MURDER OF THE ROMANOFFS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3566, 31 August 1920, Page 6

MURDER OF THE ROMAN OFFS.

I SOME GHASTLY DETAILS. I LONDON, Augcst 29. ■ The story of the actual murder of He Czar of Russia and his family is a - , r'l... was Soviet leader at ' < - Hrinburg, and Medveder acted when H Was absent. Yorovsky ordered ■edveder o collect a guard and rc■dvers arid to inform the guard that ■ was intended to shoot the Czar and ■e whole family. The guard received ■e informatics without protest at ■idnight. ■ Ynrovsky visited the Royal cham■rs and awakened the household. He ■plained that trouble was imminent ■ the town, and that it was neces■xy to remove them to insure their ■fety. The family dressed and took ■vav with them their pillows, possib- ■ containing valuables. The Czar carled the Czarevitch Alexis anu desceuld to the semi-basement, where m | e ’ yard stood a motor lorry ready to Irry off -the bodies. They entered I room, the windows of which were Ivered dry grating, ' and a machine - Kh was placed, at the door. At -the Bar’s request chairs wore provided. Iffpt waiting some time Yurovsky en■red and announced: “Your relatives Red to save you, but failed; so we le compelled to shoot you. ” las he stopped speaking., twelve- Red Rn.rds fired, and all the Eoya'l party Ra. The Czar. Czarina, the three lildren, the doctor, and two servants Rre killed instantly. The Czarevitch Ruggled on the ground, and Yuro■ky finished him off with his revolver. Re Grand Duchess Anastasia rolled I the floor and fought desperately Bl Yurovsky shot her. ■Demindove a maid of honour, was ■touched by. the first volley, and ran Breaming about the room till she was Byonetted. ■The bodies were then removed, and ■ hands started clearing up the room. Bey knew that the public would not ■prove of the murders, and there was I time to frame up a story to fit lo surroundings. Boiear and corroborated evidence of ■© above ist.ory wrap secured from lediveder and two others—Yekimovd Id Proskuriakos. Medveder told his Ife everything, boasting that he was ■ le only Russian who participated; all le others being foreigners. The lat|r, who had been arrested for hlow|g up a bridge, confirmed the whole lory except -their personal participaIm, though the admitted that- they Itched the ohers do the killing. ■ln his signed deposition Medveder ties that Yurovsky sent him out to e if anybody was about who had ard the firing. Whon he returned - saw the floor covered with blood, lieh was flowing in torrents. The larcvitch was still alive and groang. Yurovisky fired point Hank at m two or three times. Kekimcv was formerly a sergeant the Russian Guard, and he corroirafod the story. He declared that y felt sorry for the prisoners, but ircd not speak. .He saw the inures with his own eyes, and in his >rror went about HI over town resating the story, Proskuriakoo, a mere youngster, was eked up on. the premises for drunsnliess, but was released in the clean p, He states that h? heard Mod year admit the guards and discuss the urders.