The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-05-26

!IN WILL okE8D8o&Y ul0918beS stue
fsasticisn q the nsssias psasaaery took
place the other dag at HaratoK. Tia Do
senosnes-three men and w0nan-were
accused Of mrrderinS . woman Daneo Pei
agta SchvetzoH on the 18th Of June, 1850.
II appeared from the evidence Of one of
defendants, . peasant named Stassenkoff,
that on the day 10 question Palagia Schxet-
whom belonged to the sect of the 'sChly-
sty," were driving home from village
where they had heard q sermon from one Of
the chief men of the sect. While on their
way one of the party, a woman named
:prsa one eans 'pess a4 e
tyr Barbara" and "the mother of Christ"
and this produced such an impression upon
him {Strassenkof) that he did all she asked.
She first ordered him to throw q woman
who was passing into the river; he obey
but fortunately the woman could swim, and
the woman Schvetzoff, threw her down
head foremost from tue cart, and holding
her by the feet bumped her head aud body
repeatedly against tho wheels until she
was dead. Prascovia Koshevnikoff, who
was assuring him all the time shat she
would bring hia victim to life again, then
stopped the cart, and Strassenkof laid the
dead body in front of the wheels, upon
which she led the horses twice over It.
The next evidence taken was chat d Pras-
oovia Keshevnikoff.s She aaid she belon q
ed to the sect of the sfChlysty," and had
accompanied the others to hear the sermon
but that she knew nothing about the MUIR
years, and believed he was tthe true God,
jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit" Some
pbysicians who had examined her and the
others declared they were all perfectly
sane, and only under the influence of reli-
gious fanaticisn. Another peasant woman
swore that she had been taken to the house
OF the preacher, and told that lie was 1.-THE
true God" and that she afterwards drove
homo with the defendants and witnessed
the murder of Psligia Schvetzoff. The
jury found verdict Of guilty against the
accused. Stassenkof, the peasant who
committed the murder, and Prascovia Kos
hevnikod, the woman who instgated him
years and a half hard labor in the mines,
and Katassonof, the preacher, to banish-
ment for having propagated false religious
doctrines.
A gentleman of Newton Stewart eve
quote from a Galloway paper) had choice
breeds, many Of them prize-takers, and all
of them more or less valuable. He tended
them. with great care, was exceedingly fond
of his pets, and talked.about them in the
most enthusiastic manner. Some one hay-
ing, however, lately reproached him with
~olshIppiDS Ills OlrOs, ana having told
him that it was sin to place such a high
estimate on anything below the heavens,
serious thoughts were aroused in the bird
fancier's breast, and, influenced by zeal
for his souls welfare, lie resolved to get rid
Of this temptation to creature worship by |
destroying them en- masse. He therefore
arranged with the owner of pony cart to |
come early in the morning with his cart
and carry the birds and their cages to the
bridge, over which they were to be |
thrown, cages and all, into the river. In
vain did the man entrusted with the per-
ormance of this painful mission remon-
'trate, offering to sell the birds for their
and accordingly on Monday
morning in last week the CARLOAD OF temp
alton was discharged into the river Some
# the cagea, which were of value, have
ince been recovered sthe birds were
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