The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-07-22
AN INFAMOUS WAGER.
Vain supplications of an Afisuced Bride


One OF the most revolving scenes record
ed in the history of modern executions tool
place on the 18th OF May, in the Russian
city of Mohilef.
Six months before, an alteration had oc
CURED at the dinner table of the Hotel
de PEurope, in the same place, between two
officers of the second regiment of the I'm
perial Foot Guards-Colonel Rampos Soil.
nok and Lieutenant Ibalos Prizzik.
The latter, it 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 flirt with her with
undisguised jealousy.
On the Sd of December, 1874. Colonel
Sojinok had drank considerably before going
to dinner. At the table he offered loudly
TO bet that for the sum of ten thousand
dollars Anna Nirasky would sell her virtue
TO him.
Lieut.. Prizzik, her afiianced lover, wal
not present, but note which the girl i'm
mediately addressed to him, brought him
in 4 few minutes 10 the spot.
No sooner had he heard what the Colo
mel had said about Anna, than he seized a
cane and administered a terrible castiga-
tion to the foul-mouthed scoundrel. The
Colonel tried to parry the blows, but the
Lieutenant did not cease belaborine him
until his face presented sickening appear
ance.
1t was one mass of bruises. The nose of
the Colonel was broken, and his front teeth
knocked out.
The cries OF the chastised officer brought
the police to the spot.
Prizik was arrested and taken To the
military hospital Next day he was court
martialed by military commission, con-
sisting exclusively of the friends of Colo.
mel Sojinok.
The trial lasted two hours, at the end OF
which the President of the court said to
Prizik:
"The court unanimously finds you gull
ty. 1t sentences you TO be ignominiously
expelled from the army, and then suffer
death by powder and lerd"
From this sentence the doomed man ap-
pealed to the Gar. Anna Mirasky, his
nance, went herself TO st. Petersburg, and
threw herself on her knees before Emperor
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.
On the 4th OF May, at length, the Militia
~ Governor Of Mohileff received orders to
have Prizzik executed.
At daybreak on the following morning
the doomed lover was led out. Two hurley
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, he 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 fired four volleys at him, but
not bullet hit him. This ordeal was too
much for the nerves of the poor young fel-
low. He begged piteously that an end
might be put TO his anguish.
The fifth and sixth vollevs resulted in his
receiving seven wounds. He was still con-
scious, and writhing in indescribable ag-
ony.
Then corporal ran up to him, and put
ting his musket against his temple, blew
out his brains.
1t was loudly asserted in Mohileff that
the two first volleys were fired with blank
in order to prolong the prison.
er's agony.