar. Wessly Helfman acknowledged that she kept a conspirators’ lodging house, which was kept for their implements, but denied having actively participated in the Czar’s assassination. Ribalkschtsch, bomb maker, avowed bis connection with the Will of the People party. Their wish, he said, was to gain their objects by a peaceful propoganda, but they were reluctantly obliged to adopt terrorist measures. He admitted preparing five bombs. Sophia Pieffosky avowed her participation in the preparations of the Moscow mine, and in the murder of the Czai - . Jelotboff, who is the most intelligent of the prisoners fluently related with diabolical satisfaction the history of the two Alexandrowskv mines.

The Irish members, out of revenge for the arrest of Mr Dillon, arc abstaining from taking part in all party divisions in the House of Commons on the Irish Land Bill, which is now under consideration. Massacre, —Nows has been brought, to Algiers by natives belonging to Colonel Flathois’ mission, engaged in exploring for the Trans-Sahara railway, of the almost comple annihilation of the expedition by natives. They report that the mission was surprised, and Colonel Flathois and nearly all his followers killed. Of 61 who escaped 38 afterwards died through eatingpoisoned fruit given to them by natives.