The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1873-01-11
a os trial
Five EEnnd s,ounierfeiters
on TEL at Once.

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On TEL at OHce.
In the whs history OF criminal
Jurisprudenceihere has probably never
been anythin equal 10 the gigantic
trial which vs. concluded ut Moscow
in Russia, orhhe 2lst of Noyembe-,
aud 10 whichsere arraigned i've hun
bred prisoner upward of two hundred
OF whom wer,cunvictcd aud sentenced
TO cruel penalties Among the accused
we're persons II every station in life
gray haired fisn and youths, men aud
w1men amok the latter some highly
accomplished 4d prepossessing in APP
Pearance. ~ the prisoners were
charged with Ae OF the sravest often
ses III the Cr!Sual Code of Russia
that OF coui aerleiring. That Cote
says; he-qersou that counterfeits
the coin or o'AEency OF the ImperisI
Government skau .uffer death. Not.
withstanding his rigorous provision.
Russia has Sep Hsoded, for several
years past. VIII well executed counter
ielts OF the U@ernIEant treasury notes
The prompt qseu,iou of several who
were caught t passing the spurious
currency did hot Check the evil, and for
the last three yseyiit became so great
that the MInistt sbf Finance was al.
most in despair fsO fFers of the largest
rewards did 'nocAad to the detection
of the guilly.ps.fS. Changes in the
appearance OF ts.treasury notes did
not do SO muehheod either, for so vast
is the extent 'oa,he Russian Empire
that it takes 5a g. Ffpperial Government
to the reg or usA ont Of ScounirS;
AT At bS II ALxsIeY r. E.s,s IS
no Of bothS Together Tor I'll
purpose ofS ee,hg spurious eui
nst reney, aud which extended from I'll
W. bleak and frozen she's of the Viii
Sea to the Volga anathe Black Sc
of La the course Of the wo followin
months three thousand mn and wome
were arrested, but alter prelimiual
examination, twenty five hundred
them we're discharged, and about fl,
a. hundred were held for trial Amor
the latter were six Freedmen, of ;
ING Petersburg. who had been caught prin
Ing the counterfeit notes, aud cor
parativeiy large number of wUme
The prisoners were all conveyed
Moscow. where they were confined
the vast vaults underneath the kreI
lin Palace Criminal law in Rus
~ i, barbarous at the best. aud the ma
~. prisoners were herded together like
az nany hogs. They received the coar-e
of fare. aud straw wa their only couc
: The women were treated bat little bette
~ On tie 2Oth Of October the trial "
opened in The large hall OF the Kren
lin which holds nearly five thousa,
a.. persons The proceedings were pr
tracied for IA month, aud the prosec,
ton III, ce.ded IN establishing the eui
49, of nearly one third Of the accused rs
hundred aud three OF them were fout
80 guilty. among then about Eity wome
Sentence of teath ga, passed upon a
:, six French printgs aud the 9th,
he, convicted parties we're condemned
hard labor in the gold mines of Il
Ural Mountains br lite. or for ie
49,. years, The doomd men aud wome
i., burst INTO PlerCih4shtitkS aud now
-, aud well they miah. tor in ease of 'i
,; former. the >euiere included barb;
'.. ruus hngeing and banding on the for,
-, head ~iih red lot iron; while 81
=; women. some # y lon we're OF refine
descent. shudderrdat the idea of Ia,
ing to do The utss meuial work 4,
' no., lie or ten yesrA the ,ra;iouhouse
he Ia their de> pal Ayone OF the uniortt
mates threwAS& t.elre~ upon tn
sro3,s1~4s =. 9. y, lie ming
!. : - : =. !.
'a' tense. aud in o'der to re
~ - store quietnde TO call ia the so
80 =. dier~, who. WITH eir kanrsciubs, be.
~ she prisoners ria aud lett, aud the
- dragged them blk to the vaults {
~ the kremlin.