M. Stambulisky was allowed to send a telegram to the
new Prime Minister, M. Zankoff, in which he said : " I surrender myself. I have read your declaration. Good luck to your Government. . • . You may be quite sure that I shall not make any opposition." After being handed over to the Government troops he begged to be allowed to return to Slavovitza in order to collect some things he wanted at his house. Permission was given and he was conveyed in a motor-car strongly guarded by troops. On the way, however, a group of his personal friends attacked the escort and rescued him. The rescue created tremendous excitement and the Minister of War tele- graphed reprimanding the commander of the troops and ordering him to recapture M. Stambulisky. The troops soon overtook M. Stambulisky, and the, group " defending him was attacked from all sides. In the course of the fight—such is the official explanation—M. Stambulisky was killed.
