RASPUTIN’S DEATH.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXIII, 23 May 1922, Page 4

RASPUTIN’S DEATH.

A new light on the death of Rasputin is, thrown bj Al. PaleJogue, former French Ambassador at Petrograd, in a remarkable article published in the Revuee (fee Deux Mondes. Rasputin wae invited' to a dinner at the house of Prince Yussupoff, at which the Grand Duke Demetrius l , M. Purishkievitch, Captain Lukhotine, and Di Lazovert were also guests. He drank two glasses of Alaaisala wine in which cyanide- of potassium was mixed. When it was found 1 that the poison took no effect Prince Yussopeff asked the monk to- look at a remarkable crucifix. While Rasputin was bending over the holy effigy Prince YusSupoff fired two revolver shots at him, the bullets entering his side. The monk gave a cry and collapsed. Bending over his body, , Prince Yussupoff felt his putee, raised his eyelids, and ettme to the conclusion that it was necessary to throw the monk’s body into the water as- Soon as possible, and went to bring his motor- , car, hig companions meanwhile- mak- - ing preparations to move the body. Tten ’ minutes later Prince Yussupoff returned to the drawing-room to look enoe more at the monk. He fell back fin horror, for Rasputin had managed to. raise himself on his hands. Making a

great effort, he was able to stand, and brought his heavy hand down on the shoulder of Prince Yussupoff, tearing his epaulette away. “To-morrow you - will be hanged,” he shouted, “flor I ■ am going to tell all to the Empress.” | Prince Yussupoff left file room and. covered with blood, ascended the

stairs and joined his accomplices. “He lives still'; he has spoken to me,” he cried, and then sank on a sofa,.. M. Purishkievitch took his revohijsr and descended to the rooms on the ground floor. It was found that Rasputin had Urft the drawing-room. He had had sufficient strength to open the door and enter the garden, and was dragging himself over the snow when Purishkievitch lodged a bullet in the back of his neck and another in his back, while Prince Yussupoff, seizing a bronze candelabra, battorad the monk’s skull with it.