Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-17
AN INFAMOUS WAGER.
Terrible Fate OF a Young OmeeF I'm
Russia-YRin SPECIFICATIONS Of His
Amaneed Bride.

/ Terrible Fate OF q Young Onleer I'm
| Russia-YRin SuPPliealtOns Of His
/ Amaneed Bride.
One of the most revolving scenes record
ed in the annals Of modern executions
| took place recently in the Russian city of
| Mohileff.
Six months before, an alteration had
| occurred at the dinner table Of the Hotel
| de lEurOpe, in the same place, between
| two officers Of the second regiment Of the
| Imperial Foot Guards-Col. RampOs So
jinok and Lieut.. IbalOs Prizzik.
The latter, II appears, was engaged to be
married to the daughter OF the landlord Of
! the above mentioned hotel, Anna MIrasky.
He was fondly attached to the handsome
girl, and looked upon all attempts on the
part of his comrades to firt with her with
undIsgUised jealousy.
On the Sd of December, 1874, Col. Soil
nok had drank considerably before gOirg
TO dinner. At the table be offered loudly
to bet that for the sum Of ten thousand dol
lars Anna Mirasky would sell her virtue to
him.
Lieut.. Prizzik, her affianced lover, was
not present, but a nOte which the girl i'm
mediately addressed to him brought him
in few minutes to the spot.
No sooner had be heard what the Colonel
had said about Anna than he seized a cane
and administered a terrible castigatiOn 70
the fOul-mOUthed scOundrel. The Colonel
tried to parry the blows, but the Lieuten-
ant did not cease belabOTing him until his
face presented a sickening appearance.
1t was one mass Of bruises. The nose Of
the Colonel was broken, and his front teeth
were knocked out.
The cries Of the chastised officer brought
the police 10 the spot.
Prizzik was arrested and taken to the
military prison. Next day he was court
martialec by a military commission, con
sisting exclusively Of friends Of Colonel
Sojinok.
The trial lasted two hours, at the end Of
which the president Of the court said TO !
PriZzik:
"The court unanimously finds you gull
ty. Il sentences you to be ANONYMOUSLY |
expelled from the army, and then suffer |
death by powder and lead
SaFrOm this sentence the doomed man ap-
pealed to the Gar. Anna Mirasky, his
fancce, went herself to st. Petersburg, and |
threw herself on her knees before the En-
perOr Alexander III.
The latter was deeply moved by the tear
full appeals Of the unfortunate girl, and he
promised to take the case into careful con-
sideration.
Over five weary months passed, during
which time Prizzik, loaded with chains,
languished in Jail.
Al length, the Military Governor Of
Mohilef received orders to have PTizzik
executed.
At daybreak on the following morning
the doomed lover was led out. Two burly
Corporals Immediately fell upon him and
tore his uniform from his back. Then
they repeatedly struck him and spit in his
face.
Staggering under the blows, be was tied
to the stake, and the death warrant was
read to him.
He cursed the Car loudly for his injus-
tice, but the roll Of drums drowned his
voice.
Six soldiers were drawn up in line before
him. They fred three vOlleys at him, but
not a bullet bit him. Such an ordeal was
too much for the nerves Of the poor youn g
fellow. he begged piteOusly that an end
might be put to his anguish.
The fourth and fifth volleys resulted in
his receiving seven wounds. He was still
conscious, and writing in indescribable
agony.
Thus corporal ran up to him, and put
ting his musket against his temple, blew
out his brains.
1t was loudly asserted in MOhilef that
the first two vOlleys were fred with blank
cartridges IN order to prOloDg the prisoners
agony.
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