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About Lennart Hohenthal
- Eliel Soisalon-Soininen (born Johnsson, raised to the nobility as Soisalon-Soininen) (26 May 1856 – 6 February 1905), was a Finnish Chancellor of Justice. Johnsson was born in Pielisjärvi, and graduated from the Kuopion lyseon lukio (in Kuopio) on 5 June 1875.
- He obtained his law degree in 1879.
- Johnsson worked in the Vyborg Courts of Appeal from 1879, he served as reserve judge in 1882.
- Soisalon-Soininen worked at the senate's justice apartment from 1900 and from 1901 to 1905 as chancellor of justice.
- Soisalon-Soininen was assassinated in 1905 when a young student called Lennart Hohenthal murdered him at his apartment in Helsinki. In the morning at 10.30 AM a young man of a heavy build (Hohenthal) dressed as a Russian officer came to Soisalon-Soininen's apartment in Helsinki.
- Having fooled the police posted outside, Hohenthal rang the doorbell and a valet (a disguised policeman) opened the door.
- Hohenthal gave the valet a business card which read Alexander De Gadd, Lieutenant de la Garde, St.
- Petersbourg.
- Hohenthal asked if he could meet the chancellor.
- The valet guided him to the chancellor's office. When Soisalon-Soininen came to the room, Hohenthal pulled a pistol and shot eight shots towards the chancellor of justice, two of which struck the chancellor in the chest and stomach. The chancellor of justice fell to the floor.
- Then the valet entered the room and shot at the assassin.
- During the exchange of fire between the assassin and policeman, the 17-year-old Johan (a.k.a.
- Juhani) who was the son of Soisalon-Soininen came to the room and joined the policeman in firing upon the assassin. Hohenthal shot Johan in the leg.
- Hohenthal also received some small injuries and surrendered.
- He was taken to hospital under guard.
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