New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-07-06
Poyisb VENGEANCE.

nj, ava railroad station from Warsaw.
on the way to Ealish, lies the Deauaao ~
castle of Czerma, the present reslueAoe "a
Raron Wuttlitf The castle had once pe'
Ionoed TO Polish aristOcrat, but haa oeen
aold bv order of the Car. in loo@, Dec".so
the only son of Count Zedlltzky nau 10
fused to serve against his Ponsh counn
men, who were then IN fepeilion non0
Pnssia This refusal had very sad CON-
senuences. indeed, for the old count pens
driven from his home, could not stand INC
severe shock, and soon afterwarG Gieu'
Raron Wuttlitf had been in command OF 100
R-ssian forces at Warsaw during the feVo-
lutioh, and he had made himself an opJee.
of special hatred on account OF MS cree11y
against all who bore Polish name. no
had lately been rewarded for bis service
hv being appointed commander-in-chlef Oh
the Russian forces in Poland, anu Inc
Castle Czerma was placed at his disposal
His Headquarters were established al war
saw. but he repaired to the castle every
afternoon over which his wife and daughter
presided.
On the fifteenth of January last the Baron
ordered some poor Poles to be .hoggeo 20,
cause they did not clear the road which led
through the dense forests while he was on
his way home. This cruel action emblt,
tered the inhabitants OF Laros to a fearful
extent, and threats were made. Two coN-
panies of COsaacks were ordered to Laros,
and the entrances to the castle were closely
guarded. The excitement had somewhat
subsidized, when, on the eighteenth OF March
last, two strangers, attired in the robes
of Russian clergymen. approached the
main entrance of the castle. and re-
ouested shelter for the coming night.
The Baron, who was well known as
orthodox in his religion, granted the re-
quest, and ordered the supposed priests to
he we'll taken care of. To the surprise OF
the officer on duty next morning; the OLD
living ON the floor breathing heavily and APP
parently unconscious. The alarm was i'm
mediately given, and the doors to the
BarOn's chamber were burst open. The
Barons throat was cut from ear to ear, and
his right hand was chopped off. A dagger
was run though it, thus fastening it to the
near by table, on which lay slip OF paper
containing the inscription: "POlish ven.
geance."
eaBarons young daughter, Ida, who
slept in an adiOiningrOom, had likewise been
brutally murdered. She was stretched ous
on the floor with an ugly stab wound in her
breast, and it seemed evident that she had
endeavored to assist her father. Her
mother was bodily unframed, only suffer-
ing from strong dose of chlorOfOrm. TheS
castle was thoroughly searched. and moth !
ing suspicious detected. The two counter
felt clergymen had left early in the morn
ing, and had stated to the sentinel that they
were obliged to attend church at Laros by
six o'clock. 1t was, however, soon found
that they had not taken the route to the
little village, and cavalry was dispatched
to scour the vicinity. Five days had
meanwhile elapsed, and the arduous
labors of the soldiers had not been reward.
ed. The funeral of Baron Wuttlif and
his daughter had taken place at Warsaw.
Finally, on the twenty ninth of March, a
telegram was received from Major Hegle-
witch, stating that he had succeeded in
capturing the fngitives near the Prussian
boundary, disguised as cattle drivers. They
arrived at Warsaw on the second OF April,
and made full confession. The younger
Of the two was Count Zedlitzky, who stated
that Baron Wuttlitf had caused his fathers
exile and death, and that he had deemed it
his solemn duty to iberate Poland from a
monster. He took the deed entirely upon
himself, and swOre that bis comrade was
innocent. This statement was, however.
not believed, for it had been ascertained
that Nicholas Ratzky had bought the chloro.
form, and that he had been, until the death
of the old Count his private servant. Both
were sentenced to be beheaded ON the nine.
teenth of April.
An immense number of Poles were as.
sembled to witness the last moments of
their doomed cOmpatriOts, vet most all had
to return unsatisfed, for fully 5000 Russian
troops were marched up near the place Of
execution. Mr. Banitsky, Warsaws veneer.
able executioner for the past forty years,
describes this as the most horr;d execution
he had ever witnessed 1t was evident that
private instructions had been received from
the Russian authorities to keep Count Zed.
litzky in agony as long as possible. Ratzky
was the first to lay his head on the fatal
block. and after he had been hurried into
eternity, the assistants seemed to be in NO
hurry at all to clear the block or to remove
the body. They had purposely forgotten
the casket, and nearly fifteen minutes
elapsed before Count Zetlitzky was ordered
to say his last prayer During all that time
the Count never trembled. He kissed the
crucifx, che fatal ak dropped, his head fell
into the basket. the drums began to beat,
and-Russian Justice was satisfied.