Digitized by tine Internet Arciiive in 2009 witii funding from University of Toronto littp://www.arcliive.org/details/lastdaysofromanoOOwilt THE LAST DAYS OF THE ROMANOVS 7 THE LAST D YS OF THE ROMANOVS From 15th March, 191 Part I—THE NARRATIVE BY ROBERT WILTON Speci AaulthCoorrroefsp'oRnudsesniat'sofAgTohneyT'imes Part II—THE DEPOSITIONS OF EYE-WITNESSES THORNTON BUTTERWORTH LIMITED 62 ST. MARTIN'S LANE, LONDON, W.C. z First Published Sept. ig20 CONTENTS PART I CONTENTS—PART II (continued) page The Deposition of M. Gillard 224 The Deposition of Mr. Gibbes 242 The Examination of Anatoly Yakimov 259 The Examination of Pavel Medvedev . 285 The Examination of Philip Proskuriakov 294 Appendix 3'^9 LINE CUTS IN THE TEXT PAGE Sketch Map of the Road from Ekaterinburg to Kop- TIAKI, showing the ROAD ALONG WHICH THE BODIES WERE CONVEYED AND THE GaNINA MiNE WHERE THEY were destroyed 107 Plan of Ipatiev's House and Grounds and of Upper AND Basement Floors 159 The Empress Alexandra's Good-Luck Sign . 160 The mysterious Inscription in the Death Chamber . 160