Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-10-12
Rlnndv- Brutal Russia.

lage of Kernst, on the Southern Nniemen,
on the 29th of July last, when all thought
themselves secure from the Intrusion OF
any of the numerous spies who kept the
Russian officials informed OF the malcon-
tents among them, Alexandria Kosso-
WITT, a young lady whose father, the
Younger son of a formerly noble Polish
family, was killed in the recent troubles
in Warsaw, expressed her sympathy with
the unfDrtunates whom Russian severity
had murdered or sent Into exile. Inc
meeting was purely social one, and none
DIRE imed that anything said there would
reach the ears of spies, for all present
were known to he Pc es, and firm haters
of the harsh rule under which they lived.
still. as the young girl in her passionate
remembrance of fathers 3ve, deplOring
his death, expressed her sympathy with
rebellion aud her detestation OF her OPP
prcssors, she, was cautioned lest her LOUD
tone shonld enable tie people at the WIN
dow 10 hear her. With hdsty glance as
though 10 read in the faces Of those about
her who should betray her the young lady
ceased her execra ions and relapsed INTO
silence When ~ O'Clock arrived, the lat
est hour of Polish gath rings, the compa-
ny separated, and Alexandria kossoWltz,
accompanied by her aillinced, Julian Te-
mensky, went to her home.
it, in passing from the house of the
gathering, she had been more observanl,
Alexandrina would have seen the mall
ciously triumphant glances cast atler her
by Catherine Merdon, woman OF about
thirty-fiye years, a Pole by birth, aud
sympathizer with her unhappy country
women whenever her own passion Was
OF c,ncvmci, and, from the subsequent
: Proceedings, it seems that In this case she
had been superseded in the affections of
: the young Dr. Temensky by the more
) beautiful and younger Alexandflna
y Kossowiz.
On the following day, shortly after Iis-
. iur. AleXandriua was sized in her own
! home, d short distance ffom kernet, by
TWO Cossacks Of the guard al the garrison,
and taken before the pelty judge.
The young lady of nineteen, handsome
and trembling, produced NO feeling Of pity
: Having NJ lrsl den,ei the accusation, she
was cunirOn ed with Catherine Merdoii,
d and then acknowledged her oilense. In
= passing sentence the petty Judge said that
!, her scditious utlerance' might have war
! rantcd him in sending her before higher
!, tribunal, where the penalty would be
! death but in view of her youth and con-
ii triton, he should merely order her to re-
&c celve thirty five lashes OF tue knout. Al
C most benumhcd with shame aud terror
the girl was led away TO be prepared FOL
punishment, for N Russia all sentences
save that of death, are carried out imme
diately after they have been pronounced
Word having been sent to the Officer
1T commanding the troops, guard OF twC
~ hundred men was ordered into the garrison
nc square, and the eXecutioner of the trooI
+ was called upon TO be ready to carry GU
T. the duties of his office. In half an hou
rs after the sentence had been given III
ID troops had been formed into hollow
"a square, in the center of which had beer
e. placed a scafIUld, standing on two legs
q the top of which was an Inclined plane
he Beside this stood the executioner, hayin
or in his muscular hand the kuout. Thi
Oh weapon consists of stick, or handle, tw
ed feet long, with a lash four feet long,
&c, soft leather, to the end of which is attach
ny ed by loop piece of fat raw hide wv
IL inches wide aud two feet long. In I'd
ca hands of an experienced man the piece
IN raw hide can be made to cut like knlfe
Ise As theexecu Toner stood facing the sea
er, fold. AleXandrina Kossowilz was brougl
i9 to him by her guard, and in few n'
el- ments her clothing was removed TO NJ
rs waist, despite her almost mute Appeals
Icu be spared TIE shame. As she PLEADED 81
e was beut on the plane, her hands strapp'
re TO the two upper corners, and her feet 8
. cured at the feet of the structure. One
the the execu,ioner's assistants held her hea
bed aud the petty judge gave the order I
ing the whipping to commence. TWlrln
md the long lash in the air the execution
Die, stepped suddenly backward, and wi
mt, sharp crack the thong fell on the back
Tho the subbing girl, cutting livid stre'
an from her right shoulder 10 her waist.
Gu terrible trelnor passed over her, aud
st- quick, low cry escaped her lips, but IL "
lrb- the only sound she uttered, and were
our not for the blood which soon commenc
the TO fow, IL might have seemed that I
My whipping WIS being done on the max
zen. back of corpse. When the last Ia
ling bad been given the young lady was u
EN- fastened, and, with her clothing rud'
no thrown over her, she was taken TO pris
ucrs and there, after thanking the judge
city his mercy, according to the necessary I
less mula she was delivered over 10 her frien
for Five days afterward the GGseite OF v
1T ma contained this announcement; u
4 by Polish criminal, Alexandria koesow
n by daughter of the rebel, Peter kossow
toll Who was kuouted for sedltious utteran
zach on the 18th of July at kcrnst, while 6
Atty hitting her decorations to medica! trC
Ger ment in the house of the physician M
con- ensky, stole vial Of prussic acid,
fur which she ended her days.