UPS AND DOWNS.
A RUSSUN JSQBLE. CHARGED WITH A CRIME. A young Russian noble. Prince Michael Tperetdii, private seew. fcwy to Pstooe Boukhara, ha» been* tried by the Moscow Coupte m a ohvge of obiteimng possession, of two pmog jby mam of inise j>wt*»«ei, Tbe yotmg mm told « ORrtons. story in Hs deleaoe. Ho md h§ was tihe youngest of tlff^e *ong. His parents went bankrupt aad died, a^d ihis twp feiotfte?* oom' mitted suiedde, He <pwjifi«d as a telegraph operator, and applied to the Government for a© appointment oonfii«teo.t with his efcatioa. (Joveynjnent offeired hm ft po«i* tion as a common constable, and he declined with indignation, remaining employed as a telegraph operator until Prinoe Boukhara discovered and befriended him. The latter made hdni hji private secretary, and tho young man fowid himself in such ""good coßVpany that he lost (his head, and became involved with a very fast set. To keep goi»f he was Qqmpei-ed to have recourse to' expedients to meet his engagements, a»d ior tfcis purpose obtained the pianoe and sold them.. The Court accorded him full consideration for the circumstances surrounding his .downfall and allowed him to go at liberty.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 7134, 26 June 1901, Page 2
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195UPS AND DOWNS. Star (Christchurch), Issue 7134, 26 June 1901, Page 2
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