Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-09-02
Assassination Of Ectzebue.

| The following is from London paper
May le, 1920, will be long memorable IN
| German history. Augustus Kotzebue. after
| the war Of 1913. was accused, as hlrel'ns
| partisan, OF devoting his literary abilities to
| the subversion Of the liberties OF Germany
| IN favor Of Russia and. like most persons
| perverted to wrong; he, notwithstanding
| frequent warnings, persisted; and accord
lngiy. having become obnoxious to many OF
the secret associations then prevalent, was
| in most of them denounced. II one, that
| had the appellaton Of the Tugensbcnd, or
| Coalition Of Virtue, his death, in 1877, was
| determined, yet some time elapsed before
| the casting of lots was effected, as TO whose
| hand the preparation OF the deed should be
committed, The chance fell to Charles
| Frederick Sand, young man then about
tWenty-tour years of age: Of an ardent tenn
permanent, and anxious to avenge his coun-
| try OF one whose principles had excited so
much hatred.
Sand set out from Jena on March 9, 1919;
and on the % arrived at Mannheim, where
| in al inn he conversed with country
| curate, till about five o'clock. at which hour,
having resolved to perform his mission: he
parted from the divine. and presented him
self KotzebEe's door. He was admitted BY
servant, who conducted him TO an apartment,
with the assurance his master would shortly
| make his appearance. Kotzebue, on enter
ing the room. was by Sand stabbed repeated
| lF, and he fell corpse A crowd was
almost Immediately collected, and Sand
quietly passed into the streets, kneeled down
and, IN an energetic tone. exclaimed, 3" 1t Is
| who am the murderer! May all traitors
thus perishr' Then, with uplifted eyes.
with much fervency, continued 81 thank
thee. . God. for thy assistance IN this
work.
Having thus avowed himself the murderer
of Kotzebue he barred his breast, ami with
the same weapon, inflicted severe stab
In his hand was paper, containing these
words: "Sentence of death against kotze-
bue, executed % / March, 1872 and in his
bosom was secreted rlhand, with an H.
scription purportng that Kotzebue had been
condemned to death two years before. Sand
survived, but as usual, his trial was delayed
more than twelve months, when, at length.
sentence of death was passed on him, and
his execution fixed al eight o'clock: on the
morning of May 10, 1920 The authorities
seemed TO have been apprlsed that rescue
would be attempted and that many OF his
friends would then arrive at Mannheim. AT
six O'Clock when all was mournfnlIy silent,
Sand was led forth to execution. He seemed
calm and collected, his countenance void OF
fear: he appeared composed III mind. and
wholly resigned to his fate. He held rose,
that he frequently raised, and seemingly
enjoyed its refreshing fragrance. The exc
euilon was fastened and al the moment the
executloner held forth the severed head OF
Sand, his friends poured in from Heidelberg:
and rushing to the scafold, it was soon IN
their possession. Exasperated at his death
and eager to secure some relic of the mar
tyr, they tore off his clothes in fragments,
cut the hair from his head, dipped their
kerchiefs in his blood, and evlnced every
possible demonstration of their regret and
sorrow at his fate. To this day, these relies
are preserved with religious yeneration, and
the name of Sand, the avenger of his coun-
try's wrongs, in the person Of the Russian
traitor Kotzebue, but slumbers, to awaken
throughout Germany direful vengeance
on their oppressors.