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Assassination At Paris

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Parent Issue
Day
12
Month
May
Year
1865
Copyright
Public Domain
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Paris, April 25. Yesterday, at 3 P. M., a stranarer pre8ented himself at the Ru.'sian embassy, dumauding to speak with the Secretary of Legation. Almost iiniuediately after bis entrance a noise was heard, and the Secretary was found covered with blood, having received five stabs from a daggcr. The murderer fled, bat was stopped, when he wounded two other persons before he waa arrested. The Secretary ia reported to be dead. The Paris eveniug papers state that the naiEe of the porson who attempted to assassinate M. Balch, Attaché of the Russian Embassy, is Nikitenko, and that he was formoiiy a sub-heutenaat in the Iiussian army. His object is said to have been to ask aasistaace of M. Balch. The latter, it is added, is not dead, and Dr. Nelaton hopes to be able to save his life.

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Old News
Michigan Argus