Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1873-03-21
RUFFIAN RUSSIA.
Astory of IgnRtius Efchmuiler-''A
Russian GaIiOWs scene.
Il. WHITMORE,
Publisher and Pr0nrielor

From the New York SUM-
In the year 1855, there emigrated from
Warsaw in Poland, to this country.
Young Jewish cabinet-maker named ig'
natius Eichmuller, who settled in this
city and opened shop on Sixth avenue.
He was energetic and enterprising and
soon did considerable business. lie ac-
cumulated in three or four years about
$40 600, and in 1869 he became a citizen
of the United States. He married a
voung actress named Lean Rebecca
Tbannbeimer, who was attached to the
Stadt Theatre on the Bowery, and was
respected by all his acquaintances. In
1862 Eichmuller became homeslck, and
returned with his wife to his native city
IN Poland, where he purchased an inter-
est in large livery stable and horse
dealing establishment. In the following
year roc,
broke out and among the numerous
persons who we're arrested IN warsaw as
accomplices Of the revolutionary leaders
was Ipnatius Eichmuller. In the dead
Of night on the 18th of January, 1868, he
was dragged from his bed, and, amid the
beartrending lamentations OF his young
wife. taken in irons to the citadel. Next
morning he was taken before the military
tribunal and asked whether or not he had
attended the clandestine meetings OF the
conspirators. He denied it strenuously,
and did not wavers in his statements
even when the court ordered the lash to
be applied to him. He manfully bore
the sixty lashes that we're inflicted upon
him bv a stalwart Cossack, and, when
on the following day he was confronted
with police spy who pretended to have
seen him among the conspirators, he
told the man TO his face that he was
either mistaken or willful liar. Not
withstanding bis protestations OF lnno'
cenee. the coprt.martial found him
guilty of high treason, with extenpat-
ing circumstances, and sentenced MN
to transportation for life to Siberia,
without hard labor, however, and
with permission to engage in what busl-
ness he pleased at the place Of residence
the Government would assign to hlm in
its vast Asiatic territory. Eichmuller
nroduced his American naturalization
papeps end appealed for protection to
the United Gtgtes Ambassador at st.
Petersburg, but without avail. So, al
most with despair in his heart and ac-
companied by his faithful young wife and
two little sons, the unfortunate man,
CHAINED TO ANOTHER CONVICT,
set on foot ca the I'd of March, 1868, for
Irkutsk. where he was 10 reside, subject
10 the surveillance of the police Alter
n long and weary march, during which
F;ebmuller and his family suffered un-
told bardships, and during which his
Youngest child died, they arrived IN the
middle of June at their place OF deatlna'
ton. A log cabin was given them to i've
in and Eichmuller was told he could do
what he pleased, except that he must re-
mort every day at noon to the mi litary
Governor of the city, and must be at home
m seven o clock in the evening, and not
leave his house after that hour under any
preteXt whatever.
being an excellent cabinet maker, the
convict exits Eqq not long in hnding
lucrative employment The Military
Governor of Irkutsk at the tlase SSs an
intelligent and humane man, General
Isteyinoff, who gradually took consider,
abie interestin Eichmuller, and intrusted
him with asgeral important government
contracts which the lsraelite filled to
his entire satisfaction. TbEs Eichmul-
Ter lived nine years at lrkutsk, ari IN
| jsff he had accumulated a considerable
fortune. He applied for a pardon to
the Emperor &leysnder ii, and General
Istevipod, bis pgirqe, prom.lssed, 20 or, IN
tercede warmly IN his qehFlt. = NOR,
tunately fss Eichmuller, the Gepsi@f
died very suddenly on the I'd OF April,
in ibat year, and his successor, General
Ssnelnikoff. the new Governor OF iFkntsk,
was : widely different man. He treated
the Poiis4 exiles with the utmost harsh
ness and esEged several OF them 10
hs cruelly logged lss slight infractions
20 the regulations, Ehich bad never
-, enforced under his predefeasor.
FicbmviioT had at that time contract
Co. he carpesi.ar work on the new thea,
ter then in course 4 construction, ana
one evening in NoyemST i9st ne cll1s an.
10 the official residence OF the nSBeFnol
/ Ia order 10 complain Of the dlshoheSiS
Of some OF the government officials Sho
bad TO furnish him with lumber. zen
! Senelnikoh, uPoR saripg me Jew nc"
/ into a passion.
"uNCLEAN sCOuNDREL,
how dare you to be out after the usual
hosr of the night2' be called out to him
ina voice q thnDder. Eichmuller wanted
10 explain, but tbs governor not only
refused 10 listen 70 hm, 5qi, sc,;1ring
I vaFr heavy cane, began to belabor hin
unmercifsBr with ~ He dealt hun sev
eral terrible hoEs in the face, and hich
muller. siung by Tie pain and the bru