The New York herald., 1868-08-20
SERVIA.

Execution OF the Assassins Of Prince Michel
Shot to Death One by One-Scenes af the
Death Post.-The Onlcer I'm Command Killed
BY Detected Bullet.
- BELGRADE, July %, 1858.
The conclusion Of the trial Of the assassins OF
Prince Michel has been speedily followed by the
execution OF the condemned. Sentence was pro-
nounced yesterday and this morning. at six O'Clock,
the prisoners were executed With the exception Of
Jose Jerewtch, who was sentenced to I'VE years. i'm
prisonment and against whom no proof Of completely
In the assassination was discovered at the trial. all
tho other accused persons who had been arrested to
the number OF fourteen, were condemned to death.
Prince Alexander Karageorgewich and his secretary,
Triseovch, and Philip Stankovich, who had not been
captured were sentenced In default to twenty years
imprisonment. -.
At halfpast 1--WE the condemned men len the for
tress and proceeded to the place Of execution, whc
was In valley about two miles from the town, on
the shore Of the Danube
In order to avoid large crowd report had been
circulated that the execution would take place In
the evening at six O'Clock, whereas 1t was in the
morning that the actual tragedy occurred. Never
theless, even ct that early hour, an immense num-
Der Of persons were assembled, who occupied the
heights surrounding 'The Black Valley" as the place
Of execution Is called. In the valley itself long
freshly dug trench was to be seen, along the edge Of
which fourteen posts were erected. large body Of
troops who were present kept the crowd at dis
tance and formed square along the banks Of the
Danube.
Precisely at six O'Clock seven closed carriages ar
rived from the fortress OF Belgrade out OF which the
condemned men stepped and were conducted by the
gendarmes In front OF the posts. They were not
troned, and all OF them preserved serene, almost
cheerful demeanor.
The sentence OF the court was first read out to
chem, during which the prisoners smoked.
Inc conclusion . oi the readlng costa
be allowed to approach their brother Paul. This
being granted, the three brothers advanced to him
and kissed his hand, he responding to this act OF
anection by fervent kiss upon the ups and forehead
Of each Of them.
Then commenced the pinioning Of the condemned
Their eyes were bandaged and their hands bound
behind their backs while they fastened to the
posts by ropes passed round their necks. They
stood In the following order-1 Petkowtsch; VilO-
witsch s, Gjoko Georg Radovanowitsch o. Taditsch;
TO- Sima NenadOwitsch; II, Rojitsch IL, Paul RADIO
NenadOwitsch-with their faces to the west.
Four gendarmes then advanced with breechloaders
TO within six PAGES OF the posts and fred upon the
simultaneously. The body was then detached from
che post and laid in the trench and the same course
OF procedure was pursued towards all the rest who
At the execution Of Nenadowitsch sad catas-
frOphe happened. One Of the bullets aimed at the
condemned struck the post to which he was fastened
and glancing or entered the eye Of an of1cer, Lieu.
tenant Basil MiatOwltsch, who was commanding
company Of soldiers on the ground, killing him In
stantly.
The extraordinary calmness with which the con.
demned men met their fate has been matter Of gen.
eral remark. Sma Nenadowtsch continued smok-
ing even after his neghbor was dead. Within
bodies laid in the trench, which was at once aIIed up
and leyelled with the earth.